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startPurpose, usage and source
Set up your bio-research environment and explore available tools. Use when first getting oriented with the plugin, checking which literature, drug-discovery, or visualization MCP servers are connected, or surveying available analysis skills before starting a new project.
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- Source repository
- anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
- SKILL.md
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- 2026-10-30
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What this Skill does
Set up your bio-research environment and explore available tools. Use when first getting oriented with the plugin, checking which literature, drug-discovery, or visualization MCP servers are connected, or surveying available analysis skills before starting a new project.
How the upstream workflow works
Step 5: Ask How to Help
Ask the researcher what they're working on today. Suggest starting points based on common workflows: Literature review — "Search ~~literature database for recent papers on [topic]" Analyze sequencing data — "Run QC on my single-cell data" or "Set up an RNA-seq pipeline" Drug discovery — "Search ~~chemical database for compounds targeting [protein]" or "Find drug targets for [disease]"
Upstream passage · L69 ↗Step 2: Check Available MCP Servers
Test which MCP servers are connected by listing available tools. Group the results: Literature & Data Sources: ~~literature database — biomedical literature search ~~literature database — preprint access (biology and medicine)
Upstream passage · L24 ↗Bio-Research Plugin
Your AI-powered research assistant for the life sciences. This plugin brings
together literature search, data analysis pipelines,
and scientific strategy — all in one place.Requirements and setup
Step 4: Optional Setup — Binary MCP Servers
Mention that two additional MCP servers are available as separate installations: ~~genomics platform — Access cloud analysis data and workflows Install: Download txg-node.mcpb from https://github.com/10XGenomics/txg-mcp/releases
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