biosamples-sample-search

name	biosamples-sample-search
description	Use this skill to search EBI BioSamples for public sample metadata by text query or lightweight filters and return compact summaries.

Purpose

Search public sample metadata through the official EBI BioSamples API.

When to use

• You need a quick metadata-discovery skill for public biospecimens.
• You want sample accessions, organism hints, and a few normalized characteristics.

When not to use

• You need full sample graph traversal or submission workflows.
• You need to download raw experimental data instead of metadata.

Inputs

• A free-text search string.
• Optional page and page-size controls.

Outputs

• A JSON summary with BioSamples accessions and normalized characteristics.

Requirements

• Network access to ebi.ac.uk
• Python standard library only

Provenance

• BioSamples API overview: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biosamples/docs/references/api/overview