deepTools NGS Analysis Assistant
Guides Claude through deepTools workflows for converting, QC-ing and visualizing ChIP-seq, RNA-seq and ATAC-seq data.
Data & AnalyticsIntermediate★ 33,030⑂ 3,248AI score 9/10Last updated: Aug 9, 2026
What it does
- Builds bamCoverage/bamCompare commands to turn BAM alignments into normalized bigWig or bedGraph coverage tracks.
- Walks through quality control: correlation, PCA, fingerprint and coverage checks.
- Composes heatmaps and profile plots around TSS or peak regions via computeMatrix → plotHeatmap/plotProfile.
- Recommends the right normalization (RPGC, CPM, RPKM, BPM) and supplies effective genome sizes per assembly.
- Ships helper scripts:
validate_files.pyfor input checks andworkflow_generator.pyfor ready-to-run pipeline templates.
Who it's for
- Bioinformaticians and grad students working with ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq or RNA-seq data.
- Researchers tired of digging through deepTools docs for the right flags.
- Anyone who wants reproducible, documented NGS analysis scripts fast.
Examples
- "Convert my ChIP-seq BAM to an RPGC-normalized bigWig for hg38" → bamCoverage command with extendReads, ignoreDuplicates and the correct effective genome size.
- "Check replicate correlation and ChIP enrichment" → generated QC script chaining multiBamSummary, plotCorrelation and plotFingerprint.
- "Make a heatmap of signal around gene TSS" → computeMatrix in reference-point mode followed by plotHeatmap with clustering options.
· · · Install guide · · ·
Try it now, no install
Paste this into Claude to use the skill without installing anything.
Read the instructions in this file and follow them to help me: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills/HEAD/skills/deeptools/SKILL.md What I want: (describe your task here)
If Claude can't open the link, open it yourself and paste the contents instead.
↓ If it works for you, download the ZIP below and install it. Then it runs on its own — no pasting each time.
Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
- Download the ZIP with the button below.
- In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
- Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
Install in Claude Code
Let Claude do it — paste this into Claude Code
Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart. Copy the skills/deeptools folder from the GitHub repo K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills into my ~/.claude/skills/deeptools/. When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.
Install with a command instead
git clone https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r scientific-agent-skills/skills/deeptools ~/.claude/skills/⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.
- Open a terminal and move to the folder where you keep source code.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills.git - Copy the skill into Claude's skills folder:
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r scientific-agent-skills/skills/deeptools ~/.claude/skills/ - Install deepTools:
uv pip install deepTools==3.5.6, or preferablyconda install -c conda-forge -c bioconda deeptools. - Also install samtools for BAM indexing:
conda install -c bioconda samtools. - Restart Claude Code and try a prompt like "Convert this BAM to a normalized bigWig" to trigger the skill.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT