Agent skill

Ncbi Gene Retrieval

Retrieve gene information from NCBI Gene database by gene IDs to obtain genomic details, function, and expression data.

Install Ncbi Gene Retrieval

skills CLI

$ npx skills add InternScience/scp --skill ncbi-gene-retrieval -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install InternScience/scp ncbi-gene-retrieval --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/ncbi-gene-retrieval .claude/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "ncbi-gene-retrieval" agent skill from https://github.com/InternScience/scp/tree/main/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval into .claude/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ncbi-gene-retrieval", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/InternScience/scp/tree/main/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add InternScience/scp --skill ncbi-gene-retrieval -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install InternScience/scp ncbi-gene-retrieval --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/InternScience/scp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval .agents/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "ncbi-gene-retrieval" agent skill from https://github.com/InternScience/scp/tree/main/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval into .agents/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ncbi-gene-retrieval", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add InternScience/scp --skill ncbi-gene-retrieval -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install InternScience/scp ncbi-gene-retrieval --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/InternScience/scp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval .cursor/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "ncbi-gene-retrieval" agent skill from https://github.com/InternScience/scp/tree/main/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval into .cursor/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ncbi-gene-retrieval", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/InternScience/scp.git --path skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add InternScience/scp --skill ncbi-gene-retrieval -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install InternScience/scp ncbi-gene-retrieval --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/InternScience/scp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval .gemini/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "ncbi-gene-retrieval" agent skill from https://github.com/InternScience/scp/tree/main/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval into .gemini/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ncbi-gene-retrieval", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install InternScience/scp ncbi-gene-retrieval

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add InternScience/scp --skill ncbi-gene-retrieval -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/InternScience/scp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval .github/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "ncbi-gene-retrieval" agent skill from https://github.com/InternScience/scp/tree/main/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval into .github/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ncbi-gene-retrieval", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add InternScience/scp --skill ncbi-gene-retrieval -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install InternScience/scp ncbi-gene-retrieval --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/InternScience/scp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval .opencode/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "ncbi-gene-retrieval" agent skill from https://github.com/InternScience/scp/tree/main/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval into .opencode/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ncbi-gene-retrieval", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: ncbi-gene-retrieval
GitHub stars: 170
Used in: 1 other repo
Token cost: ~599 tokens
SKILL.md length: 30 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 73
Repo updated: Jun 3, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Retrieve gene information from NCBI Gene database by gene IDs to obtain genomic details, function, and expression data.

Tasks that involve Bioinformatics
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Ncbi Gene Retrieval is an agent skill from InternScience/scp. Retrieve gene information from NCBI Gene database by gene IDs to obtain genomic details, function, and expression data.

Its SKILL.md is about 600 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, covering Bioinformatics. It works with NCBI. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Bioinformatics

Example prompts

“/ncbi-gene-retrieval”

Requirements

Python 3

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

Ncbi Gene Retrieval loads about 599 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 35 tokens; SKILL.md has 30 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~35
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~599

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 InternScience/scp at commit cea5398, republished under its MIT licence (© InternScience). 30 words, ~599 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: ncbi-gene-retrieval
description: Retrieve gene information from NCBI Gene database by gene IDs to obtain genomic details, function, and expression data.
license: MIT license
metadata.skill-author: PJLab

NCBI Gene Retrieval

Usage

python

import asyncio
import json
from mcp.client.streamable_http import streamablehttp_client
from mcp import ClientSession

class OrigeneClient:
    def __init__(self, server_url: str, api_key: str):
        self.server_url = server_url
        self.api_key = api_key
        self.session = None

    async def connect(self):
        try:
            self.transport = streamablehttp_client(url=self.server_url, headers={"SCP-HUB-API-KEY": self.api_key})
            self.read, self.write, self.get_session_id = await self.transport.__aenter__()
            self.session_ctx = ClientSession(self.read, self.write)
            self.session = await self.session_ctx.__aenter__()
            await self.session.initialize()
            return True
        except Exception as e:
            return False

    async def disconnect(self):
        if self.session:
            await self.session_ctx.__aexit__(None, None, None)
        if hasattr(self, 'transport'):
            await self.transport.__aexit__(None, None, None)

    def parse_result(self, result):
        if isinstance(result, dict):
            content_list = result.get("content") or []
        else:
            content_list = getattr(result, "content", []) or []
        texts = []
        for item in content_list:
            if isinstance(item, dict):
                if item.get("type") == "text":
                    texts.append(item.get("text") or "")
            else:
                if getattr(item, "type", None) == "text":
                    texts.append(getattr(item, "text", "") or "")
        return "".join(texts)

## Initialize and use
client = OrigeneClient("https://scp.intern-ai.org.cn/api/v1/mcp/9/Origene-NCBI", "<your-api-key>")
await client.connect()

result = await client.session.call_tool("get_gene_by_ids", arguments={"gene_ids": [59067, 50615]})
print(client.parse_result(result))

await client.disconnect()

Tool: `get_gene_by_ids`

Args: gene_ids (list) - NCBI gene IDs
Returns: Gene information including name, function, location, and expression

Use Cases

Gene annotation, functional genomics, disease gene research

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval 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 Ncbi Gene Retrieval

What does Ncbi Gene Retrieval do?

Retrieve gene information from NCBI Gene database by gene IDs to obtain genomic details, function, and expression data. Ncbi Gene Retrieval is an agent skill from InternScience/scp. Retrieve gene information from NCBI Gene database by gene IDs to obtain genomic details, function, and expression data.

When should I use Ncbi Gene Retrieval?

Ncbi Gene Retrieval fits situations like: tasks that involve Bioinformatics.

How do I install Ncbi Gene Retrieval in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Ncbi Gene Retrieval in Codex?

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

Can I use Ncbi Gene Retrieval 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 ncbi-gene-retrieval -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval, .gemini/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval, .github/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval and .opencode/skills/ncbi-gene-retrieval in your project.

What does Ncbi Gene Retrieval need to run?

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

Does Ncbi Gene Retrieval 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 Ncbi Gene Retrieval 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 Ncbi Gene Retrieval use?

Ncbi Gene Retrieval 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 Ncbi Gene Retrieval use?

About 599 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k 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 Ncbi Gene Retrieval?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ncbi Gene Retrieval: Dbsnp Database (google-deepmind/science-skills, 3.2k stars), Biopython Bioinformatics (aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw, 15k stars), Bio Write Sequences (GPTomics/bioSkills, 1.2k stars) and ETE Toolkit for Phylogenetic Trees (davila7/claude-code-templates, 33k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Ncbi Gene Retrieval?

InternScience (a GitHub organization) maintains it in InternScience/scp, which has 170 GitHub stars. The repository holds 73 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 3, 2026.

Source: InternScience/scp on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Ncbi Gene Retrieval

Install Ncbi Gene Retrieval

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

NCBI Gene Retrieval

Usage

Tool: `get_gene_by_ids`

Use Cases

Files

Used in 2 other repositories

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Questions about Ncbi Gene Retrieval

Install Ncbi Gene Retrieval

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

NCBI Gene Retrieval

Usage

Tool: get_gene_by_ids

Use Cases

Files

Used in 2 other repositories

Compare with similar skills

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Questions about Ncbi Gene Retrieval

Tool: `get_gene_by_ids`