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Vaccine Design · mims-harvard | DecimalAI

Scienceby mims-harvard

Vaccine Design

Computational vaccine candidate design: peptide/subunit vaccines via MHC-I/MHC-II epitope prediction (IEDB), population HLA coverage optimization, B-cell epitope identification, and cross-strain conservation analysis.

SkillScore

SkillScore68/100

Test results 68

Safety

3/3 safety checks passed

Code scan
Intent
Content

What it changes

55%68%of test cases passed +14 pts

Without skill12 of 22

With skill15 of 22

4 fixed11 passed either way6 still failing1 broke

Measured on gemini-3.6-flash8/6/2026v117 comparable

Track record

Agent runs: 0; All time

See one task, with and without the skill

One test taskWhen invoking `IEDB_predict_mhci_binding` for predicting novel MHC-I T-cell epitopes, which prediction method parameter is recommended by default?

Without the skillMissed

With the skillPassed

Same model, same task. Answers are capped and redacted.

Use this skill

Your agent runs on

Adds every file the skill has, pinned so you can update it. No account needed.

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"
decimalai skills add mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design
claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/.agents"

The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

Add the skill

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

print("Added. Start Claude Code with the command below.")

Start Claude Code with it

claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/.agents"

Type these in a Claude Code session. No account or API key. It writes the skill and any files it bundles, and asks first when its safety rating isn't Passed.

Add the DecimalAI plugin, once

/plugin marketplace add decimal-labs/decimalai-claude-plugins
/plugin install decimalai@decimalai

Install this skill

/decimalai:install mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design

The plugin needs python3 and curl on your machine.

No Python or account. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

Save it into your project

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.claude/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 1 other file is not included.

Other ways to add it

Claude Code docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[claude-agent-sdk]"
decimalai skills add mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design

Add it to your agent

import asyncio

from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions
from decimalai.claude_agent_sdk import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

async def main():
    question = "Hello!"
    async with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
        async for message in run.query(options=ClaudeAgentOptions(max_turns=6)):
            print(message)

# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())

Prefer its own loader? ClaudeAgentOptions(plugins=[skills_plugin()], skills="all") reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.

The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[claude-agent-sdk]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import asyncio

from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions
from decimalai.claude_agent_sdk import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

async def main():
    question = "Hello!"
    async with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
        async for message in run.query(options=ClaudeAgentOptions(max_turns=6)):
            print(message)

# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())

Prefer its own loader? ClaudeAgentOptions(plugins=[skills_plugin()], skills="all") reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

import asyncio
from pathlib import Path
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions, query

skill = Path(".agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md").read_text()
options = ClaudeAgentOptions(system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}", max_turns=6)

async def main():
    async for message in query(prompt="Hello!", options=options):
        print(message)

# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 1 other file is not included.

Other ways to add it

Claude Agent SDK docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[openai-agents]"
decimalai skills add mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design

Add it to your agent

from agents import Agent, Runner
from decimalai.openai_agents import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = Agent(
    name=support.name,
    instructions=support.instructions,  # your prompt, then the skill list
    tools=[*support.tools],             # your tools, then load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")

Using SandboxAgent? capabilities=[Shell(), decimalai.openai_agents.sandbox_skills()] points its own loader at the same folder.

Install

pip install "decimalai[openai-agents]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from agents import Agent, Runner
from decimalai.openai_agents import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = Agent(
    name=support.name,
    instructions=support.instructions,  # your prompt, then the skill list
    tools=[*support.tools],             # your tools, then load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")

Using SandboxAgent? capabilities=[Shell(), decimalai.openai_agents.sandbox_skills()] points its own loader at the same folder.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from agents import Agent, Runner

skill = Path(".agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(name="support", instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 1 other file is not included.

Other ways to add it

OpenAI Agents docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[openai]"
decimalai skills add mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design

Add it to your agent

import json

from openai import OpenAI
from decimalai.openai import agent_config

client = OpenAI()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")


def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
    return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."


# Your tools, as Chat Completions takes them, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"type": "function", "function": {
    "name": "lookup_order",
    "description": "Look up the status of an order.",
    "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
                   "required": ["order_id"]},
}}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}

question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    # run.system is your prompt, then the skill list.
    messages = [{"role": "system", "content": run.system}, run.message]
    while True:
        reply = client.chat.completions.create(
            model="gpt-5.4-mini",
            messages=messages,
            tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tools],  # your tools, then load_skill
        ).choices[0].message
        messages.append(reply)
        if not reply.tool_calls:
            break
        for call in reply.tool_calls:
            # load_skill is answered by the run; your own tools by FUNCTIONS.
            function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.function.name)
            messages.append(run.tool_result(call) or {
                "role": "tool", "tool_call_id": call.id,
                "content": function(**json.loads(call.function.arguments)) if function
                else f"There is no tool named {call.function.name!r}.",
            })
print(reply.content)

# The Responses API takes run.response_tools instead of run.tools.

Install

pip install "decimalai[openai]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import json

from openai import OpenAI
from decimalai.openai import agent_config

client = OpenAI()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")


def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
    return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."


# Your tools, as Chat Completions takes them, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"type": "function", "function": {
    "name": "lookup_order",
    "description": "Look up the status of an order.",
    "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
                   "required": ["order_id"]},
}}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}

question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    # run.system is your prompt, then the skill list.
    messages = [{"role": "system", "content": run.system}, run.message]
    while True:
        reply = client.chat.completions.create(
            model="gpt-5.4-mini",
            messages=messages,
            tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tools],  # your tools, then load_skill
        ).choices[0].message
        messages.append(reply)
        if not reply.tool_calls:
            break
        for call in reply.tool_calls:
            # load_skill is answered by the run; your own tools by FUNCTIONS.
            function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.function.name)
            messages.append(run.tool_result(call) or {
                "role": "tool", "tool_call_id": call.id,
                "content": function(**json.loads(call.function.arguments)) if function
                else f"There is no tool named {call.function.name!r}.",
            })
print(reply.content)

# The Responses API takes run.response_tools instead of run.tools.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md").read_text()
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-5.4-mini",
    messages=[
        {"role": "system", "content": f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}"},
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"},
    ],
).choices[0].message

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 1 other file is not included.

Other ways to add it

OpenAI SDK docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[anthropic]"
decimalai skills add mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design

Add it to your agent

import anthropic
from decimalai.anthropic import agent_config

client = anthropic.Anthropic()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

question = "Hello!"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    answer = client.beta.messages.tool_runner(
        model="claude-haiku-5-5",
        max_tokens=4096,
        system=run.system,     # your prompt, then the skill list
        tools=[*run.tools],    # your tools, then load_skill
        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": question}],
    ).until_done()

Install

pip install "decimalai[anthropic]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import anthropic
from decimalai.anthropic import agent_config

client = anthropic.Anthropic()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

question = "Hello!"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    answer = client.beta.messages.tool_runner(
        model="claude-haiku-5-5",
        max_tokens=4096,
        system=run.system,     # your prompt, then the skill list
        tools=[*run.tools],    # your tools, then load_skill
        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": question}],
    ).until_done()

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
import anthropic

client = anthropic.Anthropic()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md").read_text()
reply = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-haiku-5-5",
    max_tokens=4096,
    system=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 1 other file is not included.

Other ways to add it

Anthropic docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[google-genai]"
decimalai skills add mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design

Add it to your agent

from google import genai
from google.genai import types
from decimalai.google_genai import agent_config

client = genai.Client()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")


def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
    return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."


# Your functions, as declarations for the model, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"function_declarations": [{
    "name": "lookup_order",
    "description": "Look up the status of an order.",
    "parameters_json_schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
                               "required": ["order_id"]},
}]}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}

question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    config = types.GenerateContentConfig(
        system_instruction=run.system,     # your prompt, then the skill list
        tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tool_params],  # your functions, then load_skill
    )
    contents = [{"role": "user", "parts": [{"text": run.message}]}]
    while True:
        response = client.models.generate_content(
            model="gemini-3.5-flash", contents=contents, config=config,
        )
        if not response.function_calls:
            break
        contents.append(response.candidates[0].content)
        parts = []
        for call in response.function_calls:
            # load_skill is answered by the run; your own functions by FUNCTIONS.
            # A loop of your own rather than automatic function calling, which
            # raises KeyError when the model asks for a function you did not pass.
            function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.name)
            parts.append(run.tool_result(call) or {"function_response": {
                "name": call.name, "id": call.id,
                "response": {"result": function(**(call.args or {})) if function
                             else f"There is no function named {call.name!r}."},
            }})
        contents.append({"role": "user", "parts": parts})
print(response.text)

Install

pip install "decimalai[google-genai]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from google import genai
from google.genai import types
from decimalai.google_genai import agent_config

client = genai.Client()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")


def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
    return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."


# Your functions, as declarations for the model, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"function_declarations": [{
    "name": "lookup_order",
    "description": "Look up the status of an order.",
    "parameters_json_schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
                               "required": ["order_id"]},
}]}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}

question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    config = types.GenerateContentConfig(
        system_instruction=run.system,     # your prompt, then the skill list
        tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tool_params],  # your functions, then load_skill
    )
    contents = [{"role": "user", "parts": [{"text": run.message}]}]
    while True:
        response = client.models.generate_content(
            model="gemini-3.5-flash", contents=contents, config=config,
        )
        if not response.function_calls:
            break
        contents.append(response.candidates[0].content)
        parts = []
        for call in response.function_calls:
            # load_skill is answered by the run; your own functions by FUNCTIONS.
            # A loop of your own rather than automatic function calling, which
            # raises KeyError when the model asks for a function you did not pass.
            function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.name)
            parts.append(run.tool_result(call) or {"function_response": {
                "name": call.name, "id": call.id,
                "response": {"result": function(**(call.args or {})) if function
                             else f"There is no function named {call.name!r}."},
            }})
        contents.append({"role": "user", "parts": parts})
print(response.text)

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from google import genai
from google.genai import types

client = genai.Client()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md").read_text()
response = client.models.generate_content(
    model="gemini-3.5-flash",
    contents="Hello!",
    config=types.GenerateContentConfig(system_instruction=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}"),
)

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 1 other file is not included.

Other ways to add it

Gemini API docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[langchain]" langchain-openai
decimalai skills add mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design

Add it to your agent

from langchain.agents import create_agent
from decimalai.langchain import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = create_agent(
    "openai:gpt-5.4-mini",
    tools=[],                         # your tools; the middleware adds load_skill
    middleware=[support.middleware],  # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

Install

pip install "decimalai[langchain]" langchain-openai

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from langchain.agents import create_agent
from decimalai.langchain import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = create_agent(
    "openai:gpt-5.4-mini",
    tools=[],                         # your tools; the middleware adds load_skill
    middleware=[support.middleware],  # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from langchain.agents import create_agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = create_agent("openai:gpt-5.4-mini", tools=[], system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 1 other file is not included.

Other ways to add it

LangChain docs

CrewAI's own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" "crewai>=1.15.27"
decimalai skills add mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design

Add it to your agent

import decimalai.crewai
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task

agent = Agent(
    role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
    llm=llm,                               # your own CrewAI LLM
    skills=decimalai.crewai.skills(),      # the installed folder
    tools=decimalai.crewai.skill_tools(),  # reads a skill's files, runs its scripts
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()

The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. CrewAI's own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" "crewai>=1.15.27"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import decimalai.crewai
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task

agent = Agent(
    role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
    llm=llm,                               # your own CrewAI LLM
    skills=decimalai.crewai.skills(),      # the installed folder
    tools=decimalai.crewai.skill_tools(),  # reads a skill's files, runs its scripts
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()

No DecimalAI package. CrewAI's own loader reads the folder, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task

agent = Agent(
    role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
    llm=llm,                         # your own CrewAI LLM
    skills=[Path(".agents/skills")],
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 1 other file is not included.

Other ways to add it

CrewAI docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[adk]"
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    tools=[*support.tools],           # your tools, then load_skill
)
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    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from decimalai.adk import DecimalAIPlugin, agent_config
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
from google.adk.apps import App

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
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    instruction=support.instruction,  # your prompt, then the skill list
    tools=[*support.tools],           # your tools, then load_skill
)
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agent = LlmAgent(
    name="support",
    model="gemini-3.5-flash",
    instruction=lambda context: f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}",
)

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decimalai skills add mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design

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from decimalai.pydantic_ai import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = Agent(
    "openai:gpt-4o-mini",
    name=support.name,
    tools=[],                 # your tools; the capability adds load_skill
    capabilities=[support],   # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")

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result = skillpkg.add("mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from pydantic_ai import Agent
from decimalai.pydantic_ai import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = Agent(
    "openai:gpt-4o-mini",
    name=support.name,
    tools=[],                 # your tools; the capability adds load_skill
    capabilities=[support],   # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")

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skill = Path(".agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent("openai:gpt-4o-mini", instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")

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from deepagents import create_deep_agent

agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, **decimalai.deepagents.skills())
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

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result = skillpkg.add("mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import decimalai.deepagents
from deepagents import create_deep_agent

agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, **decimalai.deepagents.skills())
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

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from pathlib import Path
from deepagents import create_deep_agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

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pip install "decimalai>=0.16" agent-framework
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import asyncio

from agent_framework import Agent
from decimalai.agent_framework import skills

agent = Agent(client=client, instructions="You are a helpful agent.", context_providers=[skills()])
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))

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result = skillpkg.add("mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import asyncio

from agent_framework import Agent
from decimalai.agent_framework import skills

agent = Agent(client=client, instructions="You are a helpful agent.", context_providers=[skills()])
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))

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from agent_framework import Agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(client=client, instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))

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from decimalai.strands import skills
from strands import Agent
from strands.vended_tools import file_editor, shell

agent = Agent(
    model=model,                # always pass one: the default is Amazon Bedrock
    system_prompt="You are a helpful agent.",
    tools=[file_editor, shell],
    plugins=[skills()],
)
agent("Hello!")

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result = skillpkg.add("mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from decimalai.strands import skills
from strands import Agent
from strands.vended_tools import file_editor, shell

agent = Agent(
    model=model,                # always pass one: the default is Amazon Bedrock
    system_prompt="You are a helpful agent.",
    tools=[file_editor, shell],
    plugins=[skills()],
)
agent("Hello!")

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skill = Path(".agents/skills/mims-harvard-tooluniverse-vaccine-design/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(model=model, system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
agent("Hello!")

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Version: v1, tested 8/6/2026
Source: mims-harvard/ToolUniverse ↗
License: Apache-2.0

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SKILL.md

Vaccine Design

Computational pipeline for designing peptide/subunit vaccine candidates through epitope prediction, population coverage optimization, and immunogenicity assessment.

Reasoning Strategy

Vaccine design requires presenting the right epitopes to elicit protective immunity — not just any immune response, but one that is neutralizing, durable, and broadly applicable. For T-cell vaccines, the core tool is MHC binding prediction (IEDB tools): predict peptide-MHC affinity across multiple HLA alleles, then select epitopes with broad coverage of the target population. For antibody vaccines, prioritize surface-exposed conserved regions — a deeply buried or hypervariable region makes a poor antibody target. MHC binding does not equal immunogenicity; many good binders are not immunogenic in vivo due to tolerance, poor processing, or lack of T-cell help. A multi-epitope strategy (combining MHC-I for CD8+ CTL response, MHC-II for CD4+ helper response, and B-cell epitopes for antibody induction) is more robust than any single epitope. Conservation across pathogen strains is critical — an epitope that mutates under immune pressure (like HIV envelope hypervariable regions) is a poor vaccine target.

LOOK UP DON'T GUESS: Do not predict MHC binding or population coverage from memory — use IEDB_predict_mhci_binding / IEDB_predict_mhcii_binding for T-cell predictions, IEDB_predict_bcell_epitopes for antibody (B-cell) epitope prediction, and iedb_search_epitopes for validated experimental data. Do not assume what's on the pathogen surface; retrieve annotated sequences from UniProt or BVBRC.

Key principles:

Epitope-driven — vaccines work by presenting epitopes to T/B cells; start with epitope prediction
Population coverage matters — HLA diversity means no single epitope covers everyone; design for breadth
Multi-epitope is better — combine CD8+ (MHC-I) and CD4+ (MHC-II) epitopes for robust immunity
Conservation = broad protection — conserved epitopes across strains provide cross-protective immunity
Evidence grading — T1: clinical trial data, T2: in-vivo immunogenicity, T3: in-vitro binding, T4: computational prediction only

When to Use

"Design a vaccine against [pathogen]"
"Predict T-cell epitopes for [protein]"
"What MHC-I epitopes does [protein] have?"
"Assess population coverage of these epitopes"
"Find conserved epitopes across [pathogen] strains"

Not this skill: For HLA typing or allele frequency only, use tooluniverse-hla-immunogenomics. For antibody engineering, use tooluniverse-antibody-engineering.

Core Tools

Tool	Use For
`IEDB_predict_bcell_epitopes`	De-novo predict linear B-cell (antibody) epitopes from sequence (BepiPred/Emini/…)
`iedb_search_epitopes`	Search experimentally validated epitopes
`iedb_get_epitope_mhc`	Get detailed epitope data (assay results, MHC restriction)
`iedb_search_mhc`	Search validated MHC binding assay data
`IEDB_predict_mhci_binding`	Predict MHC-I binding (NetMHCpan EL; rank < 0.5% = strong binder)
`IEDB_predict_mhcii_binding`	Predict MHC-II binding (NetMHCIIpan EL; CD4+ helper epitopes)
`UniProt_get_entry_by_accession`	Get antigen protein sequence
`UniProt_search`	Find pathogen protein sequences
`BVBRC_search_genome_features`	Search pathogen proteomes
`alphafold_get_prediction`	Get/predict antigen 3D structure
`EnsemblVEP_annotate_hgvs`	Check epitope conservation across variants
`PubMed_search_articles`	Find published vaccine studies
`search_clinical_trials`	Find ongoing vaccine clinical trials

Workflow

Phase 0: Antigen Selection
  Pathogen → essential surface proteins → sequence retrieval
    |
Phase 1: T-Cell Epitope Prediction
  MHC-I (CD8+ CTL) and MHC-II (CD4+ helper) binding prediction
    |
Phase 2: B-Cell Epitope Prediction
  Linear and conformational B-cell epitopes for antibody response
    |
Phase 3: Population Coverage
  HLA allele frequencies → design for target population
    |
Phase 4: Conservation Analysis
  Cross-strain epitope conservation → broad protection
    |
Phase 5: Candidate Assembly & Report
  Multi-epitope construct design → immunogenicity assessment

Phase 0: Antigen Selection

Best antigens for vaccines: Surface-exposed, essential for pathogen function, conserved across strains.

# Find pathogen surface proteins
UniProt_search(query="[organism] AND locations:(location:cell surface) AND reviewed:true")
# Or search BVBRC for annotated pathogen proteomes
BVBRC_search_genome_features(keyword="surface protein", genome_id="[taxon_id]")

Antigen prioritization: prefer surface-exposed (secreted/outer membrane) over cytoplasmic; >95% conserved across strains; essential for pathogen viability; known immunogen in natural infection. Use UniProt subcellular location annotations and PubMed to verify these properties.

Phase 1: T-Cell Epitope Prediction

MHC-I epitopes (CD8+ cytotoxic T cells — kill infected cells):

# Option A: Search for KNOWN validated epitopes from IEDB
iedb_search_mhc(
    mhc_class="I",
    qualitative_measure="Positive",
    filters={"source_organism_iri": "eq.NCBITaxon:2697049"},  # SARS-CoV-2
    select=["linear_sequence", "mhc_restriction", "qualitative_measure"],
    limit=50
)

# Option B: PREDICT novel peptide binding (recommended for new proteins)
IEDB_predict_mhci_binding(
    sequence="YOUR_PROTEIN_SEQUENCE",  # full protein or peptide
    allele="HLA-A*02:01",             # or H-2-Kd for mouse
    method="netmhcpan_el",            # EL = eluted ligand (recommended)
    length=9                           # 8-11 for MHC-I
)
# Returns peptides ranked by percentile_rank:
# < 0.5% = strong binder (include in vaccine)
# 0.5-2% = moderate binder (consider)
# > 2% = weak/non-binder (exclude)

MHC-II epitopes (CD4+ helper T cells — activate B cells and CD8+ T cells):

iedb_search_mhc(
    mhc_class="II",
    qualitative_measure="Positive",
    filters={"source_organism_iri": "eq.NCBITaxon:2697049"},
    limit=50
)

Binding affinity interpretation:

IC50 (nM)	Classification	Vaccine Relevance
< 50	Strong binder	Include — high presentation probability
50-500	Moderate binder	Consider — may contribute to response
500-5000	Weak binder	Exclude — unlikely to be presented
> 5000	Non-binder	Exclude

HLA supertype strategy: For broad coverage, predict against HLA supertypes:

A2 supertype (A02:01, A02:06, A*68:02) — covers ~40% globally
A3 supertype (A03:01, A11:01, A*31:01) — covers ~25%
B7 supertype (B07:02, B35:01, B*51:01) — covers ~25%
A2 + A3 + B7 + B44 combined — covers >90% of most populations

Phase 2: B-Cell Epitope Prediction

B-cell epitopes trigger antibody production. Look for:

Linear epitopes: Continuous peptide sequences (easier to synthesize)
Conformational epitopes: 3D surface patches (requires structural data)

# De-novo predict LINEAR B-cell epitopes along the antigen sequence (BepiPred).
# Returns contiguous predicted epitope regions + per-residue scores.
IEDB_predict_bcell_epitopes(sequence="[antigen_aa_sequence]", method="Bepipred")
# Cross-check against KNOWN experimentally validated epitopes
iedb_search_epitopes(query="[protein_name]", epitope_type="B cell")
# Get structure for conformational epitope prediction
alphafold_get_prediction(uniprot_id="[accession]")

B-cell epitope criteria: Surface-exposed loops, hydrophilic regions, flexible regions (high B-factor). Prefer IEDB_predict_bcell_epitopes regions that also fall on surface-exposed loops in the structure; the method arg also supports Emini (surface accessibility), Kolaskar-Tongaonkar (antigenicity), and Parker (hydrophilicity).

Phase 3: Population Coverage

No HLA-frequency tool exists in ToolUniverse, but the coverage math is packaged in scripts/population_coverage.py. Pass the HLA alleles your selected epitopes bind (from the IEDB_predict_mhci/mhcii_binding results) and get the % of the population covered:

# Broad first-pass estimate (bundled average frequencies):
python scripts/population_coverage.py --alleles "HLA-A*02:01,HLA-A*01:01,HLA-A*03:01,HLA-A*24:02,HLA-B*07:02,HLA-B*08:01,HLA-B*44:02"
# -> {"overall_coverage": 73.6, "per_locus_coverage_pct": {"A": 62.9, "B": 28.9}, ...}

# Population-SPECIFIC: supply real allele frequencies (ALLELE<TAB>FREQ) for the
# target ethnicity from the Allele Frequency Net Database (allelefrequencies.net)
# or the IEDB population-coverage tool (tools.iedb.org/population):
python scripts/population_coverage.py --alleles-file covered.txt --freq-file afnd_han_chinese.tsv

The bundled default is an approximate broad average — do NOT report it as coverage for a specific ethnicity; use --freq-file with AFND/IEDB data for that. Also use the HLA supertype strategy to ensure your epitope set spans the common supertypes.

Population coverage targets:

Coverage Level	Interpretation	Action
>90%	Excellent — vaccine will work in most individuals	Proceed to development
70-90%	Good — most people covered; some populations underserved	Add more epitopes for uncovered HLA types
50-70%	Moderate — significant gaps	Redesign with broader HLA coverage
<50%	Poor — vaccine will miss too many people	Fundamental redesign needed

Phase 4: Conservation Analysis

Check if epitopes are conserved across pathogen strains/variants:

# Search for protein variants across strains
PubMed_search_articles(query="[pathogen] [protein] sequence variation strains")
# Check specific mutations in epitope regions
EnsemblVEP_annotate_hgvs(hgvs_notation="[variant_in_epitope]")

Conservation interpretation:

100% conserved across all known strains → ideal vaccine target
>95% conserved → good target; monitor emerging variants
80-95% conserved → may need strain-specific variants in construct
<80% conserved → avoid; pathogen evolves to escape this epitope

Phase 5: Candidate Assembly & Report

Multi-epitope construct design principles:

Include 3-5 MHC-I epitopes (CD8+ response)
Include 2-3 MHC-II epitopes (CD4+ helper response)
Include 1-2 B-cell epitopes (antibody response)
Connect with appropriate linkers (AAY for MHC-I, GPGPG for MHC-II)
Add adjuvant sequence if needed (e.g., flagellin domain for TLR5)

Report structure:

Antigen Selection — rationale, conservation, essentiality
Epitope Map — all predicted epitopes with binding affinities and HLA restrictions
Top Epitopes — ranked by binding strength × conservation × population coverage
Population Coverage — % coverage per major world population
Conservation Analysis — strain coverage, escape risk assessment
Construct Design — multi-epitope sequence with linkers
Clinical Precedent — existing vaccines/trials for related antigens
Limitations — predicted only (T4 evidence); needs experimental validation

Limitations

All predictions are computational (T4 evidence) — experimental validation (binding assays, immunogenicity studies) is required before any clinical development
No immunogenicity guarantee — MHC binding ≠ immunogenicity; many good binders are not immunogenic in vivo
B-cell epitope prediction is less reliable than T-cell; conformational epitopes require accurate structures
No adjuvant optimization — adjuvant selection requires empirical testing
Pathogen evasion — rapidly evolving pathogens (HIV, influenza) may escape epitope-based vaccines

When it activates

Automatically, when a task matches. Use for vaccine epitope prediction, HLA allele coverage, multi-epitope construct design, and immunogenicity assessment. Combines predicted MHC binding with experimentally validated IEDB epitopes for higher-confidence designs.

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tooluniverse-vaccine-designComputational vaccine candidate design: peptide/subunit vaccines via MHC-I/MHC-II epitope prediction (IEDB), population HLA coverage optimization, B-cell epitope identification, and cross-strain conservation analysis. Use for vaccine epitope prediction, HLA allele coverage, multi-epitope construct design, and immunogenicity assessment. Combines predicted MHC binding with experimentally validated IEDB epitopes for higher-confidence designs.Near-identical description+32 pts pass-rate lift

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Vaccine Design

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Phase 0: Antigen Selection

Phase 1: T-Cell Epitope Prediction

Phase 2: B-Cell Epitope Prediction

Phase 3: Population Coverage

Phase 4: Conservation Analysis

Phase 5: Candidate Assembly & Report

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