In brief
This skill questions the API STRING for protein interaction networks and partners, in a compact summary. All calls go through `rest_request.py`, in `POST` with a `form_body`: STRING is not questioned in simple GET. The `form_body` includes a `caller_identity`, which is kept stable in the same session as much as possible. For `network` and `interaction_partners`, `limit=10` on the API side and `max_items=10`. The documented host is `https://string-db.org/api/json`. The default render is a short Markdown from JSON; a machine output is provided only if requested. In long discussion, we revive; a `...` preview does not enter into the query.
What it does
- Ask STRING in `POST` with `form_body`, via `rest_request.py`.
- Includes a stable `caller_identity` in session, on `network` and `interaction_partners` paths.
- Share of `limit=10` and `max_items=10` for networks and partners.
- Makes a compact Markdown, JSON raw only on request.
Who it is for, and an example
Teams that map a STRING network of interactions around a protein, and first want a compact neighborhood rather than the whole graph.
Example request: "Give the TP53 STRING network in humans, in POST, with a stable caller identity, limited to about ten interactions. »
It is used for STRING synthesis (network or interaction partners), as soon as a compact overview of the API is sufficient. Example written by iadujour.fr from the SKILL.md, not tested.
Install
In Codex: codex plugin add life-science-research@openai-curated (Official Place of Deposit).
codex plugin add life-science-research@openai-curatedWorks with
- Codex
Source: README: Codex plugin collection; the deposit marketplace is called "Official Codex". Other officers are not appointed.
Level: Intermediate
Suppose a project already in place at the publisher and the tools described in SKILL.md.
Good to know
SKILL.md excerpt
The original description, which the agent reads to decide whether to load the skill (in English):
Submit compact STRING API requests for network, interaction partner, and enrichment endpoints. Use when a user wants concise STRING summaries
Quoted from SKILL.md at commit 27651a4 . The folder also contains 2 extra files (agents/, scripts/).
The SKILL.md has 36 lines and 6 main sections:
- Operating rules
- Execution behavior
- Input
- Output
- Execution
- References
Licence: No licence found
Checked on 10 November 2026 : no licence file in the skill folder or at the repository root.
No licence found: short excerpt quoted only (quotation right). For the full text, see the source.
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