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LabClaw is a library of scientific and biomedical skills that teach an OpenClaw-compatible agent how to use particular research tools.

The repository describes individual SKILL.md files for biology, data analysis, literature search, visualization and related workflows. It is a skill library, not a complete lab application. Use this as a first read, not a recommendation. Open the original project before trusting details like terms, limits, privacy, cost, setup, or safety.

What it is

Scientific instructions for agents

Each skill describes when a tool applies, how to call it and what output to produce.

Why it stands out

Choose skills for a research task

Domain folders let a team select literature, analysis or visualization instructions instead of installing the whole collection.

Availability

Repository with individual skill files

The full collection or selected folders can be added to a compatible agent setup. Tool dependencies remain specific to each skill.

Why it matters

What makes it useful

A researcher planning a single-cell analysis can find the repository's Scanpy and AnnData skills, while a literature workflow can start with its search and citation skills. The folders provide a task-specific starting point for an existing agent.

Notable points

What stands out

The Scanpy skill documents a quality-control command with .h5ad input and filtered .h5ad output. Its mitochondrial, minimum-gene and minimum-cell thresholds can be recorded alongside the output instead of disappearing inside an agent conversation. Confirm that the referenced script is available in your checkout before using the command.

Before using

What to review

Read the selected skill's requirements rather than assuming the library has one shared setup. For example, PubMed Search uses Valyu's search API and needs a Valyu key plus Node.js; a public database name does not mean the skill calls that database directly.

Check data access and external service calls for that specific workflow. The scientific-diagram skill sends prompts to a Gemini image model through the yunwu.ai relay and needs an API key; those requests are not kept entirely within your local agent.

Scientific and biomedical results still need appropriate expert checks; the library is not a clinical decision service.

Reader fit

Who may find it relevant

Researchers and developers who already have a compatible agent and want reusable instructions for named scientific tasks.

Teams need the domain knowledge to assess procedures and outputs; the library does not replace that expertise.

Editorial note

Why LifeHubber lists it

A scientific figure needs more than an attractive image. LabClaw's diagram skill specifies exact labels, compartments and relationships such as activation and inhibition. Those domain-specific instructions make the library worth a look for researchers turning a mechanism into a draft illustration: they provide a starting specification for what the figure must communicate. The generated biology and labels still need checking.

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Reader note

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What to explore next

Compare skill instructions with a complete research workspace.

LabClaw adds procedures to an existing agent. A local scientific workspace is another route when you want chats, code, figures and a notebook together.

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