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protein-sequence-msa
Agent skill fromgoogle-deepmind/science-skills
Performs multiple sequence alignment of proteins with EBI Clustal Omega. Use when you need to align multiple sequences to assess similarity, domain conservation, or key residue conservation. Supports up to 4000 sequences and a maximum file size of 4 MB. Do not use to search for homologous proteins in a database (use MMseqs2, BLAST), align non-protein sequences (DNA, RNA), perform structural alignment (use Foldseek, PyMOL), or if you only have a single sequence.
How to install protein-sequence-msa
npx skills add google-deepmind/science-skills# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder
skills/protein_sequence_msa/
# into
~/.claude/skills/protein_sequence_msa/ (all projects)
.claude/skills/protein_sequence_msa/ (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/protein_sequence_msa_LICENSE.txt does6 not already exist in the workspace root directory then (1) prominently7 notify the user to check the terms at8 https://www.ebi.ac.uk/jdispatcher/msa/clustalo and9 https://www.ebi.ac.uk/about/terms-of-use/, then (2) create the file10 recording the notification text and timestamp.113. **`.env` file**: Make sure the `.env` file exists in your home directory.12 Create one if it does not exist.134. **`USER_EMAIL`**: Required by the wrapper script for Clustal Omega job14 tracking (recommended by the EBI). You **MUST** use the safe credentials15 protocol in the `credentials` skill to check for and request this credential16 if this skill looks relevant to the user's request.1718## Core Rules1920- **Use the Wrapper**: ALWAYS execute the alignment using21 `scripts/msa_align.py` rather than writing your own curl or custom Python22 requests. The script automatically enforces the required rate limit to23 respect EBI's Terms of Use.24- **Notification**: If this skill is used, ensure this is mentioned in the25 output.26* **Always state the method:** Every report must clearly state that the27 alignment was performed using **EBI Clustal Omega**.28- **No Hallucinations**: Do NOT invent alignments or conservation metrics.29…
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