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shapely-compute

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About shapely-compute

shapely-compute is a skill that describes command-line workflows for computational geometry with Shapely. It is intended for geometry tasks such as spatial tests, measurements, transformations, and validity checks, with JSON output.

Key features

  1. 01Create geometries from coordinates
  2. 02Boolean geometry operations
  3. 03Spatial relationship predicates
  4. 04Measure area, length, and distance
  5. 05Transform and validate geometries
  6. 06Parse WKT and extract coordinates

Use cases

  1. 01Test whether shapes intersect or contain points
  2. 02Calculate area, length, or distance
  3. 03Build buffer zones or combine shapes
  4. 04Repair invalid geometries

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/parcadei/continuous-claude-v3 --skill shapely-compute

After installing, type/shapely-computein Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Details

From the project README

Computational Geometry with Shapely

When to Use

  • Creating geometric shapes (points, lines, polygons)
  • Boolean operations (intersection, union, difference)
  • Spatial predicates (contains, intersects, within)
  • Measurements (area, length, distance, centroid)
  • Geometry transformations (translate, rotate, scale)
  • Validating and fixing invalid geometries

Quick Reference

I want to...CommandExample
Create geometrycreatecreate polygon --coords "0,0 1,0 1,1 0,1"
Intersectionop intersectionop intersection --g1 "POLYGON(...)" --g2 "POLYGON(...)"
Check containspred containspred contains --g1 "POLYGON(...)" --g2 "POINT(0.5 0.5)"
Calculate areameasure areameasure area --geom "POLYGON(...)"
Distancedistancedistance --g1 "POINT(0 0)" --g2 "POINT(3 4)"
Transformtransform translatetransform translate --geom "..." --params "1,2"
Validatevalidatevalidate --geom "POLYGON(...)"

Commands

create

Create geometric objects from coordinates.

# Point
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py create point --coords "1,2"

# Line (2+ points)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py create line --coords "0,0 1,1 2,0"

# Polygon (3+ points, auto-closes)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py create polygon --coords "0,0 1,0 1,1 0,1"

# Polygon with hole
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py create polygon --coords "0,0 10,0 10,10 0,10" --holes "2,2 8,2 8,8 2,8"

# MultiPoint
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py create multipoint --coords "0,0 1,1 2,2"

# MultiLineString (pipe-separated lines)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py create multilinestring --coords "0,0 1,1|2,2 3,3"

# MultiPolygon (pipe-separated polygons)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py create multipolygon --coords "0,0 1,0 1,1 0,1|2,2 3,2 3,3 2,3"
op (operations)

Boolean geometry operations.

# Intersection of two polygons
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py op intersection \
    --g1 "POLYGON((0 0,2 0,2 2,0 2,0 0))" \
    --g2 "POLYGON((1 1,3 1,3 3,1 3,1 1))"

# Union
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py op union --g1 "POLYGON(...)" --g2 "POLYGON(...)"

# Difference (g1 - g2)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py op difference --g1 "POLYGON(...)" --g2 "POLYGON(...)"

# Symmetric difference (XOR)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py op symmetric_difference --g1 "..." --g2 "..."

# Buffer (expand/erode)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py op buffer --g1 "POINT(0 0)" --g2 "1.5"

# Convex hull
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py op convex_hull --g1 "MULTIPOINT((0 0),(1 1),(0 2),(2 0))"

# Envelope (bounding box)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py op envelope --g1 "POLYGON(...)"

# Simplify (reduce points)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py op simplify --g1 "LINESTRING(...)" --g2 "0.5"
pred (predicates)

Spatial relationship tests (returns boolean).

# Does polygon contain point?
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py pred contains \
    --g1 "POLYGON((0 0,2 0,2 2,0 2,0 0))" \
    --g2 "POINT(1 1)"

# Do geometries intersect?
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py pred intersects --g1 "..." --g2 "..."

# Is g1 within g2?
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py pred within --g1 "POINT(1 1)" --g2 "POLYGON(...)"

# Do geometries touch (share boundary)?
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py pred touches --g1 "..." --g2 "..."

# Do geometries cross?
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py pred crosses --g1 "LINESTRING(...)" --g2 "LINESTRING(...)"

# Are geometries disjoint (no intersection)?
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py pred disjoint --g1 "..." --g2 "..."

# Do geometries overlap?
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py pred overlaps --g1 "..." --g2 "..."

# Are geometries equal?
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py pred equals --g1 "..." --g2 "..."

# Does g1 cover g2?
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py pred covers --g1 "..." --g2 "..."

# Is g1 covered by g2?
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py pred covered_by --g1 "..." --g2 "..."
measure

Geometric measurements.

# Area (polygons)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py measure area --geom "POLYGON((0 0,1 0,1 1,0 1,0 0))"

# Length (lines, polygon perimeter)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py measure length --geom "LINESTRING(0 0,3 4)"

# Centroid
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py measure centroid --geom "POLYGON((0 0,2 0,2 2,0 2,0 0))"

# Bounds (minx, miny, maxx, maxy)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py measure bounds --geom "POLYGON(...)"

# Exterior ring (polygon only)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py measure exterior_ring --geom "POLYGON(...)"

# All measurements at once
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py measure all --geom "POLYGON((0 0,2 0,2 2,0 2,0 0))"
distance

Distance between geometries.

uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py distance --g1 "POINT(0 0)" --g2 "POINT(3 4)"
# Returns: {"distance": 5.0, "g1_type": "Point", "g2_type": "Point"}
transform

Affine transformations.

# Translate (move)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py transform translate \
    --geom "POLYGON((0 0,1 0,1 1,0 1,0 0))" --params "5,10"
# params: dx,dy or dx,dy,dz

# Rotate (degrees, around centroid by default)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py transform rotate \
    --geom "POLYGON((0 0,1 0,1 1,0 1,0 0))" --params "45"
# params: angle or angle,origin_x,origin_y

# Scale (from centroid by default)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py transform scale \
    --geom "POLYGON((0 0,1 0,1 1,0 1,0 0))" --params "2,2"
# params: sx,sy or sx,sy,origin_x,origin_y

# Skew
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py transform skew \
    --geom "POLYGON(...)" --params "15,0"
# params: xs,ys (degrees)
validate / makevalid

Check and fix geometry validity.

# Check if valid
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py validate --geom "POLYGON((0 0,1 0,1 1,0 1,0 0))"
# Returns: {"is_valid": true, "type": "Polygon", ...}

# Fix invalid geometry (self-intersecting, etc.)
uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py makevalid --geom "POLYGON((0 0,2 2,2 0,0 2,0 0))"
coords

Extract coordinates from geometry.

uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py coords --geom "POLYGON((0 0,1 0,1 1,0 1,0 0))"
# Returns: {"coords": [[0,0],[1,0],[1,1],[0,1],[0,0]], "type": "Polygon"}
fromwkt

Parse WKT and get geometry information.

uv run python scripts/shapely_compute.py fromwkt "POLYGON((0 0,1 0,1 1,0 1,0 0))"
# Returns: {"type": "Polygon", "bounds": [...], "area": 1.0, ...}

Geometry Types

  • point - Single coordinate (x, y) or (x, y, z)
  • line/linestring - Sequence of connected points
  • polygon - Closed shape with optional holes
  • multipoint, multilinestring, multipolygon - Collections

Input Formats

  • Coordinates string: "0,0 1,0 1,1 0,1" (space-separated x,y pairs)
  • WKT: "POLYGON((0 0, 1 0, 1 1, 0 1, 0 0))"

Output Format

All commands return JSON with:

  • wkt: WKT representation of result geometry
  • type: Geometry type (Point, LineString, Polygon, etc.)
  • bounds: (minx, miny, maxx, maxy)
  • is_valid, is_empty: Validity flags
  • Measurement-specific fields (area, length, distance, etc.)

Common Use Cases

Use CaseCommand
Collision detectionpred intersects
Point-in-polygonpred contains
Area calculationmeasure area
Buffer zonesop buffer
Shape combinationop union
Shape subtractionop difference
Bounding boxop envelope or measure bounds
Simplify pathop simplify

Related Skills

  • /math-mode - Full math orchestration (SymPy, Z3)
  • /math-plot - Visualization with matplotlib

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