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.
required_environment_variables: [{"name": "BENCHLING_TENANT_URL", "prompt": "Benchling tenant base URL.", "required_for": "full functionality"}, {"name": "BENCHLING_API_KEY", "prompt": "API key auth (alternative to OAuth).", "required_for": "optional features"}, {"name": "BENCHLING_CLIENT_ID", "prompt": "OAuth app client id.", "required_for": "optional features"}, {"name": "BENCHLING_CLIENT_SECRET", "prompt": "OAuth app client secret.", "required_for": "optional features"}, {"name": "BENCHLING_PROD_TENANT_URL", "prompt": "Production tenant URL (multi-env setups).", "required_for": "optional features"}, {"name": "BENCHLING_PROD_API_KEY", "prompt": "Production API key (multi-env setups).", "required_for": "optional features"}, {"name": "BENCHLING_STAGING_TENANT_URL", "prompt": "Staging tenant URL (multi-env setups).", "required_for": "optional features"}, {"name": "BENCHLING_STAGING_API_KEY", "prompt": "Staging API key (multi-env setups).", "required_for": "optional features"}]
metadata: {"version": "1.3", "skill-author": "K-Dense Inc.", "openclaw": {"primaryEnv": "BENCHLING_API_KEY", "envVars": [{"name": "BENCHLING_TENANT_URL", "required": true, "description": "Benchling tenant base URL."}, {"name": "BENCHLING_API_KEY", "required": false, "description": "API key auth (alternative to OAuth)."}, {"name": "BENCHLING_CLIENT_ID", "required": false, "description": "OAuth app client id."}, {"name": "BENCHLING_CLIENT_SECRET", "required": false, "description": "OAuth app client secret."}, {"name": "BENCHLING_PROD_TENANT_URL", "required": false, "description": "Production tenant URL (multi-env setups)."}, {"name": "BENCHLING_PROD_API_KEY", "required": false, "description": "Production API key (multi-env setups)."}, {"name": "BENCHLING_STAGING_TENANT_URL", "required": false, "description": "Staging tenant URL (multi-env setups)."}, {"name": "BENCHLING_STAGING_API_KEY", "required": false, "description": "Staging API key (multi-env setups)."}]}}
---

# 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](https://benchling.com/sdk-docs/). Platform guide: [docs.benchling.com](https://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