opentrons-gripper SKILL.md skillA
opentrons-gripper from jkitchin/knowhow is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add jkitchin/knowhow/opentrons-gripper@git:20251129.b0f1718Pins git:20251129.b0f1718 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- jkitchin/knowhow
- Path
skills/laboratory/opentrons-gripper/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20251129.b0f1718, committed Nov 29, 2025
- Size
- 19,691 bytes
- Repository stars
- 42
- License
- MIT
Opentrons Flex Gripper - automated labware movement between deck locations, modules, waste chute, and off-deck storage with precise positioning and offset control for hands-free plate transfers.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Opentrons Flex Gripper ## Overview The **Opentrons Flex Gripper** enables fully automated labware movement without manual intervention. It moves plates, reservoirs, and tip racks between deck slots, hardware modules, trash/waste chute, and off-deck storage with precise positioning and optional offset adjustments. **Core value:** Eliminate manual plate transfers during protocols. Automatically move labware between modules, enabling complex multi-step workflows without pausing for user intervention. **Platform:** Opentrons Flex only (not available on OT-2) ## When to Use Use the Gripper skill when: - Moving labware between deck locations automatically - Transferring plates between hardware modules (Temperature, Heater-Shaker, Magnetic Block, etc.) - Loading plates onto Absorbance Reader or Thermocycler - Disposing labware in waste chute - Moving labware to/from off-deck storage - Automating workflows that would otherwise require manual intervention **Don't use when:** - Working with OT-2 robot (gripper is Flex-only) - Labware is not grippable (lacks compatible geometry/features) - Manual control is preferred for delicate operations …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add jkitchin/knowhow/opentrons-gripper@sha256:bd9b916dc418a04aThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20251129.b0f1718, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_qfcu7dmiozjc7ibf)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Nov 29, 2025.
Audit of the latest version
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Source
jkitchin/knowhow · 42 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-02 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_qfcu7dmiozjc7ibf GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=jkitchin/knowhow/opentrons-gripper GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/bd9b916dc418a04ab350b3297531e61aabe1da2f444f48f9a7376d5fc39afc82
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