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bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: engineering-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-02

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Reads, inspects, and writes Flow Cytometry Standard (FCS) files from conventional, spectral, and mass cytometry (CyTOF), and parses FlowJo/Cytobank/Diva workspaces. Covers FCS 2.0/3.0/3.1/3.2 internals ($PnE linear-vs-log, $DATATYPE, $SPILLOVER vs SPILL vs $COMP, $TIMESTEP), channel/parameter metadata, the silent linearize/truncate defaults, and R (flowCore, flowWorkspace, CytoML) plus Python (FlowKit, readfcs) readers. Use when loading flow or mass cytometry data, mapping detector channels to antibodies, extracting the event matrix, choosing a reader, or bridging FCS to the scanpy/AnnData ecosystem before preprocessing.

What this skill does

bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the engineering-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling--skills-fcs-handling/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when loading flow or mass cytometry data, mapping detector channels to antibodies, extracting the event matrix, choosing a reader, or bridging FCS to the scanpy/AnnData ecosystem before preprocessing.

Who uses this skill

The bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 94,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling--skills-fcs-handling
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling--skills-fcs-handling/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling--skills-fcs-handling/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling--skills-fcs-handling/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling--skills-fcs-handling/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling--skills-fcs-handling\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling--skills-fcs-handling/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling skill?

Use bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the engineering misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/bg-szy/TOP-SKILLS/blob/HEAD/skills/awesome-skills/bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling__skills-fcs-handling/SKILL.md
Author: bg-szy
Website: https://bg-szy.github.io/TOP-SKILLS/

Cite this skill

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APA

bg-szy. (2026). bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling--skills-fcs-handling/

BibTeX

@misc{bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling--skills-fcs-handling-2026,
  author    = {bg-szy},
  title     = {bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/bio-flow-cytometry-fcs-handling--skills-fcs-handling/}
}

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