biostudies-arrayexpress-skill — Codex skill: search studies
This skill searches BioStudies and ArrayExpress by text or accession, then returns a concise summary. Use it to find a study or retrieve its record.
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill biostudies-arrayexpress-skill -a codexWhat biostudies-arrayexpress-skill does
The skill sends BioStudies and ArrayExpress API requests through scripts/rest_request.py. Search with search or ArrayExpress/search; retrieve a record using its accession in studies/<accession>. The studies/<accession>/info path is available too. By default, the agent turns the script response into a concise Markdown summary.
The script reads a JSON object from stdin with base_url and path; searches can also include paging parameters and a result limit. To keep the full API response, set save_raw=true. The script writes it to a file and returns the path. Check where that file will go before asking for a full payload.
What it helps with
- find BioStudies studies by free-text query
- search ArrayExpress records by query
- retrieve a study using its accession
- save a full API response to a file
Example prompts for the agent
- Search BioStudies for studies matching “rna” and summarize the results.
- Find ArrayExpress records matching “single cell”.
- Retrieve study E-MTAB-6701 and save the full API response to a file.
How to install biostudies-arrayexpress-skill
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill biostudies-arrayexpress-skill -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/biostudies-arrayexpress-skill/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill biostudies-arrayexpress-skill -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/biostudies-arrayexpress-skill/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/biostudies-arrayexpress-skill/
Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/biostudies-arrayexpress-skill/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install openai/plugins biostudies-arrayexpress-skill2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/biostudies-arrayexpress-skill/SKILL.mdPlatform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/openai/plugins --path plugins/life-science-research/skills/biostudies-arrayexpress-skillManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/biostudies-arrayexpress-skill/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Claude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
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Questions about biostudies-arrayexpress-skill
How do I install biostudies-arrayexpress-skill in Codex?
Run npx skills add openai/plugins --skill biostudies-arrayexpress-skill.
What does biostudies-arrayexpress-skill do?
It sends text searches to BioStudies and ArrayExpress, retrieves studies by accession, and returns concise summaries.
How can I get the full BioStudies response?
Ask to save the full API response. The script uses save_raw=true and returns the saved file path.