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Biogeochemical Cycles

Category: General  ·  Sub-category: orchestration-frameworks  ·  Last updated:
Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and water cycles — pools, fluxes, residence times, and anthropogenic perturbations. Covers the fast and slow carbon cycles, the Haber-Bosch disruption of the nitrogen cycle, the phosphorus bottleneck, the hydrological cycle, ocean acidification, and the planetary boundaries framework. Use when tracking chemical elements through atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere; computing pool sizes and fluxes; or evaluating anthropogenic perturbations to global cycles.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Biogeochemical Cycles includes explicit scope boundaries (an explicit 'when not to use' or 'out of scope' section). At roughly 1,999 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

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General · orchestration-frameworks
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How Biogeochemical Cycles fits the catalog

Biogeochemical Cycles sits in the General category under the orchestration-frameworks sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

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From the source SKILL.md

Every atom of every element on Earth, excluding a trickle of radiogenic helium and some cosmic-ray spallation, was here at the close of the Hadean. The planet runs on the same inventory it started with; what changes is where the atoms sit and how fast they move between reservoirs. Biogeochemical cycles describe those pools and fluxes: how carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and water move through the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere. This skill covers the major cycles, their time constants, and the anthropogenic perturbations to each.

What this skill does

Biogeochemical Cycles is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the orchestration-frameworks sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/biogeochemical-cycles/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when tracking chemical elements through atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere; computing pool sizes and fluxes; or evaluating anthropogenic perturbations to global cycles.

Who uses this skill

The Biogeochemical Cycles Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 119,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

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mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/biogeochemical-cycles
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/biogeochemical-cycles/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/biogeochemical-cycles/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/biogeochemical-cycles/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\biogeochemical-cycles\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 Biogeochemical Cycles Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/biogeochemical-cycles/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Biogeochemical Cycles skill do?
Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and water cycles — pools, fluxes, residence times, and anthropogenic perturbations. Covers the fast and slow carbon cycles, the Haber-Bosch disruption of the nitrogen cycle, the phosphorus bottleneck, the hydrological cycle, ocean acidification, and the planetary boundaries framework. Use when tracking chemical elements through atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere; computing pool sizes and fluxes; or evaluating anthropogenic perturbations to global cycles.
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 Biogeochemical Cycles skill?
Use Biogeochemical Cycles when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the orchestration frameworks 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 Biogeochemical Cycles" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Biogeochemical Cycles 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. Biogeochemical Cycles is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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ClaudSkills. (2026). Biogeochemical Cycles [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/biogeochemical-cycles/
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@misc{biogeochemical-cycles-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Biogeochemical Cycles [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/biogeochemical-cycles/}
}

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