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Scikit Bio

by jaechang-hits in jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills

Python library for biology: sequence manipulation (DNA/RNA/protein), pairwise/multiple alignment, phylogenetic trees (NJ, UPGMA), diversity (Shannon, Faith PD, Bray-Curtis, UniFrac), ordination…

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Install Scikit Bio

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills --skill scikit-bio -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills scikit-bio --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/jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/genomics-bioinformatics/scikit-bio .claude/skills/scikit-bio && 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
scikit-bio
GitHub stars
371
Token cost
~4.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
758 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
169
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
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At a glance

Python library for biology: sequence manipulation (DNA/RNA/protein), pairwise/multiple alignment, phylogenetic trees (NJ, UPGMA), diversity (Shannon, Faith PD, Bray-Curtis, UniFrac), ordination…

  • Works in 8 steps: Sequence Manipulation → Sequence Alignment → Phylogenetic Trees → …
  • Community ecology
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use, Prerequisites and Quick Start, plus 8 more sections
  • Calls pip

What it does

Scikit Bio is an agent skill from jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills. Python library for biology: sequence manipulation (DNA/RNA/protein), pairwise/multiple alignment, phylogenetic trees (NJ, UPGMA), diversity (Shannon, Faith PD, Bray-Curtis, UniFrac), ordination (PCoA, CCA, RDA), stats (PERMANOVA, ANOSIM, Mantel), file I/O (FASTA, FASTQ, Newick, BIOM). Use for microbiome, community ecology, or phylogenetics.

Its SKILL.md is about 4.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/extended_api.md`).

It sits in Research & Science, covering Bioinformatics. It works with Python. The repository describes itself as: 197 bioinformatics & life science skills for Claude Code and AI agents — BixBench 92.0% accuracy. RNA-seq, single-cell, drug discovery, proteomics, and more. Powers OmicsHorizon. The licence is BSD-3-Clause.

When your agent uses it

  • Community ecology
  • Tasks that involve Bioinformatics

Example prompts

  • “/scikit-bio”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Sequence Manipulation
  2. Sequence Alignment
  3. Phylogenetic Trees
  4. Diversity Analysis
  5. Ordination
  6. Statistical Testing
  7. File I/O
  8. Distance Matrices

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 82c862c. 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:

    • pip

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

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • scikit.bio
    • github.com
    • forum.qiime2.org

    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

Scikit Bio loads about 4.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~6.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 88 tokens; SKILL.md has 758 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
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When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.4k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~6.3k

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 jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills at commit 82c862c, republished under its BSD-3-Clause licence (© jaechang-hits). 758 words, ~4,421 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/scikit-bio/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
scikit-bio
description
Python library for biology: sequence manipulation (DNA/RNA/protein), pairwise/multiple alignment, phylogenetic trees (NJ, UPGMA), diversity (Shannon, Faith PD, Bray-Curtis, UniFrac), ordination (PCoA, CCA, RDA), stats (PERMANOVA, ANOSIM, Mantel), file I/O (FASTA, FASTQ, Newick, BIOM). Use for microbiome, community ecology, or phylogenetics.
license
BSD-3-Clause

scikit-bio

Overview

scikit-bio is a comprehensive Python library for biological data analysis, spanning sequence manipulation, alignment, phylogenetics, microbial ecology, and multivariate statistics. It provides specialized data structures (DNA, RNA, Protein, DistanceMatrix, TreeNode, TabularMSA) that integrate with the broader Python scientific stack.

When to Use

  • Calculating alpha/beta diversity and running PERMANOVA on microbiome data
  • Building phylogenetic trees from distance matrices (NJ, UPGMA)
  • Performing PCoA ordination on community composition data
  • Reading/writing biological formats (FASTA, FASTQ, Newick, BIOM)
  • Pairwise sequence alignment (Smith-Waterman, Needleman-Wunsch)
  • Computing UniFrac distances for phylogenetic beta diversity
  • Statistical testing on ecological distance matrices (ANOSIM, Mantel)
  • Working with QIIME 2 artifacts and microbiome pipelines
  • For high-throughput NGS alignment/variant calling, use STAR/BWA instead
  • For protein structure prediction, use AlphaFold/ESMFold instead

Prerequisites

bash
pip install scikit-bio
# Optional: pip install biom-format  — HDF5 BIOM table support
# Optional: pip install matplotlib seaborn  — visualization

Quick Start

python
import skbio
from skbio.diversity import alpha_diversity, beta_diversity
from skbio.stats.distance import permanova
from skbio.stats.ordination import pcoa
import numpy as np

# Sample OTU counts (samples × features)
counts = np.array([[10, 20, 30], [15, 25, 5], [5, 10, 40], [20, 5, 15]])
sample_ids = ['S1', 'S2', 'S3', 'S4']
grouping = ['control', 'control', 'treatment', 'treatment']

# Alpha diversity
shannon = alpha_diversity('shannon', counts, ids=sample_ids)
print(f"Shannon diversity: {shannon.values}")  # [1.09, 1.04, 0.94, 1.03]

# Beta diversity → PCoA → PERMANOVA
bc_dm = beta_diversity('braycurtis', counts, ids=sample_ids)
pcoa_results = pcoa(bc_dm)
results = permanova(bc_dm, grouping, permutations=999)
print(f"PERMANOVA p-value: {results['p-value']}")

Core API

1. Sequence Manipulation
python
from skbio import DNA, RNA, Protein

# Create and manipulate sequences
dna = DNA('ATCGATCGATCG', metadata={'id': 'gene1', 'description': 'test'})
rc = dna.reverse_complement()
rna = dna.transcribe()
protein = rna.translate()
print(f"DNA: {dna}, RC: {rc}, Protein: {protein}")

# Motif finding and k-mer analysis
motif_positions = dna.find_with_regex('ATG.{3}')
kmer_freqs = dna.kmer_frequencies(k=3)
print(f"3-mer frequencies: {dict(list(kmer_freqs.items())[:3])}")

# Sequence properties
print(f"Has degenerates: {dna.has_degenerates()}")
print(f"GC content: {dna.gc_content():.2f}")
degapped = dna.degap()  # Remove gap characters
python
# Metadata: sequence-level, positional, interval
dna = DNA('ATCGATCG', metadata={'id': 'seq1'},
          positional_metadata={'quality': [30, 35, 40, 38, 32, 36, 34, 33]})
dna.interval_metadata.add([(0, 4)], metadata={'type': 'promoter'})
print(f"Quality scores: {list(dna.positional_metadata['quality'])}")
2. Sequence Alignment
python
from skbio import DNA
from skbio.alignment import local_pairwise_align_ssw, TabularMSA

# Pairwise local alignment (Smith-Waterman via SSW)
seq1 = DNA('ACTCGATCGATCGATCGATCG')
seq2 = DNA('ATCGATCGATCGATCGATCGA')
alignment, score, start_end = local_pairwise_align_ssw(seq1, seq2)
print(f"Score: {score}, Positions: {start_end}")

# Multiple sequence alignment from file
msa = TabularMSA.read('alignment.fasta', constructor=DNA)
consensus = msa.consensus()
conservation = msa.conservation()
print(f"Consensus: {consensus[:20]}, Conservation: {conservation[:5]}")
3. Phylogenetic Trees
python
from skbio import TreeNode, DistanceMatrix
from skbio.tree import nj, upgma

# Build tree from distance matrix
data = [[0, 5, 9, 9], [5, 0, 10, 10], [9, 10, 0, 8], [9, 10, 8, 0]]
dm = DistanceMatrix(data, ids=['A', 'B', 'C', 'D'])
tree = nj(dm)
print(tree.ascii_art())

# Tree operations
subtree = tree.shear(['A', 'B', 'C'])  # Prune to subset
tips = [node.name for node in tree.tips()]
lca = tree.lowest_common_ancestor(['A', 'B'])
print(f"Tips: {tips}, LCA children: {len(list(lca.children))}")

# Tree comparison
tree2 = upgma(dm)
rf_dist = tree.compare_rfd(tree2)
cophenetic_dm = tree.cophenetic_matrix()
print(f"Robinson-Foulds distance: {rf_dist}")
4. Diversity Analysis
python
from skbio.diversity import alpha_diversity, beta_diversity
import numpy as np

counts = np.array([[10, 20, 30, 0], [15, 25, 5, 10], [5, 10, 40, 2]])
sample_ids = ['S1', 'S2', 'S3']

# Alpha diversity (multiple metrics)
for metric in ['shannon', 'simpson', 'observed_otus', 'pielou_e']:
    alpha = alpha_diversity(metric, counts, ids=sample_ids)
    print(f"{metric}: {alpha.values.round(3)}")

# Beta diversity
bc_dm = beta_diversity('braycurtis', counts, ids=sample_ids)
jaccard_dm = beta_diversity('jaccard', counts, ids=sample_ids)
print(f"Bray-Curtis S1-S2: {bc_dm['S1', 'S2']:.3f}")
python
# Phylogenetic diversity (requires tree + OTU IDs)
from skbio.diversity import alpha_diversity, beta_diversity

faith_pd = alpha_diversity('faith_pd', counts, ids=sample_ids,
                           tree=tree, otu_ids=feature_ids)
unifrac_dm = beta_diversity('unweighted_unifrac', counts,
                            ids=sample_ids, tree=tree, otu_ids=feature_ids)
w_unifrac_dm = beta_diversity('weighted_unifrac', counts,
                              ids=sample_ids, tree=tree, otu_ids=feature_ids)
print(f"Faith PD: {faith_pd.values}")
5. Ordination
python
from skbio.stats.ordination import pcoa, cca

# PCoA from distance matrix
pcoa_results = pcoa(bc_dm)
pc1 = pcoa_results.samples['PC1']
pc2 = pcoa_results.samples['PC2']
prop = pcoa_results.proportion_explained
print(f"PC1 explains {prop.iloc[0]:.1%}, PC2 explains {prop.iloc[1]:.1%}")

# CCA with environmental variables (constrained ordination)
# species_matrix: samples × species counts
# env_matrix: samples × environmental variables
cca_results = cca(species_matrix, env_matrix)
biplot_scores = cca_results.biplot_scores
print(f"Biplot scores shape: {biplot_scores.shape}")

# Save/load ordination results
pcoa_results.write('pcoa_results.txt')
loaded = skbio.OrdinationResults.read('pcoa_results.txt')
6. Statistical Testing
python
from skbio.stats.distance import permanova, anosim, permdisp, mantel

grouping = ['control', 'control', 'treatment']

# PERMANOVA — test group differences
perm_results = permanova(bc_dm, grouping, permutations=999)
print(f"PERMANOVA: F={perm_results['test statistic']:.3f}, "
      f"p={perm_results['p-value']:.4f}")

# ANOSIM — alternative group test
anosim_results = anosim(bc_dm, grouping, permutations=999)
print(f"ANOSIM: R={anosim_results['test statistic']:.3f}, "
      f"p={anosim_results['p-value']:.4f}")

# PERMDISP — test homogeneity of dispersions
permdisp_results = permdisp(bc_dm, grouping, permutations=999)

# Mantel test — correlation between distance matrices
r, p_value, n = mantel(bc_dm, jaccard_dm, method='pearson', permutations=999)
print(f"Mantel: r={r:.3f}, p={p_value:.4f}")
7. File I/O
python
import skbio

# Read various formats
seq = skbio.DNA.read('input.fasta', format='fasta')
tree = skbio.TreeNode.read('tree.nwk')
dm = skbio.DistanceMatrix.read('distances.txt')

# Memory-efficient reading (generator for large files)
for seq in skbio.io.read('large.fasta', format='fasta', constructor=skbio.DNA):
    print(f"{seq.metadata['id']}: {len(seq)} bp")

# Write and convert formats
seq.write('output.fasta', format='fasta')
seqs = list(skbio.io.read('input.fastq', format='fastq', constructor=skbio.DNA))
skbio.io.write(seqs, format='fasta', into='output.fasta')
8. Distance Matrices
python
from skbio import DistanceMatrix
import numpy as np

# Create from array
data = np.array([[0, 1, 2], [1, 0, 3], [2, 3, 0]])
dm = DistanceMatrix(data, ids=['A', 'B', 'C'])

# Access and slice
print(f"A-B distance: {dm['A', 'B']}")
subset = dm.filter(['A', 'C'])
condensed = dm.condensed_form()  # scipy-compatible
df = dm.to_data_frame()
print(f"Shape: {df.shape}")

Key Concepts

Data Structures
  • DNA/RNA/Protein: Validated biological sequence objects with metadata (sequence-level, positional per-base, interval regions)
  • TabularMSA: Multiple sequence alignment as a table; supports consensus, conservation, position entropy
  • TreeNode: Phylogenetic tree with traversal, pruning, rerooting, distance calculations
  • DistanceMatrix: Symmetric distance matrix with ID-based indexing; integrates with ordination and stats
  • Table: BIOM feature table (samples × features) for microbiome count data; interoperates with pandas, polars, AnnData
Phylogenetic vs Non-Phylogenetic Diversity
Metric TypeNon-PhylogeneticPhylogenetic (requires tree)
Alpha diversityShannon, Simpson, observed_otus, Pielou's evennessFaith's PD
Beta diversityBray-Curtis, JaccardUnweighted UniFrac, Weighted UniFrac
Counts Must Be Integers

Diversity functions require integer abundance counts, not relative frequencies. If you have proportions, multiply back:

python
# Wrong: relative abundance
# counts = np.array([0.1, 0.5, 0.4])
# Correct: integer counts
counts = np.array([10, 50, 40])

Common Workflows

Workflow 1: Microbiome Diversity Analysis
python
import skbio
from skbio import TreeNode
from skbio.diversity import alpha_diversity, beta_diversity
from skbio.stats.ordination import pcoa
from skbio.stats.distance import permanova
import numpy as np

# 1. Load data
counts = np.loadtxt('otu_table.tsv', delimiter='\t', dtype=int, skiprows=1)
sample_ids = ['S1', 'S2', 'S3', 'S4', 'S5', 'S6']
feature_ids = ['OTU1', 'OTU2', 'OTU3', 'OTU4']
tree = TreeNode.read('phylogeny.nwk')
grouping = ['control', 'control', 'control', 'treatment', 'treatment', 'treatment']

# 2. Alpha diversity
shannon = alpha_diversity('shannon', counts, ids=sample_ids)
faith = alpha_diversity('faith_pd', counts, ids=sample_ids,
                        tree=tree, otu_ids=feature_ids)
print(f"Mean Shannon - Control: {shannon[:3].mean():.2f}, "
      f"Treatment: {shannon[3:].mean():.2f}")

# 3. Beta diversity + PCoA
unifrac_dm = beta_diversity('unweighted_unifrac', counts,
                            ids=sample_ids, tree=tree, otu_ids=feature_ids)
pcoa_results = pcoa(unifrac_dm)
print(f"PC1: {pcoa_results.proportion_explained.iloc[0]:.1%} variance")

# 4. Statistical testing
results = permanova(unifrac_dm, grouping, permutations=999)
print(f"PERMANOVA p={results['p-value']:.4f}")
Workflow 2: Phylogenetic Tree Construction
python
from skbio import DNA, DistanceMatrix
from skbio.tree import nj
from skbio.alignment import local_pairwise_align_ssw
import numpy as np

# 1. Read sequences
seqs = list(skbio.io.read('sequences.fasta', format='fasta', constructor=DNA))
n = len(seqs)
print(f"Loaded {n} sequences")

# 2. Compute pairwise distances (Hamming-like via alignment scores)
dist_data = np.zeros((n, n))
for i in range(n):
    for j in range(i+1, n):
        _, score, _ = local_pairwise_align_ssw(seqs[i], seqs[j])
        max_len = max(len(seqs[i]), len(seqs[j]))
        dist_data[i, j] = dist_data[j, i] = 1 - (score / max_len)

# 3. Build tree
ids = [s.metadata.get('id', f'seq{i}') for i, s in enumerate(seqs)]
dm = DistanceMatrix(dist_data, ids=ids)
tree = nj(dm)
print(tree.ascii_art())

# 4. Analyze tree
tree.write('output.nwk', format='newick')
cophenetic = tree.cophenetic_matrix()
print(f"Cophenetic matrix shape: {cophenetic.shape}")
Workflow 3: Sequence Processing Pipeline
  1. Read FASTQ sequences using generator (skbio.io.read with constructor=DNA)
  2. Filter by quality scores from positional_metadata['quality']
  3. Trim adapters using find_with_regex() and sequence slicing
  4. Find motifs with find_with_regex('ATG.{3}')
  5. Translate via dna.transcribe().translate()
  6. Write output FASTA with skbio.io.write()

Key Parameters

ParameterFunctionDefaultEffect
metricalpha/beta_diversityRequiredDiversity metric name (e.g., 'shannon', 'braycurtis')
permutationspermanova/anosim/mantel999Number of permutations; higher = more precise p-values
treealpha/beta_diversityNoneRequired for phylogenetic metrics (Faith PD, UniFrac)
otu_idsalpha/beta_diversityNoneFeature IDs mapping counts to tree tips
methodmantel'pearson'Correlation method: 'pearson' or 'spearman'
constructorio.readNoneSequence class for parsing (DNA, RNA, Protein)
formatio.read/writeAutoFile format (fasta, fastq, newick, etc.)
genetic_codetranslate1NCBI genetic code (1=standard, 11=bacterial)
kkmer_frequenciesRequiredk-mer length for frequency calculation
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Best Practices

  1. Use generators for large files — skbio.io.read() returns a generator; avoid list() on millions of sequences
  2. Use projected CRS for phylogenetic diversity — always provide matching tree and otu_ids; prune tree to feature set with tree.shear(feature_ids)
  3. Pair PERMANOVA with PERMDISP — PERMANOVA is sensitive to dispersion differences; run PERMDISP to check group homogeneity
  4. Use 999+ permutations for publication-quality p-values; 99 only for exploratory analysis
  5. Use HDF5 BIOM format over JSON for large feature tables (faster I/O, smaller files)
  6. Anti-pattern — relative abundance in diversity functions: diversity functions require integer counts, not proportions. Convert back if needed
  7. Anti-pattern — small k for k-mer analysis: k < 3 provides little discriminatory power; use k=5-7 for sequence comparison

Common Recipes

Recipe: Rarefaction Before Diversity
python
from skbio.diversity import subsample_counts, alpha_diversity
import numpy as np

# Rarefy to minimum depth
min_depth = min(counts.sum(axis=1))
rarefied = np.array([subsample_counts(row, n=min_depth) for row in counts])
print(f"Rarefied to {min_depth} counts per sample")

# Calculate diversity on rarefied data
shannon = alpha_diversity('shannon', rarefied, ids=sample_ids)
Recipe: Partial Beta Diversity (Large Datasets)
python
from skbio.diversity import partial_beta_diversity
import itertools

# Only compute specific pairs (saves time on large matrices)
pairs = list(itertools.combinations(sample_ids[:10], 2))
partial_dm = partial_beta_diversity('braycurtis', counts,
                                    ids=sample_ids, id_pairs=pairs)
print(f"Computed {len(pairs)} pairwise distances")
Recipe: BIOM Table Operations
python
from skbio import Table
import numpy as np

# Read BIOM table
table = Table.read('feature_table.biom')
print(f"Samples: {table.shape[1]}, Features: {table.shape[0]}")

# Filter low-abundance features
filtered = table.filter(lambda row, id_, md: row.sum() > 10, axis='observation')

# Convert to pandas
df = table.to_dataframe()
# Normalize to relative abundance
rel_abundance = df.div(df.sum(axis=0), axis=1)

Troubleshooting

ProblemCauseSolution
ValueError: Ids must be uniqueDuplicate IDs in DistanceMatrix/sequencesDeduplicate IDs: ids = list(dict.fromkeys(ids))
ValueError: Counts must be integersRelative abundance passed to diversityUse integer counts; multiply back: (proportions * 1000).astype(int)
Memory error on large FASTALoading all sequences at onceUse generator: for seq in skbio.io.read(...)
Tree tip / OTU ID mismatchPhylogenetic diversity failsPrune tree: tree = tree.shear(feature_ids)
PERMANOVA p=0.001 but groups overlap in PCoASignificant dispersion differenceRun permdisp() to check; PERMANOVA tests location AND dispersion
Wrong translationDefault genetic code (standard) used for bacteriaSet genetic_code=11 for bacterial/archaeal sequences
Slow NJ tree constructionO(n³) for large nUse GME or BME for >1000 taxa: from skbio.tree import gme

Bundled Resources

  • references/extended_api.md — Extended API reference covering advanced alignment parameters (SSW, gap penalties, CIGAR), tree construction algorithms (NJ vs UPGMA vs GME/BME), BIOM table manipulation, protein embeddings, and integration patterns with QIIME 2, pandas, and scikit-learn

Not migrated from original: the original's single api_reference.md (749 lines) was condensed into references/extended_api.md with focus on capabilities not covered inline. Omitted content: basic examples duplicating Core API, verbose troubleshooting (covered in Troubleshooting table above).

References

  • scanpy-scrna-seq — single-cell RNA-seq analysis (different data domain but shares ordination concepts)
  • statistical-analysis — general statistical testing to complement ecological stats
  • matplotlib-scientific-plotting — visualization of PCoA plots and diversity comparisons

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Questions about Scikit Bio

What does Scikit Bio do?

Python library for biology: sequence manipulation (DNA/RNA/protein), pairwise/multiple alignment, phylogenetic trees (NJ, UPGMA), diversity (Shannon, Faith PD, Bray-Curtis, UniFrac), ordination…. Scikit Bio is an agent skill from jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills. Python library for biology: sequence manipulation (DNA/RNA/protein), pairwise/multiple alignment, phylogenetic trees (NJ, UPGMA), diversity (Shannon, Faith PD, Bray-Curtis, UniFrac), ordination (PCoA, CCA, RDA), stats (PERMANOVA, ANOSIM, Mantel), file I/O (FASTA, FASTQ, Newick, BIOM).

When should I use Scikit Bio?

Scikit Bio fits situations like: community ecology; tasks that involve Bioinformatics.

How do I install Scikit Bio in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills --skill scikit-bio -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/genomics-bioinformatics/scikit-bio in jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills) into .claude/skills/scikit-bio in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Scikit Bio in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills --skill scikit-bio -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/genomics-bioinformatics/scikit-bio in jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills) into .agents/skills/scikit-bio in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Scikit Bio 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 jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills --skill scikit-bio -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/scikit-bio, .gemini/skills/scikit-bio, .github/skills/scikit-bio and .opencode/skills/scikit-bio in your project.

What does Scikit Bio need to run?

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

Does Scikit Bio access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. As links in the text: scikit.bio, github.com and forum.qiime2.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Scikit Bio 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 Scikit Bio use?

Scikit Bio is published under the BSD-3-Clause licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Scikit Bio use?

About 4.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 18k 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 1.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Scikit Bio?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Scikit Bio: Alphagenome Single Variant Analysis (google-deepmind/science-skills, 3.2k stars), 13C Metabolic Flux Analysis (K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, 48k stars), Singlecell Qc (xuzhougeng/wisp-science, 1k stars) and Trackplot (ygidtu/trackplot, 109 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Scikit Bio?

jaechang-hits (a GitHub user) maintains it in jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills, which has 371 GitHub stars. The repository holds 169 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 29, 2026.

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