adaptyvbio/protein-design-skills/campaign-manager

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Goal-oriented binder design campaign planning and health assessment. Use this skill when: (1) Planning a complete binder design campaign, (2) Converting high-level goals into runnable pipelines, (3) Assessing campaign health and pass rates, (4) Diagnosing why designs are failing QC, (5) Estimating time, cost, and expected yields, (6) Selecting between design tools for a specific target. This skill orchestrates the other protein design tools. For individual tool parameters, use the specific tool skills.

Install

npx vskill@latest install adaptyvbio/protein-design-skills/campaign-manager

SKILL.md

Campaign Manager

Goal-oriented design

From goal to pipeline

When user says: "I need 10 good binders for EGFR"

Campaign Planning:

Goal: 10 high-quality binders for EGFR
├── Achievable: Yes (standard target)
├── Recommended pipeline: rfdiffusion → proteinmpnn → chai → protein-qc
├── Estimated designs needed: 500 backbones (to get ~50 passing QC)
├── Estimated time: 8-12 hours total
├── Estimated cost: ~$60 (Modal GPU compute)
└── Expected yield:
├── After backbone (500): 500 structures
├── After sequence (×8): 4,000 sequences
├── After validation: 4,000 predictions
├── After QC (~10-15%): 400-600 candidates
└── After clustering: 10-20 diverse final designs

Complete pipeline generator

Standard miniprotein binder campaign
bash
# Step 1: Fetch and prepare target (5 min)
curl -o target.pdb "https://files.rcsb.org/download/{PDB_ID}.pdb"
# Trim to binding region if needed
# Step 2: Generate backbones (2-3h, ~$15)
# RFdiffusion runs from the official repo, not biomodals
python run_inference.py \
inference.input_pdb=target.pdb \
contigmap.contigs=[A1-150/0 70-100] \
ppi.hotspot_res=[A45,A67,A89] \
inference.num_designs=500
# Checkpoint: ls output/*.pdb | wc -l # Should be 500
# Step 3: Design sequences (1-2h, ~$10)
for f in output/*.pdb; do
modal run modal_ligandmpnn.py \
--input-pdb "$f" \
--params-str "--number_of_batches 8 --temperature 0.1"
done
# Checkpoint: grep -c "^>" output/seqs/*.fa # Should be ~4000
# Step 4: Quick ESM2 filter (30 min, ~$5, optional)
modal run modal_esm2_predict_masked.py --input-faa output/all_seqs.fa
# Filter sequences with PLL < 0.0
# Step 5: Structure validation (3-4h, ~$35)
modal run modal_alphafold.py \
--input-faa output/filtered_seqs.fa \
--out-dir predictions/
# Checkpoint: find predictions -name "*rank_001.pdb" | wc -l
# Step 6: Filter and rank (protein-qc skill)
# Apply thresholds: pLDDT > 0.85, ipTM > 0.5, scRMSD < 2.0
# Compute composite score
# Cluster at 70% identity, select top from each cluster

Total estimated time: 8-12 hours Total estimated cost: ~$60-70


Campaign size recommendations

GoalBackbonesSequences/BBTotal SeqExpected Passing
5 binders20081,600160-240
10 binders50084,000400-600
20 binders1,00088,000800-1,200
50 binders2,500820,0002,000-3,000

Rule of thumb: Generate 50x more designs than you need (10-15% pass rate × clustering).


Tool selection guide

When to use each tool
ScenarioRecommended ToolReason
Standard miniproteinRFdiffusion + ProteinMPNNHigh diversity, proven
Need higher success rateBindCraftIntegrated design loop
All-atom precision neededBoltzGenSide-chain aware
Difficult targetMosaicGradient, multi-model objective
Need fast iterationESMFold2 + ESM2Quick screening
Target difficulty assessment
IndicatorEasy TargetDifficult Target
Surface typeConcave pocketFlat or convex
ConservationHighLow
Known bindersYesNo
FlexibilityRigidFlexible
Expected pass rate15-20%5-10%

Campaign health assessment

Quick metrics check
python
import pandas as pd
def assess_campaign(csv_path):
df = pd.read_csv(csv_path)
# Calculate pass rates
plddt_pass = (df['pLDDT'] > 0.85).mean()
iptm_pass = (df['ipTM'] > 0.50).mean()
scrmsd_pass = (df['scRMSD'] < 2.0).mean()
all_pass = ((df['pLDDT'] > 0.85) & (df['ipTM'] > 0.5) & (df['scRMSD'] < 2.0)).mean()
# Determine health
if all_pass > 0.15:
health = "EXCELLENT"
elif all_pass > 0.10:
health = "GOOD"
elif all_pass > 0.05:
health = "MARGINAL"
else:
health = "POOR"
# Identify top issue
issues = []
if plddt_pass < 0.20:
issues.append("Low pLDDT - backbone or sequence issue")
if iptm_pass < 0.20:
issues.append("Low ipTM - hotspot or interface issue")
if scrmsd_pass < 0.50:
issues.append("High scRMSD - sequence doesn't specify backbone")
return {
"health": health,
"overall_pass_rate": all_pass,
"plddt_pass_rate": plddt_pass,
"iptm_pass_rate": iptm_pass,
"scrmsd_pass_rate": scrmsd_pass,
"top_issues": issues
}
Interpreting results
HealthPass RateAction
EXCELLENT> 15%Proceed to selection
GOOD10-15%Proceed, normal yield
MARGINAL5-10%Review failure tree
POOR< 5%Diagnose and restart

Cost estimation

Per-tool costs (Modal)
ToolGPU$/hourTypical JobCost
RFdiffusionA10G~$1.20500 designs/2h~$2.50
ProteinMPNNT4~$0.604000 seq/1.5h~$1.00
ESM2 (PLL)A10G~$1.204000 seq/30min~$0.60
AlphaFoldA100~$4.504000 preds/4h~$18.00
ChaiA100~$4.50500 preds/1h~$4.50
Campaign cost estimates
Campaign SizeTotal CostNotes
Small (100 bb)~$15Quick exploration
Standard (500 bb)~$60Most campaigns
Large (1000 bb)~$120Comprehensive
XL (5000 bb)~$600Very thorough

Pipeline variants

High-throughput (maximize diversity)
bash
# More backbones, fewer sequences each (RFdiffusion from the official repo)
python run_inference.py inference.num_designs=2000
modal run modal_ligandmpnn.py --input-pdb bb.pdb --params-str "--number_of_batches 4 --temperature 0.2"
High-quality (maximize per-design quality)
bash
# Fewer backbones, more sequences each, lower temperature
python run_inference.py inference.num_designs=200
modal run modal_ligandmpnn.py --input-pdb bb.pdb --params-str "--number_of_batches 32 --temperature 0.1"
Quick exploration (fast iteration)
bash
# Small batch, ESMFold2 for fast single-sequence folding
# RFdiffusion runs from the official repo (not biomodals); see the rfdiffusion skill
modal run modal_ligandmpnn.py --input-pdb bb.pdb --params-str "--number_of_batches 8"
modal run modal_esmfold2.py --input-faa all_seqs.fa

See also

  • Tool-specific parameters: rfdiffusion, proteinmpnn, mosaic, chai, boltz, alphafold
  • QC thresholds and filtering: protein-qc
  • Tool selection guidance: binder-design

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