# bio-rs
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Rust/WASM tools for biological AI models.
`bio-rs` turns Python-born bio-AI models into portable, inspectable tools for
CLIs, browsers, servers, and agents.
Python is where many biological AI models are born. `bio-rs` is where the
model-facing tools around them become reproducible, agent-callable, and easier
to ship outside a research notebook.
`bio-rs` is open source under dual MIT OR Apache-2.0 licensing.
## Why this exists
Bio-AI does not need Rust to replace Python research workflows. It needs a
reliable tooling layer around model inputs, tokenizers, runners, browser demos,
and agent interfaces.
Rust is useful here because it is good at:
- predictable CLI and server tools
- portable WASM/browser execution
- safe input contracts for biological data
- reproducible single-binary distribution
- long-running services and agent-callable tools
## Current proof
The first target is intentionally small:
```txt
FASTA -> validated protein sequence -> token ids -> model-ready input
```
Currently implemented:
- FASTA parsing for one protein sequence
- `protein-20` residue validation
- lowercase sequence normalization
- ambiguous residue reporting for `X`, `B`, `Z`, `J`, `U`, and `O`
- invalid residue reporting
- token ids using a stable `protein-20` order
- JSON output for CLI/tool use
- `biors inspect` and `biors tokenize`
Not implemented yet:
- WASM bindings
- MCP/agent tools
- model inference runners
- external model tokenizer parity
- multi-FASTA batch processing
## Quickstart
### CLI (Rust)
Install the CLI:
```bash
cargo install biors
```
Inspect a protein sequence:
```bash
biors inspect examples/protein.fasta
```
Tokenize for AI model input:
```bash
biors tokenize examples/protein.fasta --format json
```
### Library (Rust)
Add to your project:
```toml
[dependencies]
biors-core = "0.1"
```
## Distribution
The project is distributed across multiple ecosystems:
- **crates.io**: `biors` (CLI), `biors-core` (Library)
- **npm**: `biors` (WASM bindings - coming soon)
- **PyPI**: `biors` (Python bindings - coming soon)
## Checks
This repo keeps the local pre-commit path and CI strict. Before committing,
run:
```bash
scripts/check.sh
```
The check suite runs:
- `cargo fmt --check`
- `cargo check --workspace --all-targets --all-features`
- `cargo test --workspace --all-targets --all-features`
- `cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings`
Local git hooks are stored in `.githooks/`. Enable them with:
```bash
git config core.hooksPath .githooks
```
## Workspace Structure
The project is a monorepo managed under the `packages/` directory:
```txt
packages/
rust/
biors/ Main CLI tool and unified entrypoint
biors-core/ Core protein parsing and tokenization logic
npm/ WebAssembly bindings for JavaScript/TypeScript
python/ High-performance Python bindings via PyO3
examples/
protein.fasta
```
## Protein-20
The first alphabet is `protein-20`:
```txt
A C D E F G H I K L M N P Q R S T V W Y
```
Token ids follow that order, starting at `0`.
## Final goal
The long-term goal is to make useful biological AI models easier to package as
portable tools:
- CLI tools for local workflows
- WASM tools for browsers and demos
- server components for production systems
- agent-callable interfaces for automated research workflows
The first milestone is not folding or training. It is the stable input layer
that everything after it needs.