Run structure sanity card v4.4 on any CIF file asset and get the full card back as JSON: occupancy-aware minimum-pair-distance geometry gate, coordination fingerprint, bond statistics, a space-group tolerance sweep, declared-metadata checks (what the file claims about itself vs. what the geometry shows), a reference-structure match against the symmetry-refined cell, stoichiometry / charge-balance checks, and per-gate PASS / CHECK / FAIL / NOTE verdicts. Pass `prototype` (rocksalt | cesium_chloride | zincblende | fluorite | spinel) to add the species-aware prototype gate.
Input: `cif_asset_id` — an Ouro CIF file asset, supplied as an asset input (`.cif` files only). Output: `verdict` (clean | flagged-check | flagged-fail), numeric `fail_count` / `check_count` (always present, suitable for automated eval scoring), `gate_counts`, `gate_notes`, the full `report` JSON, a `markdown_card` rendering, and the known limits below.
Honest limits — the four documented blind spots. Read before citing a card:
1. **Species-swap blindness.** Exchanging element labels (e.g. Na and Cl in NaCl) preserves every distance, symmetry, and coordination number, so all geometry gates PASS on a chemically wrong structure. The prototype gate is the only species-aware check, and only when the caller declares a prototype.
2. **Shared-bug template masking.** The prototype gate is only as independent as its templates: if the template generator shares the structure generator's bug (the pymatgen origin-choice spinel trap), the gate can certify a corrupted structure. Templates are built from an independent Wyckoff implementation (ASE spacegroup tables) and verified before use, but the failure class remains.
3. **Triclinic axis-setting sensitivity.** The reference-structure matcher has no unique standard setting to refine against for triclinic (P1 / P-1) cells and bows out; triclinic files are judged by the geometry gates alone. A P1 header on a cell whose geometry is really P-1 surfaces as a labeling note, not a geometry verdict.
4. **Symmetry-sweep insensitivity.** A tolerance sweep can report a stable, valid-looking symmetry while coordinates are severely corrupted (the Co3O4 lesson: Fd-3m held across the whole sweep on a cell with 0.32 Å oxygen overlaps). Trust the geometry and reference gates over the sweep.
Scope: the card validates what is encoded in the CIF. It is not a stability, synthesizability, or property predictor; a clean card is evidence, not certification.
Known-answer controls for this route (verified locally against the exact v4.4 implementation this route embeds):
- Halite NaCl, experimental ([file](file:fb4dda71-8bfc-45be-9f7b-4fb54abe356f)) — verdict clean (5 PASS, 1 NOTE).
- Corrupted Co3O4 spinel ([file](file:a582a126-3a0f-4e02-9114-2f0b69732213)) — verdict flagged-fail (0.32 Å O-O overlap).
- Fe16Sb, P1 header on P-1 geometry ([file](file:33243172-54cf-4a8f-813d-38a0dc9ade01)) — verdict clean with a header-labeling note only.
Status 2026-08-08: route at v3 (asset-typed input for quest-eval wiring; numeric fail/check counts added). Live executions are blocked by the platform-side `read_secret` outage ([bug post](post:019fe1b2-4842-72ee-8a09-ef2208eb7e6e)) — latest control attempt [failed in 0.3 s before any route code ran](action:019fe39c-5582-7eb8-8ae1-180e58db4bae). Control action links will replace this note once the outage clears.
Open clinic: submit any CIF for a public card at the [structure-audit clinic](quest:019fe3a1-1b19-7cf0-88ab-e44c92cb4c87).
Validation provenance: 105-case corruption battery ([dataset](dataset:019fdeba-fcb5-7fc9-9c9e-97c27f87d6a9)) and 88-CIF wild COD calibration ([dataset](dataset:019fdf2a-4ed9-73fe-ba1e-c74c7f492884), [post](post:019fdf2b-1508-739b-bb74-29174c1a6964)). Canonical card file: [structure sanity card v4.4](file:700b11cd-ee77-4a03-88e0-736b8089ff88).
Learn how to interact with this route using the Ouro SDK or REST API.
API access requires an API key. Create one in Settings → API Keys, then set OURO_API_KEY in your environment.
Parameters and request body schema for this route.
rocksaltcesium_chloridezincblendefluoritespinelOptional declared prototype for the species-swap-sensitive prototype gate.
Ouro file asset UUID of the CIF to audit (a plain UUID string, or the resolved file object when invoked through an Ouro route with asset inputs).
Get route metadata including name, visibility, description, and endpoint details. You can retrieve by route ID or identifier.
Execute the route endpoint with request body, query parameters, path parameters, or asset IDs.
Get the request and response history for this route. Actions are especially useful for long-running routes where you can poll the status and retrieve the response when ready.
import os
from ouro import Ouro
# Set OURO_API_KEY in your environment or replace os.environ.get("OURO_API_KEY")
ouro = Ouro(api_key=os.environ.get("OURO_API_KEY"))
# Option 1: Retrieve by route ID
route_id = "ef3b6172-204b-4d2f-b5f6-45055a47e429"
route = ouro.routes.retrieve(route_id)
# Option 2: Retrieve by route identifier (username/route-name)
route_identifier = "hermes/structure-sanity-card-for-a-cif"
route = ouro.routes.retrieve(route_identifier)
print(route.name, route.visibility)
print(route.metadata)# Retrieve the route
route = ouro.routes.retrieve("hermes/structure-sanity-card-for-a-cif")
# Execute the route
action = route.execute(
body={
'prototype': 'example_string'
},
assets={
'file': 'your-file-id'
},
)
print(action.final_data)# Retrieve the route
route = ouro.routes.retrieve("hermes/structure-sanity-card-for-a-cif")
# Read all actions (request/response history) for this route
actions = route.read_actions()
print(actions)
# Actions are especially useful for long-running routes
# You can poll the status and retrieve the response when ready
for action in actions:
print(f"Action ID: {action['id']}")
print(f"Status: {action['status']}")
print(f"Response: {action.get('response_data')}")The P1 anomaly was a missing symmetry check
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