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LatchBio Integration

Guides Claude to build, register, debug, and run bioinformatics workflows on the Latch platform via the Python SDK, CLI, Nextflow, Snakemake, and Latch MCP.

Dev & CodingAdvanced★ 33,030⑂ 3,248AI score 8/10Last updated: Aug 9, 2026

What it does

  • Targets Latch SDK 2.76.8 and shows how to author typed Python workflows and task graphs with declarative workflow bodies.
  • Prescribes a development lifecycle: latch init → latch register --staging → latch develop → latch register --yes --open, including duplicate-registration exit code semantics.
  • Covers task resources (CPU, memory, storage, GPU, caching, retries), Latch Data I/O via LPath/LatchFile/LatchDir, and Registry projects, tables, and records.
  • Routes to focused reference docs for Nextflow/Snakemake packaging, UI metadata, launch plans, samplesheets, programmatic launching with launch_v2, and Latch MCP setup.
  • Enforces operational safety: confirm before paid GPU/batch runs or destructive rmr/Registry deletes, never log tokens or secrets, avoid shell interpolation of untrusted strings.

Who it's for

  • Bioinformatics engineers and computational biologists operating pipelines on Latch
  • Teams migrating existing Nextflow or Snakemake pipelines onto Latch
  • Platform engineers automating workflow registration, debugging, and monitoring

Example uses

  1. "Scaffold a new workflow from the subprocess template and register it remotely" → runs latch init covid-wf --template subprocess then latch register --yes --open.
  2. "Get this Snakemake pipeline onto Latch" → verifies a version-compatible entrypoint exists, stages with --staging, then validates in latch develop.
  3. "Bump GPU resources for this task and launch after showing cost" → configures custom_task and asks for confirmation before paid compute.

· · · Install guide · · ·

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  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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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/latchbio-integration ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal and clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills.git
  2. Create the skills folder: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  3. Copy just this skill: cp -r scientific-agent-skills/skills/latchbio-integration ~/.claude/skills/
  4. Confirm SKILL.md plus the references/ and scripts/ folders came along.
  5. Set up the SDK: uv venv --python 3.12 && source .venv/bin/activate && uv pip install "latch==2.76.8" (use WSL on Windows).
  6. Authenticate with latch login, then pick a workspace with latch workspace (or latch workspace --id 12345).
  7. Restart Claude Code and ask something like "register my Latch workflow" to trigger the skill.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT