# tooluniverse-metabolomics-analysis

End-to-end metabolomics workflow for mass-spec and NMR data. It handles metabolite identification, batch correction, statistical comparisons, and metabolic pathway mapping.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 390 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-metabolomics-analysis/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tooluniverse-metabolomics-analysis

## What it does

The skill imports peak tables in CSV or TSV format and raw spectra in mzML from LC-MS, GC-MS, or NMR instruments. Metabolite identification checks accurate mass against HMDB and KEGG within a 5 ppm window. Unknown fragmentation patterns run against MassBank Europe's 139,000 reference spectra via `MassBank_spectral_similarity_search` using cosine scoring.

Data cleaning enforces strict quality control thresholds: coefficient of variation below 30% in QC samples, blank ratio over 3, and removal of features missing in more than 50% of samples. Normalization covers total ion current (TIC), probabilistic quotient (PQN), or internal standards. Matching mass alone gives level 3 confidence at best; definitive identification requires MS/MS matching or authentic standards.

Statistical pipelines calculate fold change with FDR correction, run PCA and PLS-DA models, and highlight dysregulated routes in KEGG or Reactome. It also maps Spearman correlations between metabolites and enzyme expression.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

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

## When to use it
- filter blank signals and noisy peaks from mass spectrometry tables
- match unknown fragmentation spectra against MassBank Europe
- normalize peak tables with TIC, PQN, or internal standards
- run differential metabolite analysis with ANOVA and FDR corrections
- map altered metabolites to Reactome and KEGG pathways

## Example prompts
- Analyze this LC-MS peak table to find differential metabolites between conditions
- Search unidentified fragmentation spectra against MassBank with a cosine threshold of 0.8
- Run TIC normalization, remove batch effects, and perform KEGG pathway enrichment

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

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---
name: tooluniverse-metabolomics-analysis
description: Analyze metabolomics data end-to-end — metabolite identification, quantification (TIC normalization, batch correction), differential analysis, and pathway interpretation. Use for processing mass-spec metabolomics output, normalization choice, untargeted metabolomics workflows, and integrating with other omics layers.
disable-model-invocation: true
---

# Metabolomics Analysis

Comprehensive analysis of metabolomics data from metabolite identification through quantification, statistical analysis, pathway interpretation, and integration with other omics layers.

## Domain Reasoning

Metabolomics quantification depends critically on normalization. Total ion current (TIC) normalization corrects for sample-loading variation and works well for global abundance changes; internal standard normalization is more accurate for targeted analysis where specific metabolite concentrations matter. Missing values in a peak table may reflect signal below the detection limit — not true absence — and should be imputed or handled explicitly rather than treated as zero. Failing to account for batch effects across instrument runs is a frequent source of spurious differential metabolites.

## LOOK UP DON'T GUESS

- Metabolite identities: use `Metabolite_search` and `Metabolite_get_info` to confirm names, CIDs, and HMDB IDs; never assume identity from m/z alone.
- Pathway memberships: query KEGG, MetaCyc, or Reactome tools; do not list pathways from memory.
- Disease associations: retrieve from CTD via `Metabolite_get_diseases`; do not infer clinical relevance without database evidence.
- CV thresholds and QC criteria: apply the values defined in this workflow (CV < 30%, blank ratio > 3x); do not override with guesses.

---

## When to Use This Skill

**Triggers**:
- User has metabolomics data (LC-MS, GC-MS, NMR)
- Questions about metabolite abundance or concentrations
- Differential metabolite analysis requests
- Metabolic pathway analysis
- Multi-omics integration with metabolomics
- Metabolic biomarker discovery
- Flux balance analysis or metabolic modeling
- Metabolite-enzyme correlation

**Example Questions**:
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