Set up your bio-research environment and explore available tools. Use when first getting oriented with the plugin, checking which literature, drug-discovery, or visualization MCP servers are connected, or surveying available analysis skills before starting a new project.
The start skill initializes a productivity and memory management system for users setting up the plugin for the first time or reconnecting to an existing workspace. It checks the current working directory for essential files such as TASKS.md, CLAUDE.md, the memory directory, and dashboard.html, creating or copying missing resources when necessary. The skill also guides users to open the dashboard manually from their file browser, ensuring compatibility with VM-based environments where shell-based open commands are ineffective. Its primary goal is to establish a unified workflow for task tracking, working memory, and contextual knowledge management.
A core capability of this skill is its interactive memory bootstrap workflow. When no working memory exists, the skill asks users where they store their tasks, such as local files or external applications like Asana, Jira, Notion, or Todoist. It analyzes task items to identify shorthand, acronyms, project codenames, nicknames, and internal terminology, then interactively asks users for clarification only when terms are unknown. The skill can optionally perform a comprehensive scan of connected communication and collaboration sources, including chat systems, email, documents, and calendars, to build richer contextual memory about projects, people, and workplace language. Based on gathered information, it generates structured memory files such as CLAUDE.md.
This skill is intended for users who manage ongoing projects, tasks, and workplace knowledge across multiple tools and systems. It is particularly useful for teams or individuals who rely on shorthand communication, internal project terminology, and recurring collaborators. By centralizing tasks, contextual memory, and dashboard access, the skill helps maintain continuity, improves onboarding into existing workflows, and supports long-term productivity management.
The skill checks for TASKS.md, CLAUDE.md, the memory directory, and dashboard.html in the current working directory. Missing files are created or copied automatically when possible.
Yes. During the memory bootstrap workflow, the skill can use task lists from applications such as Asana, Linear, Jira, Notion, Todoist, or local task files.
If dashboard.html is missing, the skill copies it from the plugin root directory into the current working directory.
No. Because the environment may run inside a VM, shell open commands are not used. Instead, the user is instructed to open dashboard.html manually from their file browser.
The comprehensive scan gathers context from connected chat systems, email, documents, and calendar data to build a richer understanding of people, projects, and workplace terminology.
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