fda-orange-book-query
Query or inspect the FDA Orange Book - FDA-Approved Drug Products Listing resource for drug-centric tasks with emphasis on drug knowledgebase Use whenever Codex needs the calling pattern, downloadable entrypoint, or example query flow from this skill example script.
npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill fda_orange_book --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# FDA Orange Book - FDA-Approved Drug Products Listing Use this file as the compact operator guide for the paired `skillexamples` script. Prefer reading the Python example itself for exact request parameters, field names, and response handling. ## Paired Example - Script: `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` - Category: `Drug-centric` - Type: `DB` - Subcategory: `Drug Knowledgebase` ## API Surface | Function | Purpose | |---|---| | `download_orange_book()` | See `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` for exact input/output behavior. | | `search_approved_drugs()` | See `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` for exact input/output behavior. | | `get_drug_approval_info()` | See `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` for exact input/output behavior. | | `preview_products_file()` | See `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` for exact input/output behavior. | ## Usage Read `65_FDA_Orange_Book.py` and copy its call pattern when writing Code Agent query code. Keep network timeouts short and preserve the script's native access method (REST, direct download, local file scan, or HTML scraping). ## Validation - Validation script: `maintainers/smoke/65_FDA_Orange_Book_smoke_test.py` - Run: `python maintainers/smoke/65_FDA_Orange_Book_smoke_test.py` ## Notes - Review
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What does the fda-orange-book-query skill do?
Query or inspect the FDA Orange Book - FDA-Approved Drug Products Listing resource for drug-centric tasks with emphasis on drug knowledgebase Use whenever Codex needs the calling pattern, downloadable entrypoint, or example query flow from this skill example script.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill fda_orange_book --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills, a repository with 135 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.