Add community health files (#218)

Completes the three GitHub Community Standards items the repository was
missing: a Code of Conduct, issue templates, and a pull request template.

- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md: Contributor Covenant 2.1, with contact@k-dense.ai as
  the enforcement contact and a pointer to SECURITY.md for vulnerabilities.
- .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/: three issue forms (bug report, new skill request,
  existing skill improvement) plus a config.yml that disables blank issues
  and routes security reports to private vulnerability reporting.
- .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md: mirrors the Pull Request Checklist in
  CONTRIBUTING.md so contributors see the skill-format, validation, and
  safety requirements before submitting.
- CONTRIBUTING.md: link the Code of Conduct.
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name: Bug report
description: A skill or repository tool behaves incorrectly — wrong output, broken script, failing install, or instructions an agent cannot follow.
title: "[Bug]: "
labels: ["bug", "needs-triage"]
body:
- type: markdown
attributes:
value: |
Thanks for reporting this. Please do **not** use this form for security
vulnerabilities — use [private vulnerability reporting](https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills/security/advisories/new)
instead, as described in [SECURITY.md](https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills/blob/main/SECURITY.md).
- type: dropdown
id: area
attributes:
label: Area
description: Which part of the repository is affected?
options:
- A skill under skills/
- Repository tooling (scan_skills.py, tests, CI workflows)
- Documentation (README, CONTRIBUTING, AGENTS)
- Not sure
validations:
required: true
- type: input
id: skill
attributes:
label: Skill name
description: The skill directory name, exactly as it appears under `skills/`. Leave blank if this is not skill-specific.
placeholder: scanpy
validations:
required: false
- type: textarea
id: what-happened
attributes:
label: What happened
description: What did the skill or tool actually do?
placeholder: The skill's example call to sc.pp.neighbors() fails with a TypeError.
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: expected
attributes:
label: What you expected instead
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: reproduce
attributes:
label: Steps to reproduce
description: The smallest sequence that triggers it. Include the prompt you gave the agent, if relevant.
placeholder: |
1. Load the `scanpy` skill in Claude Code
2. Ask: "cluster my AnnData object"
3. Run the code the agent produces
4. See the error below
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: logs
attributes:
label: Error output
description: Paste the traceback or scanner output. This is rendered as a code block, so no backticks are needed.
render: shell
validations:
required: false
- type: textarea
id: environment
attributes:
label: Environment
description: Skill behavior varies by agent host and model, so please tell us where you saw this.
value: |
- Agent host (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, other):
- Model:
- Repository version or commit:
- Python version:
- Operating system:
validations:
required: true
- type: checkboxes
id: checks
attributes:
label: Before submitting
options:
- label: I searched existing issues and this is not a duplicate.
required: true
- label: This is not a security vulnerability. (Those go through private reporting.)
required: true

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blank_issues_enabled: false
contact_links:
- name: Report a security vulnerability
url: https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills/security/advisories/new
about: Do not open a public issue. Use private vulnerability reporting so the report stays confidential until a fix ships. See SECURITY.md.
- name: Contributing guide
url: https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
about: Read this before proposing a skill change — skill format, validation, tests, and the pull request checklist.
- name: Agent Skills specification
url: https://agentskills.io/specification
about: The open specification every skill in this repository follows.
- name: K-Dense documentation
url: https://k-dense.ai
about: Product documentation and general questions about K-Dense.

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name: New skill request
description: Propose a skill for a scientific package, database, platform, workflow, or research method that the library does not cover yet.
title: "[New skill]: "
labels: ["enhancement", "skill-request", "needs-triage"]
body:
- type: markdown
attributes:
value: |
Check the [skill list in the README](https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills#readme)
first — the library already ships a large number of skills. If you plan to
write this skill yourself, [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
has the required format and validation steps.
- type: input
id: name
attributes:
label: Proposed skill name
description: Lowercase letters, numbers, and single hyphens only — this becomes the directory name under `skills/`.
placeholder: alphafold-db
validations:
required: true
- type: dropdown
id: category
attributes:
label: Category
options:
- Scientific package or library
- Database or public data resource
- Platform, service, or API
- Analysis workflow or research method
- Laboratory instrument or hardware
- Other
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: what
attributes:
label: What the skill would do
description: What should an agent be able to accomplish with it that it cannot do reliably today?
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: when
attributes:
label: When an agent should use it
description: The situations that should trigger this skill. This becomes the "when to use" half of the skill description.
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: docs
attributes:
label: Official documentation and sources
description: Links to the package docs, API reference, publication, or database homepage a skill author would need.
placeholder: |
- Docs: https://...
- API reference: https://...
- Paper: https://doi.org/...
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: credentials
attributes:
label: Credentials or access requirements
description: Does it need an API key, licence, registration, or institutional access? Name the environment variables if you know them.
validations:
required: false
- type: dropdown
id: contribute
attributes:
label: Would you like to write this skill?
options:
- "Yes — I plan to open a pull request"
- "Maybe, with some guidance"
- "No, I am requesting it"
validations:
required: true
- type: checkboxes
id: checks
attributes:
label: Before submitting
options:
- label: I checked the README skill list and this skill does not already exist.
required: true

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name: Improve an existing skill
description: An existing skill is outdated, unclear, or incomplete — stale API, missing workflow, weak examples, or a description that triggers at the wrong time.
title: "[Improve]: "
labels: ["enhancement", "needs-triage"]
body:
- type: input
id: skill
attributes:
label: Skill name
description: The skill directory name, exactly as it appears under `skills/`.
placeholder: transformers
validations:
required: true
- type: dropdown
id: kind
attributes:
label: What needs improving
multiple: true
options:
- Outdated API or deprecated calls
- Missing workflow or capability
- Examples are wrong, untested, or too thin
- Instructions are ambiguous for an agent
- Description triggers too often or not often enough
- Missing or broken references
- Missing tests
- Other
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: current
attributes:
label: Current behavior
description: What does the skill say or do today? Quote the relevant part of `SKILL.md` or a reference file, with the file path.
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: proposed
attributes:
label: Proposed change
description: What should it say or do instead?
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: evidence
attributes:
label: Supporting sources
description: Upstream release notes, migration guides, or docs that show the current content is out of date.
placeholder: |
- Changelog: https://...
- Migration guide: https://...
validations:
required: false
- type: dropdown
id: contribute
attributes:
label: Would you like to make this change?
options:
- "Yes — I plan to open a pull request"
- "Maybe, with some guidance"
- "No, I am reporting it"
validations:
required: true

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# Summary
<!-- What changed, and why it matters. One or two sentences is fine. -->
## Type of change
<!-- Keep the lines that apply, delete the rest. -->
- [ ] New skill
- [ ] Update to an existing skill
- [ ] Tests
- [ ] Repository tooling or CI
- [ ] Documentation
- [ ] Other:
## Skills touched
<!-- Directory names under skills/, one per line. Write "none" if this PR does not touch skills/. -->
-
## How this was tested
<!-- The commands you ran and what they reported. -->
```
uv run skills-ref validate ./skills/<name>
uv run --with pytest python -m pytest tests/<name> -q
```
## Related issues and references
<!-- Closes #123. Link upstream docs, release notes, or security findings that justify the change. -->
---
## Checklist
Drawn from the [Pull Request Checklist](https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#pull-request-checklist) in CONTRIBUTING.md. Items that do not apply to this PR can be left unchecked with a short note.
**Skill format**
- [ ] The skill directory name and the `name` frontmatter match exactly.
- [ ] The skill directory contains only `SKILL.md`, `references/`, `scripts/`, and `assets/` — no `tests/` directory and no `test_*.py` files.
- [ ] `SKILL.md` has valid YAML frontmatter and a Markdown body.
- [ ] Only the six spec-defined top-level fields are present; everything else lives under `metadata`.
- [ ] `metadata` is a block mapping, not single-line JSON, and scalar values are quoted where needed.
- [ ] Any `metadata.openclaw` or `metadata.hermes` block is a nested mapping, not a JSON string.
- [ ] `metadata.version` exists, is quoted, and is bumped if an existing skill changed.
- [ ] The `description` says both what the skill does and when an agent should use it.
**Validation and tests**
- [ ] `uv run skills-ref validate ./skills/<name>` passes.
- [ ] Tests live in `tests/<skill-name>/`, and any new `scripts/` skill has a `[skills.<name>]` entry in `tests/skill-requirements.toml`.
- [ ] Relevant test suites pass, or the failures are explained below.
- [ ] Security scanner results are clean or explained in this PR.
**Content and safety**
- [ ] Examples and scripts were tested, or are clearly marked as illustrative.
- [ ] No secrets, credentials, private data, or unsafe instructions are included.
- [ ] Credentials the skill needs are named in `compatibility` and declared in `metadata.openclaw.envVars`.
- [ ] Relevant official documentation is linked where useful.
## Notes for reviewers
<!-- Anything unresolved, deliberately out of scope, or worth a closer look. -->

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# Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
## Our Pledge
We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our
community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body
size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender
identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status,
nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual
identity and orientation.
We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming,
diverse, inclusive, and healthy community.
## Our Standards
Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment for our
community include:
* Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people
* Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences
* Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback
* Accepting responsibility and apologizing to those affected by our mistakes,
and learning from the experience
* Focusing on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the overall
community
Examples of unacceptable behavior include:
* The use of sexualized language or imagery, and sexual attention or advances of
any kind
* Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
* Public or private harassment
* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or email address,
without their explicit permission
* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
professional setting
## Enforcement Responsibilities
Community leaders are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of
acceptable behavior and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in
response to any behavior that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive,
or harmful.
Community leaders have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject
comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are
not aligned to this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation
decisions when appropriate.
## Scope
This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, and also applies when
an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces.
Examples of representing our community include using an official email address,
posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed
representative at an online or offline event.
## Enforcement
Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be
reported to the community leaders responsible for enforcement at
[contact@k-dense.ai](mailto:contact@k-dense.ai).
All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly.
All community leaders are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the
reporter of any incident.
Note that this address is for conduct reports. Security vulnerabilities follow a
separate, confidential process — see [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md).
## Enforcement Guidelines
Community leaders will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining
the consequences for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct:
### 1. Correction
**Community Impact**: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed
unprofessional or unwelcome in the community.
**Consequence**: A private, written warning from community leaders, providing
clarity around the nature of the violation and an explanation of why the
behavior was inappropriate. A public apology may be requested.
### 2. Warning
**Community Impact**: A violation through a single incident or series of
actions.
**Consequence**: A warning with consequences for continued behavior. No
interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with
those enforcing the Code of Conduct, for a specified period of time. This
includes avoiding interactions in community spaces as well as external channels
like social media. Violating these terms may lead to a temporary or permanent
ban.
### 3. Temporary Ban
**Community Impact**: A serious violation of community standards, including
sustained inappropriate behavior.
**Consequence**: A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or public
communication with the community for a specified period of time. No public or
private interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction
with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, is allowed during this period.
Violating these terms may lead to a permanent ban.
### 4. Permanent Ban
**Community Impact**: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of community
standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior, harassment of an
individual, or aggression toward or disparagement of classes of individuals.
**Consequence**: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction within the
community.
## Attribution
This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage],
version 2.1, available at
[https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html][v2.1].
Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by
[Mozilla's code of conduct enforcement ladder][mozilla coc].
For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see the FAQ at
[https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq][faq]. Translations are available at
[https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations][translations].
[homepage]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org
[v2.1]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html
[mozilla coc]: https://github.com/mozilla/inclusion
[faq]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq
[translations]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations

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Thanks for helping improve Scientific Agent Skills. This guide explains how to add or update a skill in this repository while following the open [Agent Skills specification](https://agentskills.io/specification).
Participation in this project is governed by our [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
## Ways to Contribute
- Add a new scientific package, database, platform, workflow, or research method skill.