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tooluniverse-systems-biology

Systems biology and pathway analysis integrating Reactome, KEGG, WikiPathways, BioCarta, NCI-Nature Pathway Interaction Database. Multi-database pathway enrichment, protein-pathway relationships, network reasoning. Use for pathway analysis on a gene list, multi-source pathway concordance, and systems-level interpretation across databases.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

65%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

The content is strongly actionable with concrete tool parameters, fallback ladders, and a clear phased workflow, but it is hampered by a tangential enzyme-kinetics tutorial that inflates length and by inline reference-style material that should be split into bundle files. Validation checkpoints are present only implicitly.

Suggestions

Move the 'Enzyme Kinetics & Metabolic Analysis' tutorial (Michaelis-Menten, Hill equation, inhibition types, no-activity troubleshooting, MFA) into a reference file and keep only a one-line pointer, since it is domain theory Claude already knows and is tangential to pathway enrichment.

Add an explicit validate→fix→retry checkpoint to the workflow (e.g., 'if enrichment returns empty, verify gene symbols are valid then retry with alternative libraries') to convert implicit cross-source checks into concrete feedback loops.

Replace the cross-skill reference to 'skills/tooluniverse-computational-biophysics/scripts/enzyme_kinetics.py' with a script bundled in this skill's own ./scripts/ directory, or remove the reference if the kinetics tooling is out of scope.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is mostly efficient in its core (tool tables, fallback ladders) but pads it with the lengthy 'Enzyme Kinetics & Metabolic Analysis' section that teaches Michaelis-Menten, the Hill equation, inhibition types, and troubleshooting — domain theory Claude largely knows and that is tangential to a pathway-enrichment skill; this matches the score-2 anchor of mostly efficient with unnecessary explanation, not the lean score-3 anchor.

2 / 3

Actionability

Tool guidance is concrete and copy-ready — exact tool names with correct parameters ('Reactome_map_uniprot_to_pathways' / 'uniprot_id', 'enrichr_gene_enrichment_analysis' / 'gene_list' array), a common-mistake parameter table, response-format notes, and explicit decision logic — matching the score-3 anchor of specific executable guidance; it is not score 2 because key invocation details are present rather than pseudocode.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

A clear 4-phase sequenced workflow exists with per-phase When/Objective/Tools/Decision Logic and 'note empty results explicitly' guidance, but validation is implicit (cross-check across ≥2 sources) rather than explicit validate→fix→retry checkpoints, matching the score-2 anchor of steps listed with checkpoint gaps rather than the score-3 anchor with explicit validation feedback loops.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

No bundle directories exist and the ~265-line body inlines tool-reference and domain-theory content that could be split into reference files; the one referenced path ('skills/tooluniverse-computational-biophysics/scripts/enzyme_kinetics.py') points into a different skill's bundle and is not part of this skill, matching the score-2 anchor of inline content that should be separate and unclear signaling rather than the well-split score-3 anchor.

2 / 3

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Description

85%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description is strong on completeness and specificity, with an explicit 'Use for' clause and several concrete actions. Trigger-term naturalness is the weakest dimension — it is somewhat jargon-laden and misses common phrasings like 'enrichment' or 'what pathways is my gene in'.

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Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions — 'Multi-database pathway enrichment, protein-pathway relationships, network reasoning' and 'pathway analysis on a gene list, multi-source pathway concordance, and systems-level interpretation' — matching the score-3 anchor for listing several specific actions rather than the partial score-2 anchor.

3 / 3

Completeness

It clearly answers both what it does ('Systems biology and pathway analysis integrating Reactome, KEGG...') and when to use it via an explicit 'Use for pathway analysis on a gene list...' clause, matching the score-3 anchor that answers both what AND when with explicit triggers, not the score-2 anchor where 'when' is only implied.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

It includes some natural terms ('Use for pathway analysis on a gene list', 'systems-level interpretation') but leans jargon-dense ('multi-source pathway concordance', 'network reasoning') and omits common variations a user would naturally say such as 'enrichment' or 'what pathways is my gene in', matching the score-2 anchor of relevant-but-incomplete keyword coverage rather than the comprehensive score-3 anchor.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The domain is tightly scoped to multi-database pathway enrichment and protein-pathway mapping across named sources, giving it a clear niche with distinct triggers unlikely to fire for unrelated skills, matching the score-3 anchor; it is not score 2 because the named-database specificity goes beyond generic 'works with document files' overlap.

3 / 3

Total

11

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12

Passed

Validation

100%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation16 / 16 Passed

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