Hi BioClaw team,
First of all, thank you for developing such a fantastic AI agent framework for the bioinformatics and biomedical community. The containerized execution and MCP integrations are truly impressive!
I am writing to propose a feature request regarding the current architecture of the built-in-skills.
Is your feature request related to a problem?
Currently, the rich set of bioinformatics and clinical tools (like sequence analysis, volcano plot generation, database queries, etc.) seems to be tightly integrated within the main BioClaw repository. While this works great out-of-the-box for BioClaw users, it makes it difficult for developers building other AI agents or frameworks to leverage these high-quality biological skills without bringing in the entire BioClaw system.
Describe the solution you'd like
It would be incredibly valuable if the team could decouple the built-in-skills and publish them as an independent, modular skill library (similar to the approach taken by projects like InternScience/ChemClaw with their chemistry skills).
Ideally, these skills could be packaged so they can be easily imported via standard package managers (e.g., npm or pip) or seamlessly integrated into other agent ecosystems like LobeHub, AutoGen, or as standalone MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Currently, the only way to use these tools outside of the BioClaw environment is to manually copy the underlying scripts and prompts, which is not sustainable and prevents users from benefiting from your upstream updates and bug fixes.
Additional context / Benefits:
Ecosystem Expansion: It would allow the broader AI community to easily "plug and play" your bioinformatics tools into various custom agents.
Simplified Contributions: A modular, standalone library might lower the barrier for researchers to contribute new, single-purpose biological tools without needing to understand the entire BioClaw core logic.
Standardization: It helps establish BioClaw's tools as the standard protocol for biological agent operations across different platforms.
Thank you for your time and for considering this request. I'd love to hear your thoughts on whether this aligns with your future roadmap!
Best regards,
Jeffrey
Hi BioClaw team,
First of all, thank you for developing such a fantastic AI agent framework for the bioinformatics and biomedical community. The containerized execution and MCP integrations are truly impressive!
I am writing to propose a feature request regarding the current architecture of the built-in-skills.
Is your feature request related to a problem?
Currently, the rich set of bioinformatics and clinical tools (like sequence analysis, volcano plot generation, database queries, etc.) seems to be tightly integrated within the main BioClaw repository. While this works great out-of-the-box for BioClaw users, it makes it difficult for developers building other AI agents or frameworks to leverage these high-quality biological skills without bringing in the entire BioClaw system.
Describe the solution you'd like
It would be incredibly valuable if the team could decouple the built-in-skills and publish them as an independent, modular skill library (similar to the approach taken by projects like InternScience/ChemClaw with their chemistry skills).
Ideally, these skills could be packaged so they can be easily imported via standard package managers (e.g., npm or pip) or seamlessly integrated into other agent ecosystems like LobeHub, AutoGen, or as standalone MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Currently, the only way to use these tools outside of the BioClaw environment is to manually copy the underlying scripts and prompts, which is not sustainable and prevents users from benefiting from your upstream updates and bug fixes.
Additional context / Benefits:
Ecosystem Expansion: It would allow the broader AI community to easily "plug and play" your bioinformatics tools into various custom agents.
Simplified Contributions: A modular, standalone library might lower the barrier for researchers to contribute new, single-purpose biological tools without needing to understand the entire BioClaw core logic.
Standardization: It helps establish BioClaw's tools as the standard protocol for biological agent operations across different platforms.
Thank you for your time and for considering this request. I'd love to hear your thoughts on whether this aligns with your future roadmap!
Best regards,
Jeffrey