Research skills

Browse reusable Agent Skills, each with a clear purpose and practical guidance.

ncbi_sequence

NCBI E-utilities for biological sequences — fetch protein/nucleotide FASTA by accession, run BLAST, translate CDS to protein, search NCBI Protein by gene+organism. Use when the user provides an NCBI accession (NP_, XP_, NM_, NR_, etc.), asks for a sequence by gene name + species, or needs to translate a coding sequence. Don't use for ClinVar variants (use ncbi_clinvar) or gene metadata lookup (use ncbi_gene).

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openalex

OpenAlex — free, comprehensive scholarly graph (works, authors, sources/journals, institutions, topics, concepts, funders). Search papers by keyword/filter/sort, fetch a single entity by ID, look up author profiles, institutions, citation networks. Use whenever the user asks about papers, citation counts, author publications, institution outputs, or research topics. Lower-friction alternative to Semantic Scholar / Web of Science / Scopus.

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protein_sequence_similarity_search

Find homologous protein sequences from a query sequence using MMseqs2 (fast, ColabFold web API) or BLAST (comprehensive, EBI). Use when the user provides a protein sequence or FASTA file and wants homologs, function inference by sequence similarity, or input for an MSA. Do NOT use for structural similarity (use foldseek) or DNA/RNA queries.

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pyth-time-series-snapshots

Fetches price snapshots at specific historical timestamps using get_historical_price. Generates timestamp series (monthly, weekly, quarterly) and calls the API once per timestamp with up to 50 feeds. Use when a user wants "BTC at start of each month" or periodic price snapshots. For continuous daily/weekly data, suggest get_candlestick_data instead.

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rcsb_database

RCSB Protein Data Bank (PDB) — experimentally determined 3D biomolecular structures. Search by full-text/sequence/structure/attribute, fetch entry metadata, download coordinate files (PDB/mmCIF). Use when the user provides a PDB ID, asks for structures of a protein, wants to find similar structures by sequence, or needs experimental (not predicted) coordinates. Don't use for AlphaFold predictions (use alphafold_database).

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string_database

Query STRING API for protein-protein interactions (59M proteins, 20B interactions). Network analysis, GO/KEGG enrichment, interaction discovery, 5000+ species, for systems biology.

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uniprot_database

UniProt — protein sequence, function, taxonomy, cross-references. Search proteins by query, retrieve a UniProt entry, map IDs between databases (PDB↔UniProt etc.), pull FASTA sequence, fetch metadata, run SPARQL against sparql.uniprot.org. Use whenever the user mentions a UniProt accession (e.g. P04637), asks for protein function/sequence/family info, or needs cross-DB ID mapping. Don't use for AlphaFold structures (use alphafold_database) or PDB structures (use rcsb_database).

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addresses

Verified contract addresses for major Ethereum protocols across mainnet and L2s. Use this instead of guessing or hallucinating addresses. Includes Uniswap, Aave, Compound, Aerodrome, GMX, Pendle, Velodrome, Camelot, SyncSwap, Lido, Rocket Pool, 1inch, Permit2, MakerDAO/sDAI, EigenLayer, Across, Chainlink CCIP, Yearn V3, USDC, USDT, DAI, ENS, Safe, Chainlink, and more. Always verify addresses against a block explorer before sending transactions.

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gas

Current Ethereum gas prices, transaction costs, and the real economics of building on Ethereum today. Use when estimating costs, choosing between mainnet and L2s, or when a user asks about Ethereum being expensive. Counters the

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why-ethereum

Why build on Ethereum specifically. The AI agent angle — ERC-8004, x402, composability, permissionless deployment. Use when a user asks "should I build on Ethereum?", "why blockchain?", or when an agent needs to recommend a chain for a project.

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