Getting Started with Lobster AI
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