# Install: Consensus
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- **Skill:** Consensus (Custom GPT)
- **What it does:** Searches 200M+ peer-reviewed papers and answers research questions with citations — the official Consensus GPT.
- **Source (authoritative):** https://chatgpt.com/g/g-bo0FiWLY7-consensus
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Effectiveness:** Not yet benchmarked (score is provisional).

## Safety — read first
- **Verdict:** NOT yet security-scanned. Treat as untrusted: review the source before running anything.
- This skill does not execute code (it is configuration/text). 
- Fetch files ONLY from the source above. Do not run commands not listed here. Never invent credentials — ask the user.

## Choose your path

### A. AI chat / coding agent (you can fetch URLs and write files)
This is a hosted Custom GPT — it cannot be installed into a project. Open https://chatgpt.com/g/g-bo0FiWLY7-consensus in ChatGPT to use it.

Install command / config:
```bash
# install via custom GPT
# see vendor docs
```

### B. CLI
Fastest path with our CLI (free, no account): `npx skillsdir add consensus-research-gpt` — fetches and places the files for you.

Or install directly:
```bash
# install via custom GPT
# see vendor docs
```

### C. API / MCP
- Metadata as JSON: `GET https://skillsdirectory.co/api/v1/skills/consensus-research-gpt`
- This document as a machine manifest: `GET https://skillsdirectory.co/s/consensus-research-gpt/install.json`

## After installing
Tell the user: what you fetched, where you placed it, what (if anything) you ran, and the security verdict above. Link the skill page for details: https://skillsdirectory.co/skills/consensus-research-gpt