lab-hardware-cad agent skill by K-Dense-AI

At a glance

Before you install

Read from the skill's files at the directory's October 19, 2026 snapshot: what ships with it, what its code reads, and the terms it is published under.

• Bundled scripts: 4 script files (4 Python). Your agent may run them, so read them first.
• Commands in SKILL.md: its code blocks run pip install, which fetches or runs software from outside the skill folder.
• Tool permissions requested: Read Write Edit Bash Glob Grep (the allowed-tools field of SKILL.md).
• License: MIT, an open-source or open-content license.

Install lab-hardware-cad

The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.

npx skills add https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills/tree/main/skills/lab-hardware-cad

tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/lab-hardware-cad .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"

python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
    --repo K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills \
    --path skills/lab-hardware-cad

K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.

How the author describes it

Designs custom laboratory hardware as parametric build123d models and exports fabrication artifacts as STEP, STL, and DXF files - microfluidic chips and molds, optomechanical mounts and breadboard adapters, cuvette and microplate holders, tube racks, animal-behavior rigs, and 3D-printed instrument fixtures. Use when a research task needs a physical part that must mate with standardized labware, an optical table, a cage system, or a printer, CNC, or laser process.

From the description field of SKILL.md. Agents read this line to decide when to load the skill.

Compatibility, from SKILL.md

Sections in SKILL.md

• When to use
• Setup
• Required workflow
• 1. Route to a device family
• 2. Establish the interface dimensions before any geometry
• 3. Choose the process before choosing the geometry
• 4. Author a parametric model
• 5. Generate and run the checks
• 6. Snapshot and actually look at it
• 7. Repair through the source
• 8. Report before fabrication
• Units
• Tolerances and fits
• Scientific caveats
• References
• Scripts

Files in the skill folder

• SKILL.md
• assets/standards.json
• references/behavior-rigs.md
• references/build123d-patterns.md
• references/fabrication-limits.md
• references/labware-adapters.md
• references/microfluidics.md
• references/optomechanics.md
• references/validation.md
• scripts/_common.py
• scripts/check.py
• scripts/gen.py
• scripts/snapshot.py

Suede Skill Check: 86/100 · B

lab-hardware-cad passes the required frontmatter check and all seven graded checks, which cover the SKILL.md format, a declared license and a commit in the last year. Those checks earn 56 of the score’s points; the rest come from description quality, instruction depth, bundled files, maintenance and curated-list citations. How the score works.

Where this skill is cited

K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills appears in 2 curated lists: BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills, travisvn/awesome-claude-skills.

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