A multi-agent bioinformatics platform for automated RNA-seq, genomics, proteomics, and drug discovery analysis via natural language.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install lobsterbio-use
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install lobsterbio-use using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Lobster AI Bioinformatics Agent?
Lobster AI is a sophisticated multi-agent orchestration framework designed for bioinformatics and life sciences research. By integrating this into your Openclaw Skills library, developers can automate complex omics workflows including single-cell RNA-seq, mass spectrometry, and GWAS using simple natural language prompts. The system features 22 specialist agents that handle everything from literature searches on PubMed to advanced machine learning for biomarker discovery, making it an essential tool for modern computational biology.
Lobster AI Bioinformatics Agent Use Cases
- Automating single-cell RNA-seq pipelines including quality control, clustering, and UMAP visualization.
- Searching and downloading datasets from GEO, SRA, PRIDE, or MetaboLights repositories.
- Running differential expression analysis and gene set enrichment for bulk transcriptomics.
- Performing variant annotation and GWAS analysis using VCF or PLINK files.
- Conducting drug discovery tasks like compound profiling and target validation.
How Lobster AI Bioinformatics Agent Works
- The Supervisor agent receives a natural language query and determines the necessary bioinformatics workflow.
- Research agents fetch relevant data or literature from public databases like NCBI or EBI if required.
- Specialist agents process raw data files (H5AD, VCF, mzML) stored in the local workspace based on the domain.
- The system maintains state across multiple steps using a persistent session ID for iterative, multi-turn analysis.
- Analysis results, including interactive visualizations like volcano plots or heatmaps, are generated and stored in the workspace.
Lobster AI Bioinformatics Agent Setup
# Install Lobster AI via pip
pip install 'lobster-ai[full]'
# Initialize the configuration with your preferred LLM provider
lobster init --non-interactive --anthropic-key "$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" --profile production
# Run a test query to verify installation
lobster query -w ./my_analysis --session-id "test-init" --json "Download GSE109564 and run QC"
Lobster AI Bioinformatics Agent Data Schema & Taxonomy
| Path | Purpose |
|---|---|
.lobster_workspace/ |
Root directory for workspace data, session state, and outputs. |
.lobster_workspace/.env |
Secure environment file for workspace-scoped credentials (mode 0600). |
provider_config.json |
Configuration file for LLM provider selection and routing. |
Supported Formats |
Handles H5AD, CSV, VCF, PLINK, 10X, and mzML files. |
Lobster AI Bioinformatics Agent Advanced Features
- Multi-agent orchestration across 22 specialized domains including cheminformatics and clinical development.
- Programmatic execution mode via --json flags for seamless integration into larger Openclaw Skills pipelines.
- Persistent session management allowing for complex, multi-turn biological research without losing context.
- On-demand documentation discovery from docs.omics-os.com to ensure agents use the latest analysis workflows.
- Dedicated Research Agent with live internet access to PubMed and public omics repositories.
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