Synthesize Bio agent skills for Claude Code, Cursor and RevampKey

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

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

All 3 Synthesize Bio skills

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

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Use Synthesize Bio in your AI chat

Connects your Synthesize Bio account so the assistant can find sample metadata, start gene expression analyses, and track them until they finish. It confirms your account and asks before starting or changing anything.

Use it when

You want to connect Synthesize Bio to Claude and check which account is in use
A gene expression analysis has been running for a long time and you want its status
You are not sure whether a lookup or a new analysis is the right tool for your question

Tools it uses

resolve_sample_metadata
analyze_gene_expression
get_analysis_results
get_saved_analysis_report
annotate_genes
get_counts_data_url

Example

Connect my Synthesize Bio account and show me which account you are using, then check the status of my last gene expression analysis.

You are signed in to the Acme Lab workspace. Your most recent analysis, job 4821, is still running and was last checked just now. I have not started anything new. Do you want me to keep polling it, or is there a finished report you want me to pull instead?

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Review a Synthesize Bio analysis report

Retrieves a finished gene expression analysis and its saved report, checks that the result is complete and consistent, and separates established findings from those that remain unverified. It asks before changing anything it does not need to.

Use it when

You want the results of a comparison you ran earlier summarised.
You need to know whether an analysis has actually finished before sharing it.
You want findings sorted into what is supported and what is not.

Tools it uses

resolve_sample_metadata
get_analysis_results
get_saved_analysis_report
annotate_genes
get_counts_data_url

Example

Summarise the results of the tumor vs normal liver analysis from last week, and tell me which findings are solid.

The tumor vs normal liver comparison is finished, with 4 samples per group in bulk mode. The saved report agrees with the raw results on direction. Established: strong upregulation of a small set of metabolic genes, consistent across both sources. Suggested: a weaker shift in immune markers that is present but small. Unverified: any causal role in disease, which this data cannot show.

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Compare gene expression between two groups

Designs a two-group gene expression comparison, such as tumour vs normal tissue, picks bulk or single-cell mode, and reads the finished report. It asks for your explicit approval before starting a long-running analysis.

Use it when

Comparing tumour and normal tissue samples for differentially expressed genes
Running a single-cell comparison of cell states within one tissue
Checking whether a finished expression report matches the groups you intended

Tools it uses

resolve_sample_metadata
get_counts_data_url
analyze_gene_expression
get_analysis_results
get_saved_analysis_report
annotate_genes

Example

Compare gene expression between tumour and matched normal liver samples and tell me the top genes up in tumour.

Group A is 14 tumour samples and group B is 12 matched normal liver samples, with tumour as the numerator. Bulk mode fits this tissue-level question. Before I start the analysis, please confirm this design, because it runs for several minutes and uses platform compute. Once you approve, I'll retrieve the finished report and list the top genes up in tumour.

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

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How Synthesize Bio skills work

Connect Synthesize Bio
The Synthesize Bio MCP server gives the agent its tools.
Ask in plain words
“Summarise the results of the tumor vs normal liver analysis from last week, and tell me which findings are solid.” 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 Synthesize Bio skills

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

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Ask in plain language, for example “Summarise the results of the tumor vs normal liver analysis from last week, and tell me which findings are solid.”
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for s in essentials analysis-report-review gene-expression-comparison; do curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/synthesize-bio-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/synthesize-bio/skills/$s/SKILL.md done
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Into this project’s .claude/skills folder

Connect the Synthesize Bio MCP server in Claude Code.

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

for s in essentials analysis-report-review gene-expression-comparison; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/synthesize-bio-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/synthesize-bio/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Summarise the results of the tumor vs normal liver analysis from last week, and tell me which findings are solid.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the Synthesize Bio MCP server in Cursor.

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

for s in essentials analysis-report-review gene-expression-comparison; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/synthesize-bio-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/synthesize-bio/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Summarise the results of the tumor vs normal liver analysis from last week, and tell me which findings are solid.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the Synthesize Bio MCP server in Codex.

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

for s in essentials analysis-report-review gene-expression-comparison; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/synthesize-bio-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/synthesize-bio/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Summarise the results of the tumor vs normal liver analysis from last week, and tell me which findings are solid.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the Synthesize Bio MCP server in VS Code.

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

for s in essentials analysis-report-review gene-expression-comparison; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/synthesize-bio-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/synthesize-bio/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “Summarise the results of the tumor vs normal liver analysis from last week, and tell me which findings are solid.”

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In RevampKey

One click when you connect Synthesize Bio
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Removed when you disconnect
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Synthesize Bio skills FAQ

What is a Synthesize Bio agent skill?

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

Do the Synthesize Bio skills change anything on their own?

3 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 Synthesize Bio.

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 Synthesize Bio; elsewhere you copy the folders into your project or skills directory.

Do I need the Synthesize Bio MCP server too?

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

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All 3 Synthesize Bio skills

Use Synthesize Bio in your AI chat

Use it when

Tools it uses

Review a Synthesize Bio analysis report

Use it when

Tools it uses

Compare gene expression between two groups

Use it when

Tools it uses

Get all 3 without copying a file

How Synthesize Bio skills work

How to install Synthesize Bio skills

RevampKey or copy the files?

In RevampKey

Copy into your project

Synthesize Bio skills FAQ

Put Synthesize Bio’s best workflows in your agent

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