STAR RNA-seq Aligner Skill

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STAR alignment skill for splice-aware RNA-seq read mapping with comprehensive QC metrics

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Details

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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/star-rnaseq-aligner/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Purpose

Provide STAR alignment for splice-aware RNA-seq read mapping with comprehensive QC metrics.

Capabilities

Splice junction detection
Two-pass alignment mode
Chimeric read detection (fusions)
Gene quantification (--quantMode)
Custom genome index generation
Output in multiple formats

Usage Guidelines

Generate genome indices with annotation
Use two-pass mode for novel junction discovery
Enable chimeric read detection for fusion analysis
Generate quantification in addition to alignments
Optimize parameters for read length
Document STAR version and parameters

Dependencies

STAR
HISAT2
kallisto

Process Integration

RNA-seq Differential Expression Analysis (rnaseq-differential-expression)
Single-Cell RNA-seq Analysis (scrnaseq-analysis)
Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis (spatial-transcriptomics)

Signals

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

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Item type: skill
Key: star-rnaseq-aligner
Source: github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter