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Claude Science generalist coordinating agent with curated skills

A coordinating agent with over 60 skills for scientific domains, capable of spinning up specialist agents.

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coordinating_agent.json
{
  "name": "Generalist Coordinating Agent",
  "description": "Coordinates research tasks using a suite of specialized skills and can spawn specialist agents.",
  "skills": [
    "genomics",
    "single-cell",
    "proteomics",
    "structural-biology",
    "cheminformatics",
    "literature_analysis",
    "multi_step_research",
    "figure_refinement",
    "manuscript_editing",
    "citation_checking",
    "calculation_verification"
  ],
  "capabilities": {
    "spawn_specialist_agents": true,
    "interact_with_user_created_agents": true
  }
}
Install steps
  • Ensure you have access to Claude Science beta.
  • Load the coordinating agent configuration within the Claude Science environment.
  • Configure access to necessary databases and computing resources.
Product notes

This configuration represents the core coordinating agent within Claude Science, designed to manage complex scientific workflows.

What it does and when to use it

This configuration defines a generalist coordinating agent for Claude Science. It has access to over 60 pre-configured skills across various scientific domains and can create and interact with specialist agents.

Why it works

The agent acts as a central hub, leveraging a broad set of skills to manage diverse scientific tasks and adapt to specific research needs by spawning specialized agents.

Sources and credit

First seen on Subvolts Aug 27, 2026. Updated Sep 11, 2026. Spotted a problem? Tell us.

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Questions people ask

Which AI tools does this work with?
The sources used it with Claude.
Where did this come from?
Anthropic (Anthropic News). Subvolts collected, normalized and credited it; the link above opens the original.