Sumo Core

Overview

Use this skill to plan and specify standard SUMO workflows and command lines for network creation, demand generation, routing, and running simulations.

Skill Routing

• Use sumo-env for installation, SUMO_HOME/PATH, or tool availability issues.
• Use sumo-output for output configuration, parsing, and post-processing.
• Use sumo-rl for reinforcement learning traffic signal control tasks.
• Use sumo-mcp when you must run multi-step workflows, live TraCI control, or automated tool execution.

Core Workflow (CLI)

1. Build or import a network (netgenerate, netconvert, netedit, OSM import).
2. Generate trips or flows (randomTrips.py, od2trips).
3. Compute routes (duarouter) if trips are used.
4. Run the simulation (sumo or sumo-gui) with a .sumocfg file.
5. Add extra definitions via additional files (traffic lights, detectors, outputs).

MCP Decision

• Stay in this skill for single-step commands or config edits that do not require executing tools.
• Switch to sumo-mcp when the request needs automated execution, multi-step pipelines, or TraCI control.

References

• Command line and config structure: references/command-line-basics.md
• Network creation/import: references/network-build.md
• Demand and routing: references/demand-routing.md
• Running simulations: references/simulation-run.md
• TraCI basics (handoff to MCP for control): references/traci-basics.md