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dbSNP Database

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Genetic variant lookups for rsIDs, genomic coordinates, and HGVS nomenclature strings.

What it does

Dbsnp Database allows your assistant to interface directly with NCBI resources to retrieve standardized information about specific genomic variations. By installing this skill, your assistant gains the ability to resolve identification strings into detailed records, including clinical significance, associated genes, and allele frequency data. It transforms abstract variant identifiers into structured, actionable reference material during biological research workflows.

This utility acts as a specialized bridge between user queries and the primary dbSNP repository. It handles the technical requirements of communicating with external biological databases, ensuring that data retrieval remains consistent and formatted for further analysis. It is designed to minimize manual searching by automating the translation between different genetic coordinate systems.

When it earns its place

Reach for it when…

Apply this skill when you need to bridge the gap between distinct genomic naming conventions, such as converting an rsID to specific assembly coordinates or vice versa. It is most effective when you require a rapid summary of known variant attributes like clinical significance and gene mapping for identified mutations.

Look elsewhere when…

Do not employ this skill for detailed clinical pathogenicity assessments or specialized population-level ancestry analysis, as other resources provide more depth in those domains. It is also unsuitable for functional mutation effect predictions or visualization of protein structure changes, which require dedicated genomic analysis or structural modeling tools.

What to say to use it

You never invoke a skill directly — the assistant picks it up when your request matches what it covers. These are the kinds of things that do that.

  • What gene is associated with rs7412?
  • Convert these coordinates to an rsID: 8 19962213 C T
  • Find details for HGVS string NC_000008.11:g.19962213del
  • Show me the genomic location for rs268

Install it

Install for all your projects

Copy the skill directory into your personal skills folder. Claude picks it up on its own the next time your request matches what it does — there is nothing to enable.

bash
git clone --depth 1 --branch main https://github.com/google-deepmind/science-skills.git /tmp/science-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/science-skills/skills/dbsnp_database ~/.claude/skills/dbsnp-database

Install for one project only

Put it in the project's own skills folder instead, so it can be committed and shared with everyone working on that repository.

bash
cp -r /tmp/science-skills/skills/dbsnp_database .claude/skills/dbsnp-database

If a skill of the same name exists in both places, the personal one wins.

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Pair it with an MCP server

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