software-developer
Deprecated as of 2026-05-12. Use python-developer for production-quality Python implementation; chain through bioinformatician for bioinformatics-specific analysis and biologist-commentator for biological validation.
How do I install this agent skill?
npx skills add https://github.com/dangeles/claude --skill software-developerIs this agent skill safe to install?
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The bioinformatics software developer skill provides a comprehensive and safe framework for production-quality coding. It follows industry best practices for testing, documentation, and error handling without any detected malicious patterns or security risks.
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Risk: LOW · No issues
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What does this agent skill do?
software-developer (deprecated)
This skill was deprecated on 2026-05-12 as a duplicate of python-developer. Both skills provided production-quality Python implementation; the only meaningful difference was bioinformatics framing in this skill's prose examples. The actual Python practices (type hints, docstrings, pytest, error handling, CLI scaffolding) are identical.
What to use instead
| Need | Use |
|---|---|
| Production-quality Python implementation | python-developer |
| Bioinformatics-specific data analysis | bioinformatician |
| Biological validation of bioinformatics code | biologist-commentator |
| Bioinformatics production code | bioinformatician → python-developer → biologist-commentator |
python-developer integrates with mathematician, statistician, copilot, and programming-pm for full pipeline coordination.
Rationale
The closer-reading audit (2026-05-12, planning entry 2026-05-12-tier-2-deprecate-software-developer-skill.md) found:
- Identical responsibilities (production code with tests, docs, type hints, error handling)
- Identical tooling expectations (pytest, type checking, coverage)
software-developerhad bioinformatics framing in examples;python-developerhad broader integration (mathematician/statistician handoffs)- Bioinformatics-specific work is better served by chaining
bioinformatician(analysis) →python-developer(productionize) →biologist-commentator(validate) than by maintaining a separate "production bioinformatics" skill
Migration
Orchestrators that previously dispatched software-developer (programming-pm, principal-investigator, biologist-commentator, systematic-troubleshooter, systems-architect, copilot) now reference python-developer directly. See the deprecation planning entry for the full file list updated in this change.
How can the creator link this skill?
Add the canonical catalog link to the repository README so users can inspect current installs and available audits. The publishing guide covers the complete discovery path.
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