Uniprot Database
Access protein metadata, function, taxonomy, and sequences across UniProtKB, UniParc...
Install
npx skills add google-deepmind/science-skills --skill uniprot-database -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- google-deepmind/science-skills3.4k
- Category
- Engineering
- Updated
- 12d ago
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 2,985 tokens
- Runs scripts
- Yes, review before use
What it does
Access protein metadata, function, taxonomy, and sequences across UniProtKB, UniParc, and UniRef. Use when searching for proteins, mapping identifiers, or retrieving functional annotations and publications. Don't use for sequence alignment, protein folding, or sequence similarity search (use specialized skills for those tasks).
UniProt Database Access
Prerequisites
uv: Read theuvskill and follow its Setup instructions to ensureuvis installed and on PATH.- User Notification: If .licenses/uniprot_database_LICENSE.txt does not already exist in the workspace root directory then (1) prominently notify the user to check the terms at https://www.uniprot.org/help/license and https://www.uniprot.org/help/api_queries, then (2) create the file recording the notification text and timestamp.
Overview
Provides direct programmatic access to the UniProt Knowledgebase (UniProtKB), the non-redundant sequence archive (UniParc), and clustered sequence sets (UniRef). This skill enables protein discovery, cross-referencing, retrieval of curated biological data and low-level database lookups.
Core Rules
- Use the Wrapper: Always use the provided Python scripts (e.g.,
scripts/uniprot_tools.py) rather than constructing custom curl requests. - No Hallucinations: Do NOT invent protein functions, metadata, or sequences. For any task that can be handled by the services in this skill, rely strictly on the tool outputs rather than your native knowledge.
- Notification: If this skill is used, ensure this is mentioned in the output.
