Babysitter steel-connection-designer

Steel connection design skill for bolted and welded connections per AISC specifications

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/library/specializations/domains/science/civil-engineering/skills/steel-connection-designer" ~/.claude/skills/a5c-ai-babysitter-steel-connection-designer && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: library/specializations/domains/science/civil-engineering/skills/steel-connection-designer/SKILL.md

Steel Connection Designer Skill

Purpose

The Steel Connection Designer Skill designs structural steel connections including bolted and welded connections per AISC 360 and AISC 341 for seismic applications.

Capabilities

Bolted connection design per AISC 360
Welded connection design
Moment connection design per AISC 358
Shear tab, end plate, angle connections
Base plate and anchor rod design per AISC Design Guide 1
Seismic connection detailing per AISC 341
Column splice design
Bracing connection design

Usage Guidelines

When to Use

Designing steel connections
Verifying connection capacity
Detailing seismic connections
Evaluating existing connections

Prerequisites

Member forces established
Member sizes selected
Connection type determined
Seismic requirements identified

Best Practices

Consider erection requirements
Check all limit states
Detail for seismic ductility
Coordinate with fabricator

Process Integration

This skill integrates with:

Structural Steel Design
Bridge Design LRFD
Seismic Design Analysis

Configuration

steel-connection-designer:
  connection-types:
    - shear-tab
    - end-plate
    - angle
    - base-plate
    - column-splice
    - bracing
  design-codes:
    - AISC-360
    - AISC-341
    - AISC-358

Output Artifacts

Connection calculations
Connection details
Material summaries
Bolt and weld schedules