{histolab}

Extracts and preprocesses whole-slide histology image tiles with Histolab. Use for WSI inspection, tissue masks, random/grid/score-based tile extraction, H&E stain normalization, and tile dataset preparation. For multiplexed imaging or deep learning inference pipelines, use pathml.

k-dense-ai/scientific-agent-skills·1,684 installsApache-2.0 license
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Packaging8 filesSKILL.md plus 7 moreDirectory Scan
External DependenciesNone foundNothing beyond the skill's own filesDirectory Scan
Tool AccessUnrestrictedNo allowed-tools declaredFrontmatter
SafetyPass4 partner scansPartner Audits

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ProviderStatusLevelSummaryScanned
Gen Agent Trust HubpassSAFEThe histolab skill is a legitimate tool for processing whole slide images in digital pathology. It provides comprehensive documentation and code examples for slide management, tissue detection, and tile extraction using the histolab library. No security issues or malicious patterns were detected.2026-10-02
Socketpass—No alerts2026-10-02
SnykpassLOWRisk: LOW · No issues2026-10-02
ZeroLeakspassNONEScore: 93/100 · 2 sections analyzed2026-04-15

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  • SKILL.md
  • references/core_capabilities.md
  • references/filters_preprocessing.md
  • references/slide_management.md
  • references/tile_extraction.md
  • references/tissue_masks.md
  • references/typical_workflows.md
  • references/visualization.md

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LicenseApache-2.0 license
Tool permissionsnone declared
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RequiresPython3.8–3.11andhistolab0.7.0onLinuxormacOSplusnativeOpenSlide.Python3.10avoidsscikit-image0.19sourcebuildsonmacOSARM.Optionalpoochdownloadssamples;matplotlibplotsresults;large-imageplusatilesourceenablesMPPextraction.

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DimensionDirectory ScanAgent ReviewsInstaller ReportsPartner Audits
Safetyno flagspass
External Dependenciesnone foundnonenone
Packaging40/100none
LicenseApache-2.0 licensenone
Tool Accessunrestrictednone
Real-World Fitnone
Writing Qualitynonenone
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