Agent skill

Alphafold Database

by davila7 in davila7/claude-code-templates

Access AlphaFold's 200M+ AI-predicted protein structures. An agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates.

MITAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Alphafold Database

skills CLI
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill alphafold-database -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates alphafold-database --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/scientific/alphafold-database .claude/skills/alphafold-database && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
alphafold-database
GitHub stars
32k
Used in
10 other repos
Token cost
~4k tokens
SKILL.md length
797 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
477
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Access AlphaFold's 200M+ AI-predicted protein structures. An agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates.

  • Works in 6 steps: Searching and Retrieving Predictions → Downloading Structure Files → Working with Confidence Metrics → …
  • Tasks that involve Protein structure and design
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use This Skill, Core Capabilities and Installation and Setup, plus 6 more sections
  • Calls uv and gsutil; reaches alphafold.ebi.ac.uk and ebi.ac.uk

What it does

Alphafold Database is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Access AlphaFold's 200M+ AI-predicted protein structures. Retrieve structures by UniProt ID, download PDB/mmCIF files, analyze confidence metrics (pLDDT, PAE), for drug discovery and structural biology.

Its SKILL.md is about 4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/api_reference.md`).

It sits in Research & Science, covering Protein structure and design. It works with AlphaFold, UniProt and Google Cloud. The repository describes itself as: CLI tool for configuring and monitoring Claude Code. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Protein structure and design

Example prompts

  • “/alphafold-database”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Searching and Retrieving Predictions
  2. Downloading Structure Files
  3. Working with Confidence Metrics
  4. Bulk Data Access via Google Cloud
  5. Parsing and Analyzing Structures
  6. Batch Processing Multiple Proteins

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 14680ec. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • uv
    • gsutil

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • alphafold.ebi.ac.uk
    • ebi.ac.uk
    • uniprot.org

    Also links to:

    • doi.org
    • cloud.google.com
    • biopython.org
    • github.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Alphafold Database loads about 4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~7.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 55 tokens; SKILL.md has 797 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~55
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~7.1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from davila7/claude-code-templates at commit 14680ec, republished under its MIT licence (© davila7). 797 words, ~3,950 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/alphafold-database/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
alphafold-database
description
Access AlphaFold's 200M+ AI-predicted protein structures. Retrieve structures by UniProt ID, download PDB/mmCIF files, analyze confidence metrics (pLDDT, PAE), for drug discovery and structural biology.

AlphaFold Database

Overview

AlphaFold DB is a public repository of AI-predicted 3D protein structures for over 200 million proteins, maintained by DeepMind and EMBL-EBI. Access structure predictions with confidence metrics, download coordinate files, retrieve bulk datasets, and integrate predictions into computational workflows.

When to Use This Skill

This skill should be used when working with AI-predicted protein structures in scenarios such as:

  • Retrieving protein structure predictions by UniProt ID or protein name
  • Downloading PDB/mmCIF coordinate files for structural analysis
  • Analyzing prediction confidence metrics (pLDDT, PAE) to assess reliability
  • Accessing bulk proteome datasets via Google Cloud Platform
  • Comparing predicted structures with experimental data
  • Performing structure-based drug discovery or protein engineering
  • Building structural models for proteins lacking experimental structures
  • Integrating AlphaFold predictions into computational pipelines

Core Capabilities

1. Searching and Retrieving Predictions

Using Biopython (Recommended):

The Biopython library provides the simplest interface for retrieving AlphaFold structures:

python
from Bio.PDB import alphafold_db

# Get all predictions for a UniProt accession
predictions = list(alphafold_db.get_predictions("P00520"))

# Download structure file (mmCIF format)
for prediction in predictions:
    cif_file = alphafold_db.download_cif_for(prediction, directory="./structures")
    print(f"Downloaded: {cif_file}")

# Get Structure objects directly
from Bio.PDB import MMCIFParser
structures = list(alphafold_db.get_structural_models_for("P00520"))

Direct API Access:

Query predictions using REST endpoints:

python
import requests

# Get prediction metadata for a UniProt accession
uniprot_id = "P00520"
api_url = f"https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/api/prediction/{uniprot_id}"
response = requests.get(api_url)
prediction_data = response.json()

# Extract AlphaFold ID
alphafold_id = prediction_data[0]['entryId']
print(f"AlphaFold ID: {alphafold_id}")

Using UniProt to Find Accessions:

Search UniProt to find protein accessions first:

python
import urllib.parse, urllib.request

def get_uniprot_ids(query, query_type='PDB_ID'):
    """Query UniProt to get accession IDs"""
    url = 'https://www.uniprot.org/uploadlists/'
    params = {
        'from': query_type,
        'to': 'ACC',
        'format': 'txt',
        'query': query
    }
    data = urllib.parse.urlencode(params).encode('ascii')
    with urllib.request.urlopen(urllib.request.Request(url, data)) as response:
        return response.read().decode('utf-8').splitlines()

# Example: Find UniProt IDs for a protein name
protein_ids = get_uniprot_ids("hemoglobin", query_type="GENE_NAME")
2. Downloading Structure Files

AlphaFold provides multiple file formats for each prediction:

File Types Available:

  • Model coordinates (model_v4.cif): Atomic coordinates in mmCIF/PDBx format
  • Confidence scores (confidence_v4.json): Per-residue pLDDT scores (0-100)
  • Predicted Aligned Error (predicted_aligned_error_v4.json): PAE matrix for residue pair confidence

Download URLs:

python
import requests

alphafold_id = "AF-P00520-F1"
version = "v4"

# Model coordinates (mmCIF)
model_url = f"https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/files/{alphafold_id}-model_{version}.cif"
response = requests.get(model_url)
with open(f"{alphafold_id}.cif", "w") as f:
    f.write(response.text)

# Confidence scores (JSON)
confidence_url = f"https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/files/{alphafold_id}-confidence_{version}.json"
response = requests.get(confidence_url)
confidence_data = response.json()

# Predicted Aligned Error (JSON)
pae_url = f"https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/files/{alphafold_id}-predicted_aligned_error_{version}.json"
response = requests.get(pae_url)
pae_data = response.json()

PDB Format (Alternative):

python
# Download as PDB format instead of mmCIF
pdb_url = f"https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/files/{alphafold_id}-model_{version}.pdb"
response = requests.get(pdb_url)
with open(f"{alphafold_id}.pdb", "wb") as f:
    f.write(response.content)
3. Working with Confidence Metrics

AlphaFold predictions include confidence estimates critical for interpretation:

pLDDT (per-residue confidence):

python
import json
import requests

# Load confidence scores
alphafold_id = "AF-P00520-F1"
confidence_url = f"https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/files/{alphafold_id}-confidence_v4.json"
confidence = requests.get(confidence_url).json()

# Extract pLDDT scores
plddt_scores = confidence['confidenceScore']

# Interpret confidence levels
# pLDDT > 90: Very high confidence
# pLDDT 70-90: High confidence
# pLDDT 50-70: Low confidence
# pLDDT < 50: Very low confidence

high_confidence_residues = [i for i, score in enumerate(plddt_scores) if score > 90]
print(f"High confidence residues: {len(high_confidence_residues)}/{len(plddt_scores)}")

PAE (Predicted Aligned Error):

PAE indicates confidence in relative domain positions:

python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Load PAE matrix
pae_url = f"https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/files/{alphafold_id}-predicted_aligned_error_v4.json"
pae = requests.get(pae_url).json()

# Visualize PAE matrix
pae_matrix = np.array(pae['distance'])
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 8))
plt.imshow(pae_matrix, cmap='viridis_r', vmin=0, vmax=30)
plt.colorbar(label='PAE (Å)')
plt.title(f'Predicted Aligned Error: {alphafold_id}')
plt.xlabel('Residue')
plt.ylabel('Residue')
plt.savefig(f'{alphafold_id}_pae.png', dpi=300, bbox_inches='tight')

# Low PAE values (<5 Å) indicate confident relative positioning
# High PAE values (>15 Å) suggest uncertain domain arrangements
4. Bulk Data Access via Google Cloud

For large-scale analyses, use Google Cloud datasets:

Google Cloud Storage:

bash
# Install gsutil
uv pip install gsutil

# List available data
gsutil ls gs://public-datasets-deepmind-alphafold-v4/

# Download entire proteomes (by taxonomy ID)
gsutil -m cp gs://public-datasets-deepmind-alphafold-v4/proteomes/proteome-tax_id-9606-*.tar .

# Download specific files
gsutil cp gs://public-datasets-deepmind-alphafold-v4/accession_ids.csv .

BigQuery Metadata Access:

python
from google.cloud import bigquery

# Initialize client
client = bigquery.Client()

# Query metadata
query = """
SELECT
  entryId,
  uniprotAccession,
  organismScientificName,
  globalMetricValue,
  fractionPlddtVeryHigh
FROM `bigquery-public-data.deepmind_alphafold.metadata`
WHERE organismScientificName = 'Homo sapiens'
  AND fractionPlddtVeryHigh > 0.8
LIMIT 100
"""

results = client.query(query).to_dataframe()
print(f"Found {len(results)} high-confidence human proteins")

Download by Species:

python
import subprocess

def download_proteome(taxonomy_id, output_dir="./proteomes"):
    """Download all AlphaFold predictions for a species"""
    pattern = f"gs://public-datasets-deepmind-alphafold-v4/proteomes/proteome-tax_id-{taxonomy_id}-*_v4.tar"
    cmd = f"gsutil -m cp {pattern} {output_dir}/"
    subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True, check=True)

# Download E. coli proteome (tax ID: 83333)
download_proteome(83333)

# Download human proteome (tax ID: 9606)
download_proteome(9606)
5. Parsing and Analyzing Structures

Work with downloaded AlphaFold structures using BioPython:

python
from Bio.PDB import MMCIFParser, PDBIO
import numpy as np

# Parse mmCIF file
parser = MMCIFParser(QUIET=True)
structure = parser.get_structure("protein", "AF-P00520-F1-model_v4.cif")

# Extract coordinates
coords = []
for model in structure:
    for chain in model:
        for residue in chain:
            if 'CA' in residue:  # Alpha carbons only
                coords.append(residue['CA'].get_coord())

coords = np.array(coords)
print(f"Structure has {len(coords)} residues")

# Calculate distances
from scipy.spatial.distance import pdist, squareform
distance_matrix = squareform(pdist(coords))

# Identify contacts (< 8 Å)
contacts = np.where((distance_matrix > 0) & (distance_matrix < 8))
print(f"Number of contacts: {len(contacts[0]) // 2}")

Extract B-factors (pLDDT values):

AlphaFold stores pLDDT scores in the B-factor column:

python
from Bio.PDB import MMCIFParser

parser = MMCIFParser(QUIET=True)
structure = parser.get_structure("protein", "AF-P00520-F1-model_v4.cif")

# Extract pLDDT from B-factors
plddt_scores = []
for model in structure:
    for chain in model:
        for residue in chain:
            if 'CA' in residue:
                plddt_scores.append(residue['CA'].get_bfactor())

# Identify high-confidence regions
high_conf_regions = [(i, score) for i, score in enumerate(plddt_scores, 1) if score > 90]
print(f"High confidence residues: {len(high_conf_regions)}")
6. Batch Processing Multiple Proteins

Process multiple predictions efficiently:

python
from Bio.PDB import alphafold_db
import pandas as pd

uniprot_ids = ["P00520", "P12931", "P04637"]  # Multiple proteins
results = []

for uniprot_id in uniprot_ids:
    try:
        # Get prediction
        predictions = list(alphafold_db.get_predictions(uniprot_id))

        if predictions:
            pred = predictions[0]

            # Download structure
            cif_file = alphafold_db.download_cif_for(pred, directory="./batch_structures")

            # Get confidence data
            alphafold_id = pred['entryId']
            conf_url = f"https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/files/{alphafold_id}-confidence_v4.json"
            conf_data = requests.get(conf_url).json()

            # Calculate statistics
            plddt_scores = conf_data['confidenceScore']
            avg_plddt = np.mean(plddt_scores)
            high_conf_fraction = sum(1 for s in plddt_scores if s > 90) / len(plddt_scores)

            results.append({
                'uniprot_id': uniprot_id,
                'alphafold_id': alphafold_id,
                'avg_plddt': avg_plddt,
                'high_conf_fraction': high_conf_fraction,
                'length': len(plddt_scores)
            })
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error processing {uniprot_id}: {e}")

# Create summary DataFrame
df = pd.DataFrame(results)
print(df)

Installation and Setup

Python Libraries
bash
# Install Biopython for structure access
uv pip install biopython

# Install requests for API access
uv pip install requests

# For visualization and analysis
uv pip install numpy matplotlib pandas scipy

# For Google Cloud access (optional)
uv pip install google-cloud-bigquery gsutil
3D-Beacons API Alternative

AlphaFold can also be accessed via the 3D-Beacons federated API:

python
import requests

# Query via 3D-Beacons
uniprot_id = "P00520"
url = f"https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbe/pdbe-kb/3dbeacons/api/uniprot/summary/{uniprot_id}.json"
response = requests.get(url)
data = response.json()

# Filter for AlphaFold structures
af_structures = [s for s in data['structures'] if s['provider'] == 'AlphaFold DB']

Common Use Cases

Structural Proteomics
  • Download complete proteome predictions for analysis
  • Identify high-confidence structural regions across proteins
  • Compare predicted structures with experimental data
  • Build structural models for protein families
Drug Discovery
  • Retrieve target protein structures for docking studies
  • Analyze binding site conformations
  • Identify druggable pockets in predicted structures
  • Compare structures across homologs
Protein Engineering
  • Identify stable/unstable regions using pLDDT
  • Design mutations in high-confidence regions
  • Analyze domain architectures using PAE
  • Model protein variants and mutations
Evolutionary Studies
  • Compare ortholog structures across species
  • Analyze conservation of structural features
  • Study domain evolution patterns
  • Identify functionally important regions

Key Concepts

UniProt Accession: Primary identifier for proteins (e.g., "P00520"). Required for querying AlphaFold DB.

AlphaFold ID: Internal identifier format: AF-[UniProt accession]-F[fragment number] (e.g., "AF-P00520-F1").

pLDDT (predicted Local Distance Difference Test): Per-residue confidence metric (0-100). Higher values indicate more confident predictions.

PAE (Predicted Aligned Error): Matrix indicating confidence in relative positions between residue pairs. Low values (<5 Å) suggest confident relative positioning.

Database Version: Current version is v4. File URLs include version suffix (e.g., model_v4.cif).

Fragment Number: Large proteins may be split into fragments. Fragment number appears in AlphaFold ID (e.g., F1, F2).

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Confidence Interpretation Guidelines

pLDDT Thresholds:

  • >90: Very high confidence - suitable for detailed analysis
  • 70-90: High confidence - generally reliable backbone structure
  • 50-70: Low confidence - use with caution, flexible regions
  • <50: Very low confidence - likely disordered or unreliable

PAE Guidelines:

  • <5 Å: Confident relative positioning of domains
  • 5-10 Å: Moderate confidence in arrangement
  • >15 Å: Uncertain relative positions, domains may be mobile

Resources

references/api_reference.md

Comprehensive API documentation covering:

  • Complete REST API endpoint specifications
  • File format details and data schemas
  • Google Cloud dataset structure and access patterns
  • Advanced query examples and batch processing strategies
  • Rate limiting, caching, and best practices
  • Troubleshooting common issues

Consult this reference for detailed API information, bulk download strategies, or when working with large-scale datasets.

Important Notes

Data Usage and Attribution
  • AlphaFold DB is freely available under CC-BY-4.0 license
  • Cite: Jumper et al. (2021) Nature and Varadi et al. (2022) Nucleic Acids Research
  • Predictions are computational models, not experimental structures
  • Always assess confidence metrics before downstream analysis
Version Management
  • Current database version: v4 (as of 2024-2025)
  • File URLs include version suffix (e.g., _v4.cif)
  • Check for database updates regularly
  • Older versions may be deprecated over time
Data Quality Considerations
  • High pLDDT doesn't guarantee functional accuracy
  • Low confidence regions may be disordered in vivo
  • PAE indicates relative domain confidence, not absolute positioning
  • Predictions lack ligands, post-translational modifications, and cofactors
  • Multi-chain complexes are not predicted (single chains only)
Performance Tips
  • Use Biopython for simple single-protein access
  • Use Google Cloud for bulk downloads (much faster than individual files)
  • Cache downloaded files locally to avoid repeated downloads
  • BigQuery free tier: 1 TB processed data per month
  • Consider network bandwidth for large-scale downloads

Additional Resources

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Files

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  • SKILL.md
  • references/api_reference.md

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Questions about Alphafold Database

What does Alphafold Database do?

Access AlphaFold's 200M+ AI-predicted protein structures. An agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Alphafold Database is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Access AlphaFold's 200M+ AI-predicted protein structures.

When should I use Alphafold Database?

Alphafold Database fits situations like: tasks that involve Protein structure and design.

How do I install Alphafold Database in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill alphafold-database -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/scientific/alphafold-database in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .claude/skills/alphafold-database in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Alphafold Database in Codex?

Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill alphafold-database -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/scientific/alphafold-database in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .agents/skills/alphafold-database in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Alphafold Database in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill alphafold-database -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/alphafold-database, .gemini/skills/alphafold-database, .github/skills/alphafold-database and .opencode/skills/alphafold-database in your project.

What does Alphafold Database need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Alphafold Database needs the command-line tools its instructions call (uv and gsutil). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Alphafold Database access the network?

SKILL.md names 7 domains. In commands or code: alphafold.ebi.ac.uk, ebi.ac.uk and uniprot.org; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: doi.org, cloud.google.com, biopython.org and github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Alphafold Database safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Alphafold Database use?

Alphafold Database is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Alphafold Database use?

About 4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 16k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 3.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Alphafold Database?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Alphafold Database: Alphafold Database Access (jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills, 370 stars), Alphafold Database Fetch And Analyze (google-deepmind/science-skills, 3.2k stars), Bio DB Tools (DrugClaw/DrugClaw, 125 stars) and Foldseek Structural Search (google-deepmind/science-skills, 3.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Alphafold Database?

davila7 (a GitHub user) maintains it in davila7/claude-code-templates, which has 32,463 GitHub stars. The repository holds 477 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: davila7/claude-code-templates on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.