Introduction
Documentation for Omics-OS Cloud and Lobster AI Engine — the multi-omics data platform for life sciences
Documentation for Omics-OS Cloud and the Lobster AI Engine — the multi-omics data infrastructure for life sciences.
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Omics-OS Cloud
Scientific workspace with AI-powered analysis, biological database search, and interactive visualizations. No installation required.
Lobster AI Engine
Open-source multi-agent bioinformatics engine. Install locally via PyPI and run analyses from the CLI.
What is Omics-OS?
Omics-OS is multi-omics data infrastructure for life sciences. It consists of two products that work together: the Lobster AI Engine (open-source, local) and Omics-OS Cloud (hosted, browser-based).
Omics-OS Cloud is a scientific workspace at app.omics-os.com. Load biological data, search 8 major databases (UniProt, PDB, PubMed, KEGG, and more), visualize protein structures and pathways in 3D, and ask the Lobster AI assistant questions — all without leaving the browser.
Lobster AI Engine is the open-source engine powering both products. Install lobster-ai from PyPI to run multi-omics analyses locally: single-cell RNA-seq, proteomics, genomics, drug discovery, and more. Use it standalone or connect it to Omics-OS Cloud via the LLM Gateway.
Not sure where to start?
- "I want to analyze data in my browser without installing anything" — Omics-OS Cloud
- "I want to run analyses locally with full control" — Lobster AI Engine
- "I'm a developer building on top of Lobster AI" — Lobster AI Engine → Extending
- "I want to explore protein structures or KEGG pathways interactively" — Omics-OS Cloud → Features