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UMAP-Learn · k-dense-ai | DecimalAI

AI/MLby k-dense-ai

UMAP-Learn

Use UMAP-learn for nonlinear dimensionality reduction, 2D/3D embeddings, clustering preprocessing, supervised or semi-supervised UMAP, DensMAP, AlignedUMAP, and Parametric UMAP workflows.

Never made a case worseMaintained

SkillScore

SkillScore100/100

Test results 100

Safety

3/3 safety checks passed

Code scan
Intent
Content

What it changes

83%100%of test cases passed +17 pts

Without skill20 of 24

With skill24 of 24

4 fixed20 passed either way0 still failing0 broke

Measured on gemini-3.6-flash9/8/2026v2 · latest is v423 comparable

This benchmark measured an earlier version of the skill.

Track record

Agent runs: 0; All time

See one task, with and without the skill

One test taskI trained a TensorFlow-backed Parametric UMAP model on my workstation and need to save it to disk for deployment on an inference server without serializing the raw training data. Python's standard `pickle.dump` fails or bloats on Keras models. Write the Python snippet to save this Parametric UMAP instance cleanly using its native Keras-aware persistence method.

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-umap-learn
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-umap-learn")
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-umap-learn

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-umap-learn/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/k-dense-ai-umap-learn/SKILL.md

Copy SKILL.md

Save it in your project, as

.claude/skills/k-dense-ai-umap-learn/SKILL.md

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 1 other file is 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-umap-learn

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-umap-learn")
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-umap-learn/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-umap-learn/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 1 other file is 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-umap-learn

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-umap-learn")
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-umap-learn/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from agents import Agent, Runner

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-umap-learn/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 1 other file is 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-umap-learn

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-umap-learn")
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-umap-learn/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-umap-learn/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 1 other file is 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-umap-learn

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-umap-learn")
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-umap-learn/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
import anthropic

client = anthropic.Anthropic()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-umap-learn/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 1 other file is 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-umap-learn

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-umap-learn")
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-umap-learn/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-umap-learn/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 1 other file is 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-umap-learn

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-umap-learn")
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-umap-learn/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from langchain.agents import create_agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-umap-learn/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 1 other file is 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-umap-learn

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-umap-learn")
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-umap-learn/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 1 other file is 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-umap-learn

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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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-umap-learn")
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-umap-learn/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

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

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-umap-learn/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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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-umap-learn

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-umap-learn")
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-umap-learn/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from pydantic_ai import Agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-umap-learn/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 1 other file is 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-umap-learn

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-umap-learn")
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-umap-learn/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from deepagents import create_deep_agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-umap-learn/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 1 other file is 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-umap-learn

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-umap-learn")
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-umap-learn/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-umap-learn/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 1 other file is 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-umap-learn

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-umap-learn")
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-umap-learn/SKILL.md

Give it to your agent

from pathlib import Path
from strands import Agent

skill = Path(".agents/skills/k-dense-ai-umap-learn/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 1 other file is 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-umap-learn

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-umap-learn/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/k-dense-ai-umap-learn/SKILL.md

Copy SKILL.md

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.agents/skills/k-dense-ai-umap-learn/SKILL.md

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 1 other file is 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-umap-learn/SKILL.md

Read the summary as JSON

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

This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 1 other file is not included.

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Version: v4 (v2 tested 9/8/2026)
Source: k-dense-ai/scientific-agent-skills ↗
License: MIT

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SKILL.md

UMAP-Learn

Overview

UMAP (Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection) is a dimensionality reduction technique for visualization and general non-linear dimensionality reduction. Apply this skill for fast, scalable embeddings that approximate neighborhood structure, supervised learning, and clustering preprocessing.

Before interpreting an embedding, check finite coordinates, neighborhood retention, sensitivity to seeds/parameters, and domain evidence in the original space. UMAP axes, island areas, and gaps between clusters have no calibrated physical or probabilistic meaning. Keep predictive test data outside preprocessing and embedding fits.

Quick Start

Installation

Verified on 2026-10-01: umap-learn 0.5.12 is the current stable release (April 2026). Requires Python 3.9+ and depends on scikit-learn>=1.6, numba, pynndescent, numpy, and scipy. Pin to a verified release:

uv pip install umap-learn==0.5.12

Basic Usage

UMAP uses the scikit-learn estimator interface, but its geometry and supervised behavior differ from PCA and t-SNE. Core examples were exercised on small synthetic data with Python 3.13, scikit-learn 1.9.1, NumPy 2.5.3, and Numba 0.68.0. Parametric examples are source-checked illustrations, not executed TensorFlow tests. In snippets below, data is a finite samples-by-features array and labels must follow the same row order.

import umap
from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler

# Scale continuous features when their units should carry equal weight
scaled_data = StandardScaler().fit_transform(data)

# Method 1: Single step (fit and transform)
embedding = umap.UMAP(random_state=42, n_jobs=1).fit_transform(scaled_data)

# Method 2: Separate steps (for reusing trained model)
reducer = umap.UMAP(random_state=42)
reducer.fit(scaled_data)
embedding = reducer.embedding_  # Access the trained embedding

Preprocessing requirement: Match preprocessing to the metric. For numeric Euclidean-style metrics, decide whether scaling is scientifically appropriate; it changes the feature weighting. Fit preprocessing on training data only for predictive work. Use StandardScaler(with_mean=False) for sparse matrices to avoid densifying them. For cosine, binary, precomputed-distance, or mixed-feature workflows, choose preprocessing that matches the metric instead of blindly standardizing every column.

Typical Workflow

import umap
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler

# 1. Preprocess data
scaler = StandardScaler()
scaled_data = scaler.fit_transform(raw_data)

# 2. Create and fit UMAP
reducer = umap.UMAP(
    n_neighbors=15,
    min_dist=0.1,
    n_components=2,
    metric='euclidean',
    random_state=42
)
embedding = reducer.fit_transform(scaled_data)

# 3. Visualize
plt.scatter(embedding[:, 0], embedding[:, 1], c=labels, cmap='Spectral', s=5)
plt.colorbar()
plt.title('UMAP Embedding')
plt.show()

Parameter Tuning Guide

UMAP has four primary parameters that control the embedding behavior. Understanding these is crucial for effective usage.

n_neighbors (default: 15)

Purpose: Balances local versus global structure in the embedding.

How it works: Controls the size of the local neighborhood UMAP examines when learning manifold structure.

Effects by value:

Low values (2-5): Emphasizes fine local detail but may fragment data into disconnected components
Medium values (15-20): Balanced view of both local structure and global relationships (recommended starting point)
High values (50-200): Prioritizes broad topological structure at the expense of fine-grained details

Recommendation: Start with 15, keep it below the number of fitted samples, and compare several values. Larger neighborhoods do not make inter-cluster distances quantitatively reliable.

min_dist (default: 0.1)

Purpose: Controls how tightly points cluster in the low-dimensional space.

How it works: Adjusts the attraction curve and typical packing in the embedding; it is not a hard lower bound on pairwise distances. Require 0 <= min_dist <= spread.

Effects by value:

Low values (0.0-0.1): Creates clumped embeddings useful for clustering; reveals fine topological details
High values (0.5-0.99): Encourages looser packing; does not certify preservation of global distances

Recommendation: Use 0.0 for clustering applications, 0.1-0.3 for visualization, 0.5+ for loose structure.

n_components (default: 2)

Purpose: Determines the dimensionality of the embedded output space.

Key feature: Unlike t-SNE, UMAP scales well in the embedding dimension, enabling use beyond visualization.

Common uses:

2-3 dimensions: Visualization
5-10 dimensions: Clustering preprocessing (may retain more useful structure than 2D; does not guarantee density preservation)
10-50 dimensions: Feature engineering for downstream ML models

Recommendation: Use 2 for visualization, 5-10 for clustering, higher for ML pipelines.

metric (default: 'euclidean')

Purpose: Specifies how distance is calculated between input data points.

Supported metrics:

Minkowski variants: euclidean, manhattan, chebyshev
Spatial metrics: canberra, braycurtis, haversine
Correlation metrics: cosine, correlation (good for text/document embeddings)
Binary data metrics: hamming, jaccard, dice, russellrao, kulsinski, rogerstanimoto, sokalmichener, sokalsneath, yule
Custom metrics: User-defined distance functions via Numba

Recommendation: Use euclidean for numeric data, cosine for text/document vectors, hamming for binary data.

Parameter Tuning Example

# For visualization with emphasis on local structure
umap.UMAP(n_neighbors=15, min_dist=0.1, n_components=2, metric='euclidean')

# For clustering preprocessing
umap.UMAP(n_neighbors=30, min_dist=0.0, n_components=10, metric='euclidean')

# For document embeddings
umap.UMAP(n_neighbors=15, min_dist=0.1, n_components=2, metric='cosine')

# For emphasizing broader neighborhoods
umap.UMAP(n_neighbors=100, min_dist=0.5, n_components=2, metric='euclidean')

Supervised and Semi-Supervised Dimension Reduction

UMAP supports incorporating label information to guide the embedding process, encouraging class separation while retaining parts of the feature-neighborhood graph.

Supervised UMAP

Pass target labels via the y parameter when fitting:

# Supervised dimension reduction
embedding = umap.UMAP().fit_transform(data, y=labels)

Interpretation: Label-guided separation is part of the objective, not independent evidence of discovered classes. Tune using training folds and evaluate on held-out samples. To obtain an unsupervised fit, omit y; target_weight=0 with categorical labels still modifies graph edges in 0.5.12.

Semi-Supervised UMAP

For target_metric="categorical", encode known classes as nonnegative integers and unlabeled points as -1. This sentinel does not extend to arbitrary regression targets:

# Create semi-supervised labels
semi_labels = labels.copy()
semi_labels[unlabeled_indices] = -1

# Fit with partial labels
embedding = umap.UMAP().fit_transform(data, y=semi_labels)

When to use: When labeling is expensive or you have more data than labels available.

UMAP for Clustering

UMAP can help HDBSCAN on high-dimensional data, but reduction can create or erase clusters. Compare against clustering in the original or PCA space.

Best Practices for Clustering

Key principle: Configure UMAP differently for clustering than for visualization.

Starting candidates, to validate on the actual data:

n_neighbors: Compare 15, 30, and larger valid values; there is no universally correct neighborhood size
min_dist: Set to 0.0 (pack points densely within clusters for clearer boundaries)
n_components: Try 5-10 dimensions and compare cluster stability; standard UMAP does not preserve density

Clustering Workflow

Install HDBSCAN separately for density-based clustering:

uv pip install hdbscan==0.8.44

import umap
import hdbscan
from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler

# 1. Preprocess data
scaled_data = StandardScaler().fit_transform(data)

# 2. Candidate UMAP settings for clustering
reducer = umap.UMAP(
    n_neighbors=30,
    min_dist=0.0,
    n_components=10,  # Evaluate stability against other dimensions
    metric='euclidean',
    random_state=42
)
embedding = reducer.fit_transform(scaled_data)

# 3. Apply HDBSCAN clustering
clusterer = hdbscan.HDBSCAN(
    min_cluster_size=15,
    min_samples=5,
    metric='euclidean'
)
labels = clusterer.fit_predict(embedding)

# 4. Evaluate
from sklearn.metrics import adjusted_rand_score
# Only when independently known labels are available; ARI here includes noise as -1.
score = adjusted_rand_score(true_labels, labels)
print(f"Adjusted Rand Score: {score:.3f}")
print(f"Number of clusters: {len(set(labels)) - (1 if -1 in labels else 0)}")
print(f"Noise points: {sum(labels == -1)}")

Visualization After Clustering

# Create 2D embedding for visualization (separate from clustering)
vis_reducer = umap.UMAP(n_neighbors=15, min_dist=0.1, n_components=2, random_state=42)
vis_embedding = vis_reducer.fit_transform(scaled_data)

# Plot with cluster labels
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.scatter(vis_embedding[:, 0], vis_embedding[:, 1], c=labels, cmap='Spectral', s=5)
plt.colorbar()
plt.title('UMAP Visualization with HDBSCAN Clusters')
plt.show()

Validation: Report noise fraction and clusters found across seeds and parameter choices. Check cluster membership and domain evidence in the original feature space. A silhouette score computed only in the optimized embedding can be misleading. No cluster or all-noise output is a possible result, not a reason to tune until attractive islands appear.

Transforming New Data

UMAP enables preprocessing of new data through its transform() method, allowing trained models to project unseen data into the learned embedding space.

Basic Transform Usage

# Train on training data
trans = umap.UMAP(n_neighbors=15, random_state=42).fit(X_train)

# Transform test data
test_embedding = trans.transform(X_test)

Integration with Machine Learning Pipelines

from sklearn.svm import SVC
from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split
from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler
import umap

# Split data
X_train, X_test, y_train, y_test = train_test_split(
    data, labels, test_size=0.2, random_state=42, stratify=labels
)

# Preprocess
scaler = StandardScaler()
X_train_scaled = scaler.fit_transform(X_train)
X_test_scaled = scaler.transform(X_test)

# Train UMAP
reducer = umap.UMAP(n_components=10, random_state=42)
X_train_embedded = reducer.fit_transform(X_train_scaled)
X_test_embedded = reducer.transform(X_test_scaled)

# Train classifier on embeddings
clf = SVC()
clf.fit(X_train_embedded, y_train)
accuracy = clf.score(X_test_embedded, y_test)
print(f"Test accuracy: {accuracy:.3f}")

Important Considerations

Data consistency: Validate transforms on held-out data representative of deployment. Inspect out-of-distribution inputs and neighborhood support before interpreting their locations; neither standard nor Parametric UMAP guarantees meaningful extrapolation under distribution shift. Retraining on representative data requires a new downstream validation.

Performance: Measure fit and transform with your sample size and metric; first calls include Numba compilation. There is no fixed latency guarantee. Standard transform preserves the trained coordinate system; update refits with added samples and can move existing points.

Scikit-learn compatibility: Pipeline.fit(X, y) forwards y to UMAP, so the following is a supervised UMAP pipeline. Keep the whole pipeline inside cross-validation; fitting the embedding once before cross-validation leaks information. The manual example above deliberately fits UMAP without labels:

from sklearn.pipeline import Pipeline

pipeline = Pipeline([
    ('scaler', StandardScaler()),
    ('umap', umap.UMAP(n_components=10, random_state=42, n_jobs=1)),
    ('classifier', SVC())
])

pipeline.fit(X_train, y_train)
predictions = pipeline.predict(X_test)
feature_names = pipeline.named_steps['umap'].get_feature_names_out()

Advanced Features

densMAP

Use UMAP(densmap=True, output_dens=True) when local density is part of the question. fit_transform then returns (embedding, rad_orig, rad_emb): the radii are log-transformed local-radius estimates, not probabilities or raw density values. dens_frac=0.3 applies the density objective during the final 30% of optimization epochs, not to 30% of samples. densMAP supports Euclidean output and cannot transform unseen data or use inverse_transform in 0.5.12. See the reference for a runnable recipe.

Parametric UMAP

Parametric UMAP replaces direct embedding optimization with a learned neural network mapping function.

Key differences from standard UMAP:

Uses TensorFlow/Keras to train encoder networks
Enables efficient transformation of new data
Supports reconstruction via decoder networks (inverse transform)
Allows custom architectures (CNNs for images, RNNs for sequences)

Installation:

uv pip install "umap-learn[parametric-umap]==0.5.12"
# The released source also requires Keras >=3; verify the resolved TensorFlow/Keras pair.

Illustrative basic usage (TensorFlow runtime not exercised):

from umap.parametric_umap import ParametricUMAP

# Default architecture (3-layer 100-neuron fully-connected network)
embedder = ParametricUMAP()
embedding = embedder.fit_transform(data)

# Transform new data efficiently
new_embedding = embedder.transform(new_data)

Custom architecture:

import tensorflow as tf

# Define custom encoder
encoder = tf.keras.Sequential([
    tf.keras.layers.InputLayer(shape=(input_dim,)),
    tf.keras.layers.Dense(128, activation='relu'),
    tf.keras.layers.Dense(64, activation='relu'),
    tf.keras.layers.Dense(2)  # Output dimension
])

embedder = ParametricUMAP(encoder=encoder, dims=(input_dim,))
embedding = embedder.fit_transform(data)

Persistence: Save Parametric UMAP with its built-in Keras-aware methods rather than plain pickle:

from pathlib import Path
Path("parametric_umap_model").mkdir(exist_ok=True)
embedder.save("parametric_umap_model", exclude_raw_data=True)

from umap.parametric_umap import load_ParametricUMAP
loaded = load_ParametricUMAP("parametric_umap_model")
new_embedding = loaded.transform(new_data)

Only load trusted model directories: loading reads a pickle. Verify transformed outputs after saving/loading. In 0.5.12, save writes parametric_model.keras while the loader checks parametric_model; do not assume full training-state restoration. exclude_raw_data=True is not a privacy/anonymization guarantee. The released source is authoritative where hosted examples differ.

When to use Parametric UMAP:

Need efficient transformation of new data after training
Require reconstruction capabilities (inverse transforms)
Want to combine UMAP with autoencoders
Working with complex data types (images, sequences) benefiting from specialized architectures

Inverse Transforms

Inverse transforms enable reconstruction of high-dimensional data from low-dimensional embeddings.

Basic usage:

reducer = umap.UMAP()
embedding = reducer.fit_transform(data)

# Reconstruct high-dimensional data from embedding coordinates
reconstructed = reducer.inverse_transform(embedding)

Important limitations:

Approximate reconstruction, not a bijective inverse or evidence that a generated sample is plausible
Unsupported for sparse training data, precomputed or gradient-free metrics, densMAP, and graph mode
Computationally expensive; poor support outside the training embedding or between disconnected clusters

Explore inverse coordinates only where the training embedding supports them; rectangular grids often cross unsupported gaps. Check domain constraints on every generated reconstruction.

AlignedUMAP

For temporal or related datasets that need a shared coordinate system (time-series experiments, batches), use umap.AlignedUMAP().fit(datasets, relations=relations), where relations maps sample indices between consecutive datasets and is required for meaningful alignment. Parameters, methods, and a worked example are in references/api_reference.md under "AlignedUMAP Class" and "Usage Examples".

Reproducibility

For reproducibility in the same software/hardware environment, set random_state and retain the data order, preprocessing, package versions, and parameters:

reducer = umap.UMAP(random_state=42)

UMAP is stochastic; unseeded runs can differ substantially. Compare neighborhood or cluster stability rather than unaligned coordinates, which can rotate or reflect.

In standard UMAP, setting random_state forces n_jobs=1. transform_seed separately controls transform randomness. Exact cross-version or GPU/CPU equivalence is not promised. Leave it unset when throughput matters more than exact repeatability, because UMAP can use more parallelism without a fixed seed.

Common Issues and Solutions

Issue: Disconnected components or fragmented clusters

Solution: Inspect graph connected components, duplicates, metric support and outliers before increasing n_neighbors. Fully disconnected vertices can receive NaN coordinates; do not silently drop them from the analysis.

Issue: Clusters too spread out or not well separated

Solution: Compare several min_dist values; visual separation is not a scientific validation criterion

Issue: Poor clustering results

Solution: Compare neighborhood sizes/dimensions, noise fractions, multiple seeds, and a baseline without UMAP

Issue: Transform results differ significantly from training

Solution: Check preprocessing and distribution shift; validate neighborhood support and downstream performance before reusing either UMAP variant.

Issue: Slow performance on large datasets

Solution: Profile neighbor search versus optimization. low_memory=True reduces memory use, not necessarily runtime; consider PCA or sparse TruncatedSVD only when their information loss is acceptable

Issue: NaN or inf values in input data

Solution: Impute or drop invalid rows before fitting. Current UMAP uses scikit-learn-style finite-value checks (ensure_all_finite) in fit() and update(), so clean numeric input is the safest default

Issue: All points collapsed to single cluster

Solution: Check constant/duplicate features, the distance metric and preprocessing; compare multiple settings without assuming multiple true clusters exist

Issue: Imports resolve to a local file instead of the real package

Solution: Do not keep project files named umap.py, sklearn.py, hdbscan.py, or tensorflow.py beside notebooks or scripts. Those names can shadow installed packages and break or poison examples.

Resources

Official documentation

references/

Contains detailed API documentation:

api_reference.md: Release-checked parameter contracts, return values, restrictions, and advanced recipes

Load these references when detailed parameter information or advanced method usage is needed.

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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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