ClaudSkills / Science & Research / biology-medicine

Tamarind

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Tamarind 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. Tamarind 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: 2026-06-30

Access a collection of open-source molecular design and structural biology tools on the Tamarind Bio platform, via its REST API or MCP server — no local GPUs required. Tamarind bundles popular open-source models for structure prediction (AlphaFold, Boltz, Chai, ESMFold), protein, binder, and de novo design (RFdiffusion, ProteinMPNN, BoltzGen), antibody and nanobody design and developability, protein-ligand docking (DiffDock, Autodock Vina), binding-affinity prediction, MSA generation, and molecular dynamics. Use when the user mentions Tamarind or tamarind.bio, wants to run any of these open-source tools in the cloud, references app.tamarind.bio/api or the x-api-key header, or needs to submit batches of sequences for structural or biophysical characterization.

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From the source SKILL.md

Tamarind Bio is a cloud platform that runs computational biology tools — structure prediction, protein and antibody design, docking, binding-affinity, MSA generation, and molecular dynamics — on managed GPUs. Users submit sequences or structures and get back predicted structures, designs, and biophysical scores, without provisioning their own hardware. It exposes hundreds of tools (AlphaFold, Boltz-2, Chai-1, RFdiffusion, ProteinMPNN, BoltzGen, ESMFold2, DiffDock, Autodock Vina, and many more) through one uniform job API.

What this skill does

Tamarind 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/tamarind/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user mentions Tamarind or tamarind.bio, wants to run any of these open-source tools in the cloud, references app.

Who uses this skill

The Tamarind 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 196,000+ 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/tamarind
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/tamarind/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/tamarind/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/tamarind/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\tamarind\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 Tamarind Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Tamarind 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 Tamarind skill?

Use Tamarind 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 Tamarind" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Tamarind 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. Tamarind 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/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/tamarind/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: K-Dense-AI
Website: https://k-dense.ai

Cite this skill

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

APA

K-Dense-AI. (2026). Tamarind [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/tamarind/

BibTeX

@misc{tamarind-2026,
  author    = {K-Dense-AI},
  title     = {Tamarind [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/tamarind/}
}

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