biosamples-sample-search

Name: biosamples-sample-search
Author: ma-compbio-lab

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How to install biosamples-sample-search?

ma-compbio-lab/skillfoundry/biosamples-sample-search

$npx -y skills add ma-compbio-lab/SkillFoundry --skill biosamples-sample-search

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Summary

Use this skill to search EBI BioSamples for public sample metadata by text query or lightweight filters and return compact summaries.

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SKILL.md

1	## Purpose
2	Search public sample metadata through the official EBI BioSamples API.
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4	## When to use
5	- You need a quick metadata-discovery skill for public biospecimens.
6	- You want sample accessions, organism hints, and a few normalized characteristics.
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8	## When not to use
9	- You need full sample graph traversal or submission workflows.
10	- You need to download raw experimental data instead of metadata.
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12	## Inputs
13	- A free-text search string.
14	- Optional page and page-size controls.
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16	## Outputs
17	- A JSON summary with BioSamples accessions and normalized characteristics.
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19	## Requirements
20	- Network access to `ebi.ac.uk`
21	- Python standard library only
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23	## Provenance
24	- BioSamples API overview: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biosamples/docs/references/api/overview

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