bio-batch-downloads SKILL.md skillA
bio-batch-downloads from fridrichmethod/awesome-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add fridrichmethod/awesome-skills/bio-batch-downloads@git:20260520.7a7a671Pins git:20260520.7a7a671 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- fridrichmethod/awesome-skills
- Path
skills/bio-batch-downloads/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20260520.7a7a671, committed May 20, 2026
- First version recorded
- May 17, 2026
- Size
- 11,884 bytes
- Repository stars
- 15
- License
- a license file GitHub does not identify
Download large datasets from NCBI efficiently using history server, batching, and rate limiting. Use when performing bulk sequence downloads, handling large query results, or production-scale data retrieval.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
<!-- # COPYRIGHT NOTICE # This file is part of the "Universal Biomedical Skills" project. # Copyright (c) 2026 MD BABU MIA, PhD <md.babu.mia@mssm.edu> # All Rights Reserved. # # This code is proprietary and confidential. # Unauthorized copying of this file, via any medium is strictly prohibited. # # Provenance: Authenticated by MD BABU MIA --> # Batch Downloads Download large numbers of records from NCBI efficiently using the history server, batching, and proper rate limiting. ## Required Setup ```python from Bio import Entrez import time Entrez.email = 'your.email@example.com' # Required by NCBI Entrez.api_key = 'your_api_key' # Recommended for large downloads ``` ## Rate Limits | Authentication | Requests/Second | Delay Between | |---------------|-----------------|---------------| | Email only | 3 | 0.34 seconds | | Email + API key | 10 | 0.1 seconds | Get an API key at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/account/settings/ ## History Server The history server stores search results on NCBI servers, enabling efficient batch retrieval without re-sending large ID lists. ### How It Works 1. Search with `usehistory='y'` …
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How to install
mdr add fridrichmethod/awesome-skills/bio-batch-downloads@sha256:89bc2b85937e4b1dThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260520.7a7a671, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between May 17, 2026 and May 20, 2026, about one every 4 days. Its first recorded version is graded C and its latest A.
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| git:20260520.7a7a671 latest | 2026-05-20 | 7a7a671 | 11,884 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260517.81511a7 | 2026-05-17 | 81511a7 | 11,883 B | C | view |
Audit of the latest version
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- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (11884 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
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- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
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Source
fridrichmethod/awesome-skills · 15 stars · license a license file GitHub does not identify · pushed 2026-11-02 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_kq4tibtiib7tumxz GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=fridrichmethod/awesome-skills/bio-batch-downloads GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/89bc2b85937e4b1df94cfbbed489cdcd7bb204196785bc9305845e5af2ce3c92
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