ensembl-database

Quick Review

Excellent genomic bioinformatics skill with comprehensive coverage of Ensembl REST API capabilities. The description clearly articulates when to use the skill and covers all major use cases (gene lookups, sequences, variants, orthologs, VEP). Task knowledge is outstanding with concrete code examples for both the ensembl_rest package and direct REST API usage, proper error handling, rate limiting guidance, and practical workflows. Structure is very clear with logical sections, though the SKILL.md is somewhat lengthy (could benefit from moving some detailed examples to referenced files). Novelty is strong - querying genomic databases with proper rate limiting, coordinate mapping between assemblies, and VEP predictions would consume many tokens for a CLI agent and require specialized domain knowledge. This skill meaningfully simplifies complex bioinformatics workflows for 250+ species.