operon

Name: operon Review
Item: operon
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Reduces bioinformatics workflow friction by embedding domain-specific AI directly into development, lowering time-to-insight for genomic and proteomic analys…

AI-powered IDE for bioinformatics — built by biologists, for biologists

Generate boilerplate Python code for parsing genomic sequences and alignment files
Automate routine bioinformatics workflows like quality control and read mapping
Find and fix errors in R scripts for statistical analysis of sequencing data

93 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Reduces bioinformatics workflow friction by embedding domain-specific AI directly into development, lowering time-to-insight for genomic and proteomic analysis while minimizing manual boilerplate in specialized languages.

Best for

Bioinformatics teams and research scientists building computational biology pipelines and genomic analysis workflows.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/swaruplab/operon

By swaruplab

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install swaruplab/operon

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First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me generate boilerplate Python code for parsing genomic sequences and alignment files

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars93Last updated2026-08-01LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-01 · scanner v1

Community Pulse New

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 93 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedAug 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 93 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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