Benchling Integration
Automates data transfer between Davila7's AI workflows and Benchling lab notebooks for streamlined experiment management.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add benchling-integration npx -- -y @trustedskills/benchling-integration
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"benchling-integration": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/benchling-integration"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill provides integration with Benchling, a cloud-native ELSI platform. It allows AI agents to interact with your Benchling data and workflows, enabling tasks such as retrieving experimental data, creating new samples or assays, and automating routine processes within the Benchling environment. This capability streamlines scientific operations and reduces manual effort.
When to use it
- Data Retrieval: Quickly pull specific experiment results from Benchling based on criteria like date range, user, or assay type.
- Sample Creation: Automate the creation of new samples in Benchling with pre-defined properties and metadata.
- Assay Automation: Trigger assays within Benchling based on predefined conditions or data inputs.
- Workflow Integration: Integrate Benchling workflows into larger AI agent pipelines for automated analysis and reporting.
Key capabilities
- Benchling API access
- Data retrieval from experiments, samples, and assays
- Creation of new samples and assays
- Automated workflow execution within Benchling
Example prompts
- "Find all ELISA assay results from last week."
- "Create a new sample with name 'Compound X' and concentration 10mM."
- "Run the qPCR assay on plate YYYY."
Tips & gotchas
- Requires appropriate API keys and permissions within your Benchling account to function correctly.
- The skill’s functionality is limited by the available endpoints and capabilities of the Benchling API.
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