ClaudSkills / Science & Research / biology-medicine

lobster-use

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the lobster-use 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. lobster-use is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Science & Research · Sub-category: biology-medicine · Last updated: 2026-08-11

Analyze biological data using Lobster AI — single-cell RNA-seq, bulk RNA-seq, literature mining, dataset discovery, quality control, and visualization. USE THIS SKILL WHEN: - Analyzing single-cell or bulk RNA-seq data - Searching PubMed/GEO for papers or datasets - Running quality control on biological data - Clustering cells, finding markers, differential expression - Creating publication-quality visualizations - Working with H5AD, CSV, 10X, GEO/SRA accessions TRIGGER PHRASES: "analyze cells", "search PubMed", "download GEO", "run QC", "cluster", "find markers", "differential expression", "UMAP", "volcano plot", "single-cell", "RNA-seq", "bioinformatics" ASSUMES: Lobster is installed and configured. For setup issues, tell user to run `lobster config-test` and fix any errors before proceeding.

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From the source SKILL.md

Lobster AI is a multi-agent bioinformatics platform. You interact via natural language or slash commands — Lobster routes to specialist agents automatically.

What this skill does

lobster-use is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the biology-medicine sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/lobster-bio-use/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The lobster-use Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 183,000+ 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/lobster-bio-use
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/lobster-bio-use/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/lobster-bio-use/SKILL.md

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

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

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Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the lobster-use Claude Code skill?

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

What does the lobster-use 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 lobster-use skill?

Use lobster-use when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the biology medicine 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 lobster-use" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the lobster-use 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. lobster-use is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/satoshistackalotto/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/cewinharhar/lobster-bio-use/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: satoshistackalotto
Website: https://clawdhub.com

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

satoshistackalotto. (2026). lobster-use [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/lobster-bio-use/

BibTeX

@misc{lobster-bio-use-2026,
  author    = {satoshistackalotto},
  title     = {lobster-use [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/lobster-bio-use/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-08-11 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

The scan flagged 1 of 10 categories (supply-chain), including a high-severity pattern. Patterns shown inside code fences are weighted as examples rather than instructions — read the grading methodology for what this does and does not guarantee.

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
⚠ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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