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PyTorch Geometric (PyG) · k-dense-ai | DecimalAI

AI/MLby k-dense-ai

PyTorch Geometric (PyG)

PyTorch Geometric (PyG) for graph neural networks — node/link/graph classification, message passing (GCN, GAT, GraphSAGE, GIN), heterogeneous graphs, neighbor sampling, and custom datasets.

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What it changes

95%95%of test cases passed 0 pts

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With skill21 of 22

1 fixed20 passed either way0 still failing1 broke

Measured on gemini-3.6-flash9/8/2026v2 · latest is v3

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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-torch-geometric
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-torch-geometric")
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-torch-geometric

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-torch-geometric/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/k-dense-ai-torch-geometric/SKILL.md

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.claude/skills/k-dense-ai-torch-geometric/SKILL.md

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 7 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-torch-geometric

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-torch-geometric")
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-torch-geometric/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-torch-geometric/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 7 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-torch-geometric

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-torch-geometric")
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-torch-geometric/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from agents import Agent, Runner

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-torch-geometric/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 7 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-torch-geometric

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-torch-geometric")
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-torch-geometric/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-torch-geometric/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 7 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-torch-geometric

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-torch-geometric")
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-torch-geometric/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
import anthropic

client = anthropic.Anthropic()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-torch-geometric/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 7 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-torch-geometric

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-torch-geometric")
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-torch-geometric/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-torch-geometric/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 7 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-torch-geometric

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-torch-geometric")
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-torch-geometric/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from langchain.agents import create_agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-torch-geometric/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 7 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-torch-geometric

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-torch-geometric")
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-torch-geometric/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 7 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-torch-geometric

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()])

Prefer ADK's own loader? SkillToolset(skills=decimalai.adk.skills(), ...) reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.

Install

pip install "decimalai[adk]"

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-torch-geometric")
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()])

Prefer ADK's own loader? SkillToolset(skills=decimalai.adk.skills(), ...) 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-torch-geometric/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

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

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-torch-geometric/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}",
)

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 7 other files are not included.

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Google ADK 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[pydantic-ai]"
decimalai skills add k-dense-ai-torch-geometric

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-torch-geometric")
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-torch-geometric/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from pydantic_ai import Agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-torch-geometric/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!")

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 7 other files are not included.

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Pydantic AI docs

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-torch-geometric

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-torch-geometric")
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-torch-geometric/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from deepagents import create_deep_agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-torch-geometric/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 7 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-torch-geometric

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-torch-geometric")
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-torch-geometric/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-torch-geometric/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 7 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-torch-geometric

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-torch-geometric")
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-torch-geometric/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from strands import Agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-torch-geometric/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 7 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-torch-geometric

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-torch-geometric/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/k-dense-ai-torch-geometric/SKILL.md

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-torch-geometric/SKILL.md

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 7 other files are not included.

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Cursor and other editors docs

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-torch-geometric/SKILL.md

Read the summary as JSON

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

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 7 other files are not included.

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Other setups docs

You don't need a DecimalAI account.

Version: v3 (v2 tested 9/8/2026)
Source: k-dense-ai/scientific-agent-skills ↗
License: MIT

Manage it in DecimalAI

Saved prompts and skills, pinned versions, and traces of this skill in your runs. DecimalAI does not run your agent.

Claude Code reads files from your project, so DecimalAI config does not apply there.

On Claude Agent SDK: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.

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On Deep Agents: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(langchain=True) to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.

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On Strands: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(otel=True, agent_name="support") to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.

Editors read files from your project, so DecimalAI config does not apply there.

Anywhere else: record a use with decimalai.log_skill_activation() inside a trace.

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SKILL.md

PyTorch Geometric (PyG)

PyG is the standard library for Graph Neural Networks built on PyTorch. It provides data structures for graphs, 60+ GNN layer implementations, scalable mini-batch training, and support for heterogeneous graphs.

Installation

Reviewed released torch-geometric 2.8.0.post1 (2026-10-01); CPU examples tested with Python 3.13 / PyTorch 2.14.1. Rolling latest docs identify 2.9.0; check the installed release before adopting new APIs. PyG 2.8 requires PyTorch 2.9+; its original release table covers 2.9–2.12. Our 2.14.1 core tests do not establish every extension/backend combination.

# Install the PyTorch build for your platform from https://pytorch.org/get-started/locally/
uv pip install torch==2.14.1
uv pip install torch-geometric==2.8.0.post1
python -c "import torch, torch_geometric; print(torch.__version__, torch.version.cuda, torch_geometric.__version__)"

Basic tensor-based layers need no extensions. Neighbor sampling requires pyg-lib or torch-sparse; spatial k-NN operators require pyg-lib in 2.8. torch-cluster and torch-spline-conv are deprecated and ignored. Inspect the wheel index for your exact Python/OS/Torch/CUDA tuple. Never install wheels for a different Torch release merely because core imports succeed. The tested macOS ARM CPU extension is below; choose a different matching wheel for other platforms, and verify its operators:

uv pip install --only-binary=:all: "pyg-lib==0.9.0+pt214" \
  -f https://data.pyg.org/whl/torch-2.14.0+cpu.html

Conda packages are no longer provided for Torch >2.5. See installation and 2.8 release changes. Optional sampling/GPU/distributed/download examples below are illustrative unless covered by the CPU checks in review notes.

Core Concepts

Graph Data: `Data` and `HeteroData`

A graph lives in a Data object. The key attributes:

from torch_geometric.data import Data

data = Data(
    x=node_features,          # [num_nodes, num_node_features]
    edge_index=edge_index,     # [2, num_edges] — COO format, dtype=torch.long
    edge_attr=edge_features,   # [num_edges, num_edge_features]
    y=labels,                  # node-level [num_nodes, *] or graph-level [1, *]
    pos=positions,             # [num_nodes, num_dimensions] (for point clouds/spatial)
)

edge_index format is critical: it's a [2, num_edges] tensor where edge_index[0] = source nodes, edge_index[1] = target nodes. It is NOT a list of tuples. If you have edge pairs as rows, transpose and call .contiguous():

# If edges are [[src1, dst1], [src2, dst2], ...] — transpose first:
edge_index = edge_pairs.t().contiguous()

For undirected graphs, include both directions: edge (0,1) needs both [0,1] and [1,0] in edge_index.

If node features are absent, set data.num_nodes explicitly from the node table. Inferring it from edge_index.max() + 1 misses isolated nodes, which can corrupt batching offsets and outputs. Check data.validate(raise_on_error=True) after construction, including an edge-free or isolated-node case.

For heterogeneous graphs, use HeteroData — see the Heterogeneous Graphs section below.

Datasets

PyG bundles many standard datasets that auto-download and preprocess:

from torch_geometric.datasets import Planetoid, TUDataset

# Single-graph node classification (Cora, Citeseer, Pubmed)
dataset = Planetoid(root='./data/Cora', name='Cora', split='public')
data = dataset[0]  # single graph with train/val/test masks

# Multi-graph classification (ENZYMES, MUTAG, IMDB-BINARY, etc.)
dataset = TUDataset(root='./data/TU', name='ENZYMES')
# dataset[0], dataset[1], ... are individual graphs

Common datasets by task:

Node classification: Planetoid (Cora/Citeseer/Pubmed), OGB (ogbn-arxiv, ogbn-products, ogbn-mag)
Graph classification: TUDataset (MUTAG, ENZYMES, PROTEINS, IMDB-BINARY), OGB (ogbg-molhiv)
Link prediction: OGB (ogbl-collab, ogbl-citation2)
Molecular: QM7b, QM9, MoleculeNet
Point cloud/mesh: ShapeNet, ModelNet(name="10" or "40"), FAUST (manual download)

Dataset classes manage provider downloads; they are not API search endpoints. Preserve the dataset version, split and preprocessing. OGB benchmarks use the separate ogb package/evaluator; do not replace their official split with a random split. See review notes for verified download locations and unexecuted large datasets.

Transforms

Transforms preprocess or augment graph data, analogous to torchvision transforms:

import torch_geometric.transforms as T
from torch_geometric.datasets import ShapeNet

# Common transforms
T.NormalizeFeatures()    # Shift by minimum, then divide row sum (clamped >=1)
T.ToUndirected()         # Add reverse edges to make graph undirected
T.AddSelfLoops()         # Add self-loop edges
T.KNNGraph(k=6)          # Build k-NN graph from positions; requires pyg-lib
T.RandomJitter(0.01)     # Random noise augmentation on positions
T.Compose([...])         # Chain multiple transforms

# Apply as pre_transform (once, saved to disk) or transform (every access)
dataset = ShapeNet(root='./data', pre_transform=T.KNNGraph(k=6),
                   transform=T.RandomJitter(0.01))

ToUndirected may merge/reduce duplicate edge attributes (default sum); confirm weight/label semantics before applying it. Adding self-loops can also duplicate existing loops. Do not make directed or temporal relations undirected without a scientific reason.

Building GNN Models

Quick Start: Using Built-in Layers

The fastest way to build a GNN — stack conv layers from torch_geometric.nn:

import torch
import torch.nn.functional as F
from torch_geometric.nn import GCNConv

class GCN(torch.nn.Module):
    def __init__(self, in_channels, hidden_channels, out_channels):
        super().__init__()
        self.conv1 = GCNConv(in_channels, hidden_channels)
        self.conv2 = GCNConv(hidden_channels, out_channels)

    def forward(self, x, edge_index):
        x = self.conv1(x, edge_index).relu()
        x = F.dropout(x, p=0.5, training=self.training)
        x = self.conv2(x, edge_index)
        return x

GCNConv, SAGEConv and attention layers return embeddings; add the intended nonlinearities between them. GINConv/EdgeConv use supplied networks that may already contain activations.

Choosing a Conv Layer

Pick based on your task and graph structure:

Layer	Best for	Key idea
`GCNConv`	Homogeneous, semi-supervised node classification	Spectral-inspired, degree-normalized aggregation
`GATConv` / `GATv2Conv`	When neighbor importance varies	Attention-weighted messages
`SAGEConv`	Large graphs, inductive settings	Sampling-friendly, learnable aggregation
`GINConv`	Graph classification, maximizing expressiveness	Can match 1-WL under the paper's injectivity assumptions
`TransformerConv`	Rich edge features, complex interactions	Multi-head attention with edge features
`EdgeConv`	Point clouds, dynamic graphs	MLP on edge features (x_i, x_j - x_i)
`RGCNConv`	Heterogeneous with many relation types	Relation-specific weight matrices
`HGTConv`	Heterogeneous graphs	Type-specific attention

Check the chosen signature: RGCNConv also needs relation IDs (edge_type), HGTConv takes dictionaries, and GCNConv accepts scalar edge_weight, not arbitrary edge_attr.

Lazy Initialization

Use -1 for input channels to let PyG infer dimensions automatically — especially useful for heterogeneous models:

from torch_geometric.nn import SAGEConv
conv = SAGEConv((-1, -1), 64)  # Input dims inferred on first forward pass
# Initialize lazy modules:
with torch.no_grad():
    out = conv(data.x, data.edge_index)

High-Level Model APIs

For common architectures, PyG provides ready-made model classes:

from torch_geometric.nn import GraphSAGE, GCN as GCNModel, GAT as GATModel, GIN as GINModel

model = GraphSAGE(
    in_channels=dataset.num_features,
    hidden_channels=64,
    out_channels=dataset.num_classes,
    num_layers=2,
)

Custom Layers via MessagePassing

To implement a novel GNN layer, subclass MessagePassing. The framework is:

propagate() orchestrates the message passing
message() defines what info flows along each edge (the phi function)
aggregate() combines messages at each node (sum/mean/max)
update() transforms the aggregated result (the gamma function)

from torch_geometric.nn import MessagePassing
from torch_geometric.utils import add_self_loops, degree

class MyConv(MessagePassing):
    def __init__(self, in_channels, out_channels):
        super().__init__(aggr='add')  # "add", "mean", or "max"
        self.lin = torch.nn.Linear(in_channels, out_channels)

    def forward(self, x, edge_index):
        # Pre-processing before message passing
        x = self.lin(x)
        # Start message passing
        return self.propagate(edge_index, x=x)

    def message(self, x_j):
        # x_j: features of source nodes for each edge [num_edges, features]
        # The _j suffix auto-indexes source nodes, _i indexes target nodes
        return x_j

The _i / _j convention: any tensor passed to propagate() can be auto-indexed by appending _i (target/central node) or _j (source/neighbor node) in the message() signature. So if you pass x=... to propagate, you can access x_i and x_j in message().

Read references/message_passing.md for the full GCN and EdgeConv implementation examples.

Task-Specific Patterns

Training loops are adaptation recipes. Regression checks use tiny synthetic inputs and short runs, not full benchmark convergence.

Node Classification

# Full-batch training on a single graph (e.g., Cora)
model = GCN(dataset.num_features, 64, dataset.num_classes)
optimizer = torch.optim.Adam(model.parameters(), lr=0.01)
model.train()
for epoch in range(200):
    optimizer.zero_grad()
    out = model(data.x, data.edge_index)
    loss = F.cross_entropy(out[data.train_mask], data.y[data.train_mask])
    loss.backward()
    optimizer.step()

# Select checkpoints using validation only; evaluate test once afterward.
model.eval()  # Module evaluation behavior; gradients are disabled separately.
with torch.no_grad():
    pred = model(data.x, data.edge_index).argmax(dim=1)
    acc = (pred[data.test_mask] == data.y[data.test_mask]).float().mean()

Graph Classification

Multiple graphs — use DataLoader for mini-batching and global pooling to get graph-level representations:

from torch_geometric.loader import DataLoader
from torch_geometric.nn import GCNConv, global_mean_pool

loader = DataLoader(train_dataset, batch_size=32, shuffle=True)

class GraphClassifier(torch.nn.Module):
    def __init__(self, in_ch, hidden_ch, out_ch):
        super().__init__()
        self.conv1 = GCNConv(in_ch, hidden_ch)
        self.conv2 = GCNConv(hidden_ch, hidden_ch)
        self.lin = torch.nn.Linear(hidden_ch, out_ch)

    def forward(self, x, edge_index, batch):
        x = self.conv1(x, edge_index).relu()
        x = self.conv2(x, edge_index).relu()
        x = global_mean_pool(x, batch)  # [num_graphs_in_batch, hidden_ch]
        return self.lin(x)

# train_dataset is a previously split graph-level dataset with node features.
model = GraphClassifier(dataset.num_features, 64, dataset.num_classes)
optimizer = torch.optim.Adam(model.parameters(), lr=0.01)
model.train()
for data in loader:
    optimizer.zero_grad()
    out = model(data.x, data.edge_index, data.batch)
    loss = F.cross_entropy(out, data.y.view(-1).long())
    loss.backward()
    optimizer.step()

PyG's DataLoader offsets edge indices to represent a disconnected union (block-diagonal adjacency), without allocating a dense matrix. The batch tensor maps each node to its graph index. Pooling ops (global_mean_pool, global_max_pool, global_add_pool) use this to aggregate per-graph.

Link Prediction

Split edges into train/val/test, use negative sampling:

from torch_geometric.transforms import RandomLinkSplit

transform = RandomLinkSplit(
    num_val=0.1,
    num_test=0.1,
    is_undirected=True,
    add_negative_train_samples=True,
    disjoint_train_ratio=0.2,  # Keep supervision out of training message edges.
)
train_data, val_data, test_data = transform(data)

# Encode nodes, then score edges
encoder = GCN(data.num_features, 64, 32)
z = encoder(train_data.x, train_data.edge_index)
src, dst = train_data.edge_label_index
logits = (z[src] * z[dst]).sum(dim=-1)
loss = F.binary_cross_entropy_with_logits(logits, train_data.edge_label.float())

Read references/link_prediction.md for the complete link prediction guide: GAE/VGAE autoencoders, full training loops, LinkNeighborLoader for large graphs, heterogeneous link prediction, and evaluation metrics.

Scaling to Large Graphs

For graphs that don't fit in GPU memory, use NeighborLoader with a compatible sampling backend. The following is illustrative; it needs pyg-lib or torch-sparse:

from torch_geometric.loader import NeighborLoader

train_loader = NeighborLoader(
    data,
    num_neighbors=[15, 10],     # Sample 15 neighbors in hop 1, 10 in hop 2
    batch_size=128,              # Number of seed nodes per batch
    input_nodes=data.train_mask, # Which nodes to sample from
    shuffle=True,
)

for batch in train_loader:
    batch = batch.to(device)
    out = model(batch.x, batch.edge_index)
    # Only use first batch_size nodes for loss (these are the seed nodes)
    loss = F.cross_entropy(out[:batch.batch_size], batch.y[:batch.batch_size])

Key points about NeighborLoader:

num_neighbors list length should match GNN depth (number of message passing layers)
Seed nodes are always the first batch.batch_size nodes in the output
batch.n_id maps relabeled indices back to original node IDs
Works for both Data and HeteroData
For link prediction, use LinkNeighborLoader instead
Large fan-out across many hops grows rapidly; measure the sampled sizes

Other scalability options: ClusterLoader (ClusterGCN), GraphSAINTSampler, ShaDowKHopSampler. For multi-GPU training, DDP, PyTorch Lightning integration, and torch.compile support, read references/scaling.md.

Heterogeneous Graphs

For graphs with multiple node and edge types (social networks, knowledge graphs, recommendation):

from torch_geometric.data import HeteroData

data = HeteroData()

# Node features — indexed by node type string
data['user'].x = torch.randn(1000, 64)
data['movie'].x = torch.randn(500, 128)

# Edge indices — indexed by (src_type, edge_type, dst_type) triplet
data['user', 'rates', 'movie'].edge_index = torch.stack([
    torch.randint(1000, (3000,)), torch.randint(500, (3000,))])
data['user', 'follows', 'user'].edge_index = torch.randint(0, 1000, (2, 5000))

# Access convenience dicts
data.x_dict        # {'user': tensor, 'movie': tensor}
data.edge_index_dict  # {('user','rates','movie'): tensor, ...}
data.metadata()    # ([node_types], [edge_types])

Three ways to build heterogeneous GNNs

1. Auto-convert with to_hetero() — write a homogeneous model, convert automatically:

from torch_geometric.nn import SAGEConv, to_hetero

class GNN(torch.nn.Module):
    def __init__(self, hidden_channels, out_channels):
        super().__init__()
        self.conv1 = SAGEConv((-1, -1), hidden_channels)
        self.conv2 = SAGEConv((-1, -1), out_channels)

    def forward(self, x, edge_index):
        x = self.conv1(x, edge_index).relu()
        x = self.conv2(x, edge_index)
        return x

model = GNN(64, dataset.num_classes)
model = to_hetero(model, data.metadata(), aggr='sum')

# Now accepts dicts:
out = model(data.x_dict, data.edge_index_dict)

Use (-1, -1) for bipartite input channels (source, target may differ). Lazy init handles the rest.

2. HeteroConv wrapper — different conv per edge type:

from torch_geometric.nn import HeteroConv, GCNConv, SAGEConv, GATConv

conv = HeteroConv({
    ('paper', 'cites', 'paper'): GCNConv(-1, 64),
    ('author', 'writes', 'paper'): SAGEConv((-1, -1), 64),
    ('paper', 'rev_writes', 'author'): GATConv((-1, -1), 64, add_self_loops=False),
}, aggr='sum')

3. Native heterogeneous operators like HGTConv:

from torch_geometric.nn import HGTConv
conv = HGTConv(-1, 64, data.metadata(), heads=4)  # 64 must divide by 4

Important for heterogeneous graphs:

Use T.ToUndirected() to add reverse edge types for bidirectional message flow
Disable add_self_loops in bipartite conv layers (different source/dest types) — use skip connections instead: conv(x, edge_index) + lin(x)
For NeighborLoader on HeteroData, specify input_nodes as ('node_type', mask) tuple
num_neighbors can be a dict keyed by edge type for fine-grained control

Read references/heterogeneous.md for complete examples including training loops and NeighborLoader usage with heterogeneous graphs.

Custom Datasets

For loading your own data into PyG:

Quick (no class needed): Create Data objects directly and pass a list to DataLoader
Reusable (fits in RAM): Subclass InMemoryDataset — override raw_file_names, processed_file_names, download(), process()
Large (disk-backed): Subclass Dataset — also override len() and get()
From CSV: Load node/edge tables with pandas, build mappings to consecutive indices, assemble into Data or HeteroData
From NetworkX: from_networkx(G) converts a NetworkX graph directly
From scipy sparse: from_scipy_sparse_matrix(adj) extracts edge_index

Read references/custom_datasets.md for complete examples with all patterns, CSV loading with encoders, and the MovieLens walkthrough.

Explainability

PyG provides torch_geometric.explain for interpreting GNN predictions:

from torch_geometric.explain import Explainer, GNNExplainer

explainer = Explainer(
    model=model,
    algorithm=GNNExplainer(epochs=200),
    explanation_type='model',
    node_mask_type='attributes',
    edge_mask_type='object',
    model_config=dict(
        mode='multiclass_classification',
        task_level='node',
        return_type='raw',  # GCN above returns logits.
    ),
)

explanation = explainer(data.x, data.edge_index, index=10)
explanation.visualize_graph()           # Important subgraph
explanation.visualize_feature_importance(top_k=10)  # Feature importance

Available algorithms: GNNExplainer (optimization-based), PGExplainer (parametric, trained), CaptumExplainer (gradient-based via Captum), AttentionExplainer (attention weights). Heterogeneous support depends on the algorithm; wrap dict-returning models to select one output node type.

Read references/explainability.md for all algorithms, heterogeneous explanations, evaluation metrics, and PGExplainer training.

Common Pitfalls

edge_index shape: Must be [2, num_edges], not [num_edges, 2]. Transpose if needed.
Forgetting activations: Check where the chosen layer or its supplied MLP applies nonlinearities.
Self-loops in hetero bipartite: Don't use add_self_loops=True when source and dest node types differ. Use skip connections instead.
NeighborLoader slicing: Only the first batch.batch_size nodes are your seed nodes. Slice predictions and labels accordingly.
Undirected graphs: If your graph is undirected, include edges in both directions in edge_index, or use T.ToUndirected().
Lazy init: Models with -1 input channels need one forward pass with torch.no_grad() before training to initialize parameters.
Global pooling for graph tasks: Use global_mean_pool(x, batch) (not manual reshape) to aggregate node features to graph-level.
num_neighbors alignment: Keep len(num_neighbors) equal to the number of GNN layers. More hops than layers wastes compute; fewer means wasted model capacity.

Choose splits before fitting features or model selection. Graph-level random splits can leak related molecules, patients, scaffolds, times, or sites; node-label masks define a transductive task unless unseen nodes/edges are excluded. Report the split unit, negative-edge universe, class balance, multiple seeds, and a task-appropriate baseline. A successful forward/backward pass is a mechanics check, not evidence of scientific generalization.

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