Dependencies and Extras

Core Install

pip install design-research-problems

Editable contributor setup:

git clone https://github.com/cmudrc/design-research-problems.git
cd design-research-problems
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Or use:

make dev

Extras Matrix

Extra

Purpose

grammar

Truss-oriented grammar and structural workflows

battery

Battery grammar and battery optimization workflows

mcp

MCP-backed task workflows

cad

Build123d-backed CAD workflows

solvers

External optimization backends

pandas

DataFrame exports for catalog/ideation data

dev

Contributor tooling

Text and decision families are suitable for lightweight setups. Grammar and battery families are more infrastructure-sensitive because they depend on domain-specific toolchains. MCP and CAD tasks are best when your study must interact with an external execution environment.

Recommended install profiles:

  • lightweight catalog and text studies: base install only

  • structural grammar studies: pip install -e ".[grammar]"

  • battery studies: pip install -e ".[battery]"

  • external-tool workflows: pip install -e ".[mcp,cad]"

  • full local validation environment: make dev-full

Reproducible and release flows are exposed via make repro, make lock, and make release-check.