Overview
bioservices is an open-source data skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by K-Dense-AI. Its author describes it as: “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 ac…”. The project has 46k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/bioservices`.
What bioservices does
BioServices is a Python package providing programmatic access to approximately 40 bioinformatics web services and databases. Retrieve biological data, perform cross-database queries, map identifiers, analyze sequences, and integrate multiple biological resources in Python workflows. The package handles both REST and SOAP/WSDL protocols transparently.
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What’s inside
The SKILL.md for bioservices is organised into these sections:
- Overview
- When to Use This Skill
- Core Capabilities
- 1. Protein Analysis
- 2. Pathway Discovery and Analysis
- 3. Compound Database Searches
- 4. Sequence Analysis
- 5. Identifier Mapping
- 6. Gene Ontology Queries
- 7. Protein-Protein Interactions
- Multi-Service Integration Workflows
- Complete Protein Analysis Pipeline
Installation
Add bioservices to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/bioservicesReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
Neither the skill nor its repository names a specific agent. It uses the SKILL.md format, which several agents can load — check the repository for any agent-specific requirements.
License
bioservices is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, an established project with 45,887 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 30 days
- Its repository gained 12,066 GitHub stars over the last 34 days
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Frequently asked questions
- What does bioservices do?
- 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.
- How do I install bioservices?
- Run git clone https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/bioservices in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills before installing.
- Is bioservices free to use?
- Yes. bioservices is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does bioservices come from?
- bioservices ships inside K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, a repository that contains 42 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 45,887 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.