Agent skill

Bio Variant Normalization

by FreedomIntelligence in FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills

Normalize indel representation and split multiallelic variants using bcftools norm.

No licenceAuto-check passedDatabases

Install Bio Variant Normalization

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills bio-variant-normalization --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-variant-normalization .claude/skills/bio-variant-normalization && 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-variant-normalization
GitHub stars
3.1k
Token cost
~2.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
609 words
Files
3
Skills in repo
173
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Normalize indel representation and split multiallelic variants using bcftools norm.

  • Works in 2 steps: Left-aligns indels → Splits multiallelic sites
  • Comparing variants from different callers
  • SKILL.md covers Version Compatibility, Why Normalize?, bcftools norm and Multiallelic Sites, plus 7 more sections
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder; calls pip

What it does

Bio Variant Normalization is an agent skill from FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills. Normalize indel representation and split multiallelic variants using bcftools norm. Use when comparing variants from different callers or preparing VCF for downstream analysis.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files (for example `examples/normalize_vcf.sh` and `usage-guide.md`).

It sits in Databases, covering Database schema design. The repository describes itself as: The largest open-source medical AI skills library for OpenClaw🦞.

When your agent uses it

  • Comparing variants from different callers
  • Preparing VCF for downstream analysis

Example prompts

  • “/bio-variant-normalization”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • A Bash shell

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Left-aligns indels
  2. Splits multiallelic sites

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 (Shell), 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 Variant Normalization loads about 2.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 609 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~51
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.1k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 609 words (~2,093 tokens).

“Reference examples tested with: bcftools 1.19+”

— opening of SKILL.md by FreedomIntelligence
name
bio-variant-normalization
tool_type
cli
primary_tool
bcftools

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

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

  • SKILL.md
  • examples/normalize_vcf.sh
  • usage-guide.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b1f9b6e

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Questions about Bio Variant Normalization

What does Bio Variant Normalization do?

Normalize indel representation and split multiallelic variants using bcftools norm. Bio Variant Normalization is an agent skill from FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills. Normalize indel representation and split multiallelic variants using bcftools norm.

When should I use Bio Variant Normalization?

Bio Variant Normalization fits situations like: comparing variants from different callers; preparing VCF for downstream analysis.

How do I install Bio Variant Normalization in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Bio Variant Normalization in Codex?

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

Can I use Bio Variant Normalization 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-variant-normalization -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-variant-normalization, .gemini/skills/bio-variant-normalization, .github/skills/bio-variant-normalization and .opencode/skills/bio-variant-normalization in your project.

What does Bio Variant Normalization need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Bio Variant Normalization needs a shell for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (pip). Our summary lists: Python 3; A Bash shell.

Does Bio Variant Normalization 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 Variant Normalization 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 Variant Normalization use?

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

How many tokens does Bio Variant Normalization use?

About 2.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.4k 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 Variant Normalization?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Bio Variant Normalization: SQL Optimization Patterns (ynulihao/AgentSkillOS, 617 stars), Add Mpk Task (mirage-project/mirage, 2.5k stars), B200 Flash Attention4 Planner (mirage-project/mirage, 2.5k stars) and Experiment Audit (wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, 17k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Bio Variant Normalization?

FreedomIntelligence (a GitHub organization) maintains it in FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills, which has 3,051 GitHub stars. The repository holds 173 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.