Consent explainer

Rewrites consent form clauses in plain language and routes clinical questions to clinicians.

49|11|Updated Jul 31, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/vstorm-co/agenticos --skill consent-explainer-vstorm-co
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
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Skill: Consent explainer
Source: https://github.com/vstorm-co/agenticos/tree/main/backend/app/core/catalog/skill_gallery/healthcare/consent-explainer
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/vstorm-co/agenticos --skill consent-explainer-vstorm-co

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Patients often sign consent forms without truly understanding them, and staff risk giving advice they are not qualified to give. This Skill explains consent forms in plain language while strictly avoiding reassurance, minimization of risks, or clinical advice. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Plain-Language Rewriting: Converts each clause of a consent form to roughly a twelve-year-old reading level without dropping any listed risk, including rare complications with their stated frequencies. - Structured Explanations: Organizes the answer into what will happen, intended benefits, what can go wrong, alternatives including doing nothing, and the right to withdraw consent at any time. - Clinical Question Routing: Redirects questions like "Should I have this?" to the clinician instead of answering them, noting them as reasonable to ask before signing. - Use Case: A patient uploads a surgical consent form before a procedure. The Skill produces a plain-language walkthrough of every clause and risk, and when the patient asks whether they should proceed, it offers to record the question for their clinician. ## Quick Start Explain the attached consent form in plain language, covering every listed risk and the alternatives, without advising me whether to sign.

Frequently Asked Questions about Consent explainer

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I explain a medical consent form in plain language?▼

Rewrite each clause at roughly a twelve-year-old reading level, covering what will happen, the intended benefit, all risks with their stated frequencies, alternatives including doing nothing, and the right to withdraw consent at any time.

How should AI handle patient questions like should I have this procedure?▼

Clinical questions such as "Should I have this?" or "What would you do?" should not be answered. Offer to note the question for the clinician and affirm it is a reasonable thing to ask before signing.

Can rare risks be omitted when summarizing a consent form?▼

No. Every risk the form lists must be kept, including rare items, with the frequencies as written. Dropping an unlikely risk is exactly the failure this kind of explanation exists to prevent.

What language should be avoided when explaining consent forms?▼

Never reassure, minimize a risk, characterize a probability as small, or call a complication rare unless the form itself uses those exact words. The goal is comprehension, not persuasion.

What are the limitations of automated consent form explanations?▼

The explanation supports comprehension only and cannot replace a conversation with the clinician. It does not advise whether to sign, interpret individual patient circumstances, or answer clinical judgment questions.