BioRender agent skills for Claude Code, Cursor and RevampKey

3 ready-made playbooks that teach an AI agent how to do real BioRender work: which tools to call, what to check first, and when to stop and ask you.

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Connect BioRender once and all 3 skills install themselves and stay up to date. Mac, Windows and Linux.

All 3 BioRender skills

Each skill is one job. You ask in plain words and the agent loads the skill that matches, then follows its steps.

Start hereAsks before writing6 BioRender tools

Use BioRender with AI, safely

Connects to your BioRender account to search the template library, render finished figures, and build custom figures from a brief. It confirms the account first and asks before creating, rendering or confirming anything.

Use it when

You need a figure for a paper and want to find a close BioRender template
You have a specific figure brief that the library does not cover
A BioRender search or render failed and you need to know why

Tools it uses

search-biorender
render-figure
custom-figure-create-session
custom-figure-get-preview-job
custom-figure-get-session
custom-figure-confirm-preview

Example

Find a BioRender template for a mouse liver cross-section with labelled hepatocytes, and tell me if it fits before rendering.

I'm working in your signed-in BioRender workspace. I searched for liver cross-section templates and shortlisted three that show labelled hepatocytes; the second matches your layout most closely. I haven't rendered anything yet. Shall I render option two, and should I keep the existing labels?

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Asks before writing3 BioRender tools

Review a BioRender custom figure preview before you confirm it

Turns a written brief into a BioRender custom figure, checks the generated preview element by element against that brief, and only confirms once you have agreed. It asks before creating or confirming anything.

Use it when

You want a new diagram drawn from a description rather than picked from the library
You need to check that a generated preview has every element and arrow you asked for
You are about to confirm a custom figure and want a second look first

Tools it uses

custom-figure-create-session
custom-figure-get-session
custom-figure-get-preview-job

Example

Make a custom figure of the three-step CRISPR screen workflow: library transduction, drug selection, sequencing readout. Check the preview has all three steps in that order before we confirm it.

I drafted the brief with three required steps, a left-to-right flow and the labels you gave. The preview has all three steps and the arrows run in the right order. It has one extra caption I did not ask for, which I've flagged. I have not confirmed the figure yet; say yes if you want me to confirm it, or tell me what to change first.

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Read-only2 BioRender tools

Find and render a BioRender figure from the library

Searches the BioRender library for a template or icon that fits your brief, checks its licence and fit, and renders the figure once you approve. It asks before rendering or switching workspace.

Use it when

You need a pathway or workflow diagram and suspect the library already has one.
You want an icon of a specific cell or organ for a poster panel.
You need a quick slide figure from existing BioRender content.

Tools it uses

search-biorender
render-figure

Example

Find a BioRender template for a CRISPR knock-in workflow for a journal figure and render it.

I found 4 results and shortlisted 2. The strongest match is a CRISPR knock-in workflow template that covers all three steps you listed. Its licence status is not confirmed for publication use, so I have not rendered yet. It needs one label changed to match your guide RNA name. Shall I render it to your workspace?

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RevampKey adds the skills when you connect BioRender, updates them for you and removes them when you disconnect.

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How BioRender skills work

Connect BioRender
The BioRender MCP server gives the agent its tools.
Ask in plain words
“Make a custom figure of the three-step CRISPR screen workflow: library transduction, drug selection, sequencing readout. Check the preview has all three steps in that order before we confirm it.” Each SKILL.md says when it applies, so only the one that fits is loaded.
Approve any change
The agent calls the tools in order, checks its work, and shows you any change before it makes it.

How to install BioRender skills

In RevampKey the skills install themselves when you connect BioRender. In other tools each skill is one folder with a SKILL.md file, and you also need the BioRender MCP server connected there.

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Open Connectors and connect BioRender. All 3 skills come with it and stay up to date; they go away when you remove the connector.
Ask in plain language, for example “Make a custom figure of the three-step CRISPR screen workflow: library transduction, drug selection, sequencing readout. Check the preview has all three steps in that order before we confirm it.”
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for s in essentials custom-figure-preview-review search-and-render-figure; do curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/biorender-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/biorender/skills/$s/SKILL.md done
Other tools

Into this project’s .claude/skills folder

Connect the BioRender MCP server in Claude Code.

Run this in your project folder to add all 3 skills:

for s in essentials custom-figure-preview-review search-and-render-figure; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/biorender-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/biorender/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Make a custom figure of the three-step CRISPR screen workflow: library transduction, drug selection, sequencing readout. Check the preview has all three steps in that order before we confirm it.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the BioRender MCP server in Cursor.

Run this in your project folder to add all 3 skills:

for s in essentials custom-figure-preview-review search-and-render-figure; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/biorender-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/biorender/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Make a custom figure of the three-step CRISPR screen workflow: library transduction, drug selection, sequencing readout. Check the preview has all three steps in that order before we confirm it.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the BioRender MCP server in Codex.

Run this in your project folder to add all 3 skills:

for s in essentials custom-figure-preview-review search-and-render-figure; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/biorender-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/biorender/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Make a custom figure of the three-step CRISPR screen workflow: library transduction, drug selection, sequencing readout. Check the preview has all three steps in that order before we confirm it.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the BioRender MCP server in VS Code.

Run this in your project folder to add all 3 skills:

for s in essentials custom-figure-preview-review search-and-render-figure; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/biorender-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/biorender/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Make a custom figure of the three-step CRISPR screen workflow: library transduction, drug selection, sequencing readout. Check the preview has all three steps in that order before we confirm it.”

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Removed when you disconnect
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BioRender skills FAQ

What is a BioRender agent skill?

A SKILL.md file: a short playbook an AI agent loads when your request matches it. Each BioRender skill describes one job, which BioRender tools to use in which order, what to check first and when to stop and ask you.

Do the BioRender skills change anything on their own?

1 of the 3 only read. The others tell the agent to show you the change and wait for a yes before it creates, edits or deletes anything in BioRender.

Which tools can use these skills?

Any agent that reads the open Agent Skills format: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code with Copilot and RevampKey. In RevampKey they are attached when you connect BioRender; elsewhere you copy the folders into your project or skills directory.

Do I need the BioRender MCP server too?

Yes. The skills tell the agent how to do the work; the BioRender MCP server gives it the tools to do it. The BioRender MCP setup guide covers every client.

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All 3 BioRender skills

Use BioRender with AI, safely

Use it when

Tools it uses

Review a BioRender custom figure preview before you confirm it

Use it when

Tools it uses

Find and render a BioRender figure from the library

Use it when

Tools it uses

Get all 3 without copying a file

How BioRender skills work

How to install BioRender skills

RevampKey or copy the files?

In RevampKey

Copy into your project

BioRender skills FAQ

Put BioRender’s best workflows in your agent

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