bio-research/skills/start/SKILL.md
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.
npx skillsauth add cy-wali/knowledge startInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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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.
Display this welcome message:
Bio-Research Plugin
Your AI-powered research assistant for the life sciences. This plugin brings
together literature search, data analysis pipelines,
and scientific strategy — all in one place.
Test which MCP servers are connected by listing available tools. Group the results:
Literature & Data Sources:
Drug Discovery & Clinical:
Visualization & AI:
Report which servers are connected and which are not yet set up.
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 |
Mention that two additional MCP servers are available as separate installations:
txg-node.mcpb from https://github.com/10XGenomics/txg-mcp/releasestooluniverse.mcpb from https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse/releasesThese require downloading binary files and are optional.
Ask the researcher what they're working on today. Suggest starting points based on common workflows:
Wait for the user's response and guide them to the appropriate tools and skills.
testing
Analyze pipeline health — prioritize deals, flag risks, get a weekly action plan. Use when running a weekly pipeline review, deciding which deals to focus on this week, spotting stale or stuck opportunities, auditing for hygiene issues like bad close dates, or identifying single-threaded deals.
testing
Generate a weighted sales forecast with best/likely/worst scenarios, commit vs. upside breakdown, and gap analysis. Use when preparing a quarterly forecast call, assessing gap-to-quota from a pipeline CSV, deciding which deals to commit vs. call upside, or checking pipeline coverage against your number.
development
Research a prospect then draft personalized outreach. Uses web research by default, supercharged with enrichment and CRM. Trigger with "draft outreach to [person/company]", "write cold email to [prospect]", "reach out to [name]".
data-ai
Start your day with a prioritized sales briefing. Works standalone when you tell me your meetings and priorities, supercharged when you connect your calendar, CRM, and email. Trigger with "morning briefing", "daily brief", "what's on my plate today", "prep my day", or "start my day".