scientific-databases plugin
Programmatic access to public scientific databases and APIs.
How to install the scientific-databases plugin
Run both commands inside Claude Code. The first adds the marketplace once; the second installs the plugin.
/plugin marketplace add KalarisLabs/research-agent-skills
/plugin install scientific-databases@research-agent-skillsWhat's inside scientific-databases
12 parts read from the plugin's own files.
Skills 12
Claude loads it when the task matches- bioservices
Unified Python interface to 40+ bioinformatics services. Use when querying multiple databases (UniProt, KEGG, ChEMBL, Reactome) in a single workflow with consistent API. Best for cross-database analysis, ID mapping across services. For quick single-database lookups use gget; for sequence/file manipulation use biopython.
- cellxgene-census
Query the CZ CELLxGENE Census programmatically for versioned public single-cell and spatial transcriptomics data. Use when you need population-scale cell metadata, gene expression slices, Census summary counts, source H5AD URIs/downloads, embeddings, spatial Census data, or reference atlas comparisons across organisms, tissues, diseases, assays, and cell types. For analyzing your own local single-cell data use scanpy, anndata, or scvi-tools.
- database-lookup
Query documented public database APIs with explicit endpoints, filters, pagination, and provenance. Use when a scientific, regulatory, financial, or other database-backed fact must be retrieved reproducibly from a named source rather than inferred from general knowledge.
- depmap
Query the Cancer Dependency Map (DepMap) for cancer cell line gene dependency scores (CRISPR Chronos), drug sensitivity data, and gene effect profiles. Use for identifying cancer-specific vulnerabilities, synthetic lethal interactions, and validating oncology drug targets.
- genomic-coordinates
Convert genomic intervals between coordinate conventions, normalise and compare variant representations, and detect assembly or contig-naming mismatches before they corrupt an analysis. Use whenever coordinates cross a format, tool, or assembly boundary - converting between BED, GFF/GTF, VCF, SAM/BAM, WIG, PSL, genePred, Picard interval_list, or region strings; reconciling 0-based half-open with 1-based inclusive; left-aligning or trimming indels; checking whether two variant records describe the same change; mapping genomic to transcript, CDS, or protein positions; auditing a BED/GTF/VCF for convention violations; or diagnosing GRCh37 vs hg19 vs GRCh38 vs T2T, chr-prefix, and liftover problems. Triggers include "off by one", "0-based", "1-based", "half-open", "coordinate system", "left-align", "normalize variant", "bcftools norm", "chr prefix", "wrong genome build", "liftover", "REF mismatch", and "HGVS".
- gget
Queries 20+ bioinformatics databases and analysis services through the gget CLI and Python package, covering Ensembl gene search, info and sequences (ref, search, info, seq), BLAST, BLAT, MUSCLE, DIAMOND, PDB, AlphaFold, ELM, ARCHS4, CELLxGENE, Enrichr, Bgee, OpenTargets, cBioPortal, COSMIC, viral sequence downloads (virus), and 8cube mouse specificity and expression data. Use when looking up gene or transcript details, running a quick BLAST/BLAT search, fetching AlphaFold or PDB structures, running enrichment analysis on a gene list, downloading viral sequences with filters, or exploring disease and drug associations interactively. Not for batch processing or fine-grained BLAST control (use biopython) or multi-database Python pipelines (use bioservices).
- imaging-data-commons
No description in the file.
- ncats-arax
No description in the file.
- onekgpd
No description in the file.
- ontology-term-resolution
No description in the file.
- pytdc
No description in the file.
- usfiscaldata
No description in the file.
Using scientific-databases in Claude Code
Skills need no command. Claude reads them when your request matches what they describe.
Update, turn off or remove
- Update the plugin (shell)
- claude plugin update scientific-databases@research-agent-skills
- Refresh the marketplace
- /plugin marketplace update research-agent-skills
- Turn it off for now
- /plugin disable scientific-databases@research-agent-skills
- Remove it
- /plugin uninstall scientific-databases@research-agent-skills
Skills in scientific-databases
- bioservicesKalarisLabs/research-agent-skills
Unified Python interface to 40+ bioinformatics services. Use when querying multiple databases (UniProt, KEGG, ChEMBL, Reactome) in a single workflow with consistent API. Best for cross-database analysis, ID mapping across services. For quick single-database lookups use gget; for sequence/file manipulation use biopython.
8 files126stars - cellxgene-censusKalarisLabs/research-agent-skills
Query the CZ CELLxGENE Census programmatically for versioned public single-cell and spatial transcriptomics data. Use when you need population-scale cell metadata, gene expression slices, Census summary counts, source H5AD URIs/downloads, embeddings, spatial Census data, or reference atlas comparisons across organisms, tissues, diseases, assays, and cell types. For analyzing your own local single-cell data use scanpy, anndata, or scvi-tools.
4 files126stars - database-lookupKalarisLabs/research-agent-skills
Query documented public database APIs with explicit endpoints, filters, pagination, and provenance. Use when a scientific, regulatory, financial, or other database-backed fact must be retrieved reproducibly from a named source rather than inferred from general knowledge.
83 files126stars - genomic-coordinatesKalarisLabs/research-agent-skills
Convert genomic intervals between coordinate conventions, normalise and compare variant representations, and detect assembly or contig-naming mismatches before they corrupt an analysis. Use whenever coordinates cross a format, tool, or assembly boundary - converting between BED, GFF/GTF, VCF, SAM/BAM, WIG, PSL, genePred, Picard interval_list, or region strings; reconciling 0-based half-open with 1-based inclusive; left-aligning or trimming indels; checking whether two variant records describe the same change; mapping genomic to transcript, CDS, or protein positions; auditing a BED/GTF/VCF for convention violations; or diagnosing GRCh37 vs hg19 vs GRCh38 vs T2T, chr-prefix, and liftover problems. Triggers include "off by one", "0-based", "1-based", "half-open", "coordinate system", "left-align", "normalize variant", "bcftools norm", "chr prefix", "wrong genome build", "liftover", "REF mismatch", and "HGVS".
10 files126stars - ggetKalarisLabs/research-agent-skills
Queries 20+ bioinformatics databases and analysis services through the gget CLI and Python package, covering Ensembl gene search, info and sequences (ref, search, info, seq), BLAST, BLAT, MUSCLE, DIAMOND, PDB, AlphaFold, ELM, ARCHS4, CELLxGENE, Enrichr, Bgee, OpenTargets, cBioPortal, COSMIC, viral sequence downloads (virus), and 8cube mouse specificity and expression data. Use when looking up gene or transcript details, running a quick BLAST/BLAT search, fetching AlphaFold or PDB structures, running enrichment analysis on a gene list, downloading viral sequences with filters, or exploring disease and drug associations interactively. Not for batch processing or fine-grained BLAST control (use biopython) or multi-database Python pipelines (use bioservices).
9 files126stars - depmapKalarisLabs/research-agent-skills
Query the Cancer Dependency Map (DepMap) for cancer cell line gene dependency scores (CRISPR Chronos), drug sensitivity data, and gene effect profiles. Use for identifying cancer-specific vulnerabilities, synthetic lethal interactions, and validating oncology drug targets.
2 files126stars
scientific-databases plugin questions
How do I install the scientific-databases plugin?
In Claude Code run /plugin marketplace add KalarisLabs/research-agent-skills, then /plugin install scientific-databases@research-agent-skills.
What does the scientific-databases plugin include?
scientific-databases bundles 12 skills.
How do I update or remove the scientific-databases plugin?
Update it with claude plugin update scientific-databases@research-agent-skills in your shell, or from the Installed tab of /plugin. Remove it with /plugin uninstall scientific-databases@research-agent-skills.
What license is the scientific-databases plugin under?
MIT, as stated in the plugin's manifest.