Agent skill · research science · anthropics
start
Set up your bio-research environment and explore available tools. Use when first getting oriented with the plugin, checking which literature, drug-discovery, or visualization MCP servers are connected, or surveying available analysis skills before starting a new project.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific workflows and commands for bio-research tasks that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires tooluniverse.mcpb, txg-node.mcpb installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 23,345 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Bio-Research Start If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md. You are helping a biological researcher get oriented with the bio-research plugin. Walk through the following steps in order. Step 1: Welcome Display this welcome message: Step 2: Check Available MCP Servers Test which MCP servers are connected by listing available tools. Group the results: Literature & Data Sources: ~~literature database — biomedical literature search ~~literature database — preprint access (biology and medicine) ~~journal access — academic publications ~~data repository — collaborative research data (Sage Bionetworks) Drug Discovery & Clinical: ~~chemical database — bioactive compound database ~~drug target database — drug target discovery platform ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trial registry ~~clinical data platform — clinical trial site ranking and platform help Visualization & AI: ~~scientific illustration — create scientific figures and diagrams ~~AI research platform — AI for biology (histopathology, drug discovery) Report which servers are connected and which are not yet set up. Step 3: Survey Available Skills List the analysis skills available in this plugin: Skill What It Does ------- ------------- Single-Cell RNA QC Quality control for scRNA-seq data with MAD-based filtering scvi-tools Deep learning for single-cell omics (scVI, scANVI, totalVI, PeakVI, etc.) Nextflow Pipelines Run nf-core pipelines (RNA-seq, WGS/WES, ATAC-seq) Instrument Data Converter Convert lab instrument output to Allotrope ASM format Scientific Problem Selection Systematic framework for choosing research problems Step 4: Optional Setup — Binary MCP Servers Mention that two additional MCP servers are available as separate installations: ~~genomics platform — Access cloud analysis data and workflows Install: Download txg-node.mcpb from https://github.com/10XGenomics/txg-mcp/releases ~~tool database (Harvard MIMS) — AI tools for scientific discovery Insta …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills anthropics/start