Opentrons Integration

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name: opentrons-integration
description: Official Opentrons Protocol API for OT-2 and Flex robots. Use when writing protocols specifically for Opentrons hardware with full access to Protocol API v2 features. Best for production Opentrons protocols, official API compatibility. For multi-vendor automation or broader equipment control use pylabrobot.
license: Unknown
metadata: {"version": "1.0", "skill-author": "K-Dense Inc."}
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# Opentrons Integration

## Overview

Opentrons is a Python-based lab automation platform for Flex and OT-2 robots. Write Protocol API v2 protocols for liquid handling, control hardware modules (heater-shaker, thermocycler), manage labware, for automated pipetting workflows.

## When to Use This Skill

This skill should be used when:
- Writing Opentrons Protocol API v2 protocols in Python
- Automating liquid handling workflows on Flex or OT-2 robots
- Controlling hardware modules (temperature, magnetic, heater-shaker, thermocycler)
- Setting up labware configurations and deck layouts
- Implementing complex pipetting operations (serial dilutions, plate replication, PCR setup)
- Managing tip usage and optimizing protocol efficiency
- Working with multi-channel pipettes for 96-well plate operations
- Simulating and testing protocols before robot execution
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