Getting Started with Lobster AI
Welcome to Lobster AI! This quick start guide will have you analyzing bioinformatics data in minutes.
Lobster AI is an open-source Python engine for agentic bioinformatics — install it, run one command, and start analyzing data in natural language.
Install
uv tool install --python 3.13 lobster-ai
lobster initlobster init runs an interactive wizard that configures your LLM provider (Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Gemini, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Nebius AI Studio, Azure AI, Ollama, or Omics-OS Cloud) and stores credentials securely.
First Commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
lobster chat | Start an interactive analysis session |
lobster --help | List all CLI commands |
/help | Show in-session commands (run inside lobster chat) |
/status | Check system health and loaded data |
Example Session
You: Download and analyze GSE109564 from GEO database
Lobster: Fetching GSE109564... running QC, normalization, clustering,
and marker gene identification. Results saved to workspace.What's Next
- Installation Guide — Docker, dev setup, and alternative install methods
- Configuration — Advanced provider config, model profiles, and cloud integration
- Tutorials — Worked examples for scRNA-seq, bulk RNA-seq, proteomics, and multi-omics
- GitHub — Source, issues, and community