Reads, writes, and converts molecular file formats (SMILES, SDF, MOL2, PDB) using RDKit and Open Babel.

No licenceAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Bio Molecular Io

skills CLI
$ npx skills add FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills --skill bio-molecular-io -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills bio-molecular-io --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/FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bio-molecular-io .claude/skills/bio-molecular-io && 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
bio-molecular-io
GitHub stars
3.1k
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
236 words
Files
3
Skills in repo
279
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Reads, writes, and converts molecular file formats (SMILES, SDF, MOL2, PDB) using RDKit and Open Babel.

  • Loading chemical libraries
  • SKILL.md covers Version Compatibility, Supported Formats, Reading Molecules and Writing Molecules, plus 4 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls pip
  • Converting formats

What it does

Bio Molecular Io is an agent skill from FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills. Reads, writes, and converts molecular file formats (SMILES, SDF, MOL2, PDB) using RDKit and Open Babel. Handles structure parsing, canonicalization, and full standardization pipeline including sanitization, normalization, and tautomer canonicalization. Use when loading chemical libraries, converting formats, or preparing molecules for analysis.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files (for example `examples/molecule_io.py` and `usage-guide.md`).

It sits in Research & Science, covering Drug discovery and cheminformatics. It works with RDKit and Python. The repository describes itself as: The largest open-source medical AI skills library for OpenClaw🦞.

When your agent uses it

  • Loading chemical libraries
  • Converting formats
  • Preparing molecules for analysis

Example prompts

  • “/bio-molecular-io”

Requirements

  • Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b1f9b6e. 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

    Ships script files (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • pip

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Bio Molecular Io loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 91 tokens; SKILL.md has 236 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~91
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 236 words (~1,460 tokens).

“Reference examples tested with: RDKit 2024.03+”

— opening of SKILL.md by FreedomIntelligence
name
bio-molecular-io
tool_type
python
primary_tool
RDKit

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files in skills/bio-molecular-io of FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • examples/molecule_io.py
  • usage-guide.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b1f9b6e

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Questions about Bio Molecular Io

What does Bio Molecular Io do?

Reads, writes, and converts molecular file formats (SMILES, SDF, MOL2, PDB) using RDKit and Open Babel. Bio Molecular Io is an agent skill from FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills. Reads, writes, and converts molecular file formats (SMILES, SDF, MOL2, PDB) using RDKit and Open Babel.

When should I use Bio Molecular Io?

Bio Molecular Io fits situations like: loading chemical libraries; converting formats; preparing molecules for analysis.

How do I install Bio Molecular Io in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills --skill bio-molecular-io -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/bio-molecular-io in FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills) into .claude/skills/bio-molecular-io in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Bio Molecular Io in Codex?

Run `npx skills add FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills --skill bio-molecular-io -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/bio-molecular-io in FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills) into .agents/skills/bio-molecular-io in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Bio Molecular Io 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 FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills --skill bio-molecular-io -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/bio-molecular-io, .gemini/skills/bio-molecular-io, .github/skills/bio-molecular-io and .opencode/skills/bio-molecular-io in your project.

What does Bio Molecular Io need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Bio Molecular Io needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (pip). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Bio Molecular Io access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Bio Molecular Io 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 Bio Molecular Io use?

No licence was found for Bio Molecular Io or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Bio Molecular Io use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Bio Molecular Io?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Bio Molecular Io: DiffDock Molecular Docking (K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, 48k stars), Edu Chem Reaction (wy51ai/edulab, 1.4k stars), Rowan (lamm-mit/scienceclaw, 244 stars) and Coot Rdkit (pemsley/coot, 168 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Bio Molecular Io?

FreedomIntelligence (a GitHub organization) maintains it in FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills, which has 3,052 GitHub stars. The repository holds 279 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 21, 2026.

Source: FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.