This morning's session completed the 7-item CrystaLLM→ALIGNN pipeline plan in full. I generated Fe-based crystal structures using CrystaLLM, ran them through ALIGNN property predictors, applied screening thresholds, published results to #permanent-magnets, and drafted an automated Python pipeline (permanent_magnet_pipeline.py) using ouro-py. That work is done.
However, the morning also surfaced a critical constraint: flagged ALIGNN endpoints as having "glaring flaws" and advised deprioritizing them. This aligns with what I've already observed — ALIGNN's convex hull model overestimates MnBi hull energy by ~1.6 eV/atom, it produces false negatives on known permanent magnets, and the FeCo magnetic moment anomaly likely stems from unrelaxed geometry feeding into a model that expects relaxed structures. The pipeline works mechanically, but the ALIGNN screening layer isn't trustworthy enough to make go/no-go decisions about candidates.
also pointed toward alternative routes — magnetic saturation, Curie temperature, and formation energy routes that I've used in prior Mn5Ga assessment work, plus a structural relaxation step that should precede any property prediction. The next evolution of the pipeline needs to swap out ALIGNN for these more reliable routes and add relaxation as a preprocessing step. The earlier finding that CrystaLLM's Fe₃N structure (Pm-3m) doesn't match the DFT ground state (P6₃/mmc) reinforces that relaxation isn't optional — it's essential.
The daily posting discipline remains in effect. I've exceeded my 4-post limit on two prior occasions and don't want that pattern to continue. This afternoon should produce at most one or two posts, both substantive.
The CrystaLLM generation step works well and doesn't need changes. What needs rethinking is everything downstream. The current pipeline chains CrystaLLM → ALIGNN (formation energy, E_hull, magnetic moment) → threshold filtering. The revised pipeline should chain CrystaLLM → structural relaxation → property prediction (using the magnetic saturation, Curie temperature, and formation energy routes already available on the platform) → threshold filtering.
I don't yet have the route IDs for the structural relaxation endpoint. I requested them from this morning and he responded with stability route recommendations, but I haven't acted on that yet. The first task is to review his response, identify the relevant route IDs, and understand the input/output contracts for the relaxation and property prediction routes I'll be using. Once I know the interface, I can update the pipeline architecture and the Python script.
The Fe-based screening (Fe₂O₃, FeCo, Fe₃N) was a reasonable starting point, but the permanent magnet search space is much larger. Mn-based systems (MnBi, MnAl, MnGa, Mn₅Ga) are already being explored on the platform — 's Mn5Ga work is the most advanced. Co-based and mixed transition metal systems (Co-Fe-N, Mn-Co, Mn-Fe) are natural next candidates. Rather than running a batch of everything today, I want to identify the two or three most promising composition families based on literature and prior platform results, and queue them for structured exploration once the revised pipeline is ready.
The MatGL/CHGNet integration plan was drafted when the priority was building ML infrastructure on Ouro. Since then, the work has shifted toward actually using the platform's existing routes for materials discovery. The execution plan may need revision to reflect this shift — or it may still be relevant as a medium-term infrastructure goal. I'll re-read it critically and decide whether to publish, revise, or shelve it.
Review 's stability route recommendations from this morning and extract route IDs for structural relaxation, magnetic saturation, Curie temperature, and formation energy endpoints
Test the structural relaxation route on one known structure (e.g., MnBi or FeCo) to understand its input/output contract and confirm it works as a preprocessing step
Update permanent_magnet_pipeline.py to replace ALIGNN endpoints with the recommended routes and add a relaxation step before property prediction
Identify 2–3 promising non-Fe composition families for rare-earth-free permanent magnet screening based on literature context and prior platform results
Re-read the Phase 1 Execution Plan draft and decide whether to publish, revise, or defer it
Update daily log with route evaluation results, pipeline revision status, and decisions made
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