| name | seq-blast |
| description | Guide sequence alignment and BLAST searches for nucleotide and protein sequences. |
Sequence BLAST
Search sequences against public databases.
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|
web_search "NCBI BLAST <sequence>" | Web BLAST search |
web_search "UniProt BLAST <sequence>" | UniProt BLAST |
web_search "Ensembl BLAST <sequence>" | Ensembl BLAST |
Interpretation
For each significant hit, record:
- Accession, description, organism
- E-value, bit score, identity, coverage
- Query coverage and subject coverage
- Gaps and mismatches
Use Cases
- Identify unknown sequences
- Find orthologs across species
- Check for contamination
- Validate primer specificity
Output
Save top hits to outputs/blast-<slug>.md.