scientific-agent-skills
Turn any AI agent into an AI Scientist. The #1 Agent Skills library for science, used by 170,000+ scientists worldwide. 161 ready-to-use validated skills plus 100+ scientific databases covering biology, chemistry, medicine, and drug discovery. Compatible with Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Pi, Antigrav
Scientific Agent Skills is an open-source collection of 166 validated agent skills that transform AI coding assistants into scientific research agents. Developed by K-Dense AI and used by 170,000+ scientists, it provides ready-to-use workflows across biology, chemistry, medicine, drug discovery, and more, plus unified access to 100+ scientific databases. The skills follow the open Agent Skills standard and work with Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Google Antigravity, and other compatible clients. Each skill includes comprehensive documentation, tested code examples, best practices, and integration guides for scientific libraries, databases, and platforms.
Key Features
Use Cases
- 01Drug discovery pipelines: query ChEMBL for inhibitors, analyze SAR with RDKit, perform virtual screening with DiffDock
- 02Single-cell RNA-seq analysis: load 10X datasets with Scanpy, integrate public data, identify cell types, run differential expression
- 03Multi-omics biomarker discovery: integrate RNA-seq, proteomics, and metabolomics to predict patient outcomes
- 04Clinical variant evidence review: annotate research VCFs with VEP, retrieve ClinVar/COSMIC evidence, generate traceable summaries
- 05Literature review and hypothesis generation: search full-text papers with Paperclip, generate evidence-bounded candidate hypotheses
- 06Laboratory automation: design Opentrons protocols, integrate with Benchling LIMS, automate multi-step workflows
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scientific-agent-skills — FAQ
What is Scientific Agent Skills?+
Scientific Agent Skills is an open-source library of 166 validated agent skills that enable AI coding assistants to execute complex scientific workflows across biology, chemistry, medicine, and other research domains. It follows the open Agent Skills standard and includes skills for databases, Python packages, lab platforms, and scientific communication.
How do I install Scientific Agent Skills?+
For supported hosts, use 'npx skills add K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills'. Alternatively, use GitHub CLI 'gh skill install K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills', install as an Agent Plugins package in Cursor/Codex, or manually clone to ~/.agents/skills/ for compatible hosts.
Which AI clients work with these skills?+
Scientific Agent Skills works with any agent that supports the Agent Skills standard, including Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Google Antigravity, OpenClaw, NemoClaw, Pi, and Hermes. Installation paths and discovery vary by host.
Do I need API keys or special access?+
Most database skills access public APIs without authentication. Some services (Exa Search, Benchling, DNAnexus, LatchBio) require API keys. Python package skills only need the packages installed via uv. Check each skill's SKILL.md for specific requirements.
Is Scientific Agent Skills free to use?+
Yes, the repository is MIT licensed and free for commercial and non-commercial use. However, each individual skill has its own license specified in its SKILL.md metadata field, which you must review and comply with.
Do I need to install all 166 skills?+
No, you can install the full collection or only the skills you need. Consider installing a topical subset rather than everything to reduce context overhead. Each skill specifies its own Python dependencies.
How do I install scientific-agent-skills?+
Open the source repository on GitHub and follow its README. scientific-agent-skills is a skill — MCP Agents Market links you directly to the official repo.
Is scientific-agent-skills free?+
scientific-agent-skills is an open-source project hosted on GitHub. Check the repository for its license and any usage requirements.