utility

name	utility
description	Concept skill covering general-purpose utility capabilities: visualization/plotting, structure format conversion, database queries, and web search. Use this to identify which utility tool skill to load for a given support task.
metadata	{"dependent_skills":["plot","structure-conversion","database","materials-project"],"tags":["utility","visualization","conversion","database","search"]}

Utility Skills

Utility skills provide supporting capabilities that complement simulation and training workflows. They handle tasks such as producing publication-quality plots, converting structure file formats, querying materials databases, and retrieving information from the web.

Skill Overview

Skill	Purpose	When to Use
plot	Matplotlib-based plotting	Visualize training curves, energy-force scatter plots, property distributions
structure-conversion	Convert between structure formats (CIF, POSCAR, XYZ, etc.)	Before/after DFT or MD runs that require a specific file format
database	Query internal project database	Retrieve previously computed structures, trajectories, or metadata
materials-project	Query the Materials Project REST API	Fetch reference structures, computed properties, stability data

Common Use Cases

• After training: plot learning curves and error metrics with plot.
• Before DFT: convert ASE/CIF structures to POSCAR/ABACUS format with structure-conversion.
• Candidate generation: pull reference structures from Materials Project with materials-project.
• Data bookkeeping: store and retrieve session data with database.

Load the relevant skill for step-by-step instructions (e.g., load_skill("plot")).