Science skills
A collection of agent skills for scientific research tasks, spanning genomics,
structural biology, cheminformatics, literature search, and more.
Each skill provides structured instructions, scripts, and resources that extend
an AI agent's capabilities for specialized scientific tasks.
Skill structure
Each skill directory contains:
- SKILL.md — Main instruction file with YAML frontmatter and detailed
markdown instructions
- scripts/ — Helper scripts and utilities
- references/ — Additional documentation and references (optional)
Science skills are best used in Google Antigravity, with the Science plugin
enabled.
- Download and install the latest version of Google Antigravity from
antigravity.google.
- Enable the Science plugin: In the Antigravity app, go to
Customizations >
Build with Google > Science > Add.
Video: how to install
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b20751f8-e9b0-442a-804f-2d587eb0426e
Using Science skills via npx
Install the Science skills bundle via
npx using:
npx skills add google-deepmind/science-skills/
Prerequisites
We use the uv package manager to handle dependencies. The first time you
trigger a Science skill, the agent will ask for approval to install uv, and
then proceed to respond to your scientific query / task. We recommend restarting
Antigravity after this first time installation.
Some skills, such as AlphaGenome and OpenAlex, require an API key to function.
Others, such as ClinVar, benefit from an API key to unlock higher rate limits
but are still functional without one. The agent should prompt you to obtain the
API key and guide you through writing in the correct location. However, if you
would rather do this yourself, you can run a command like this in your terminal:
echo "ALPHAGENOME_API_KEY=your_actual_api_key" >> ~/.env
Customizing or creating skills
If you want to customize an existing Science skill or create a new skill of your
own, you should not modify the files inside the Antigravity Science plugin
installation directory, as your changes will be overwritten whenever the plugin
is updated. Instead, place your custom or modified skills elsewhere, e.g. in
your personal skills directory:
~/.gemini/config/skills/
Links
You can find examples and demos of Antigravity's use cases in science at
antigravity.google/use-cases/science.
Licensing & Disclaimer
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All software is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (Apache 2.0); you
may not use this file except in compliance with the Apache 2.0 license. You may
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As set out in the attached file
‘Skill Licences and Terms of Use’ certain third party data
sources referenced within individual Skill files have their own applicable
licenses and/or terms of use. See the
‘Skill Licences and Terms of Use’ file for more
information. You are responsible for ensuring that your use of individual Skill
files complies with any such applicable licenses/ terms of use.
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