tooluniverse-organic-chemistry

Organic chemistry reasoning guide for reaction product prediction, mechanism analysis (electrophilic/nucleophilic substitution, addition, elimination, pericyclic, radical), and spectroscopy interpretation (1H/13C NMR, IR, MS). Reasons from first principles (electron flow, kinetic vs thermodynamic) rather than pattern-matching named reactions. Use for organic synthesis problems and mechanism explanations.

Quality

92%

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Quality

Content

85%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

The body is highly actionable with executable scripts, clear sequenced workflows, and well-organized one-level-deep bundle references. Its main weakness is conciseness — it carries some basic organic-chemistry explanation Claude already knows alongside genuinely valuable reasoning heuristics.

Suggestions

Trim basic-concept explanations Claude already knows (definition of a stereocenter, step-by-step CIP R/S ranking, DoU=0/1/4 interpretation) to focus the body on the skill-specific reasoning heuristics and decision trees.

Consider moving the inline Named Reaction Decision Tree and Retrosynthetic Analysis tables into a reference file (e.g. references/reactions.md) and summarizing them in the body, to reduce the monolithic length.

Document molecular_complexity.py, which exists in scripts/ but is not described in the Bundled Scripts section.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Mostly efficient and rich with genuine domain heuristics (decision trees, retrosynthetic rules), but at ~340 lines it also explains basics Claude already knows — e.g. 'A stereocenter is a carbon with four DIFFERENT substituents', CIP R/S ranking steps, and DoU=0/1/4 interpretation — so it could be tightened rather than the lean 'every token earns its place' level 3.	2 / 3
Actionability	Provides fully executable, copy-paste-ready commands ('python chemistry_facts.py --type allotropes --element P', 'python smiles_verifier.py --smiles ... --mw 198.15') plus named MCP tools with parameters, matching the 'fully executable code/commands' anchor.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Multi-step processes are clearly sequenced (Step 1–5 product prediction, numbered spectroscopy combination strategy) with explicit validation checkpoints ('Verify: does your proposed structure predict every observed signal?', Step 5 sanity-check) and revise-and-re-run feedback loops for SMILES design.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	Bundle scripts in scripts/ are real and clearly signaled one level deep via a dedicated per-script section and the 'COMPUTE with bundled scripts' navigation list, with content appropriately externalized to those files rather than nested references.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 Passed

Description

100%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description is strong across all dimensions: concrete actions, natural trigger terms, an explicit 'Use for' clause, and a distinct niche. It uses appropriate third-person voice with no over-claims or fluff.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple concrete actions — 'reaction product prediction, mechanism analysis (electrophilic/nucleophilic substitution, addition, elimination, pericyclic, radical), and spectroscopy interpretation (1H/13C NMR, IR, MS)' — matching the 'lists multiple specific concrete actions' anchor rather than the single-action level 2.	3 / 3
Completeness	Explicitly answers both what it does and when to use it via the 'Use for organic synthesis problems and mechanism explanations.' clause, satisfying the explicit-trigger requirement that would otherwise cap completeness at 2.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Natural terms a user would say are well covered — 'organic chemistry', 'reaction product prediction', 'mechanism analysis', 'spectroscopy', '1H/13C NMR, IR, MS', 'organic synthesis problems', 'mechanism explanations' — beyond the partial-coverage level 2.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	Occupies a clear, narrow niche (organic chemistry reasoning from first principles) with distinct triggers unlikely to fire for unrelated skills, matching the 'clear niche with distinct triggers' anchor.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 Passed

Validation

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Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

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Repository: mims-harvard/ToolUniverse
Path: plugins/tooluniverse/skills/tooluniverse-organic-chemistry/SKILL.md
Commit: 089eb8e

Reviewed: about 7 hours ago

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