Life Sciences — Development skill for Claude Code
Repo for the Claude Code Marketplace to use with the Claude for Life Sciences Launch.
How to install Life Sciences
This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no
exact command to give. Open anthropics/life-sciences and copy the folder into
~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.
What Life Sciences does
Repo for the Claude Code Marketplace to use with the Claude for Life Sciences Launch. This will continue to host the marketplace.json long-term, but not the actual MCP servers.
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README
Life Sciences Marketplace for Claude Code
This marketplace provides MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers and skills for life sciences tools. Install these plugins to access specialized research and analysis tools directly within Claude Code.
**What's included:**
- MCP Servers: Connect to external services like PubMed, BioRender, Synapse, and more
- Skills: Domain-specific workflows and analysis capabilities that extend Claude's expertise
Quick Start
# Add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/life-sciences
# Install MCP servers
/plugin install pubmed@life-sciences
/plugin install biorender@life-sciences
/plugin install synapse@life-sciences
/plugin install wiley-scholar-gateway@life-sciences
/plugin install 10x-genomics@life-sciences
# Install skills
/plugin install single-cell-rna-qc@life-sciences
/plugin install instrument-data-to-allotrope@life-sciences
/plugin install nextflow-development@life-sciences
/plugin install scvi-tools@life-sciences
For servers requiring authentication (all except PubMed), configure credentials after installation:
- Type
/pluginin Claude Code - Select "Manage plugins"
- Find your installed server
- Select "Configure"
- Enter required credentials
- Restart Claude Code
Available Plugins
Remote MCP Servers
PubMed
**Plugin ID**: `pubmed@life-sciences`
Search and access biomedical literature and research articles from PubMed.
**Requirements**: None - accessible to all users
BioRender
**Plugin ID**: `biorender@life-sciences`
Create and access scientific illustrations and diagrams.
**Requirements**: Free BioRender account (https://www.biorender.com)
Synapse.org
**Plugin ID**: `synapse@life-sciences`
Collaborative research data management platform by Sage Bionetworks.
**Requirements**: Free Synapse account (https://www.synapse.org)
Scholar Gateway (Wiley)
**Plugin ID**: `wiley-scholar-gateway@life-sciences`
Access academic research and publications fr
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