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# lab-hardware-cad — AI agent skill for lab automation

> Design custom laboratory hardware as parametric build123d models and export fabrication-ready STEP, STL, and DXF files - microfluidic chips and molds, opt…

# `lab-hardware-cad`

> Design custom laboratory hardware as parametric build123d models and export fabrication-ready 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.

**Category:** [lab-automation](/research-agent-skills/skills#lab-automation) · **License:** MIT · **Version:** 1.3

## Install

```bash theme={null}
npx research-agent-skills install lab-hardware-cad
npx skills add KalarisLabs/research-agent-skills --skill lab-hardware-cad
```

## When to use it

Design custom laboratory hardware as parametric build123d models and export fabrication-ready 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.

## Full playbook

Read [SKILL.md](https://github.com/KalarisLabs/research-agent-skills/blob/main/skills/lab-hardware-cad/SKILL.md) for the complete workflow, references and any scripts. The agent installer copies the full skill folder.


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