Usage Guide
Common usage patterns and workflows for BioContext7
Quick Start Workflow
The typical BioContext7 workflow:
- Search — Find tools for your task
- Create — Generate a pipeline from natural language
- Validate — Check the generated pipeline
- Run — Execute the pipeline
Common Workflows
Generate and Validate
Interactive Tool Selection
Batch Pipeline Generation
MCP Workflow
When using BioContext7 through Claude Code:
Output Structure
Generated pipelines follow a standard structure:
Environment Variables
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
BC7_CONFIG | Override config file path |
BC7_CACHE_DIR | Override cache directory |
BC7_LOG_LEVEL | Logging level (debug, info, warn, error) |
BC7_NO_COLOR | Disable colored output |