Instrument parser agent: show it a few sample files and it builds your lab data pipeline
nlarusstone · x · 2026-11-13
Day 25 of the author's 'an agent a day' series: agents can replace manual parsers and janky scripts for getting lab instrument data into structured databases. Given a few example files, the agent builds a parsing pipeline, routes new files to existing pipelines based on the experiment, and saves reusable pipelines with informative names. A ready-to-tweak prompt is included.
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