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ncbi-datasets

Facilitates downloading genomic, gene, virus, and taxonomy data from NCBI using command-line tools for bioinformatics research.

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The ncbi-datasets skill was audited on Jun 11, 2026 and we found 11 security issues across 2 threat categories, including 1 high-severity. Review the findings below before installing.

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207> See [`references/ncbi-datasets.md § Installation`](references/ncbi-datasets.md#installation) for curl commands, or visit the [official NCBI install guide](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/docs/
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35homepage: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/
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207> See [`references/ncbi-datasets.md § Installation`](references/ncbi-datasets.md#installation) for curl commands, or visit the [official NCBI install guide](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/docs/
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214- Refer to the [NCBI Datasets documentation](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/docs/v2/) for further troubleshooting and guidance
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227- **NCBI Datasets CLI** — Sayers et al. (2022) "Database resources of the National Center for Biotechnology Information." *Nucleic Acids Research*, 50(D1): D20–D26. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkab111
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228- **NCBI Genome Database** — https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/
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229- **NCBI Datasets Documentation** - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/docs/v2/
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230- **RefSeq** — O'Leary et al. (2016) "Reference sequence (RefSeq) database at NCBI: current status, taxonomic expansion, and functional annotation." *Nucleic Acids Research*, 44(D1): D733–D745. https:
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231- **NCBI Gene** — https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/
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232- **NCBI Taxonomy** — Schoch et al. (2020) "NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools." *Database*, 2020: baaa062. https://doi.org/10.1093/database/baaa062
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233- **NCBI Virus** — Hatcher et al. (2017) "Virus Variation Resource – improved response to emergent viral outbreaks." *Nucleic Acids Research*, 45(D1): D482–D490. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkw1065
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