# tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation

Turns a gene and variant pair into a clinical report: evidence tier, treatment options, resistance mechanisms and matching trials.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 380 installs · ★ 1759
- Author: mims-harvard
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse/tree/HEAD/skills/tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation

## What it does

This skill interprets somatic cancer mutations and builds an actionable report for tumor-board review. Input is a gene symbol plus variant notation such as `EGFR L858R` or `BRAF p.V600E`; the cancer type is optional but sharpens every recommendation. Common aliases get normalized — HER2 to ERBB2, PD-L1 to CD274.

The workflow runs in phases: gene ID resolution across Ensembl, UniProt and Entrez, then CIViC evidence items, cBioPortal prevalence, therapeutic links through OpenTargets, ChEMBL, FDA and DrugBank, resistance mechanisms, recruiting trials, and prognostic context. Recommendations carry an evidence tier from T1 to T4, and each statement cites the database behind it. Before the first tool call the skill checks parameters against a reference table: `OpenTargets_*` tools want `ensemblId` in camelCase, `civic_get_variants_by_gene` needs a numeric `gene_id`, and `ensembl_lookup_gene` fails without `species='homo_sapiens'`. Get a parameter name wrong and the call returns nothing useful, which quietly skews the whole report.

When analysis needs computation, the skill writes and runs Python through Bash (pandas, scipy, statsmodels, matplotlib) rather than describing what it would do. Database queries stay in English regardless of the conversation language, while the answer comes back in the user's language. `ANALYSIS_DETAILS.md` holds the call patterns for each phase.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install mims-harvard/ToolUniverse tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --path skills/tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/mims-harvard/ToolUniverse/tree/HEAD/skills/tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check whether a specific mutation is targetable
- pick options after progression on current therapy
- review known resistance mechanisms
- find recruiting trials for a variant
- separate driver mutations from passengers

## Example prompts
- Interpret EGFR L858R in non-small cell lung cancer: evidence tiers and treatment options
- Patient with BRAF V600E melanoma progressed on current therapy — what's next?
- Are there active clinical trials for PIK3CA E545K?

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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name: tooluniverse-cancer-variant-interpretation
description: "Clinical interpretation of somatic cancer mutations for precision oncology. Transforms a gene + variant + cancer-type input into an actionable report: clinical evidence tier (CIViC, OncoKB), therapeutic options (FDA-approved + investigational), resistance mechanisms, prognosis, and matching clinical trials. Use for tumor-board variant calls, somatic-mutation actionability assessment, and treatment selection. Always cancer-type-specific."
disable-model-invocation: true
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# Cancer Variant Interpretation for Precision Oncology

Comprehensive clinical interpretation of somatic mutations in cancer. Transforms a gene + variant input into an actionable precision oncology report covering clinical evidence, therapeutic options, resistance mechanisms, clinical trials, and prognostic implications.

**KEY PRINCIPLES**:
1. **Report-first approach** - Create report file FIRST, then populate progressively
2. **Evidence-graded** - Every recommendation has an evidence tier (T1-T4)
3. **Actionable output** - Prioritized treatment options, not data dumps
4. **Clinical focus** - Answer "what should we treat with?" not "what databases exist?"
5. **Resistance-aware** - Always check for known resistance mechanisms
6. **Cancer-type specific** - Tailor all recommendations to the patient's cancer type when provided
7. **Source-referenced** - Every statement must cite the tool/database source
8. **English-first queries** - Always use English terms in tool calls (gene names, drug names, cancer types), even if the user writes in another language. Respond in the user's language

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## LOOK UP, DON'T GUESS
When uncertain about any scientific fact, SEARCH databases first (PubMed, UniProt, ChEMBL, ClinVar, etc.) rather than reasoning from memory. A database-verified answer is always more reliable than a guess.
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