cellxgene-census
Query the CELLxGENE Census (61M+ cells) programmatically. Use when you need expression data across tissues, diseases, or cell types from the largest curated single-cell atlas. Best for population-scale queries, reference atlas comparisons. For analyzing your own data use scanpy or scvi-tools.
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name: cellxgene-census
description: Query the CELLxGENE Census (61M+ cells) programmatically. Use when you need expression data across tissues, diseases, or cell types from the largest curated single-cell atlas. Best for population-scale queries, reference atlas comparisons. For analyzing your own data use scanpy or scvi-tools.
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skill-author: K-Dense Inc.
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# CZ CELLxGENE Census
## Overview
The CZ CELLxGENE Census provides programmatic access to a comprehenHow to Use
Recommended: Install to project (local)
mkdir -p .claude/skills
curl -o .claude/skills/cellxgene-census.md \
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills/main/scientific-skills/cellxgene-census/SKILL.mdSkill is scoped to this project only. Add .claude/skills/ to your .gitignoreif you don't want to commit it.
Alternative: Clone full repo
git clone https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skillsThen reference at scientific-skills/cellxgene-census/SKILL.md
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