How does BioServices handle different API protocols?

BioServices transparently handles both REST and SOAP/WSDL protocols, providing a unified Pythonic interface regardless of the underlying service architecture.

Which databases does the BioServices skill support?

BioServices supports over 40 major bioinformatics services including UniProt, KEGG, ChEMBL, PubChem, QuickGO, Reactome, and PDB.

Can I use this skill to convert gene or protein IDs?

Yes, it provides specialized tools for identifier mapping between databases such as UniProtKB, KEGG, Ensembl, PDB, and RefSeq.

Does this skill handle sequence alignments?

Yes, it provides programmatic access to NCBI BLAST and other alignment tools for running sequence similarity searches and retrieving results.

BioServices Bioinformatics Integration

Name: BioServices Bioinformatics Integration
Author: Activer007

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Data Science & ML

Accesses and integrates over 40 bioinformatics web services and databases including UniProt, KEGG, and ChEMBL through a unified Python interface.

BioServices is a comprehensive Claude Code skill designed for life sciences workflows, enabling seamless programmatic access to major biological databases. It simplifies complex tasks like mapping identifiers across UniProt and KEGG, performing BLAST sequence searches, and extracting metabolic pathway data. By wrapping diverse REST and SOAP protocols into a standard API, it allows researchers and developers to build integrated bioinformatics pipelines for protein analysis, chemical informatics, and genomic data mining directly within their coding environment.

Key Features

01Cross-database identifier mapping and batch conversion utilities

02Unified API for 40+ bioinformatics databases including UniProt and KEGG

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04Metabolic pathway extraction and protein interaction network analysis

05Automated BLAST sequence searches and similarity analysis

06Chemical compound searching across ChEBI, ChEMBL, and PubChem

Use Cases

01Automating the retrieval and characterization of protein sequences and functional annotations

02Mapping heterogeneous biological identifiers for large-scale multi-omics data integration

03Extracting and exporting protein-protein interaction networks from metabolic pathways

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add activer007/ordinary-claude-skills bioservices

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