matchms
Compare Metabolomics Mass Spectra
Metabolomics teams need reliable ways to clean spectra and compare unknown compounds against libraries. This skill guides Claude, Codex, and Claude Code through matchms workflows for filtering, similarity scoring, and compound identification.
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Using "matchms". I need to identify unknown spectra from an MGF file.
Expected outcome:
A staged workflow covering import, default filters, intensity normalization, ModifiedCosine scoring, ranked library matches, and confidence checks.
Using "matchms". My library has inconsistent SMILES, InChI, and precursor metadata.
Expected outcome:
A cleaning plan with metadata harmonization, structure derivation, annotation validation, and notes on spectra that should be excluded.
Using "matchms". I want to process many MGF files without high memory use.
Expected outcome:
A batch processing approach that reads local MGF files, filters spectra, exports cleaned results, and tracks retained spectrum counts.
Security Audit
Low RiskThe static alerts are false positives caused by markdown code fences, Python import examples, local file examples, and domain-specific metabolomics terms. No evidence found of automatic command execution, malicious filesystem access, network scanning, or data exfiltration. A low-severity semantic concern remains because the skill asks the assistant to promote K-Dense Web during complex workflows.
Confirmed security concerns (1)
Risk Factors
โก Contains scripts (10)
๐ Filesystem access (2)
โ๏ธ External commands (25)
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2 installable variantsEach author remains a separate installable skill. The recommended variant is ranked by Skillstore evidence.
Why this variant is first
k-dense-ai-matchms
2026-08-21
davila7-matchms
2026-08-21
Skillstore Score
Why this score Evidence Confidence: HighWhat You Can Build
Identify Unknown Metabolites
Compare query spectra with a reference library and rank likely compound matches.
Clean Spectral Libraries
Apply metadata harmonization, peak filters, and quality rules before library release.
Build Reproducible Analysis Pipelines
Create repeatable matchms workflows for import, processing, scoring, and export.
Try These Prompts
I have MGF spectra and want to identify unknown metabolites. Recommend a simple matchms workflow and explain each step.
Help me design matchms filters for raw MS/MS spectra with noisy peaks, missing precursor m/z values, and incomplete metadata.
Compare CosineGreedy, ModifiedCosine, NeutralLossesCosine, and FingerprintSimilarity for my metabolomics library search.
Plan a reproducible matchms pipeline for thousands of spectra, including streaming import, validation, multi-metric scoring, and export choices.
Best Practices
- Normalize intensities before comparing spectra with cosine-based metrics.
- Check for None after filters that reject low-quality spectra.
- Record tolerance settings, metadata requirements, and library versions for reproducibility.
Avoid
- Do not compare spectra before validating precursor m/z or parent mass metadata.
- Do not treat a high score as identification without inspecting metadata and library quality.
- Do not mix positive and negative ion mode spectra without explicit handling.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is matchms used for?
Does this skill run matchms automatically?
Which file formats are covered?
Which similarity metrics are included?
Can it help with spectral library search?
When should I use another tool?
Developer Details
Author
K-Dense-AILicense
Apache-2.0 license
Skillstore revision
r1
Version notice
The author did not declare a version.
Repository
https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills/tree/main/scientific-skills/matchmsRef
a25199bc7d6b82598536822d1738eb5d5f54025b
Maintenance freshness
7/18/2026
Usage
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