Is it compatible with the latest API versions?

Yes, the skill is designed around Protocol API v2 (up to 2.19+) best practices, focusing on modern requirements and metadata structures.

Can I control hardware modules like the Thermocycler?

Yes, the skill includes specialized logic for controlling hardware modules including the Thermocycler, Heater-Shaker, Magnetic, and Temperature modules.

Can I simulate protocols before running them on a robot?

Yes, the skill provides guidance on using the Opentrons simulation environment to validate protocol logic and deck layouts before physical execution.

Which Opentrons robots are supported by this skill?

This skill supports both the newer Opentrons Flex and the classic OT-2 robots using the Protocol API v2.

Does it support multi-channel pipettes?

Absolutely. It handles 8-channel and 96-channel pipetting logic, including column-wise operations and sophisticated tip rack management.

Opentrons Integration

Name: Opentrons Integration
Author: Microck

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Productivity & Workflow

Automates laboratory workflows by writing and optimizing Opentrons Protocol API v2 Python scripts for Flex and OT-2 robots.

This skill transforms Claude into an expert laboratory automation engineer, specializing in the Opentrons ecosystem. It facilitates the creation of complex liquid handling protocols, including PCR setups, serial dilutions, and plate replications. By providing deep knowledge of the Protocol API v2, hardware modules like thermocyclers and heater-shakers, and deck layout configurations, it helps users design efficient, error-free automated workflows for Flex and OT-2 robots while ensuring proper simulation and best practices for tip management and liquid tracking.

Key Features

01Simulation & Validation: Test and simulate protocols before physical robot execution.

02Advanced Liquid Handling: Implement complex pipetting like serial dilutions and multi-channel operations.

03Labware Management: Configure deck layouts, adapters, and custom labware definitions.

04Hardware Module Control: Command thermocyclers, magnetic modules, and heater-shakers.

05Protocol API v2 Scripting: Write structured Python protocols for Opentrons Flex and OT-2.

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Use Cases

01Automating high-throughput PCR preparation and plate replication workflows.

02Developing complex serial dilution series with optimized tip usage and flow rates.

03Integrating temperature and magnetic modules for automated DNA extraction or incubation.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add microck/ordinary-claude-skills opentrons-integration

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