| name | tanabesugano-explore |
| description | Routes open-ended "what is a Tanabe-Sugano diagram?" or "I want to explore d^n ions" conversations to the TanabeSugano MCP server's discovery entry points (`ts_dashboard_app` overview, `tanabesugano_why` prompt). Use when the user has no specific parameters yet -- before they know to ask about Dq, Racah B/C, or specific term symbols. |
tanabesugano-explore
When to spawn
- The user says "show me what this does" or "I don't know what to enter".
- The user is new to crystal-field theory and wants a tour.
- The user asks "why use a Tanabe-Sugano diagram at all?".
Workflow
- If the user asks WHY (motivation, "what's it good for") — call the
tanabesugano_why prompt and quote the rationale. Don't paraphrase from
training data; the prompt content is the canonical source.
- If the user wants an overview of every supported configuration — call
ts_dashboard_app. One round-trip; per-d-count card with ground term,
representative ions, and a sparkline of the first excited-state energy.
- If the user wants the energy landscape across the d-block at one Racah
setting, call
ts_oxidation_landscape_app (scatter; style="density" for
a Gaussian-broadened heatmap).
- Once parameters are settled, hand off to
ts_diagram_app, ts_plot_view,
or ts_plot_png per the tanabesugano-plot skill.
Do not
- Re-derive the chemistry rationale yourself when
tanabesugano_why is on hand.
- Jump straight into
ts_diagram_app if the user hasn't named a d-configuration
— start with ts_dashboard_app so they can pick visually.
Expected outcome
The user lands on a working diagram with minimal friction, regardless of how
much chemistry they remember.
