# Start

> 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.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-shoko-official-claude-science-system-prompts-bio-research-start`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [Shoko-official](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/shoko-official)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [AI & ML](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/ai-and-ml)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Upstream author:** [Shoko-official](https://github.com/Shoko-official)
- **Source:** https://github.com/Shoko-official/Claude-Science-System-Prompts/tree/main/skills/bio-research-start

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-shoko-official-claude-science-system-prompts-bio-research-start
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Bio-Research Start

> If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see [CONNECTORS.md](../../mcp/bio-research/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
- ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trial registry
- ~~clinical data platform — clinical trial site ranking and platform help

**Visualization & AI:**
- ~~scientific illustration — create scientific figures and diagrams
- ~~AI research platform — AI for biology (histopathology, drug discovery)

Report which servers are connected and which are not yet set up.

## Step 3: Survey Available Skills

List the analysis skills available in this plugin:

| Skill | What It Does |
|-------|-------------|
| **Single-Cell RNA QC** | Quality control for scRNA-seq data with MAD-based filtering |
| **scvi-tools** | Deep learning for single-cell omics (scVI, scANVI, totalVI, PeakVI, etc.) |
| **Nextflow Pipelines** | Run nf-core pipelines (RNA-seq, WGS/WES, ATAC-seq) |
| **Instrument Data Converter** | Convert lab instrument output to Allotrope ASM format |
| **Scientific Problem Selection** | Systematic framework for choosing research problems |

## 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
- **~~tool database** (Harvard MIMS) — AI tools for scientific discovery
  Install: Download `tooluniverse.mcpb` from https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse/releases

These require downloading binary files and are optional.

## Step 5: Ask How to Help

Ask the researcher what they're working on today. Suggest starting points based on common workflows:

1. **Literature review** — "Search ~~literature database for recent papers on [topic]"
2. **Analyze sequencing data** — "Run QC on my single-cell data" or "Set up an RNA-seq pipeline"
3. **Drug discovery** — "Search ~~chemical database for compounds targeting [protein]" or "Find drug targets for [disease]"
4. **Data standardization** — "Convert my instrument data to Allotrope format"
5. **Research strategy** — "Help me evaluate a new project idea"

Wait for the user's response and guide them to the appropriate tools and skills.

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [Shoko-official](https://github.com/Shoko-official)
- **Source:** [Shoko-official/Claude-Science-System-Prompts](https://github.com/Shoko-official/Claude-Science-System-Prompts)
- **License:** Apache-2.0

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-shoko-official-claude-science-system-prompts-bio-research-start
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/shoko-official
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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