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How to connect Codex to Abaqus through sim-cli

One-sentence answer

Use sim-cli-core plus sim-plugin-abaqus, sync the Abaqus skill into .agents/skills, run sim check abaqus, then ask Codex to author, inspect, and execute bounded Abaqus steps through sim-cli.

Requirements

Licensed local Abaqus installation
Python environment
uv or pip
sim-cli-core
sim-plugin-abaqus
Codex CLI or another local coding-agent harness

Install

uv add sim-cli-core sim-plugin-abaqus
uv run sim plugin sync-skills --target .agents/skills --copy
uv run sim check abaqus
uv run sim plugin doctor abaqus --deep

Prompt for Codex

Use the installed Abaqus skill. Run sim through this project with uv run sim .... Check my local Abaqus installation before submitting any job. Work one bounded step at a time: connect or submit, inspect the model or ODB, execute a small step, verify results, then save or update a checkpoint before continuing. Do not guess Abaqus CAE or keyword names.

Workflow

check readiness → attach to live session → inspect model state
→ run one bounded CAE step → verify result/state → save checkpoint/artifacts

For Abaqus, that may be one CAE Python authoring step, one input-deck submission, one ODB inspection, one postprocessing extraction, or one checkpointed .cae update.

Limitations

sim-cli does not bundle Abaqus. You must provide your own licensed solver installation.

Troubleshooting

See Troubleshooting Abaqus.