ml-foundation-potentials

ml-foundation-potentials is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from learningmatter-mit/AtomisticSkills. It costs 21 tokens per session (1,299 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A guide for choosing a pre-trained machine-learning interatomic potential for atom-level material simulations. These models estimate energies and forces without running a full quantum-mechanical calculation for every step.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to select among MatGL and Fairchem models for inorganic, organic, magnetic, dynamic, or other atomistic simulation tasks.
Why use it?
Different models vary in accuracy, speed, supported elements, and suitability for tasks such as molecular dynamics or magnetic materials. This guide matches model choices to those requirements.

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Getting it into your agent

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agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/learningmatter-mit/atomisticskills/ml-foundation-potentials
Any agent
npx skills add learningmatter-mit/AtomisticSkills --skill ml-foundation-potentials
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git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/learningmatter-mit/AtomisticSkills

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ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00021 $0.01299
Opus 5 $0.00010 $0.00649
Sonnet 5 $0.00004 $0.00260
Haiku 4.5 $0.00002 $0.00130

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Security

Grade A, and why

ml-foundation-potentials scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured yesterday.

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.agents/skills/ml-foundation-potentials/SKILL.md · 108 lines

How it starts

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Foundation Potentials Selection

Goal

Select the appropriate machine learning interatomic potential (MLIP) for a given atomistic simulation task, balancing accuracy, computational cost, and material composition.

Model Selection Guide

[!NOTE] This list is not exhaustive. For a full list of available pre-trained checkpoints, refer to the load_model function documentation for each respective MCP server.

MatGL Models

Environment: matgl-agent

  • CHGNet-MatPES-r2SCAN-2025.2.10-2.7M-PES:
    • Use for r2SCAN-level inorganic materials simulation.
    • Recommended when charge information and magnetic moments are involved (e.g., calculating transition metal valence states).
  • CHGNet-MPtrj-2023.12.1-2.7M-PES:
    • Use for compatibility with standard Materials Project (GGA/GGA+U) data.
    • Recommended when working with legacy MP data.
  • TensorNet-MatPES-r2SCAN-v2025.1-PES:
    • Use for r2SCAN-level inorganic materials simulation.
    • Smaller and faster than CHGNet, suitable for dynamic simulations (MD, NEB, phonons).

FAIRCHEM Models

Environment: fairchem-agent

  • uma-s-1p1:
    • Use for organic and inorganic simulations.
    • Note: UMA models are typically slower and more expensive. Avoid for dynamic simulations with systems >500 atoms.
  • uma-m-1p1:
    • Use for organic and inorganic simulations with <100 atoms.
  • esen-md-direct-all-omol:
    • Use for organic ionic relaxation (ground state calculations).

MACE Models

Environment: mace-agent

  • MACE-MH-1:
    • Latest multi-head foundation model. Use as default for most tasks.
    • omat_pbe head (default): General materials, balanced performance.
    • matpes_r2scan head: High-accuracy materials simulation.
    • omol head: Molecular systems, organic chemistry, organometallics.
    • spice_wB97M head: Molecular systems and organic chemistry.
    • oc20_usemppbe head: Surface catalysis, adsorbates.
  • MACE-MATPES-r2SCAN-0:
    • Specialized for r2SCAN-level inorganic systems.
  • MACE-OMAT-0-small:
    • Small, efficient model for materials.

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ml-foundation-potentials is a skill published in the GitHub repository learningmatter-mit/AtomisticSkills (158 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 21 tokens to every session and 1,299 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.

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