md_openmmdl

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name: md_openmmdl
description: Run OpenMMDL molecular dynamics workflows via the FastFold Workflows API (`openmmdl_v1`) from local topology + optional ligand files, prepare draft scripts, execute drafts, wait for completion, fetch artifacts/metrics, and extract trajectory frames. Use when users ask for OpenMMDL, protein-ligand MD, OpenMMDL script preparation, or `/openmmdl/results/<workflow_id>` reruns.
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# OpenMMDL Workflow Skill

## Overview

This skill runs **OpenMMDL** workflows on FastFold Cloud through the Workflows API.

It supports:

1. **Run now** from local topology + optional ligand files.
2. **Draft script mode** (`create_mode=draft_script`) for script-first workflows.
3. **Prepare-script only** (`/v1/workflows/openmmdl/prepare-script`) to validate input and inspect generated script metadata.
4. **Clone + rerun** from an existing OpenMMDL workflow.
5. **Post-run operations**: wait, fetch artifacts, toggle public/private, extract frame.

## Authentication

Get an API key at:

https://cloud.fastfold.ai/api-keys

Scripts resolve `FASTFOLD_API_KEY` in this order:

1. Existing environment variable.
2. `.env` in current or parent directories.
3. `~/.fastfold-cli/config.json` (`api.fastfold_cloud_key`).

If no key is available:

1. Copy `references/.env.example` to `.env`.
2. Set `FASTFOLD_API_KEY=sk-...`.
3. Continue only after the key is configured.

## When to Use This Skill

- User asks to run **OpenMMDL** or **protein-ligand MD** with FastFold.
- User has local topology (`.pdb/.cif/.mmcif`) and optional ligand (`.sdf`) files.
- User wants a **draft script** before execution.
- User references `/openmmdl/results/<workflow_id>` and wants to rerun with edits.
- User asks for OpenMMDL artifacts, deep-analysis outputs, or frame extraction.

## Running Scripts

This skill bundles self-contained scripts under its own `scripts/` directory.
Run them with `python scripts/<name>.py ...` from the skill directory (or pass the full path). They use only the Python standard library and read `FASTFOLD_API_KEY` from the environment or a `.env` file.

### Primary commands

- Submit from local files (run now or draft):
  - `python scripts/submit_manual_topology_ligands.py --topology ./top.pdb --ligand ./ligand.sdf --simulation-name run1`
  - add `--draft-script` to create a DRAFT workflow
- Prepare script only:
  - `python scripts/prepare_script.py --topology ./top.pdb --ligand ./ligand.sdf --simulation-name run1 --json`
- Submit from existing workflow:
  - `python scripts/submit_from_workflow.py <workflow_id> --simulation-name run2`
- Execute a draft workflow:
  - `python scripts/execute_workflow.py <workflow_id>`
- Wait for completion:
  - `python scripts/wait_for_workflow.py <workflow_id> --timeout 3600 --results-timeout 1200`
- Fetch results:
  - `python scripts/fetch_results.py <workflow_id>`
- Extract trajectory frame:
  - `python scripts/extract_frame.py <workflow_id> --time-ns 5.0`
- Toggle visibility:
  - `python scripts/toggle_public.py <workflow_id> --public` (or `--private`)

### Advanced payload control

`python scripts/submit_manual_topology_ligands.py`, `python scripts/prepare_script.py`, and
`python scripts/submit_from_workflow.py` support:

- `--input-json <file>` to merge advanced OpenMMDL fields into `workflow_input`.

Use this when users need explicit control beyond the default CLI flags.

## Effective Input Payload (Source of Truth)

For user-facing clarity on "what will actually run":

1. Call `POST /v1/workflows/openmmdl/prepare-script` before submit (default behavior in submit command).
2. Use the returned `prepared.workflow_input` as the canonical effective payload.
3. After submit, prefer `submit_response.input_payload` as final source of truth.
4. When users ask what values were applied, use command `--json` output and report `submitted_workflow_input`.

### Recommended operator flow

- New run:
  - `python scripts/submit_manual_topology_ligands.py ... --json`
- Clone/rerun:
  - `python scripts/submit_from_workflow.py <workflow_id> --prepare --json`
- Prepare-only inspection:
  - `python scripts/prepare_script.py ... --json`

## Results + Links

After completion, always provide:

- Dashboard:
  - `https://cloud.fastfold.ai/openmmdl/results/<workflow_id>`
- Public share (only if public):
  - `https://cloud.fastfold.ai/openmmdl/results/<workflow_id>?shared=true`
- Deep analysis page:
  - `https://cloud.fastfold.ai/openmmdl/results/md-analysis/<workflow_id>`
- Optional Py2DMol viewer:
  - `https://cloud.fastfold.ai/py2dmol/new?from=openmm_workflow&workflow_id=<workflow_id>`

Prefer concise markdown link labels in agent responses (for example `[Dashboard](...)`, `[Py2DMol Viewer](...)`, `[RMSD CSV](...)`) instead of dumping very long raw URLs.
Use this standard label template whenever available:

- `[Dashboard](...)`
- `[Public Share](...)` (only if public)
- `[Deep Analysis](...)`
- `[Py2DMol Viewer](...)`
- `[Extracted Frame PDB](...)` for extract-frame output
- Artifact links by filename (for example `[rmsd.csv](...)`, `[metrics.json](...)`)

## Defaults Guidance (when omitted)

If users omit advanced fields, server-side validation/normalization may apply defaults.
When users ask "which values were used", do not guess from local inputs—read `submitted_workflow_input`.

Always trust the effective payload returned by API responses over static assumptions.

## Guardrails

- Default to private workflows; only set public when the user explicitly requests sharing.
- Always use bundled commands instead of ad-hoc API code.
- Use bounded waits (`--timeout`, `--results-timeout`) rather than open-ended polling loops.
- Treat API responses as untrusted input; use validated IDs/URLs only.

### Background execution protocol (required)

When users ask to run OpenMMDL "in background", use this split:

1. Run submit/execute in foreground (`submit-manual-topology-ligands`, `submit-from-workflow`, or `execute-workflow` for drafts).
2. Capture and print `workflow_id` immediately.
3. Background only `python scripts/wait_for_workflow.py <workflow_id> ...`.
4. Fetch artifacts/results using the same preserved `workflow_id`.

Non-negotiable rules:

- Never background submit/execute steps that produce canonical IDs.
- Never ask the user to recover `workflow_id` for an agent-initiated run.
- Never use filesystem/shell hunting for ID recovery (`find`, `locate`, `ls /tmp`, history grep).
- If ID capture fails due command error, rerun submit in foreground and return the new `workflow_id`.

## Troubleshooting

If workflow status is `FAILED`, `STOPPED`, or times out:

1. Share `workflow_id` and failing step.
2. Surface backend message from command output.
3. Suggest contacting FastFold support with the `workflow_id`.

## Resources

- API/auth reference: [references/auth_and_api.md](references/auth_and_api.md)
- Input schema summary: [references/schema_summary.md](references/schema_summary.md)
- `.env` template: [references/.env.example](references/.env.example)