Gget
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gget is a versatile bioinformatics tool designed to streamline data retrieval and sequence analysis. It provides a consistent interface to access genomic, proteomic, and disease-related databases, including Ensembl, PDB, OpenTargets, and COSMIC. By supporting both command-line and Python-based workflows, it enables researchers to perform tasks ranging from gene information lookups and sequence alignments to enrichment analysis and structural protein investigations. The tool is optimized for interactive exploration and small-to-medium scale queries, with specific modules for viral sequence downloads and mouse specificity data.
What it does
- Provides unified access to 20+ bioinformatics resources and databases.
- Supports gene information lookups, sequence analysis, and protein structure retrieval.
- Enables enrichment analysis and disease association queries.
- Offers both CLI and Python API interfaces for flexible integration.
- Includes modules for viral sequence downloads and mouse tissue specificity data.
- Facilitates local sequence alignment using MUSCLE and DIAMOND.
When to use it
- When performing interactive bioinformatics exploration or quick data lookups.
- When you need to integrate genomic database queries into Python scripts.
- When you require a standardized way to fetch gene, protein, or disease-related data.
- When conducting small-scale sequence alignment or enrichment analysis.
- When working with viral sequences or mouse expression datasets.
Advantages
- Consistent interface across diverse bioinformatics databases.
- Reduces the need for manual web-based database navigation.
- Supports reproducible research through version pinning and file output options.
- Seamlessly bridges command-line usage and Python data analysis workflows.
- Simplifies complex multi-step bioinformatics tasks into modular commands.
Usage examples
- “gget info TP53”
- Returns detailed information about the TP53 gene, including Ensembl IDs and associated metadata in a structured format.
- “gget enrichr -g 'TP53,BRCA1' -db GO_Biological_Process_2023”
- Performs an enrichment analysis for the provided gene list against the specified GO Biological Process database.
- “gget pdb 1A2B”
- Retrieves the PDB structure file and associated metadata for the specified protein identifier.
- “gget blast -s sequence.fasta”
- Submits the provided sequence to NCBI BLAST and returns the resulting hit table.
Install
Download the skill as a ZIP:
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mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip gget.zip -d .agents/skills
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gget
Overview
gget is a command-line bioinformatics tool and Python package providing unified access to 20+ genomic databases and analysis methods. Query gene information, sequence analysis, protein structures, viral sequences, expression data, disease associations, and mouse tissue/cell specificity metrics through a consistent interface. Most gget modules work both as command-line tools and as Python functions.
Important: The databases queried by gget are continuously updated, which sometimes changes their structure. Guidance here targets gget 0.30.8 (reviewed 2026-09-30). For reproducible work, pin gget==0.30.8; for broken upstream database adapters, update gget after checking release notes.
Installation
Install gget in a clean virtual environment to avoid conflicts:
# Reproducible install targeting this skill
uv venv --python 3.13 .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install "gget==0.30.8"import ggetQuick Start
Inspect module-specific syntax before querying:
gget info --help
gget pdb --helpMost modules return:
Command-line: JSON (default) or CSV with
-csvflagPython: DataFrame or dictionary
Common flags across modules:
-o/--out: Save results to file-q/--quiet: Suppress progress information-csv: Return CSV format (command-line only)
Python argument names generally match long CLI options without leading dashes. For example, --census_version becomes census_version=.... Use gget <module> --help for CLI syntax and inspect.signature(gget.<module>) for Python; CLI flags such as --download may have no Python equivalent.
Module Categories
gget exposes 24 modules in six categories. Parameters, CLI and Python examples, and return shapes for every one are in references/module_catalog.md; fuller per-parameter documentation is in references/module_reference.md.
| Category | Modules |
|---|---|
| 1. Reference & gene information | ref (Ensembl reference downloads), search (gene search), info (gene/transcript detail), seq (nucleotide and protein sequences) |
| 2. Sequence analysis & alignment | blast, blat, muscle (multiple alignment), diamond (local alignment) |
| 3. Structural & protein analysis | pdb (PDB/mmCIF structures and metadata), g2p (residue annotations and isoform maps), elm (linear motifs), alphafold (deprecated prediction wrapper) |
| 4. Expression & disease data | archs4 (correlation, tissue expression), cellxgene (single-cell), enrichr (enrichment), bgee (orthology and expression), opentargets (disease and drug), cbio (cancer genomics), cosmic (mutations) |
| 5. Viral & mouse specificity | virus (viral sequences), 8cube (mouse specificity and expression) |
| 6. Additional tools | mutate (mutated sequences), gpt (deprecated text generation), setup (install module dependencies) |
Several modules need a one-time gget setup before first use (elm, cellxgene, cbio; legacy alphafold/gpt), and cosmic prompts for COSMIC credentials to download its database.
Common Workflows
Worked multi-module pipelines — gene characterization, structural comparison, expression and enrichment analysis, disease and drug association, orthology comparison, and reference-file preparation for kallisto or alignment — are in references/common_workflows.md, with longer versions in references/workflows.md.
Best Practices
Data Retrieval
Use
--limitwhere supported; it is often a local cap, not a complete pagination mechanismSave results with
-o/--outfor reproducibilityCheck database versions/releases for consistency across analyses
Use
--quietin production scripts to reduce output
Sequence Analysis
For BLAST/BLAT, start with default parameters, then adjust sensitivity
Use
gget diamondwith--threadsfor faster local alignmentSave DIAMOND databases with
--diamond_db; gget still requires the reference inputFor multiple sequence alignment, use
-s5/--super5for large datasets
Expression and Disease Data
Gene symbols are case-sensitive in cellxgene (e.g., 'PAX7' vs 'Pax7')
Install optional dependencies for cellxgene, elm, and cbio with
gget setup <module>For enrichment, record the full library name and release, not only a shortcut: the adapter maps shortcuts to specific dated libraries, and non-human/mouse species need full species-specific names. For human/mouse, supply the tested-gene universe through
background_listwhen appropriate; custom backgrounds are not supported for the other species. Report mapped/unmapped query and background counts and adjusted p-values, so identifier loss and selection bias are visible.Cache cBioPortal data with
-ddto avoid repeated downloadsOpen Targets filters are local and applied after
limit; expression fetches only the first page (at most 3000 rows). Other paginated resources use the server default page. Do not treat results as exhaustive.gget.inforeturns IDs in its index; preserve that index when saving CSV. ARCHS4 tissue labels useid, correlations usepearson_correlation; Enrichr usespath_nameandadj_p_val.gget.searchmatches descriptions and synonyms; select an exactgene_nameand reject ambiguity instead of taking the first result.Census
meta_only=Truereturns cells, not datasets, and ignores the gene filter. Scope by dataset/cell metadata and pin a dated Census release.
Structures and residue annotations
Prefer
gget.pdb(..., resource="mmcif")for explicit structure format; the PDB default can fall back to mmCIF.Use
gget.g2pfor existing residue annotations and isoform/structure maps; specify accessions for exact isoform identity.alphafoldandgptare deprecated and no longer maintained upstream. Existing examples are legacy/illustrative, not tested prediction or generation workflows.
Viral Data
Use restrictive filters with
gget virusbefore requesting broad viral datasetsKeep
command_summary.txtwith downstream results for reproducibility and recovery after partial downloadsUse
--baselineand--merge-resultsto resume interrupted viral metadata/sequence downloads
Error Handling
Database structures change; when an adapter breaks, check upstream release notes and pin the newer fixed version explicitly
Pin the reviewed version for reproducible environments:
uv pip install "gget==0.30.8"Process max ~1000 Ensembl IDs at once with gget info
For large-scale analyses, implement rate limiting for API queries
Use virtual environments to avoid dependency conflicts
Keep COSMIC and OpenAI credentials in named environment variables or interactive prompts; do not write real credentials into examples, notebooks, or logs
Output Formats
Command-line
Default: JSON
CSV: Add
-csvflagFASTA: gget seq, gget mutate
PDB/mmCIF: gget pdb; legacy gget alphafold writes predicted structures
PNG: gget cbio plot
FASTA/CSV/JSONL folder: gget virus
Python
Default: DataFrame or dictionary
JSON: use
json=Trueonly on modules that support it (not g2p)Save to file: use only the module-specific
save/outparameter;ref(download=True)andmuscle(save=True)are invalid Python callsAnnData: gget cellxgene
DataFrame/JSON: gget 8cube specificity, psi_block, expression
Bundled scripts and verification
scripts/gene_analysis.py TP53: exact-symbol lookup, annotation/sequence export, optional human association queries; mouse tissue expression is routed correctly.scripts/enrichment_pipeline.py genes.txt --background tested_genes.txt: saves full dated library names and adjusted p-values. Use repeated--databasefor species-specific libraries. Failed queries are not negative evidence.scripts/batch_sequence_analysis.py proteins.fasta: small exploratory BLAST batches and local alignment; use local tools for large batches. The legacy--predict-structureflag only displays a placeholder.
The 0.30.8 adapters were source-checked, and tests use current response fields. Public reads verified ARCHS4, Open Targets, RCSB, Bgee, G2P, 8cube, Ensembl references/search. Ensembl info/seq failed on the released HTTP REST endpoint in this review; do not interpret that as a missing gene. Authenticated COSMIC, deprecated wrappers, and large downloads were not executed. Extended examples are explicitly illustrative. See database contracts for transport and completeness limitations.
Resources
This skill includes reference documentation for detailed module information:
references/
module_reference.md- Selected parameters and Python/CLI differencesdatabase_info.md- Service contracts, pagination, and verification boundariesworkflows.md- Extended workflow examples and use cases
For additional help:
Official documentation: https://scverse.org/gget/
GitHub issues: https://github.com/scverse/gget/issues
Citation: Luebbert, L. & Pachter, L. (2023). Efficient querying of genomic reference databases with gget. Bioinformatics. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btac836
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references/module_catalog.md
gget Module Catalog
Every module by category, with selected parameters and CLI/Python examples for gget 0.30.8. Examples are illustrative unless identified as executed in workflows.md; optional setup, input files, and network access are required. See database contracts for authentication, return fields, and pagination limits.
This is the usage-oriented cut; see module_reference.md for the fuller per-parameter
reference and database_info.md for the underlying data sources.
Module Categories
1. Reference & Gene Information
gget ref - Reference Genome Downloads
Retrieve download links and metadata for Ensembl reference genomes.
Parameters:
species: Genus_species format (e.g., 'homo_sapiens', 'mus_musculus'). Shortcuts: 'human', 'mouse'-w/--which: Specify return types as comma-separated CLI values or Python list (gtf, cdna, dna, cds, cdrna, pep). Default: all-r/--release: Ensembl release number (default: latest)-od/--out_dir: Directory for downloaded files-l/--list_species: List available vertebrate species-liv/--list_iv_species: List available invertebrate species-ftp: Return only FTP links-d/--download: CLI-only download (requires curl; Python returns links)
Examples:
# List available species
gget ref --list_species
# Get all reference files for human
gget ref homo_sapiens
# Download GTF and cDNA files for mouse
gget ref -w gtf,cdna -d mouse# Python
gget.ref("homo_sapiens")
gget.ref("mus_musculus", which=["gtf", "cdna"]) # metadata/links; CLI -d downloadsgget search - Gene Search
Locate genes by name, description, and Ensembl synonyms across species.
Parameters:
searchwords: One or more search terms (case-insensitive)-s/--species: Target species (e.g., 'homo_sapiens', 'mouse')-r/--release: Ensembl release number-t/--id_type: Return 'gene' (default) or 'transcript'-ao/--andor: 'or' (default) finds ANY searchword; 'and' requires ALL-l/--limit: Maximum results to returnwrap_text: Python-only display helper for wide DataFrames
Returns: ensembl_id, gene_name, ensembl_description, ext_ref_description, biotype, synonym, url
Examples:
# Search for GABA-related genes in human
gget search -s human gaba gamma-aminobutyric
# Find specific gene, require all terms
gget search -s mouse -ao and pax7 transcription# Python
gget.search(["gaba", "gamma-aminobutyric"], species="homo_sapiens")gget info - Gene/Transcript Information
Retrieve comprehensive gene and transcript metadata from Ensembl, UniProt, and NCBI.
Parameters:
ens_ids: One or more Ensembl IDs (also supports WormBase, Flybase IDs). Limit: ~1000 IDs-n/--ncbi: Disable NCBI data retrieval-u/--uniprot: Disable UniProt data retrieval-pdb: Include PDB identifiers (increases runtime)
Returns: UniProt ID, NCBI gene ID, primary gene name, synonyms, protein names, descriptions, biotype, canonical transcript
Examples:
# Get info for multiple genes
gget info ENSG00000034713 ENSG00000104853 ENSG00000170296
# Include PDB IDs
gget info ENSG00000034713 -pdb# Python
gget.info(["ENSG00000034713", "ENSG00000104853"], pdb=True)gget seq - Sequence Retrieval
Fetch nucleotide or amino acid sequences for genes and transcripts.
Parameters:
ens_ids: One or more Ensembl identifiers-t/--translate: Fetch amino acid sequences instead of nucleotide-iso/--isoforms: Return all transcript variants (gene IDs only)
Returns: Python list of FASTA lines (header, sequence, ...), or None on failure; CLI prints FASTA
Examples:
# Get nucleotide sequences
gget seq ENSG00000034713 ENSG00000104853
# Get all protein isoforms
gget seq -t -iso ENSG00000034713# Python
gget.seq(["ENSG00000034713"], translate=True, isoforms=True)2. Sequence Analysis & Alignment
gget blast - BLAST Searches
BLAST nucleotide or amino acid sequences against standard databases.
Parameters:
sequence: Sequence string or path to FASTA/.txt file-p/--program: blastn, blastp, blastx, tblastn, tblastx (auto-detected)-db/--database:Nucleotide: nt, refseq_rna, pdbnt
Protein: nr, swissprot, pdbaa, refseq_protein
-l/--limit: Max hits (default: 50)-e/--expect: E-value cutoff (default: 10.0)-lcf/--low_comp_filt: Enable low complexity filtering-mbo/--megablast_off: Disable MegaBLAST (blastn only)
Examples:
# BLAST protein sequence
gget blast MKWMFKEDHSLEHRCVESAKIRAKYPDRVPVIVEKVSGSQIVDIDKRKYLVPSDITVAQFMWIIRKRIQLPSEKAIFLFVDKTVPQSR
# BLAST from file with specific database
gget blast sequence.fasta -db swissprot -l 10# Python
gget.blast("MKWMFK...", database="swissprot", limit=10)gget blat - BLAT Searches
Locate genomic positions of sequences using UCSC BLAT.
Parameters:
sequence: Sequence string or path to FASTA/.txt file-st/--seqtype: 'DNA', 'protein', 'translated%20RNA', 'translated%20DNA' (auto-detected)-a/--assembly: Target assembly (default: 'human'/hg38; options: 'mouse'/mm39, 'zebrafinch'/taeGut2, etc.)
Returns: genome, query size, alignment positions, matches, mismatches, alignment percentage
Examples:
# Find genomic location in human
gget blat ATCGATCGATCGATCG
# Search in different assembly
gget blat -a mm39 ATCGATCGATCGATCG# Python
gget.blat("ATCGATCGATCGATCG", assembly="mouse")gget muscle - Multiple Sequence Alignment
Align multiple nucleotide or amino acid sequences using Muscle5.
Parameters:
fasta: Sequences or path to FASTA/.txt file-s5/--super5: Use Super5 algorithm for faster processing (large datasets)
Returns: Aligned sequences in ClustalW format or aligned FASTA (.afa)
Examples:
# Align sequences from file
gget muscle sequences.fasta -o aligned.afa
# Use Super5 for large dataset
gget muscle large_dataset.fasta -s5# Python
gget.muscle("sequences.fasta", out="aligned.afa")gget diamond - Local Sequence Alignment
Perform fast local protein alignment or translated nucleotide-to-protein alignment using DIAMOND.
Parameters:
Query: Sequences (string/list) or FASTA file path
-ref/--reference: Reference sequences (string/list) or FASTA file path (required)-s/--sensitivity: fast, mid-sensitive, sensitive, more-sensitive, very-sensitive (default), ultra-sensitive-t/--threads: CPU threads (default: 1)-db/--diamond_db: Database output path (reference still required)-x/--translated: Enable nucleotide query to amino acid reference alignment
Returns: Identity percentage, sequence lengths, match positions, gap openings, E-values, bit scores
Examples:
# Align against reference
gget diamond GGETISAWESQME -ref reference.fasta -t 4
# Translate nucleotide query against amino acid reference
gget diamond query_nt.fasta -ref proteins.fasta --translated# Python
gget.diamond("GGETISAWESQME", reference="reference.fasta", threads=4)
gget.diamond("ATGGGC...", reference="proteins.fasta", translated=True)3. Structural & Protein Analysis
gget pdb - Protein Structures
Query RCSB Protein Data Bank for structure and metadata.
Parameters:
pdb_id: PDB identifier (e.g., '7S7U')-r/--resource: Data type (pdb, mmcif, entry, pubmed, assembly, entity types)-i/--identifier: Assembly, entity, or chain ID
Returns: PDB/mmCIF text (structures) or dictionary (metadata); resource="pdb" falls back to mmCIF if PDB is unavailable
Examples:
# Download PDB structure
gget pdb 7S7U -o 7S7U.pdb
# Get metadata
gget pdb 7S7U -r entry# Python
gget.pdb("7S7U", save=True)gget g2p - Residue Annotations and Isoform Maps
Public G2P lookups, added in 0.30.7 and updated in 0.30.8. At least one of gene
or uniprot_id is required. Gene-only lookup chooses a reviewed human UniProt
match; specify the pair when identity matters. resource is features, map,
or alignment. Alignment requires explicit canonical uniprot_id and alternative
isoform. residues filters positions locally for features/alignment, not map.
Python returns DataFrame or None on request failure; invalid inputs can raise.
There is no Python json argument. out writes CSV and overrides save.
gget g2p TP53 -u P04637 -r map --csvmapping = gget.g2p("TP53", uniprot_id="P04637", resource="map")
features = gget.g2p("TP53", uniprot_id="P04637", residues=[175, 248, 273])Results include gene_name/uniprot_id; maps add PDB Ids List. The public API
does not expose the portal's ClinVar/gnomAD/HGMD variant overlays. Per-residue
scores and predictions require their own calibration; they do not establish
pathogenicity. Official manual.
gget alphafold - Protein Structure Prediction
Legacy AlphaFold2 wrapper, deprecated and no longer actively maintained since 0.30.7. Retained for existing environments; prefer a maintained predictor for new work.
Setup Required:
# Legacy setup; installs third-party dependencies and downloads model parameters
gget setup alphafoldParameters:
sequence: Amino acid sequence (string), multiple sequences (list), or FASTA file. Multiple sequences trigger multimer modeling-mr/--multimer_recycles: Recycling iterations (default: 3; higher values increase compute without guaranteeing accuracy)-mfm/--multimer_for_monomer: Apply multimer model to single proteins-r/--relax: AMBER relaxation for top-ranked model-jhd/--jackhmmer_savedir: Directory for temporary jackhmmer filesplot: Python-only; generate interactive 3D visualization (default: True)show_sidechains: Python-only; include side chains (default: True)
Returns: PDB structure file, JSON alignment error data, optional 3D visualization
Examples:
# Predict single protein structure
gget alphafold MKWMFKEDHSLEHRCVESAKIRAKYPDRVPVIVEKVSGSQIVDIDKRKYLVPSDITVAQFMWIIRKRIQLPSEKAIFLFVDKTVPQSR
# Legacy multimer example; increased recycles are not an accuracy guarantee
gget alphafold sequence1.fasta -mr 20 -r# Python with visualization
gget.alphafold("MKWMFK...", plot=True, show_sidechains=True)
# Multimer prediction
gget.alphafold(["sequence1", "sequence2"], multimer_recycles=20)gget elm - Eukaryotic Linear Motifs
Predict Eukaryotic Linear Motifs in protein sequences.
Setup Required:
gget setup elmParameters:
sequence: Amino acid sequence or UniProt Acc-u/--uniprot: Indicates sequence is UniProt Acc-e/--expand: Include protein names, organisms, references-s/--sensitivity: DIAMOND alignment sensitivity (default: "very-sensitive")-t/--threads: Number of threads (default: 1)
Returns: Two outputs:
ortholog_df: Linear motifs from orthologous proteins
regex_df: Motifs directly matched in input sequence
Examples:
# Predict motifs from sequence
gget elm LIAQSIGQASFV -o results
# Use UniProt accession with expanded info
gget elm --uniprot Q02410 -e# Python
ortholog_df, regex_df = gget.elm("LIAQSIGQASFV")4. Expression & Disease Data
gget archs4 - Gene Correlation & Tissue Expression
Query ARCHS4 database for correlated genes or tissue expression data.
Parameters:
gene: Gene symbol or Ensembl ID (with--ensemblflag)-w/--which: 'correlation' (default, returns 100 most correlated genes) or 'tissue' (expression atlas)-s/--species: 'human' (default) or 'mouse' (tissue data only)-e/--ensembl: Input is Ensembl ID
Returns:
Correlation mode:
gene_symbol,pearson_correlation(human only; Pythongene_countcontrols count)Tissue mode:
id,min,q1,median,q3,max
Examples:
# Get correlated genes
gget archs4 ACE2
# Get tissue expression
gget archs4 -w tissue ACE2# Python
gget.archs4("ACE2", which="tissue")gget cellxgene - Single-Cell RNA-seq Data
Query CZ CELLxGENE Discover Census for single-cell data.
Setup Required:
gget setup cellxgeneParameters:
--gene(-g): Gene names or Ensembl IDs (case-sensitive! 'PAX7' for human, 'Pax7' for mouse)--tissue: Tissue type(s)--cell_type: Specific cell type(s)--species(-s): 'homo_sapiens' (default), 'mus_musculus', 'macaca_mulatta', 'callithrix_jacchus', or 'pan_troglodytes' (primates require Census 2025-11-08 or newer)--census_version(-cv): Version ("stable", "latest", or dated)--ensembl(-e): Use Ensembl IDs--meta_only(-mo): Return metadata onlyAdditional filters: disease, development_stage, sex, assay, dataset_id, donor_id, self_reported_ethnicity, suspension_type
Returns: AnnData with raw counts; metadata-only DataFrame rows are cells, and the gene filter is ignored in that mode. Pin a dated release and scope observations.
Examples:
# Get single-cell data for specific genes and cell types
gget cellxgene --gene ACE2 ABCA1 --tissue lung --cell_type "mucus secreting cell" -o lung_data.h5ad
# Metadata only
gget cellxgene --gene PAX7 --tissue muscle --meta_only -o metadata.csv# Python
adata = gget.cellxgene(gene=["ACE2", "ABCA1"], tissue="lung", cell_type="mucus secreting cell")gget enrichr - Enrichment Analysis
Perform ontology enrichment analysis on gene lists using Enrichr.
Parameters:
genes: Gene symbols, or Ensembl IDs withensembl=True/ CLI--ensembl-db/--database: Reference database (supports shortcuts: 'pathway', 'transcription', 'ontology', 'diseases_drugs', 'celltypes')-s/--species: human (default), mouse, fly, yeast, worm, fish-bkg_l/--background_list: Background genes for comparison-ko/--kegg_out: Save KEGG pathway images with highlighted genesplot: Python-only; generate graphical results
Database Shortcuts:
'pathway' → KEGG_2021_Human
'transcription' → ChEA_2016
'ontology' → GO_Biological_Process_2021
'diseases_drugs' → GWAS_Catalog_2019
'celltypes' → PanglaoDB_Augmented_2021
'kinase_interactions' → KEA_2015
Shortcuts apply to human/mouse only. Other species need their full library names; custom backgrounds are human/mouse only. Ensembl background IDs also require ensembl_bkg=True.
Examples:
# Enrichment analysis for ontology
gget enrichr -db ontology ACE2 AGT AGTR1
# Save KEGG pathways
gget enrichr -db pathway ACE2 AGT AGTR1 -ko ./kegg_images/# Python with plot
gget.enrichr(["ACE2", "AGT", "AGTR1"], database="ontology", plot=True)gget bgee - Orthology & Expression
Retrieve orthology and gene expression data from Bgee database.
Parameters:
ens_id: Ensembl gene ID or NCBI gene ID (for non-Ensembl species). Multiple IDs supported whentype=expression-t/--type: 'orthologs' (default) or 'expression'
Returns:
Orthologs mode: Matching genes across species with IDs, names, taxonomic info
Expression mode: Anatomical entities, confidence scores, expression status
Examples:
# Get orthologs
gget bgee ENSG00000169194
# Get expression data
gget bgee ENSG00000169194 -t expression
# Multiple genes
gget bgee ENSBTAG00000047356 ENSBTAG00000018317 -t expression# Python
gget.bgee("ENSG00000169194", type="orthologs")gget opentargets - Disease & Drug Associations
Retrieve disease and drug associations from OpenTargets.
Parameters:
Ensembl gene ID (required)
-r/--resource: diseases (default), drugs, tractability, pharmacogenetics, expression, depmap, interactions-l/--limit: Cap results count--filter: Exact-match filters using returned OpenTargets column names; repeat on the CLI or pass a Python dictFilters use AND logic; there is no
--oroption in the released 0.30.8 CLI
Current notes:
gget 0.30.8 returns dot-separated columns, including
disease.name,score,drug.name, anddrug.maximumClinicalStage.Expression is
baselineExpression:median/min/q1/q3/max/unitandtissueBiosample.*/celltypeBiosample.*.Filters apply locally after limit. Expression fetches one page (max 3000); diseases/drugs/interactions use server default pages.
limit=Nonedoes not make a complete export.The older
--filter_modeargument was removed upstream.
Examples:
# Get associated diseases
gget opentargets ENSG00000169194 -r diseases -l 5
# Get associated drugs
gget opentargets ENSG00000169194 -r drugs -l 10
# Filter interactions by returned column names
gget opentargets ENSG00000169194 -r interactions --filter intA=P35225 --filter targetB.id=ENSG00000077238# Python
gget.opentargets("ENSG00000169194", resource="diseases", limit=5)
gget.opentargets(
"ENSG00000169194",
resource="interactions",
filters={"intA": "P35225", "targetB.id": "ENSG00000077238"},
)gget cbio - cBioPortal Cancer Genomics
Plot cancer genomics heatmaps using cBioPortal data.
Setup: gget setup cbio installs optional dependencies.
Two subcommands:
search - Find study IDs:
gget cbio search breast lungplot - Generate heatmaps:
Parameters:
-s/--study_ids: Space-separated cBioPortal study IDs (required)-g/--genes: Space-separated gene names or Ensembl IDs (required)-st/--stratification: Column to organize data (tissue, cancer_type, cancer_type_detailed, study_id, sample)-vt/--variation_type: Data type (mutation_occurrences, cna_nonbinary, sv_occurrences, cna_occurrences, Consequence)-f/--filter: Filter by column value (e.g., 'study_id:msk_impact_2017')-dd/--data_dir: Cache directory (default: ./gget_cbio_cache)-fd/--figure_dir: Output directory (default: ./gget_cbio_figures)-dpi: Resolution (default: 100)-sh/--show: Display plot in window-nc/--no_confirm: Skip download confirmations
Examples:
# Search for studies
gget cbio search esophag ovary
# Create heatmap
gget cbio plot -s msk_impact_2017 -g AKT1 ALK BRAF -st tissue -vt mutation_occurrences# Python
gget.cbio_search(["esophag", "ovary"])
gget.cbio_plot(["msk_impact_2017"], ["AKT1", "ALK"], stratification="tissue")gget cosmic - COSMIC Database
Search COSMIC (Catalogue Of Somatic Mutations In Cancer) database.
Important: License fees apply for commercial use. Requires COSMIC account credentials.
Avoid passing COSMIC credentials directly as CLI arguments on shared systems because command-line arguments can be exposed in shell history, process listings, and logs. Prefer the interactive prompt (gget cosmic --download_cosmic ...) or named environment variables read inside Python.
Parameters:
searchterm: Gene name, Ensembl ID, mutation notation, or sample ID-ctp/--cosmic_tsv_path: Path to downloaded COSMIC TSV file (required for querying)-l/--limit: Maximum results (default: 100)
Database download flags:
-d/--download_cosmic: Activate download mode-gm/--gget_mutate: Create version for gget mutate-cp/--cosmic_project: Database type (cancer, cancer_example, census, cell_line, resistance, genome_screen, targeted_screen)-cv/--cosmic_version: COSMIC version-gv/--grch_version: Human reference genome (37 or 38)--email,--password: COSMIC credentials for non-interactive downloads; prefer prompt or Python env vars
Examples:
# First download database; gget prompts for COSMIC email/password
gget cosmic --download_cosmic --cosmic_project cancer
# Then query
gget cosmic EGFR --cosmic_tsv_path "CancerMutationCensus_AllData_Tsv_v101_GRCh37/CancerMutationCensus_AllData_v101_GRCh37.tsv" -l 10# Python
import os
gget.cosmic(
searchterm=None,
download_cosmic=True,
cosmic_project="cancer",
email=os.environ["COSMIC_EMAIL"],
password=os.environ["COSMIC_PASSWORD"],
)
gget.cosmic("EGFR", cosmic_tsv_path="cosmic_data.tsv", limit=10)5. Viral & Mouse Specificity Data
gget virus - Viral Sequence Downloads
Download viral nucleotide sequences plus linked metadata from INSDC sources via NCBI Virus, with optional GenBank metadata enrichment. Results are saved to an output folder as FASTA, CSV, JSONL, and a command summary file.
Parameters:
virus: Virus taxon name, taxon ID, accession, space-separated accessions, or path to a text file of accessions-a/--is_accession: Treatvirusas accession input--is_sars_cov2,--is_alphainfluenza: Use optimized cached NCBI datasets paths for SARS-CoV-2 or Influenza A--host: Host organism name or NCBI taxonomy ID--nuc_completeness: complete or partial--min_seq_length,--max_seq_length: Sequence length filters-g/--genbank_metadata: Fetch detailed GenBank metadata; auto-enabled by some annotation filters--segment,--vaccine_strain,--annotated,--lab_passaged,--source_database: Common viral metadata filters--download_all_accessions: Apply filters across all viral accessions--baseline,--merge-results: Resume or merge with prior metadata from partial/previous runs
Important: Do not use --download_all_accessions without restrictive filters; it can attempt to download the entire Viruses taxonomy and consume substantial time, bandwidth, and disk.
Examples:
# Complete Zika genomes from human hosts
gget virus "Zika virus" --nuc_completeness complete --host human --out zika_data
# SARS-CoV-2 reference genome by accession
gget virus NC_045512.2 --is_accession --is_sars_cov2# Python
gget.virus(
"SARS-CoV-2",
host="human",
nuc_completeness="complete",
min_seq_length=29000,
genbank_metadata=True,
is_sars_cov2=True,
outfolder="covid_data",
)gget 8cube - Mouse Specificity & Expression
Query 8cubeDB for snRNA-seq gene specificity metrics and normalized expression values across mouse strains, tissues, sexes, and individuals.
Subcommands:
gget 8cube specificity <genes...>: Return gene-level psi/zeta specificity statisticsgget 8cube psi_block <genes...> --analysis_level <level> --analysis_type <type>: Return block-level specificitygget 8cube expression <genes...> --analysis_level <level> --analysis_type <type>: Return mean/variance normalized expression
Examples:
gget 8cube specificity Acsm2 ENSMUSG00000046623.9
gget 8cube psi_block Acsm2 --analysis_level Kidney --analysis_type "Sex:Celltype"
gget 8cube expression Gjb4 --analysis_level Across_tissues --analysis_type Strain# Python
from gget import specificity, psi_block, gene_expression
specificity(["Acsm2", "ENSMUSG00000046623.9"])
psi_block(["Acsm2"], analysis_level="Kidney", analysis_type="Sex:Celltype")
gene_expression(["Gjb4"], analysis_level="Across_tissues", analysis_type="Strain")6. Additional Tools
gget mutate - Generate Mutated Sequences
Generate mutated nucleotide sequences from mutation annotations.
Scope: Applies mutation annotations to supplied nucleotide sequences. Python returns raw mutated sequence strings when out is omitted; out writes FASTA. Verify the exact transcript/CDS and reference bases before applying c. coordinates; this does not assess functional impact. Broader variant-screening workflows are maintained in the upstream kvar project.
Parameters:
sequences: FASTA file path or direct nucleotide sequence input (string/list)-m/--mutations: Mutation string/list, CSV/TSV path, or DataFrame with mutation data (required)-mc/--mut_column: Mutation column name (default: 'mutation')-sic/--seq_id_column: Sequence ID column (default: 'seq_ID')-mic/--mut_id_column: Mutation ID column (default: same as mut_column)-k/--k: Length of flanking sequences (default: 30 nucleotides)-o/--out: Output FASTA path; without it Python returns a list of mutated sequences
Returns: List of mutated sequence strings in Python; out writes FASTA
Examples:
# Single mutation
gget mutate ATCGCTAAGCT -m "c.4G>T"
# Multiple sequences with one mutation per sequence
gget mutate ATCGCTAAGCT TAGCTA -m "c.4G>T" "c.1_3inv" -o mutated.fasta# Python
gget.mutate("ATCGCTAAGCT", "c.4G>T")
gget.mutate(["ATCGCTAAGCT", "TAGCTA"], ["c.4G>T", "c.1_3inv"], out="mutated.fasta")gget gpt - OpenAI Text Generation
Legacy OpenAI wrapper; deprecated and no longer actively maintained since 0.30.7. Examples below are illustrative and require an account-compatible model.
Setup Required:
gget setup gptImportant: Requires an OpenAI API key. Do not hard-code the key in notebooks, scripts, shell history, or committed files. Prefer a named environment variable such as OPENAI_API_KEY, and inspect the account and model requirements before use.
Parameters:
prompt: Text input for generation (required)api_key: OpenAI authentication (required by the upstream API)Model configuration: model, temperature, top_p, stop, max_tokens, frequency_penalty, presence_penalty, logit_bias
Default model: gpt-3.5-turbo (upstream default; verify available models in your OpenAI account)
Examples:
For CLI usage, gget gpt expects the API key as an argument. Avoid this on shared systems because process arguments can be visible to other users.
# Python
import os
# Legacy wrapper uses openai.ChatCompletion.create, removed by modern SDKs.
# Do not execute it in a modern SDK environment or assume the default model exists.gget setup - Install Dependencies
Install/download third-party dependencies for specific modules.
As of gget 0.29.2, gget setup tries uv pip install first for Python dependencies and falls back to plain pip install if uv is unavailable or fails.
Parameters:
module: Module name requiring dependency installation-o/--out: Output folder path (elm module only)
Modules requiring setup:
alphafold- Downloads ~4GB of model parameterscbio- Installs optional cBioPortal dependencies (bravado)cellxgene- Installs cellxgene-census (may require Python 3.12/3.13 if the latest Python is unsupported)elm- Downloads local ELM databasegpt- Installs/configures OpenAI integration dependencies
Examples:
# Setup AlphaFold
gget setup alphafold
# Setup ELM with custom directory
gget setup elm -o /path/to/elm_data# Python
gget.setup("alphafold")Requirements and compatibility
Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta
“Works with” means the tool reads the open Agent Skills format; a skill written for one tool may use features others lack.
Needs: Declares allowed tools, Needs network access, Needs Python
The author says: Requires Python >=3.12, gget 0.30.8, and network access for remote queries. Use a separate Python 3.12/3.13 environment for optional Census dependencies. Local MUSCLE/DIAMOND need compatible binaries and OpenMP libraries; COSMIC downloads require an account.
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