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foldseek-structural-search
Agent skill fromgoogle-deepmind/science-skills
Performs 3D structural searches of proteins against various databases (PDB, AlphaFold, CATH, MGnify, etc.) using the Foldseek API. Use ONLY when the user provides a physical 3D coordinate file (.cif, .mmcif, or .pdb) and wants to find structurally similar proteins. Do NOT use if the user only provides a protein sequence, gene name, or UniProt ID.
How to install foldseek-structural-search
npx skills add google-deepmind/science-skills# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder
skills/foldseek_structural_search/
# into
~/.claude/skills/foldseek_structural_search/ (all projects)
.claude/skills/foldseek_structural_search/ (one project)
1## Prerequisites231. **`uv`**: Read the `uv` skill and follow its Setup instructions to ensure4 `uv` is installed and on PATH.52. **User Notification**: If .licenses/foldseek_structural_search_LICENSE.txt6 does not already exist in the workspace root directory then (1) prominently7 notify the user to check the terms at https://search.foldseek.com/search and8 https://github.com/steineggerlab/foldseek, then (2) create the file9 recording the notification text and timestamp.1011## Goal1213Submit a user-provided 3D protein structure file (`.cif`, `.mmcif`, or `.pdb`)14to the Foldseek web server API to find structurally similar proteins. Report the15top structural hits, interpret key alignment metrics, summarize the inferred16protein functions, save the Markdown-formatted table to a `.md` file, and save17the full detailed results to a local JSON file.1819## Core Rules2021- **File Requirement**: This tool absolutely cannot search by sequence, name,22 or accession ID. It strictly requires a `.pdb`, `.cif`, or `.mmcif` file23 path.24- **Strict Validation**: Never bypass the input validation or the database25 allowlist check.26- **Do Not Parse the JSON**: Rely entirely on the generated `.md` file for27 your immediate summary. The JSON is saved purely for subsequent, specialized28 tool use.29- **No Raw Parsing**: Do not attempt to parse or read the raw 3D coordinates30 yourself; always pass the file to the script.31…
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