Alterlab Ginkgo Cloud

alterlab-ieu/alterlab-ginkgo-cloud

Submits and manages protocols on Ginkgo Bioworks Cloud Lab (cloud.ginkgo.bio), a web-based interface for autonomous lab execution on Reconfigurable Automation Carts (RACs), covering protocol selection, input preparation, pricing, and ordering workflows. Use when running cell-free protein expression (validation or optimization), generating fluorescent pixel art, or interacting with Ginkgo Cloud Lab services. Part of the AlterLab Academic Skills suite.

4k tokens

context cost

the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

instructions only

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

stars on the repo

on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/AlterLab-IEU/AlterLab-Academic-Skills --skill alterlab-ginkgo-cloud

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take alterlab-ieu/alterlab-ginkgo-cloud from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.