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opentrons-integration

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Lab automation platform for Flex/OT-2 robots. Write Protocol API v2 protocols, liquid handling, hardware modules (heater-shaker, thermocycler), labware management, for automated pipetting workflows. Authors, reviews, migrates, simulates, and troubleshoots official Opentrons Python Protocol API v2 protocols for Flex and OT-2 robots. Use for robot-specific liquid handling, deck and labware setup, pipettes, modules, runtime parameters, liquid classes, and Opentrons App analysis. Use pylabrobot instead when one workflow must support multiple robot vendors.

When to use

• 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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Conflict

The two skills cover the same domain but have significant, non-overlapping material and conflicting technical guidance. The K-Dense skill is a rigorous, version-pinned engineering guide (v2.3) that emphasizes safety, specific library versions (opentrons 10.0.0/9.0.0), and correct API 2.29+ structure (requirements vs metadata). The FreedomIntelligence skill is a broader, more tutorial-like guide that includes specific module loading examples (thermocycler, heater-shaker) and advanced liquid handling techniques (air gaps, flow rates) but uses outdated API patterns (apiLevel in metadata) and generic versioning advice. Crowning one would hide the other's unique value: K-Dense's safety/versioning rigor vs. FreedomIntelligence's module/technique breadth.