Agent skill

Interproscan Domain Analysis

by InternScience in InternScience/scp

Analyze protein sequences using InterProScan to identify functional domains, protein families, and Gene Ontology (GO) annotations.

MITAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Interproscan Domain Analysis

skills CLI
$ npx skills add InternScience/scp --skill interproscan-domain-analysis -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install InternScience/scp interproscan-domain-analysis --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/InternScience/scp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/interproscan-domain-analysis .claude/skills/interproscan-domain-analysis && rm -rf skills-src

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

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Facts

Skill name
interproscan-domain-analysis
GitHub stars
169
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
401 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
73
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Analyze protein sequences using InterProScan to identify functional domains, protein families, and Gene Ontology (GO) annotations.

  • Works in 2 steps: MCP Server Definition → InterProScan Domain Analysis Workflow
  • Research & Science work in your project
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Interproscan Domain Analysis is an agent skill from InternScience/scp. Analyze protein sequences using InterProScan to identify functional domains, protein families, and Gene Ontology (GO) annotations.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Research & Science. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Research & Science work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/interproscan-domain-analysis”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. MCP Server Definition
  2. InterProScan Domain Analysis Workflow

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cea5398. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are python).

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

Interproscan Domain Analysis loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 40 tokens; SKILL.md has 401 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~40
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.7k

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.

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SKILL.md

The full file from InternScience/scp at commit cea5398, republished under its MIT licence (© InternScience). 401 words, ~1,710 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/interproscan-domain-analysis/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
interproscan-domain-analysis
description
Analyze protein sequences using InterProScan to identify functional domains, protein families, and Gene Ontology (GO) annotations.
license
MIT license
metadata.skill-author
PJLab

InterProScan Protein Domain Analysis

Usage

1. MCP Server Definition

Use the same BioInfoToolsClient class as defined in the protein-blast-search skill.

2. InterProScan Domain Analysis Workflow

This workflow analyzes protein sequences using InterProScan to identify functional domains, protein families, binding sites, and associated Gene Ontology annotations.

Workflow Steps:

  1. Validate Sequence - Check protein sequence format and length
  2. Run InterProScan - Identify domains using multiple signature databases
  3. Extract Annotations - Parse domain locations, families, and GO terms

Implementation:

python
from datetime import timedelta

## Initialize client
client = BioInfoToolsClient(
    "https://scp.intern-ai.org.cn/api/v1/mcp/17/BioInfo-Tools",
    "<your-api-key>"
)

if not await client.connect():
    print("connection failed")
    exit()

## Input: Protein sequence to analyze
protein_sequence = """
MVHLTPEEKSAVTALWGKVNVDEVGGEALGRLLVVYPWTQRFFESFGDLSTPDAVMGNPKVKAHGKKVLGAFSDGLAHLDNLKGTFATLSELHCDKLHVDPENFRLLGNVLVCVLAHHFGKEFTPPVQAAYQKVVAGVANALAHKYH
"""

## Step 1 & 2: Run InterProScan analysis
result = await client.session.call_tool(
    "interproscan_analyze",
    arguments={
        "sequence": protein_sequence.strip(),
        "sequence_id": "HBB_HUMAN",        # Optional identifier
        "databases": ["Pfam"],              # Signature databases to use
        "goterms": True                     # Include GO term annotations
    },
    read_timeout_seconds=timedelta(seconds=900)  # Allow up to 15 minutes
)

## Step 3: Parse and display results
result_data = client.parse_result(result)

if result_data.get("success"):
    results = result_data.get("results", {})
    domains = results.get("domains", [])
    go_terms = results.get("go_terms", [])

    print(f"✅ InterProScan analysis completed successfully")
    print(f"Execution time: {result_data.get('time_seconds', '?')} seconds")
    print(f"Domains found: {len(domains)}")
    print(f"GO annotations: {len(go_terms)}\n")

    # Display domain information
    if domains:
        print("=== Functional Domains ===\n")
        for i, domain in enumerate(domains, 1):
            print(f"{i}. {domain.get('name', 'N/A')}")
            print(f"   Accession: {domain.get('accession', 'N/A')}")
            print(f"   Database: {domain.get('database', 'N/A')}")
            if domain.get('description'):
                print(f"   Description: {domain.get('description')}")

            # Display domain locations
            locations = domain.get('locations', [])
            if locations:
                print(f"   Locations:")
                for loc in locations:
                    print(f"     - Position {loc.get('start')}-{loc.get('end')} aa")
                    if loc.get('score'):
                        print(f"       Score: {loc.get('score')}")
            print()

    # Display GO annotations
    if go_terms:
        print("=== Gene Ontology Annotations ===\n")

        # Group by category
        by_category = {}
        for go in go_terms:
            category = go.get('category', 'UNKNOWN')
            if category not in by_category:
                by_category[category] = []
            by_category[category].append(go)

        for category, terms in by_category.items():
            print(f"{category}:")
            for go in terms:
                print(f"  - {go.get('id', 'N/A')}: {go.get('name', 'N/A')}")
            print()
else:
    print(f"❌ InterProScan analysis failed: {result_data.get('error', 'Unknown error')}")

await client.disconnect()
Tool Descriptions

BioInfo-Tools Server:

  • interproscan_analyze: Analyze protein sequence using InterProScan
    • Args:
      • sequence (str): Protein sequence in amino acid single-letter code
      • sequence_id (str, optional): Identifier for the query sequence
      • databases (list, optional): Signature databases to query (default: ["Pfam"])
      • goterms (bool, optional): Include GO term annotations (default: True)
    • Returns:
      • success (bool): Whether analysis completed successfully
      • results (dict): Analysis results containing domains and GO terms
      • time_seconds (float): Execution time
Input/Output

Input:

  • sequence: Protein sequence (amino acid single-letter code)
  • sequence_id: Optional identifier for the query
  • databases: List of signature databases (e.g., ["Pfam", "SMART", "PRINTS"])
  • goterms: Whether to include Gene Ontology annotations

Output:

  • domains: List of identified protein domains, each containing:
    • name: Domain or family name
    • accession: Database accession number
    • database: Source database (e.g., "PFAM", "SMART")
    • description: Functional description
    • locations: List of domain positions in the sequence
      • start: Start position (amino acid number)
      • end: End position (amino acid number)
      • score: Match score (if available)
  • go_terms: List of GO annotations, each containing:
    • id: GO identifier (e.g., "GO:0020037")
    • name: GO term name
    • category: GO category (MOLECULAR_FUNCTION, BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS, or CELLULAR_COMPONENT)
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Available Signature Databases

InterProScan integrates multiple signature databases:

  • Pfam: Protein families based on HMMs
  • SMART: Simple Modular Architecture Research Tool
  • PRINTS: Protein fingerprints
  • ProSite: Protein domains, families, and functional sites
  • SUPERFAMILY: Structural and functional annotation
  • And more...

Default: ["Pfam"] for fastest results

Performance Notes
  • Typical execution time:
    • Short sequences (~150 aa): 30-60 seconds
    • Medium sequences (~400 aa): 2-4 minutes
    • Long sequences (~800+ aa): 5-15 minutes
  • Timeout recommendation: Set to at least 900 seconds (15 minutes)
  • Multiple databases: Using more databases increases execution time but provides comprehensive annotation
Use Cases
  • Identify functional domains in novel protein sequences
  • Predict protein function from domain composition
  • Locate active sites and binding regions
  • Annotate protein families and superfamilies
  • Obtain GO term annotations for functional analysis
  • Compare domain architecture across homologous proteins
GO Term Categories
  • MOLECULAR_FUNCTION: Molecular-level activities (e.g., "heme binding", "catalytic activity")
  • BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS: Biological pathways and processes (e.g., "oxygen transport", "signal transduction")
  • CELLULAR_COMPONENT: Cellular locations (e.g., "cytoplasm", "membrane")

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/interproscan-domain-analysis of InternScience/scp.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cea5398

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in InternScience/scp, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Interproscan Domain Analysis

What does Interproscan Domain Analysis do?

Analyze protein sequences using InterProScan to identify functional domains, protein families, and Gene Ontology (GO) annotations. Interproscan Domain Analysis is an agent skill from InternScience/scp. Analyze protein sequences using InterProScan to identify functional domains, protein families, and Gene Ontology (GO) annotations.

When should I use Interproscan Domain Analysis?

Interproscan Domain Analysis fits situations like: research & Science work in your project.

How do I install Interproscan Domain Analysis in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add InternScience/scp --skill interproscan-domain-analysis -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/interproscan-domain-analysis in InternScience/scp) into .claude/skills/interproscan-domain-analysis in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Interproscan Domain Analysis in Codex?

Run `npx skills add InternScience/scp --skill interproscan-domain-analysis -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/interproscan-domain-analysis in InternScience/scp) into .agents/skills/interproscan-domain-analysis in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Interproscan Domain Analysis 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 InternScience/scp --skill interproscan-domain-analysis -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/interproscan-domain-analysis, .gemini/skills/interproscan-domain-analysis, .github/skills/interproscan-domain-analysis and .opencode/skills/interproscan-domain-analysis in your project.

What does Interproscan Domain Analysis need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Interproscan Domain Analysis is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Interproscan Domain Analysis access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Interproscan Domain Analysis 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 Interproscan Domain Analysis use?

Interproscan Domain Analysis is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Interproscan Domain Analysis use?

About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Interproscan Domain Analysis?

InternScience (a GitHub organization) maintains it in InternScience/scp, which has 169 GitHub stars. The repository holds 73 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 3, 2026.

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