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