arc-creator
Create and populate Annotated Research Contexts (ARCs) following the nfdi4plants ARC specification. Use when creating a new ARC, adding studies/assays/workflows/runs, annotating ISA metadata, organizing research data into ARC structure, or pushing ARCs to a DataHUB. Guides the user interactively through all required and optional metadata fields.
Why use this skill?
Automate the creation of FAIR-compliant Annotated Research Contexts (ARCs) with this interactive OpenClaw skill, streamlining metadata and ISA structure.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/ingogiebel/arc-creatorWhat This Skill Does
The arc-creator skill serves as an interactive assistant for researchers and data scientists working within the nfdi4plants ecosystem. It simplifies the complexity of creating Annotated Research Contexts (ARCs) by guiding the user through the ISA-based (Investigation-Study-Assay) metadata structure defined by the nfdi4plants consortium. The skill automates the creation of directory structures, manages metadata updates via the ARC Commander CLI, and ensures that research projects comply with FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles from the onset of data collection.
Installation
To install this skill, use the following command in your terminal:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/ingogiebel/arc-creator
Use Cases
- Project Initiation: Rapidly scaffolding a new repository structure for a research project that adheres to institutional standards.
- Metadata Management: Ensuring every study and assay has the required annotations, such as organism information, growth conditions, and measurement types, which are critical for future data discovery.
- Workflow Documentation: Linking computational scripts and environment dependencies to raw and processed data, effectively bridging the gap between bench science and data analysis.
- DataHUB Synchronization: Preparing local project directories for seamless deployment to the nfdi4plants DataHUB or other Git-based repositories.
Example Prompts
- "I need to start a new project for my proteomics experiment. Can you help me set up a new ARC?"
- "I've finished the study setup for my Arabidopsis plants. Let's move on to adding an RNA-Seq assay to the ARC."
- "Can you help me document the dependencies for my DESeq2 analysis workflow within my existing ARC?"
Tips & Limitations
- Prerequisites: Ensure
git,git-lfs, and the ARC Commander (arc) are pre-installed in your environment as the skill relies on these binaries for filesystem operations. - Interactive Flow: The skill uses a phased approach; do not attempt to batch inputs. Answer questions as they appear to ensure the directory structure remains valid.
- Permissions: Since this skill writes files and directories to your local machine, ensure you have appropriate write permissions in the target directory (
/home/uranus/arc-projects/by default). - DataHUB Sync: Have your Personal Access Token ready before initiating a sync to avoid workflow interruptions.
Metadata
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-ingogiebel-arc-creator": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: file-write, file-read, code-execution