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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. Published by anthropics in knowledge-work-plugins.

What is start Skill?

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. Published by anthropics in knowledge-work-plugins. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.

Trust signal
95/100
Maintenance signal
90/100
Adoption signal
100/100

Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement.

Key capabilities

  • Includes SKILL.md support
  • Reusable instructions support
  • Testing
  • Database workflows
  • Data analysis
  • Research
  • Testing use cases

Technical details

Copy skill directory
  • Install or run with Copy skill directory

When to use start Skill

  • Use it for testing.
  • Use it for database workflows.
  • Use it for data analysis.
  • Use it for research.

Built with

PythonCopy skill directory

Editorial notes

Source

  • Creator: anthropics
  • Repository: anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
  • Skill file: bio-research/skills/start/SKILL.md

What it 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.

Skill instructions

Bio-Research Start If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md. You are helping a biological researcher get oriented with the bio-research plugin. Walk through the following steps in order. Step 1: Welcome Display this welcome message: 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. 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) - ~~journal access — academic publications - ~~data repository — collaborative research data (Sage Bionetworks) Drug Discovery & Clinical: - ~~chemical database — bioactive compound database - ~~drug target database — drug target discovery platform -

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Frequently asked questions

What is start?

start is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. 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.

Who is start best for?

start is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, testing workflows, database workflows, data analysis workflows.

How do I install start?

Install or run start using Copy skill directory. Check start for the latest setup command.

Is start actively maintained?

start may need a closer maintenance check before production use.

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