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cosmic_data_reference

COSMIC (Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer) is the world's largest and most comprehensive resource for exploring the impact of somatic mutations in human cancer. Maintained by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, it catalogs millions of…

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What it does and how to use it

A skill that teaches Claude Code to do scientific tasks well. It is packaged knowledge the model uses whenever it is relevant.

  1. Install the skill (command above).
  2. In Claude Code, describe what you need - the skill turns on by itself when the context fits.
  3. No commands to memorize: you talk in plain language and the skill does the rest.

Install (Claude Code)

mkdir -p .claude/skills/cosmic-data-reference && curl -fsSL https://doutorai.pt/data/lib/skills__cosmic-data-reference.md -o .claude/skills/cosmic-data-reference/SKILL.md

Paste this command into the terminal, in your project folder, and the component installs automatically.

Content

# COSMIC Database Reference

## Overview

COSMIC (Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer) is the world's largest and most comprehensive resource for exploring the impact of somatic mutations in human cancer. Maintained by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, it catalogs millions of mutations across thousands of cancer types.

**Website**: https://cancer.sanger.ac.uk/cosmic
**Release Schedule**: Quarterly updates
**Current Version**: v102 (May 2025), use "latest" in API calls for most recent

## Data Access

### Authentication
- **Academic users**: Free access (registration required)
- **Commercial

- 🔒 Full content on the Pro plan (€7.99/month) -

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