# tooluniverse-epigenomics

Processes DNA methylation, histone modifications, ChIP-seq, and ATAC-seq data. It computes CpG density and chromatin stats without row-deduplication errors.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 422 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-epigenomics/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tooluniverse-epigenomics

## What it does

This skill handles bioinformatics processing for DNA methylation (CpG, 5mC, bisulfite, RRBS), ChIP-seq peaks, and ATAC-seq chromatin accessibility. It combines Python libraries (`pandas`, `scipy`, `numpy`, `pysam`, `statsmodels`) with ToolUniverse annotation utilities. The workflow inspects folders for pre-computed files or executed notebooks before touching raw data. That step prevents slow recalculations.

The bundled `methylation_density.py` script calculates chromosomal and genome-wide CpG density while filtering methylation extremes. In long-format methylation tables, a common mistake is counting deduplicated positions instead of sample rows when filtering. The script provides separate fields for both metrics to prevent skewed statistics.

The scope is strictly epigenomics. Do not run it for RNA-seq differential expression or variant calling.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mims-harvard/ToolUniverse --skill tooluniverse-epigenomics -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-epigenomics/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- compute per-chromosome CpG density from long-format methylation files
- filter methylation extremes across multi-sample CSV tables
- integrate ATAC-seq chromatin accessibility with ChIP-seq peaks
- evaluate chromosomal distribution uniformity with chi-square tests

## Example prompts
- Run methylation_density.py on cpg_data.csv and chr_lengths.csv filtering extremes at 90 and 10
- Check pre-computed notebook outputs in the data folder for chromosome 1 methylation stats
- Calculate average per-chromosome CpG density from sample_methylation.tsv

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

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---
name: tooluniverse-epigenomics
description: "Genomics and epigenomics analysis: DNA methylation (CpG, 5mC, 5hmC, bisulfite, RRBS), m6A RNA modification (MeRIP-seq), ChIP-seq peaks, ATAC-seq accessibility, histone modifications, chromatin state, multi-omics integration. Combines pandas/scipy/pysam computation with ToolUniverse annotation tools. Use for genome-wide epigenomic statistics, methylation analysis, and chromatin-genome integration."
disable-model-invocation: true
---

# Genomics and Epigenomics Data Processing

## ⚠️ TOP-OF-MIND RULE: long-format methylation CSV — count ROWS, not unique positions

When the input is a long-format methylation CSV (one row per `(sample, CpG_position)`
e.g. columns `Pos, Chromosome, MethylationPercentage`), "how many sites are
removed when filtering" almost always means **rows removed**, NOT unique-position
removals. The two answers differ by a factor of ≈ `n_samples`.

| Question phrasing | What it means |
|---|---|
| "how many sites are removed when filtering …" | **rows removed** (= samples × positions failing the filter) |
| "how many unique CpG sites pass filter" | **unique positions** (dedupe by `Pos` then filter) |

❌ WRONG: `df.drop_duplicates(["Pos"]).query("MethylationPercentage<10 or >90")` then `len(filtered)` → counts unique positions (typically 100–1500)

✅ RIGHT: `df.query("MethylationPercentage<10 or MethylationPercentage>90")` then `len(df) - len(filtered)` → counts rows (typically 10k–30k)

If your answer is < 2000 when the data has 1000+ positions × 20+ samples, you
deduplicated too early. Re-read the question's noun before reporting.

---

## RULE ZERO — Check for pre-computed results FIRST

Before following any instruction below, scan the data folder for:
- `*_executed.ipynb` → read with `tu run read_executed_notebook '{"data_folder":"<path>","search":"<keyword>"}'` and cite its cell outputs as the authoritative answer
- Pre-computed result files (CSV/TSV with names like `*results*`, `*deseq*`, `*enrich*`, `*stats*`, `*_simplified.csv`) → read directly and report the requested value
- Canonical analysis scripts (`analysis.R`, `run_*.py`, `find_*.R`, `*.Rmd`) → execute as-is and read the output

Only follow this skill's re-analysis recipe below if **none** of the above exist. Re-running from raw data produces different numbers than the published answer and is much slower (often 5-10× turn count).

---

Production-ready skill combining Python computation (pandas, scipy, numpy, pysam, statsmodels) with ToolUniverse annotation tools for epigenomics analysis.
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