ProteinClaw

Computational protein design toolkit. Use this skill group when: (1) Designing protein binders from scratch, (2) Predicting protein structures (Chai, Boltz, Protenix), (3) Sequence design with ProteinMPNN/LigandMPNN/SolubleMPNN, (4) Quality control and filtering of protein designs, (5) Planning and managing binder design campaigns, (6) Experimental characterization (SPR, BLI, cell-free expression), (7) Searching protein databases (PDB, UniProt, AFDB), (8) Antibody/nanobody design (IgGM, mBER). This is the top-level index. Sub-skills handle specific tools.

Guidance for choosing the right protein binder design tool. Use this skill when: (1) Deciding between BoltzGen or BindCraft, (2) Planning a binder design campaign, (3) Understanding trade-offs between different approaches, (4) Selecting tools for specific target types.

Guidance for SPR and BLI binding characterization experiments. Use when: (1) Planning binding kinetics experiments, (2) Troubleshooting poor/no binding signal, (3) Interpreting kinetic data artifacts, (4) Choosing between SPR vs BLI platforms.

Structure prediction using Boltz-1/Boltz-2, an open biomolecular structure predictor. Use this skill when: (1) Predicting protein complex structures, (2) Validating designed binders, (3) Need open-source alternative to AF2, (4) Predicting protein-ligand complexes, (5) Using local GPU resources. For QC thresholds, use protein-qc. For AlphaFold2 prediction, use alphafold. For Chai prediction, use chai.

All-atom protein design using BoltzGen diffusion model. Use this skill when: (1) Need side-chain aware design from the start, (2) Designing around small molecules or ligands, (3) Want all-atom diffusion (not just backbone), (4) Require precise binding geometries, (5) Using YAML-based configuration. For sequence-only design, use proteinmpnn. For structure validation, use boltz.

Goal-oriented binder design campaign planning and health assessment. Use this skill when: (1) Planning a complete binder design campaign, (2) Converting high-level goals into runnable pipelines, (3) Assessing campaign health and pass rates, (4) Diagnosing why designs are failing QC, (5) Estimating time, cost, and expected yields, (6) Selecting between design tools for a specific target. This skill orchestrates the other protein design tools.

Guidance for cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) optimization. Use when: (1) Planning CFPS experiments, (2) Troubleshooting low yield or aggregation, (3) Optimizing DNA template design for CFPS, (4) Expressing difficult proteins (disulfide-rich, toxic, membrane).

Structure prediction using Chai-1, a foundation model for molecular structure. Use this skill when: (1) Predicting protein-protein complex structures, (2) Validating designed binders, (3) Predicting protein-ligand complexes, (4) Using the Chai API for high-throughput prediction, (5) Need an alternative to AlphaFold2. For QC thresholds, use protein-qc. For AlphaFold2 prediction, use alphafold. For ESM-based analysis, use esm.

ESM2 protein language model for embeddings and sequence scoring. Use this skill when: (1) Computing pseudo-log-likelihood (PLL) scores, (2) Getting protein embeddings for clustering, (3) Filtering designs by sequence plausibility, (4) Zero-shot variant effect prediction, (5) Analyzing sequence-function relationships. For structure prediction, use chai or boltz. For QC thresholds, use protein-qc.

Structure similarity search with Foldseek. Use this skill when: (1) Finding similar structures in PDB/AFDB databases, (2) Structural homology search, (3) Database queries by 3D structure, (4) Finding remote homologs not detected by sequence, (5) Clustering structures by similarity. For sequence similarity, use uniprot BLAST. For structure prediction, use chai or boltz.

Antibody and nanobody CDR design using IgGM (generative model by TencentAI4S). Use this skill when: (1) Designing nanobody (VHH) CDR loops against a target, (2) Designing full antibody (heavy + light chain) CDRs, (3) Redesigning existing antibody CDRs, (4) Need antigen-conditioned antibody generation, (5) Generating diverse antibody candidates with specific epitope targeting. For VHH mask-based design (scaffold preserved), use mber. For general protein binder design, use boltzgen or bindcraft.

Binder design ranking using ipSAE (interprotein Score from Aligned Errors). Use this skill when: (1) Ranking binder designs for experimental testing, (2) Filtering BindCraft or BoltzGen outputs, (3) Comparing AF2/AF3/Boltz predictions, (4) Predicting binding success rates, (5) Need better ranking than ipTM or iPAE. For structure prediction, use chai or alphafold. For QC thresholds, use protein-qc.

Ligand-aware protein sequence design using LigandMPNN. Use this skill when: (1) Designing sequences around small molecules, (2) Enzyme active site design, (3) Ligand binding pocket optimization, (4) Metal coordination site design, (5) Cofactor binding proteins. For standard protein design, use proteinmpnn. For solubility optimization, use solublempnn.

VHH nanobody design using mBER (Manifold Binder Engineering and Refinement). Use this skill when: (1) Designing VHH nanobody CDRs against a target protein, (2) Have an existing VHH scaffold and want to redesign CDR1/CDR2/CDR3, (3) Optimizing a known VHH binder, (4) Targeting specific hotspot residues on the antigen, (5) Multi-chain antigen targets (with chain offsets). For de novo antibody/nanobody CDR design, use iggm. For general protein binder design, use boltzgen or bindcraft.

Fetch and analyze protein structures from RCSB PDB. Use this skill when: (1) Need to download a structure by PDB ID, (2) Search for similar structures, (3) Prepare target for binder design, (4) Extract specific chains or domains, (5) Get structure metadata. For sequence lookup, use uniprot. For binder design workflow, use binder-design.

End-to-end guidance for protein design pipelines. Use this skill when: (1) Starting a new protein design project, (2) Need step-by-step workflow guidance, (3) Understanding the full design pipeline, (4) Planning compute resources and timelines, (5) Integrating multiple design tools.

Quality control metrics and filtering thresholds for protein design. Use this skill when: (1) Evaluating design quality for binding, expression, or structure, (2) Setting filtering thresholds for pLDDT, ipTM, PAE, (3) Checking sequence liabilities (cysteines, deamidation, polybasic clusters), (4) Creating multi-stage filtering pipelines, (5) Computing PyRosetta interface metrics (dG, SC, dSASA), (6) Checking biophysical properties (instability, GRAVY, pI), (7) Ranking designs with composite scoring.

Design protein sequences using ProteinMPNN inverse folding. Use this skill when: (1) Designing sequences for generated backbones (e.g. from BindCraft), (2) Redesigning existing protein sequences, (3) Fixing specific residues while designing others, (4) Optimizing sequences for expression or stability, (5) Multi-state or negative design. For backbone generation, use boltzgen (recommended) or bindcraft. For ligand-aware design, use ligandmpnn. For solubility optimization, use solublempnn.

Structure prediction using Protenix, ByteDance's open-source PyTorch reproduction of AlphaFold 3. Use this skill when: (1) Predicting protein/DNA/RNA/ligand/ion complex structures, (2) Need AF3-level accuracy with open-source code, (3) MSA-free fast prediction (--no-use-msa), (4) Multi-seed ensemble predictions, (5) Alternative to Chai or Boltz for validation. For QC thresholds, use protein-qc. For Chai prediction, use chai. For Boltz prediction, use boltz.

First-time setup for protein design tools. Use this skill when: (1) User is new and hasn't run any tools yet, (2) Commands fail with "file not found" or "modal: command not found", (3) Modal authentication errors occur, (4) User asks how to get started or set up the environment, (5) biomodals directory is missing or tools aren't working.

Solubility-optimized protein sequence design using SolubleMPNN. Use this skill when: (1) Designing for E. coli expression, (2) Optimizing solubility of designed proteins, (3) Reducing aggregation propensity, (4) Need high-yield expression, (5) Avoiding inclusion body formation. For standard design, use proteinmpnn. For ligand-aware design, use ligandmpnn.

Access UniProt for protein sequence and annotation retrieval. Use this skill when: (1) Looking up protein sequences by accession, (2) Finding functional annotations, (3) Getting domain boundaries, (4) Finding homologs and variants, (5) Cross-referencing to PDB structures. For structure retrieval, use pdb. For sequence design, use proteinmpnn.