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Medchem · k-dense-ai | DecimalAI

Scienceby k-dense-ai

Medchem

Medicinal chemistry filters for compound triage. Apply drug-likeness rules (Lipinski, Veber, CNS), structural alert catalogs (PAINS, NIBR, ChEMBL), complexity metrics, and the medchem query language for library filtering.

Maintained

SkillScore

SkillScore95/100

Test results 95

Safety

3/3 safety checks passed

Code scan
Intent
Content

What it changes

36%95%of test cases passed +59 pts

Without skill8 of 22

With skill21 of 22

13 fixed8 passed either way1 still failing0 broke

Measured on gemini-3.6-flash10/8/2026v3

Track record

Agent runs: 13; All time

See one task, with and without the skill

One test taskI am setting upper limits on Bertz complexity for hit triage in medchem. I want to filter compounds using the 95th percentile threshold from ZINC. Which string limit label should I pass to ComplexityFilter?

Without the skillMissed

With the skillPassed

Same model, same task. Answers are capped and redacted.

Use this skill

Your agent runs on

Adds every file the skill has, pinned so you can update it. No account needed.

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-medchem
claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/.agents"

The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

Add the skill

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-medchem")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

print("Added. Start Claude Code with the command below.")

Start Claude Code with it

claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/.agents"

Type these in a Claude Code session. No account or API key. It writes the skill and any files it bundles, and asks first when its safety rating isn't Passed.

Add the DecimalAI plugin, once

/plugin marketplace add decimal-labs/decimalai-claude-plugins
/plugin install decimalai@decimalai

Install this skill

/decimalai:install k-dense-ai-medchem

The plugin needs python3 and curl on your machine.

No Python or account. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

Save it into your project

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.claude/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 3 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

Claude Code docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[claude-agent-sdk]"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-medchem

Add it to your agent

import asyncio

from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions
from decimalai.claude_agent_sdk import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

async def main():
    question = "Hello!"
    async with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
        async for message in run.query(options=ClaudeAgentOptions(max_turns=6)):
            print(message)

# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())

Prefer its own loader? ClaudeAgentOptions(plugins=[skills_plugin()], skills="all") reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.

The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[claude-agent-sdk]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-medchem")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import asyncio

from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions
from decimalai.claude_agent_sdk import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

async def main():
    question = "Hello!"
    async with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
        async for message in run.query(options=ClaudeAgentOptions(max_turns=6)):
            print(message)

# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())

Prefer its own loader? ClaudeAgentOptions(plugins=[skills_plugin()], skills="all") reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

import asyncio
from pathlib import Path
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions, query

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md").read_text()
options = ClaudeAgentOptions(system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}", max_turns=6)

async def main():
    async for message in query(prompt="Hello!", options=options):
        print(message)

# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 3 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

Claude Agent SDK docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[openai-agents]"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-medchem

Add it to your agent

from agents import Agent, Runner
from decimalai.openai_agents import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = Agent(
    name=support.name,
    instructions=support.instructions,  # your prompt, then the skill list
    tools=[*support.tools],             # your tools, then load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")

Using SandboxAgent? capabilities=[Shell(), decimalai.openai_agents.sandbox_skills()] points its own loader at the same folder.

Install

pip install "decimalai[openai-agents]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-medchem")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from agents import Agent, Runner
from decimalai.openai_agents import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = Agent(
    name=support.name,
    instructions=support.instructions,  # your prompt, then the skill list
    tools=[*support.tools],             # your tools, then load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")

Using SandboxAgent? capabilities=[Shell(), decimalai.openai_agents.sandbox_skills()] points its own loader at the same folder.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from agents import Agent, Runner

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(name="support", instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 3 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

OpenAI Agents docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[openai]"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-medchem

Add it to your agent

import json

from openai import OpenAI
from decimalai.openai import agent_config

client = OpenAI()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")


def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
    return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."


# Your tools, as Chat Completions takes them, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"type": "function", "function": {
    "name": "lookup_order",
    "description": "Look up the status of an order.",
    "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
                   "required": ["order_id"]},
}}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}

question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    # run.system is your prompt, then the skill list.
    messages = [{"role": "system", "content": run.system}, run.message]
    while True:
        reply = client.chat.completions.create(
            model="gpt-5.4-mini",
            messages=messages,
            tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tools],  # your tools, then load_skill
        ).choices[0].message
        messages.append(reply)
        if not reply.tool_calls:
            break
        for call in reply.tool_calls:
            # load_skill is answered by the run; your own tools by FUNCTIONS.
            function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.function.name)
            messages.append(run.tool_result(call) or {
                "role": "tool", "tool_call_id": call.id,
                "content": function(**json.loads(call.function.arguments)) if function
                else f"There is no tool named {call.function.name!r}.",
            })
print(reply.content)

# The Responses API takes run.response_tools instead of run.tools.

Install

pip install "decimalai[openai]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-medchem")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import json

from openai import OpenAI
from decimalai.openai import agent_config

client = OpenAI()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")


def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
    return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."


# Your tools, as Chat Completions takes them, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"type": "function", "function": {
    "name": "lookup_order",
    "description": "Look up the status of an order.",
    "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
                   "required": ["order_id"]},
}}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}

question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    # run.system is your prompt, then the skill list.
    messages = [{"role": "system", "content": run.system}, run.message]
    while True:
        reply = client.chat.completions.create(
            model="gpt-5.4-mini",
            messages=messages,
            tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tools],  # your tools, then load_skill
        ).choices[0].message
        messages.append(reply)
        if not reply.tool_calls:
            break
        for call in reply.tool_calls:
            # load_skill is answered by the run; your own tools by FUNCTIONS.
            function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.function.name)
            messages.append(run.tool_result(call) or {
                "role": "tool", "tool_call_id": call.id,
                "content": function(**json.loads(call.function.arguments)) if function
                else f"There is no tool named {call.function.name!r}.",
            })
print(reply.content)

# The Responses API takes run.response_tools instead of run.tools.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md").read_text()
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-5.4-mini",
    messages=[
        {"role": "system", "content": f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}"},
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"},
    ],
).choices[0].message

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 3 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

OpenAI SDK docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[anthropic]"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-medchem

Add it to your agent

import anthropic
from decimalai.anthropic import agent_config

client = anthropic.Anthropic()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

question = "Hello!"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    answer = client.beta.messages.tool_runner(
        model="claude-haiku-5-5",
        max_tokens=4096,
        system=run.system,     # your prompt, then the skill list
        tools=[*run.tools],    # your tools, then load_skill
        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": question}],
    ).until_done()

Install

pip install "decimalai[anthropic]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-medchem")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import anthropic
from decimalai.anthropic import agent_config

client = anthropic.Anthropic()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

question = "Hello!"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    answer = client.beta.messages.tool_runner(
        model="claude-haiku-5-5",
        max_tokens=4096,
        system=run.system,     # your prompt, then the skill list
        tools=[*run.tools],    # your tools, then load_skill
        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": question}],
    ).until_done()

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
import anthropic

client = anthropic.Anthropic()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md").read_text()
reply = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-haiku-5-5",
    max_tokens=4096,
    system=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 3 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

Anthropic docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[google-genai]"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-medchem

Add it to your agent

from google import genai
from google.genai import types
from decimalai.google_genai import agent_config

client = genai.Client()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")


def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
    return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."


# Your functions, as declarations for the model, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"function_declarations": [{
    "name": "lookup_order",
    "description": "Look up the status of an order.",
    "parameters_json_schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
                               "required": ["order_id"]},
}]}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}

question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    config = types.GenerateContentConfig(
        system_instruction=run.system,     # your prompt, then the skill list
        tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tool_params],  # your functions, then load_skill
    )
    contents = [{"role": "user", "parts": [{"text": run.message}]}]
    while True:
        response = client.models.generate_content(
            model="gemini-3.5-flash", contents=contents, config=config,
        )
        if not response.function_calls:
            break
        contents.append(response.candidates[0].content)
        parts = []
        for call in response.function_calls:
            # load_skill is answered by the run; your own functions by FUNCTIONS.
            # A loop of your own rather than automatic function calling, which
            # raises KeyError when the model asks for a function you did not pass.
            function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.name)
            parts.append(run.tool_result(call) or {"function_response": {
                "name": call.name, "id": call.id,
                "response": {"result": function(**(call.args or {})) if function
                             else f"There is no function named {call.name!r}."},
            }})
        contents.append({"role": "user", "parts": parts})
print(response.text)

Install

pip install "decimalai[google-genai]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-medchem")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from google import genai
from google.genai import types
from decimalai.google_genai import agent_config

client = genai.Client()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")


def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
    return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."


# Your functions, as declarations for the model, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"function_declarations": [{
    "name": "lookup_order",
    "description": "Look up the status of an order.",
    "parameters_json_schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
                               "required": ["order_id"]},
}]}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}

question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run:  # one user message, one run
    config = types.GenerateContentConfig(
        system_instruction=run.system,     # your prompt, then the skill list
        tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tool_params],  # your functions, then load_skill
    )
    contents = [{"role": "user", "parts": [{"text": run.message}]}]
    while True:
        response = client.models.generate_content(
            model="gemini-3.5-flash", contents=contents, config=config,
        )
        if not response.function_calls:
            break
        contents.append(response.candidates[0].content)
        parts = []
        for call in response.function_calls:
            # load_skill is answered by the run; your own functions by FUNCTIONS.
            # A loop of your own rather than automatic function calling, which
            # raises KeyError when the model asks for a function you did not pass.
            function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.name)
            parts.append(run.tool_result(call) or {"function_response": {
                "name": call.name, "id": call.id,
                "response": {"result": function(**(call.args or {})) if function
                             else f"There is no function named {call.name!r}."},
            }})
        contents.append({"role": "user", "parts": parts})
print(response.text)

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from google import genai
from google.genai import types

client = genai.Client()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md").read_text()
response = client.models.generate_content(
    model="gemini-3.5-flash",
    contents="Hello!",
    config=types.GenerateContentConfig(system_instruction=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}"),
)

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 3 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

Gemini API docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[langchain]" langchain-openai
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-medchem

Add it to your agent

from langchain.agents import create_agent
from decimalai.langchain import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = create_agent(
    "openai:gpt-5.4-mini",
    tools=[],                         # your tools; the middleware adds load_skill
    middleware=[support.middleware],  # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

Install

pip install "decimalai[langchain]" langchain-openai

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-medchem")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from langchain.agents import create_agent
from decimalai.langchain import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = create_agent(
    "openai:gpt-5.4-mini",
    tools=[],                         # your tools; the middleware adds load_skill
    middleware=[support.middleware],  # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from langchain.agents import create_agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = create_agent("openai:gpt-5.4-mini", tools=[], system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 3 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

LangChain docs

CrewAI's own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" "crewai>=1.15.27"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-medchem

Add it to your agent

import decimalai.crewai
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task

agent = Agent(
    role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
    llm=llm,                               # your own CrewAI LLM
    skills=decimalai.crewai.skills(),      # the installed folder
    tools=decimalai.crewai.skill_tools(),  # reads a skill's files, runs its scripts
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()

The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. CrewAI's own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" "crewai>=1.15.27"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-medchem")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import decimalai.crewai
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task

agent = Agent(
    role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
    llm=llm,                               # your own CrewAI LLM
    skills=decimalai.crewai.skills(),      # the installed folder
    tools=decimalai.crewai.skill_tools(),  # reads a skill's files, runs its scripts
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()

No DecimalAI package. CrewAI's own loader reads the folder, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task

agent = Agent(
    role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
    llm=llm,                         # your own CrewAI LLM
    skills=[Path(".agents/skills")],
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 3 other files are not included.

Other ways to add it

CrewAI docs

agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.

Install

pip install "decimalai[adk]"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-medchem

Add it to your agent

from decimalai.adk import DecimalAIPlugin, agent_config
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
from google.adk.apps import App

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = LlmAgent(
    name="support",          # ADK needs a Python identifier
    model="gemini-3.5-flash",
    instruction=support.instruction,  # your prompt, then the skill list
    tools=[*support.tools],           # your tools, then load_skill
)
# DecimalAIPlugin makes each invocation of runners built from this App one trace.
app = App(name="support", root_agent=agent, plugins=[DecimalAIPlugin()])

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pip install "decimalai[adk]"

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from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-medchem")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from decimalai.adk import DecimalAIPlugin, agent_config
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
from google.adk.apps import App

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = LlmAgent(
    name="support",          # ADK needs a Python identifier
    model="gemini-3.5-flash",
    instruction=support.instruction,  # your prompt, then the skill list
    tools=[*support.tools],           # your tools, then load_skill
)
# DecimalAIPlugin makes each invocation of runners built from this App one trace.
app = App(name="support", root_agent=agent, plugins=[DecimalAIPlugin()])

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.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

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from pathlib import Path
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = LlmAgent(
    name="support",
    model="gemini-3.5-flash",
    instruction=lambda context: f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}",
)

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pip install "decimalai[pydantic-ai]"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-medchem

Add it to your agent

from pydantic_ai import Agent
from decimalai.pydantic_ai import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = Agent(
    "openai:gpt-4o-mini",
    name=support.name,
    tools=[],                 # your tools; the capability adds load_skill
    capabilities=[support],   # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")

On the Pydantic AI harness, decimalai.pydantic_ai_harness.skills(project) uses its own loader instead.

Install

pip install "decimalai[pydantic-ai]"

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-medchem")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from pydantic_ai import Agent
from decimalai.pydantic_ai import agent_config

# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")

agent = Agent(
    "openai:gpt-4o-mini",
    name=support.name,
    tools=[],                 # your tools; the capability adds load_skill
    capabilities=[support],   # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")

On the Pydantic AI harness, decimalai.pydantic_ai_harness.skills(project) uses its own loader instead.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from pydantic_ai import Agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent("openai:gpt-4o-mini", instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")

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Deep Agents' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" deepagents
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-medchem

Add it to your agent

import decimalai.deepagents
from deepagents import create_deep_agent

agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, **decimalai.deepagents.skills())
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

The default backend reads files but has no shell. To run a skill's scripts, pass skills(backend=LocalShellBackend(...)).

The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. Deep Agents' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" deepagents

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-medchem")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import decimalai.deepagents
from deepagents import create_deep_agent

agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, **decimalai.deepagents.skills())
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

The default backend reads files but has no shell. To run a skill's scripts, pass skills(backend=LocalShellBackend(...)).

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from deepagents import create_deep_agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 3 other files are not included.

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Deep Agents docs

Its own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" agent-framework
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-medchem

Add it to your agent

import asyncio

from agent_framework import Agent
from decimalai.agent_framework import skills

agent = Agent(client=client, instructions="You are a helpful agent.", context_providers=[skills()])
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))

It caches skills by default, so restart the process after decimalai skills update.

The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. Its own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" agent-framework

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-medchem")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

import asyncio

from agent_framework import Agent
from decimalai.agent_framework import skills

agent = Agent(client=client, instructions="You are a helpful agent.", context_providers=[skills()])
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))

It caches skills by default, so restart the process after decimalai skills update.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

import asyncio
from pathlib import Path
from agent_framework import Agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(client=client, instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 3 other files are not included.

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Microsoft Agent Framework docs

Strands' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" strands-agents
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-medchem

Add it to your agent

from decimalai.strands import skills
from strands import Agent
from strands.vended_tools import file_editor, shell

agent = Agent(
    model=model,                # always pass one: the default is Amazon Bedrock
    system_prompt="You are a helpful agent.",
    tools=[file_editor, shell],
    plugins=[skills()],
)
agent("Hello!")

Strands loads an agent's skills once, so build the agent again after decimalai skills update.

The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. Strands' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.

Install

pip install "decimalai>=0.16" strands-agents

Add it to your agent

from decimalai import skillpkg

# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("k-dense-ai-medchem")
if result.exit_code:
    raise SystemExit(result.problems)

from decimalai.strands import skills
from strands import Agent
from strands.vended_tools import file_editor, shell

agent = Agent(
    model=model,                # always pass one: the default is Amazon Bedrock
    system_prompt="You are a helpful agent.",
    tools=[file_editor, shell],
    plugins=[skills()],
)
agent("Hello!")

Strands loads an agent's skills once, so build the agent again after decimalai skills update.

No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from strands import Agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(model=model, system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
agent("Hello!")

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 3 other files are not included.

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Strands docs

Adds every file the skill has, pinned so you can update it. Cursor, Copilot, Cline and Warp read this folder by themselves.

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-medchem

No Python or account. Cursor, Copilot, Cline and Warp read this folder by themselves.

Save it into your project

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

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Fetch the file and give its text to your model as instructions. No account or package needed.

Get the file

curl -fsSL https://app.decimal.ai/s/k-dense-ai-medchem/SKILL.md

Read the summary as JSON

curl -fsSL https://app.decimal.ai/s/k-dense-ai-medchem.json

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 3 other files are not included.

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Version: v3, tested 10/8/2026
Source: k-dense-ai/scientific-agent-skills ↗
License: MIT

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SKILL.md

Medchem

Overview

Medchem is a Python library from datamol-io for molecular filtering and prioritization in drug discovery. Apply literature-derived drug-likeness rules, named alert catalogs, complexity thresholds, chemical-group detection, and a custom query language to triage compound libraries at scale. Filters are context-specific guidelines — combine with domain expertise and target knowledge.

Verified runtime: medchem 2.1.1, datamol 0.13.0, RDKit 2026.3.6; Python 3.11+. RuleFilters and structural classes return pandas DataFrames. Filters run locally; installation and documentation lookup need network access. Lilly native execution was not tested in this review.

When to Use This Skill

This skill should be used when:

Applying drug-likeness rules (Lipinski, Veber, CNS, lead-like) to compound libraries
Filtering molecules by structural alerts, PAINS, or NIBR screening-deck rules
Prioritizing compounds for hit-to-lead or lead optimization
Calculating complexity metrics against ZINC-derived thresholds
Detecting functional groups or named substructure catalogs
Building multi-criteria filters with the medchem query language

Installation

uv pip install "medchem==2.1.1" "datamol==0.13.0" "rdkit==2026.3.6"

Optional Lilly integration: install the upstream checksum-pinned native tools beside the active Python. This downloads source, builds executables, and runs native regression tests (C++ compiler, make, zlib, Ruby; WSL on Windows). This installation command is documented upstream, not executed here:

medchem install-lilly

Core Capabilities

1. Medicinal Chemistry Rules

Apply established drug-likeness rules via medchem.rules.

List available rules:

import medchem as mc

mc.rules.RuleFilters.list_available_rules_names()
# ['rule_of_five', 'rule_of_five_beyond', 'rule_of_four', 'rule_of_three', ...]

Single rule on one molecule:

import datamol as dm
import medchem as mc

smiles = "CC(=O)OC1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)O"  # aspirin
mc.rules.basic_rules.rule_of_five(smiles)   # True
mc.rules.basic_rules.rule_of_cns(smiles)    # True
mc.rules.basic_rules.rule_of_veber(smiles)  # True

Multiple rules with RuleFilters (returns a DataFrame):

import datamol as dm
import medchem as mc

mols = [dm.to_mol(s) for s in smiles_list]

rfilter = mc.rules.RuleFilters(
    rule_list=["rule_of_five", "rule_of_oprea", "rule_of_cns", "rule_of_leadlike_soft"]
)
df = rfilter(mols=mols, n_jobs=-1, progress=True, keep_props=False)

# Columns: mol, pass_all, pass_any, rule_of_five, rule_of_oprea, ...
passing = df[df["pass_all"]]

Examples below use already parsed mol_list, smiles_list, and candidates supplied by the caller; reject missing/empty structures before filtering. Use keep_props=True to include computed descriptors (mw, clogp, tpsa, etc.) in the result.

2. Structural Alert Filters

Detect problematic patterns with medchem.structural. Both classes return DataFrames with pass_filter, status, and reasons columns.

Common alerts (ChEMBL-derived rule sets):

import medchem as mc

alert_filter = mc.structural.CommonAlertsFilters(alerts_set=["BMS", "Dundee", "Glaxo"])
df = alert_filter(mols=mol_list, n_jobs=-1, progress=True)
# df columns: mol, pass_filter, status, reasons

clean = df[df["pass_filter"]]

NIBR filters (Novartis screening-deck curation):

nibr_filter = mc.structural.NIBRFilters()
df = nibr_filter(mols=mol_list, n_jobs=-1, progress=True)
# df columns: mol, pass_filter, status, severity, reasons, n_covalent_motif, special_mol

The class rejects explicit exclusion alerts. To also reject accumulated flag severity ≥10, use df["pass_filter"] & (df["severity"] < 10), or mc.functional.nibr_filter(..., max_severity=10). The functional cutoff is strict < 10 and assumes valid molecules: it checks severity alone and can admit parse failures with severity zero. Prevalidate inputs.

3. Named Catalog Filters (PAINS, Brenk, etc.)

Use medchem.catalogs.NamedCatalogs for RDKit FilterCatalog instances, or the functional API:

import medchem as mc

# List available named catalogs
mc.catalogs.list_named_catalogs()
# ['tox', 'pains', 'pains_a', 'brenk', 'nibr', 'zinc', ...]

# Functional API — True means molecule passes (no alert match)
passes = mc.functional.catalog_filter(mols=mol_list, catalogs=["pains"], n_jobs=-1)

# Or via catalog objects
passes = mc.functional.catalog_filter(
    mols=mol_list,
    catalogs=[mc.catalogs.NamedCatalogs.pains()],
    n_jobs=-1,
)

alert_filter is a different API: it uses the ChEMBL common-alert collection names from CommonAlertsFilters.list_default_available_alerts(), not every NamedCatalogs name. For example, brenk and pains_a belong in catalog_filter. Set common-alert sets explicitly; the current class implementation defaults to BMS only. catalog_filter rejects the string names nibr and bredt; use their dedicated functional filters. Raw NIBR catalog matches include annotations, regardless of severity.

4. Functional API

medchem.functional provides one-call wrappers that return boolean masks (True = passes):

import medchem as mc

mc.functional.rules_filter(mols=mol_list, rules=["rule_of_five", "rule_of_cns"], n_jobs=-1)
mc.functional.nibr_filter(mols=mol_list, max_severity=10, n_jobs=-1)
mc.functional.catalog_filter(mols=mol_list, catalogs=["pains", "brenk"], n_jobs=-1)
mc.functional.complexity_filter(mols=mol_list, complexity_metric="bertz", limit="99", n_jobs=-1)

Other helpers: catalog_filter, chemical_group_filter, lilly_demerit_filter (requires optional binaries), macrocycle_filter, bredt_filter, protecting_groups_filter, and more. Pass copies to bredt_filter ([Chem.Mol(m) for m in mol_list], after from rdkit import Chem): its in-place kekulization changes later aromatic alert matches in 2.1.1.

5. Chemical Groups

Detect functional groups and curated pattern collections via medchem.groups:

import medchem as mc

# Browse available group collections
mc.groups.list_default_chemical_groups()
# ['privileged_scaffolds', 'common_warhead_covalent_inhibitors', 'rings_in_drugs', ...]

group = mc.groups.ChemicalGroup(groups=["privileged_scaffolds"])
group.has_match(mol)                          # bool
group.get_matches(mol)                        # DataFrame, including a matches column
matching_mols = [mol for mol in mol_list if group.has_match(mol)]
# group.filter(names=[...]) narrows pattern names in place; it does not filter molecules.

# Returns a boolean mask: True means the molecule does NOT match the group
mc.functional.chemical_group_filter(mols=mol_list, chemical_group=group, n_jobs=-1)

Custom groups use groups_db CSV with both smiles and smarts, plus name and group columns. SMILES and SMARTS matching can differ; record the representation and exact_match setting.

6. Molecular Complexity

Compare complexity metrics to precomputed, molecular-weight-binned ZINC-15 thresholds. Valid default limit labels are median, 90, 99, 999 (99.9th percentile), and max; 95 is not provided. spacialscore needs a custom threshold file. All metrics use an upper cutoff, including QED; do not interpret that as selecting high QED.

import medchem as mc

# Single molecule
cf = mc.complexity.ComplexityFilter(limit="99", complexity_metric="bertz")
cf(mol)  # True if below 99th-percentile threshold

# Batch via functional API
mc.functional.complexity_filter(
    mols=mol_list,
    complexity_metric="bertz",  # also: sas, qed, whitlock, barone, smcm, twc
    limit="99",
    n_jobs=-1,
)

# Direct metric functions
mc.complexity.WhitlockCT(mol)
mc.complexity.BaroneCT(mol)

7. Scaffold Constraints

medchem.constraints.Constraints matches a core scaffold and applies per-atom constraint functions — not simple MW/LogP ranges. For property bounds, use RuleFilters, descriptors via mc.rules.list_descriptors(), or the query language.

import datamol as dm
import medchem as mc

core = dm.from_smarts("c1cncc([*:1])c1")
for atom in core.GetAtoms():
    if atom.GetAtomMapNum() == 1:
        atom.SetProp("query", "aromatic_sidechain")
constraints = mc.constraints.Constraints(
    core=core,
    constraint_fns={"aromatic_sidechain": lambda fragment: dm.descriptors.n_aromatic_atoms(fragment) > 0},
)
assert not constraints(dm.to_mol("CN(C)C(=O)c1cncc(C)c1"))
assert constraints(dm.to_mol("c1ccc(cc1)-c1cccnc1"))

8. Medchem Query Language

Build multi-criteria filters with medchem.query.QueryFilter:

import medchem as mc

# Rule + alert combination
qf = mc.query.QueryFilter('MATCHRULE("rule_of_five") AND NOT HASALERT("pains")')
mask = qf(mols=mol_list, n_jobs=-1)  # list[bool]

# CNS-like with property bounds
qf = mc.query.QueryFilter('MATCHRULE("rule_of_cns") AND HASPROP("tpsa", <=, 90)')
mask = qf(mols=mol_list, n_jobs=-1)

Query syntax:

MATCHRULE("rule_of_five") — apply a named rule
HASALERT("pains") — match a named catalog (pains, brenk, nibr, tox, …)
HASPROP("mw", <, 500) — compare a descriptor (unquoted comparator)
HASGROUP("Primary amines") — match a functional-group name from mc.groups.get_functional_group_map(); collection names such as privileged_scaffolds are not valid here
HASSUBSTRUCTURE("c1ccccc1") — substructure match
Operators: AND, OR, NOT

List available descriptors: mc.rules.list_descriptors()

Workflow Patterns

Pattern 1: Initial Triage of a Compound Library

Before filtering, assign stable source-row IDs and separate failed SMILES/SDF parses from valid molecules that fail a chemical rule. Retain original structure text and a rejected-input table; report input, parsed, rule-failed, and retained counts. The bundled loader removes invalid molecules (and resets tabular indices), so do not align results back to the original file by row position. The example below assumes all supplied structures parse successfully.

import datamol as dm
import medchem as mc
import pandas as pd

df = pd.read_csv("compounds.csv")
mols = [dm.to_mol(s) for s in df["smiles"]]

# Drug-likeness rules
rules_df = mc.rules.RuleFilters(rule_list=["rule_of_five", "rule_of_veber"])(mols=mols, n_jobs=-1)

# PAINS + common alerts via query
qf = mc.query.QueryFilter('MATCHRULE("rule_of_five") AND NOT HASALERT("pains")')
pass_mask = qf(mols=mols, n_jobs=-1)

df["passes_rules"] = rules_df["pass_all"].values
df["drug_like"] = pass_mask
filtered_df = df[df["drug_like"]]
filtered_df.to_csv("filtered_compounds.csv", index=False)

Pattern 2: Lead Optimization Filtering

import medchem as mc

rules_df = mc.rules.RuleFilters(rule_list=["rule_of_leadlike_soft"])(mols=candidates, n_jobs=-1)
nibr_df = mc.structural.NIBRFilters()(mols=candidates, n_jobs=-1)
complex_mask = mc.functional.complexity_filter(
    mols=candidates, complexity_metric="bertz", limit="90", n_jobs=-1
)

passes = (
    rules_df["pass_all"]
    & nibr_df["pass_filter"]
    & (nibr_df["severity"] < 10)
    & complex_mask
)

Pattern 3: Detect Functional Groups

import medchem as mc

group = mc.groups.ChemicalGroup(groups=["common_warhead_covalent_inhibitors"])
matches = [group.has_match(mol) for mol in mol_list]
warhead_mols = [mol for mol, m in zip(mol_list, matches) if m]

Best Practices

Context matters — marketed drugs often violate Ro5; prodrugs and natural products are common exceptions.
Combine filters — rules, alert catalogs, and complexity thresholds work best together.
Use parallelization — pass n_jobs=-1 for libraries >1000 molecules.
Check return types — RuleFilters and structural classes return DataFrames; functional helpers return boolean arrays.
Lilly demerits are optional — run medchem install-lilly in the active environment; default max demerits is 160 in the functional API.
Document decisions — retain status, reasons, and severity columns and record salt handling, protonation, tautomer, stereochemistry, and package versions. No normalization is automatic in the bundled loader.
Interpret alerts cautiously — PAINS and reactive motifs indicate review priorities, not measured assay interference or toxicity; require assay-specific controls. Complexity is a library-relative heuristic, not a synthesis feasibility assessment. The upstream complexity filter admits NaN scores, so calculate and validate finite scores when a metric can be undefined.

Resources

references/api_guide.md

Module-by-module API reference with signatures, return types, and patterns.

references/rules_catalog.md

Catalog of available rules, alert sets, complexity metrics, and filter selection guidelines.

scripts/filter_molecules.py

Batch filtering script for CSV/TSV/SDF or one-SMILES-per-line TXT inputs with configurable rules, named catalogs, and complexity thresholds. Run the command from the skill directory in the installed environment. --groups adds annotations; it does not exclude matches. --filter-output retains all-filter passes, while its summary covers the full parsed library. Unknown group/catalog names and unavailable requested Lilly filters fail. Existing passes_* input annotations do not act as newly evaluated filters. The loader requires RDKit-valid molecules even for Lilly; use raw SMILES with the native wrapper separately when LillyMol-specific valence handling matters. Invalid inputs are removed; retain stable IDs and a separate rejected-input table before invoking the script.

uv run python scripts/filter_molecules.py input.csv \
  --rules rule_of_five,rule_of_cns --pains --nibr --output filtered.csv

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Official docs: https://medchem-docs.datamol.io/
GitHub: https://github.com/datamol-io/medchem
PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/medchem/ (2.1.1)

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Kassis, T., Agarwal, V., He, Y., Patel, D., & Brueckner, A. M. (2026). Scientific Agent Skills: A Library of Procedural Knowledge for Research Agents. arXiv:2609.00065. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2609.00065

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Medchem

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Core Capabilities

1. Medicinal Chemistry Rules

2. Structural Alert Filters

3. Named Catalog Filters (PAINS, Brenk, etc.)

4. Functional API

5. Chemical Groups

6. Molecular Complexity

7. Scaffold Constraints

8. Medchem Query Language

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Pattern 1: Initial Triage of a Compound Library

Pattern 2: Lead Optimization Filtering

Pattern 3: Detect Functional Groups

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references/api_guide.md

references/rules_catalog.md

scripts/filter_molecules.py

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