benchling-integration

name benchling-integration description Benchling Python SDK and REST API integration for registry entities, inventory, ELN entries, workflows, Benchling Apps, and Data Warehouse queries. Use when automating lab data with benchling-sdk or the v2 API. license MIT allowed-tools Read Write Edit Bash compatibility Requires a Benchling account, tenant URL, and API key or OAuth app credentials. Install benchling-sdk with uv pip install. metadata {"version":"1.5","skill-author":"K-Dense Inc.","openclaw":{"primaryEnv":"BENCHLING_API_KEY","envVars":["[Truncated]","[Truncated]","[Truncated]","[Truncated]","[Truncated]","[Truncated]","[Truncated]","[Truncated]"]}} Benchling Integration Overview Benchling is a cloud platform for life sciences R&D. Access registry entities (DNA, RNA, proteins), inventory, electronic lab notebooks, and workflows programmatically via the Python SDK and REST API. Version note: Examples target benchling-sdk 1.25.0 (latest stable on PyPI). Docs: benchling.com/sdk-docs . Platform guide: docs.benchling.com . When to Use This Skill This skill should be used when: Working with Benchling's Python SDK or REST API Managing biological sequences (DNA, RNA, proteins) and registry entities Automating inventory operations (samples, containers, locations, transfers) Creating or querying electronic lab notebook entries Building workflow automations or Benchling Apps Syncing data between Benchling and external systems Querying the Benchling Data Warehouse for analytics Setting up event-driven integrations with AWS EventBridge Core Capabilities Seven capability areas, each with code, are in references/core_capabilities.md : Authentication and setup — API key and OAuth app auth; see references/authentication.md . Registry and entity management — DNA and AA sequences, custom entities, schemas, and registration. Inventory management — containers, boxes, plates, locations, and transfers. Notebook and documentation — entries, day-to-day notes, and structured tables. Workflows and automation — tasks, flowcharts, and assay runs. Events and integration — EventBridge subscriptions; see references/eventbridge.md . Data warehouse and analytics — SQL access to the warehouse. Endpoint and SDK detail is in references/api_endpoints.md and references/sdk_reference.md . Best Practices Error Handling The SDK automatically retries failed requests: # Automatic retry for 429, 502, 503, 504 status codes # Up to 5 retries with exponential backoff # Customize retry behavior if needed from benchling_sdk.retry import RetryStrategy benchling = Benchling( url=tenant_url, auth_method=ApiKeyAuth(api_key), retry_strategy=RetryStrategy(max_retries= 3 ), ) Pagination Efficiency Use generators for memory-efficient pagination: # Generator-based iteration for page in benchling.dna_sequences. list (): for sequence in page: process(sequence) # Check estimated count without loading all pages total = benchling.dna_sequences. list ().estimated_count() Schema Fields Helper Use the fields() helper for custom schema fields: # Convert dict to Fields object custom_fields = benchling.models.fields({ "concentration" : "100 ng/μL" , "date_prepared" : "2025-10-20" , "notes" : "High quality prep" }) Forward Compatibility The SDK handles unknown enum values and types gracefully: Unknown enum values are preserved Unrecognized polymorphic types return UnknownType Allows working with newer API versions Security Considerations Never commit API keys or OAuth secrets to version control Read only named environment variables ( BENCHLING_TENANT_URL , BENCHLING_API_KEY , etc.) Route network calls exclusively to your tenant URL Rotate keys if compromised; use OAuth for multi-user production apps Grant minimal necessary permissions for apps in the Developer Console Resources references/ Detailed reference documentation for in-depth information: authentication.md - Comprehensive authentication guide including OIDC, security best practices, and credential management sdk_reference.md - Detailed Python SDK reference with advanced patterns, examples, and all entity types api_endpoints.md - REST API endpoint reference for direct HTTP calls without the SDK eventbridge.md - EventBridge setup, event payload schema, rule examples, Lambda handler, validation, and recovery Load these references as needed for specific integration requirements. Common Use Cases 1. Bulk Entity Import: # Import multiple sequences from FASTA file from Bio import SeqIO for record in SeqIO.parse( "sequences.fasta" , "fasta" ): benchling.dna_sequences.create( DnaSequenceCreate( name=record. id , bases= str (record.seq), is_circular= False , folder_id= "fld_abc123" ) ) 2. Inventory Audit: # List all containers in a specific location containers = benchling.containers. list ( parent_storage_id= "box_abc123" ) for page in containers: for container in page: print ( f" {container.name} : {container.barcode} " ) 3. Workflow Automation: # Update all pending tasks for a workflow tasks = benchling.workflow_tasks. list ( workflow_id= "wf_abc123" , status= "pending" ) for page in tasks: for task in page: # Perform automated checks if auto_validate(task): benchling.workflow_tasks.update( task_id=task. id , workflow_task=WorkflowTaskUpdate( status_id= "status_complete" ) ) 4. Data Export: # Export all sequences with specific properties sequences = benchling.dna_sequences. list () export_data = [] for page in sequences: for seq in page: if seq.schema_id == "target_schema_id" : export_data.append({ "id" : seq. id , "name" : seq.name, "bases" : seq.bases, "length" : len (seq.bases) }) # Save to CSV or database import csv with open ( "sequences.csv" , "w" ) as f: writer = csv.DictWriter(f, fieldnames=export_data[ 0 ].keys()) writer.writeheader() writer.writerows(export_data) Additional Resources Official Documentation: https://docs.benchling.com Python SDK Reference: https://benchling.com/sdk-docs/ API Reference: https://benchling.com/api/reference Support: [email protected] Citing Scientific Agent Skills This skill is part of Scientific Agent Skills by K-Dense. 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