cae-skill

Control local CAE applications on Windows including launching apps, opening files, checking status, closing apps, detecting active and running apps, detectin...

This skill controls supported local CAE applications on Windows.

Supported apps

• abaqus
• ansys
• ansa
• hyperworks

What this skill can do

• launch a CAE app
• open a file in a CAE app
• check whether a CAE app is running
• close a CAE app
• get the current active CAE app
• get all running supported CAE apps
• detect an executable path using saved paths and predefined common install paths
• save a user-provided executable path

Constraints

• Do not scan the whole computer.
• Do not traverse all files on disk.
• Do not read the Windows registry.
• Only use:
  1. saved paths in config.json
  2. predefined common install paths in config.json
• If the executable cannot be found, ask the user to provide the full executable path.

Execution

Use skill_runner.py as the execution entrypoint.

Payload format:

{
  "skill": "launch_app",
  "args": {
    "app": "abaqus"
  }
}

Supported Actions

launch_app

Arguments:

• app

• config_file (optional)

open_file_in_app

Arguments:

• app
• file_path
• config_file(optional)
• auto_launch(optional)
• wait_seconds(optional)

is_app_runing

Arguments:

• app
• config_file(optional)

close_app

Arguments:

• app
• config_file(optional)
• force(optional)

get_activate_app

Arguments:

• config_file(optional)

get_running_apps

Arguments:

• config_file(optional)

detect_app_path

Arguments:

• app
• config_file(optional)

set_app_path

Arguments:

• app
• path
• config_file(optional)

Note

This skill is designed for local CAE workstation automation.

It intentionally avoids heavy filesystem scanning to maintain fast response and predictable behavior.