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pymatgen

Comprehensive guidance for using pymatgen (Python Materials Genomics) for computational materials science. Covers structure creation and manipulation, file I/O (CIF, POSCAR, XYZ), symmetry analysis, Materials Project API integration, phase diagrams, electronic structure analysis, and DFT input generation. Use when working with crystal structures, materials properties, computational chemistry calculations, or materials databases. Triggers include 'pymatgen', 'crystal structure', 'Materials Project', 'CIF file', 'POSCAR', 'band structure', 'phase diagram', or materials analysis tasks.

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Installation and usage

Comprehensive guidance for using pymatgen (Python Materials Genomics) for computational materials science. Covers structure creation and manipulation, file I/O (CIF, POSCAR, XYZ), symmetry analysis, Materials Project API integration, phase diagrams, electronic structure analysis, and DFT input generation. Use when working with crystal structures, materials properties, computational chemistry calculations, or materials databases. Triggers include 'pymatgen', 'crystal structure', 'Materials Project', 'CIF file', 'POSCAR', 'band structure', 'phase diagram', or materials analysis tasks.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use pymatgen