MEGAHIT Assembler Skill

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MEGAHIT metagenomic assembly skill for reconstructing genomes from short reads

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What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/domains/science/bioinformatics/skills/megahit-assembler/SKILL.md and read by Ahel’s review.

Purpose

Enable MEGAHIT metagenomic assembly for reconstructing genomes from short reads.

Capabilities

Memory-efficient assembly
Multiple k-mer strategies
Contig quality assessment
Large dataset handling
Iterative assembly refinement
Assembly graph analysis

Usage Guidelines

Select k-mer strategy based on coverage
Assess contig quality metrics
Handle large datasets efficiently
Consider iterative refinement
Bin contigs for MAG recovery
Document assembly parameters

Dependencies

MEGAHIT
metaSPAdes
IDBA-UD

Process Integration

Shotgun Metagenomics Pipeline (shotgun-metagenomics)

Signals

GitHub stars: 2k
Forks: 113
Last commit: Sep 2026

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Item type: skill
Key: megahit-assembler
Source: github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter