Bcftools Variant Manipulation

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc

CLI for VCF/BCF: filter, merge, annotate, query, normalize, compute stats. Core post-variant-calling: quality filtering, multi-sample merging, rsID annotation, genotype extraction. Samtools companion in HTSlib. Use GATK for complex indel realignment during calling; use VCFtools for population genetics stats.

What this skill does

Bcftools Variant Manipulation is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/bcftools-variant-manipulation/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Bcftools Variant Manipulation skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/bcftools-variant-manipulation
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/bcftools-variant-manipulation/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/bcftools-variant-manipulation/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/bcftools-variant-manipulation/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/bcftools-variant-manipulation/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\bcftools-variant-manipulation\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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