Features

What MediCrab can do

One desktop workspace for the paper you are about to submit: check it, find and verify literature, prepare the data, and draw the figures.

Check

Full-manuscript check

Import the draft and run one check. Results are split into Overview, Citations, Fact check, Reviewer comments, and Other findings.

  • Numbers that disagreeAbstract vs results, tables vs text, counts that do not add up.
  • Statistics recomputedχ², P values, and proportions written in the manuscript are recalculated by a program.
  • Citation checkDoes each PMID or DOI point to the right paper, and do authors, title, and year match? Chinese DOIs are looked up with their registration agency.
  • Reviewer-style commentsContradictions and claims stronger than the evidence, kept apart from hard errors.
  • Second opinionAsk another model to judge independently; MediCrab lists only where the two disagree.

“Not found”, “not covered”, and “request failed” are reported separately, so a missing record is never treated as a fake citation.

Check results in MediCrab: the Fact check tab lists contradictory P values
Real screenshot; the manuscript is simulated.
Literature

Ask a question. The sources are checked automatically.

Ask about a research direction, a clinical question, or the evidence for one sentence. Answers come with sources; MediCrab checks each cited paper and flags what it cannot confirm, so you know where to look.

  • Source checksDoes the paper exist, has it been retracted or updated, and can the answer’s numbers be found in its abstract?
  • Literature tableFollows your reference list: Has full text, Missing full text, Title not recognized, Needs attention.
  • Library that stays tidySave a record, drag in the PDF, and MediCrab confirms it is the same paper.

MediCrab checks the papers themselves, not every sentence of the answer.

MediCrab sources page: every cited paper matched its record, with the checks listed
Real screenshot.
Data

De-identify data, build table 1 locally

Open an Excel or CSV sheet. MediCrab explains which columns identify people and saves a copy with those values replaced by codes before you discuss it with AI. Identifiers inside free text are not always caught, so look it over first.

  • De-identified copyNames, phone, ID and record numbers become stable codes; dates shift together; the key never leaves your computer.
  • Baseline tablen (%), mean ± SD, or median (IQR), grouped the way your paper needs.
  • Two-group and paired comparisonsχ², Yates, Fisher, Welch and paired t, Mann–Whitney U, Wilcoxon — computed by a local program, checked against R and SciPy reference values.
  • Ask in plain wordsSay “compare response rates between the two groups” in chat; you confirm the plan, the computer does the math.

Three or more groups, regression, and survival analysis are not included; keep using R, SPSS, or Python for those.

De-identification in MediCrab: names, phone numbers and record numbers replaced with codes
Real screenshot; the records are made up.
Figures

Figures for your paper

Describe the figure you need in a sentence. Pick a purpose if it helps, or leave it to MediCrab.

  • Paper figure, poster, tall or wide imageSized for the place it will go.
  • Diagram or realistic pictureDiagrams keep text crisp and editable.
  • Work from a pictureEdit only the part you name, or draw a new one from a reference.
  • Export SVG or PNGDrop it straight into the manuscript or slides.
The Purpose menu for figures: paper figure, poster, tall or wide image; diagram or realistic picture
Real screenshot.
Workspace

Your files, your decisions

MediCrab works on the folder you already have.

  • Originals stay read-onlyEdits become proposals on a working manuscript; nothing changes until you confirm.
  • Local firstFiles stay on your computer. Only model calls and literature lookups go online.
  • Outbound logSee what was sent to which model or service, and how many values were replaced with codes.
  • Your choice of modelsFree hosted models, your own API key, or your Codex / Claude subscription.
  • Windows and MacWindows 10/11, and Macs with Apple or Intel chips.
Try it on the paper you are submitting.

Windows · macOS · 0.21.0 Beta

Download MediCrab