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Summary

Implements #6077: an explicit Cartesian magnetic-force convention for the native-spin LAMMPS pair styles, so a separately maintained Newtonian spin integrator can consume F_S = -dE/dS from atom->fm without patching DeePMD sources.

Locally verified against a built LAMMPS binary linked to this branch (host dpa4spin, CPU / Kokkos Serial+OpenMP). See Validation below.

Design

  • Selection (pair_style keyword, independent of native-spin detection):
    • magnetic_force precession — default; unchanged |m| / ħ scaling for the stock LAMMPS SPIN integrator
    • magnetic_force cartesian — store the model energy gradient with only the energy-per-model-spin unit conversion (scale * ener_unit_cvt_factor); no moment magnitude, no ħ, including at zero moment
  • Discoverability: Pair::extract("fm_cartesian_force", dim) returns a scalar int (dim == 0): 0 precession, 1 Cartesian
  • Rejection: magnetic_force cartesian requires units metal (explicit error otherwise); unknown keyword values and duplicate keywords are rejected
  • Scope: formula change is in the host (dpa4spin) and Kokkos (dpa4spin/kk) scatter paths only. Kokkos device residency, ghost clear, and reverse-communication accumulation are untouched. No Newtonian integrator is added. Separate from [BUG] LAMMPS plugin does not register the unsuffixed dpa4spin pair style #6075 / fix(lammps): register native-spin host pair style in plugin #6012 / [BUG] dpa4spin accepts non-metal units but uses metal-unit hbar #5993.

Example:

units metal
pair_style dpa4spin compressed_model.pt2 magnetic_force cartesian

Files

Path Change
source/lmp/pair_dpa4spin.h fm_cartesian_force member; settings docs
source/lmp/pair_dpa4spin.cpp keyword parsing, extract, host scatter
source/lmp/pair_dpa4spin_kokkos.cpp device scatter branch
source/lmp/tests/test_dpa4spin_magnetic_force_convention.py conversion-contract + Kokkos source-contract unit tests
doc/model/dpa4c.md, examples/spin/dpa4c/lmp/* user-facing docs

Validation

Unit tests

python -m pytest source/lmp/tests/test_dpa4spin_magnetic_force_convention.py — 8 passed.

Local LAMMPS install (observed)

Built on a CPU-only box at tip b70be2c5:

  • DeePMD C++ against PyTorch CPU
  • LAMMPS stable_22Jul2025_update2 with built-in USER-DEEPMD (builtin.cmake), packages SPIN + KSPACE + EXTRA-FIX + MOLECULE + Kokkos Serial/OpenMP (no CUDA)
  • Binary registers both dpa4spin and dpa4spin/kk
  • Minimal native-spin DPA4C graph .pt2 (dim_fparam = dim_aparam = dim_chg_spin = 0)
Check Result
Binary lists dpa4spin / dpa4spin/kk; strings include magnetic_force / fm_cartesian_force PASS
units metal + magnetic_force cartesian (non-collinear Ni moments) PASS — log magnetic_force: cartesian, finite PE
Default / explicit precession PASS — log magnetic_force: precession
units real + magnetic_force cartesian PASS — ERROR: requires units metal
Pair::extract("fm_cartesian_force") via LAMMPS C library PASS — cartesian → 1, precession → 0
Precession / cartesian fm ratio on Ni equals |m| / ħ (metal ħ = 6.5821191e-4); zero-moment O has fm ≡ 0 in precession PASS — relative error ~1e-13
Cartesian fm vs energy central finite difference (ε = 1e-5, separate data files, same geometry, perturbed S) PASS — relative error ~1e-7 on all three components; matches C-API DeepSpin::compute force_mag
Zero / tiny moment (|S| = 0 and 1e-8) under cartesian PASS — fm remains finite (gradient not zeroed by |m|)

Not covered by this local install

  • CUDA Kokkos GPU backend / compressed .pt2 on dpa4spin/kk
  • Multi-rank MPI reverse-comm accumulation under cartesian mode
  • Plugin-registered styles (host dpa4spin remains built-in-only; plugin registers dpa4spin/kk*)

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Fixes #6077

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added a magnetic_force option to select precession (the default) or Cartesian magnetic forces. Cartesian mode requires metal units.
    • Made the DPA4Spin pair style available through the LAMMPS plugin.
    • Added a way for integrators to check the selected force convention.
  • Documentation

    • Clarified force scaling and supported archive formats, and added a Kokkos example for Cartesian forces.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for force conversion, including zero-moment behavior.

Offer an explicit magnetic_force precession|cartesian selection on
pair_style dpa4spin and dpa4spin/kk so Newtonian spin integrators can
consume -dE/dS in atom->fm without |m|/hbar scaling. Default remains
precession. Expose the choice via extract("fm_cartesian_force").

Fixes deepmodeling#6077
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The dpa4spin LAMMPS pair style supports precession and Cartesian magnetic-force conventions. Precession remains the default. Cartesian mode requires metal units and uses energy-unit conversion. The selected convention is available through Pair::extract.

Changes: Magnetic-force convention

Layer / File(s) Summary
Convention selection and interface
source/lmp/pair_dpa4spin.h, source/lmp/pair_dpa4spin.cpp, source/lmp/plugin/deepmdplugin.cpp
The pair style accepts magnetic_force precession or magnetic_force cartesian, defaults to precession, and exposes the selection through fm_cartesian_force. The plugin registers the dpa4spin style.
Magnetic-force accumulation
source/lmp/pair_dpa4spin.cpp, source/lmp/pair_dpa4spin_kokkos.cpp
The host and Kokkos implementations apply convention-specific unit scaling and moment factors when accumulating magnetic forces.
Force validation and usage
source/lmp/tests/test_dpa4spin_magnetic_force_convention.py, source/tests/infer/gen_dpa4c_spin_lmp.py, source/install/test_cc_local.sh, doc/model/dpa4c.md, examples/spin/dpa4c/lmp/*
Tests check both conversions, zero-moment behavior, unit factors, and the selection interface. A native-spin fixture generator and its test setup are added. Documentation and examples describe the option, extraction key, and archive requirements.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant LAMMPS
  participant PairDPA4Spin
  participant Model
  participant Integrator
  LAMMPS->>PairDPA4Spin: Set magnetic_force convention
  PairDPA4Spin->>Model: Request magnetic energy gradient
  Model-->>PairDPA4Spin: Return magnetic energy gradient
  PairDPA4Spin->>PairDPA4Spin: Apply convention-specific scaling
  PairDPA4Spin-->>Integrator: Store magnetic force in atom->fm
  Integrator->>PairDPA4Spin: Extract fm_cartesian_force
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cmpatter and others added 2 commits October 15, 2026 16:57
Align Kokkos precession scaling with the host fscale path, require the
Kokkos scatter source in the convention unit test, and correct the
example README wording that called Cartesian fm unconverted.
dpa4spin/kk requires the compact canonical graph lower; point the
magnetic_force cartesian comment at compressed_model.pt2 and the
README compress step instead of the graph-lower freeze output.
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source/lmp/tests/test_dpa4spin_magnetic_force_convention.py: 2

132-148: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Add a Kokkos runtime test for force scaling.

test_adapter_declares_extract_key_and_keyword reads pair_dpa4spin_kokkos.cpp as text. Its substring checks do not instantiate PairDPA4SpinKokkos, execute Kokkos::parallel_for("dpa4spin/kk:scatter_f", ...), or inspect accumulated fm values. A regression in the Cartesian or precession scaling can therefore pass this test. Add a Kokkos-backed test that runs both modes and asserts their accumulated force values, while retaining the source-text checks for API declarations.

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Add a Kokkos-backed runtime test alongside
`test_adapter_declares_extract_key_and_keyword` that exercises
`PairDPA4SpinKokkos` through the `dpa4spin/kk:scatter_f` path in both Cartesian
and precession modes, then asserts the accumulated `fm` values reflect each
mode’s force scaling. Retain the existing source-text checks for API
declarations.

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Add a host-LAMMPS regression assertion for dpa4spin magnetic force.

The convention tests validate only store_magnetic_force(...) and source text. They do not execute the registered host dpa4spin style or inspect its accumulated fm. A regression in PairDPA4Spin::compute can therefore pass in both magnetic_force cartesian and magnetic_force precession modes.

Add a LAMMPS-backed test that runs the host style in both modes and compares fm with the expected Cartesian gradient and precession scaling. This adds regression coverage and does not imply that the current host implementation is incorrect.

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Add a LAMMPS-backed regression test that runs the registered host dpa4spin style
in both magnetic_force cartesian and precession modes, then inspects accumulated
fm. Compare Cartesian fm with the expected model gradient and precession fm with
that gradient scaled by |m|/hbar, including zero-moment behavior; retain the
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- Around line 132-148: Add a Kokkos-backed runtime test alongside
`test_adapter_declares_extract_key_and_keyword` that exercises
`PairDPA4SpinKokkos` through the `dpa4spin/kk:scatter_f` path in both Cartesian
and precession modes, then asserts the accumulated `fm` values reflect each
mode’s force scaling. Retain the existing source-text checks for API
declarations.
- Around line 81-129: Add a LAMMPS-backed regression test that runs the
registered host dpa4spin style in both magnetic_force cartesian and precession
modes, then inspects accumulated fm. Compare Cartesian fm with the expected
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[P2] Exercise the actual magnetic-force adapter in the regression tests

The new tests in source/lmp/tests/test_dpa4spin_magnetic_force_convention.py primarily check a separate NumPy implementation of the conversion formula. The C++ checks only look for source substrings; neither set executes the changed host or Kokkos scatter.

I verified this gap with a mutation check in a temporary copy: changing the magnetic-force accumulation from += to -= in both pair_dpa4spin.cpp and all three components of pair_dpa4spin_kokkos.cpp still leaves all 8 tests passing. Thus even reversing the physical force direction is invisible to the new regression suite. The original PR files were not modified.

The reported manual LAMMPS validation is useful evidence. Please turn a minimal subset into automated behavioral coverage using the real adapter and a small native-spin artifact:

  • Select magnetic_force cartesian through the actual pair-style command and check both the scalar integer extract declaration and the resulting fm values.
  • Compare Cartesian fm with the model magnetic force or energy finite differences. Include a nonzero moment and a spin-active atom at zero moment whose reference magnetic force is nonzero, so accidentally multiplying by the moment cannot pass trivially.
  • Verify that the default precession convention is preserved. Exercise the Kokkos implementation when its required build/device is available, with explicit skips otherwise.

Please avoid addressing this by adding more duplicated NumPy formulas or source-substring assertions. The tests should fail when the production C++ conversion is wrong. Existing LAMMPS test utilities can provide the integration structure; a new independent testing framework is unnecessary.

I have not identified a numerical defect in the current conversion formulas. This request concerns the missing regression protection for the new physical-force convention. Local validation of the supplied tests was 8 passed; full LAMMPS execution was unavailable because the installed binary references a missing libc10.dylib, and GPU/MPI execution was not independently verified.

OutisLi CHANGES_REQUESTED on deepmodeling#6078: NumPy/substring tests could not see a
+= to -= mutation in the host/Kokkos scatter. Add behavioral coverage that
selects magnetic_force through pair_style dpa4spin, checks extract
fm_cartesian_force, compares Cartesian fm to energy FD (including a
spin-active zero-moment Ni), and verifies default precession scaling.
Register host dpa4spin in the LAMMPS plugin so plugin-mode CI can run the
tests; generate a no-fparam DPA4C fixture for dpa4spin via
gen_dpa4c_spin_lmp.py. Kokkos path skips without a GPU backend.
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Probe the live cartesian fm component and require |analytic| > 1e-8
with a relative-only check so a scatter sign flip cannot pass.
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@OutisLi Addressed in 810abcee + f6d1a1bc (tip f6d1a1bc).

What changed

  • Behavioral tests now drive the real host dpa4spin path: pair_style ... magnetic_force cartesian|precession, Pair::extract("fm_cartesian_force"), and gathered fm / sp.
  • Cartesian fm is checked against energy central finite differences on the largest-|fm| component of a nonzero-moment Ni, with |analytic| > 1e-8 and relative-only tolerance (no absolute escape that could hide a scatter sign flip).
  • A spin-active Ni at zero moment keeps nonzero Cartesian fm; default/explicit precession keeps the |m|/ħ ratio vs cartesian.
  • Kokkos GPU path is explicitly skipped when unavailable (current fixture is graph-lower; dpa4spin/kk needs compact canonical).
  • Fixture generator source/tests/infer/gen_dpa4c_spin_lmp.py wired into test_cc_local.sh; plugin now also registers host dpa4spin.

Mutation check (local): flipping host scatter += → -= fails the FD test (rel ≈ 1); restored, suite is 11 passed / 1 skipped (Kokkos GPU).

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def _require_dpa4spin_host():
"""Import PyLammps and require a host ``dpa4spin`` registration."""
try:
from lammps import (
lammps,
)
except ImportError:
pytest.skip("PyLammps is not available")
model = _resolve_model()
if not model.is_file():
pytest.skip(
f"native-spin dpa4spin fixture missing ({model}); "
f"set {_MODEL_ENV} or run source/tests/infer/gen_dpa4c_spin_lmp.py"
)
probe = lammps(cmdargs=["-log", "none", "-screen", "none"])
try:
if not probe.has_style("pair", "dpa4spin"):
pytest.skip("pair style dpa4spin is not registered in this LAMMPS build")
finally:
probe.close()
return lammps, model

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Fail instead of skip when host dpa4spin tests are required.

The CUDA CI job builds the PyTorch path, generates the fixture, loads the plugin, and runs pytest source/lmp/tests. If host dpa4spin registration is missing, _require_dpa4spin_host() skips every behavioral test, and pytest can still pass. Use DPA4SPIN_LMP_REQUIRED=1 only in CI jobs that enable PyTorch and generate this fixture. Do not enable it for CPU matrix entries with ENABLE_PYTORCH=FALSE, where the fixture is intentionally absent.

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+def _skip_or_fail(msg: str):
+    if os.environ.get("DPA4SPIN_LMP_REQUIRED") == "1":
+        pytest.fail(msg)
+    pytest.skip(msg)
+
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-        pytest.skip(
+        _skip_or_fail(
@@
-            pytest.skip("pair style dpa4spin is not registered in this LAMMPS build")
+            _skip_or_fail("pair style dpa4spin is not registered in this LAMMPS build")

Set DPA4SPIN_LMP_REQUIRED=1 in the CUDA LAMMPS pytest step and equivalent PyTorch-enabled CI jobs.

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def _require_dpa4spin_host():
"""Import PyLammps and require a host ``dpa4spin`` registration."""
try:
from lammps import (
lammps,
)
except ImportError:
pytest.skip("PyLammps is not available")
model = _resolve_model()
if not model.is_file():
pytest.skip(
f"native-spin dpa4spin fixture missing ({model}); "
f"set {_MODEL_ENV} or run source/tests/infer/gen_dpa4c_spin_lmp.py"
)
probe = lammps(cmdargs=["-log", "none", "-screen", "none"])
try:
if not probe.has_style("pair", "dpa4spin"):
pytest.skip("pair style dpa4spin is not registered in this LAMMPS build")
finally:
probe.close()
return lammps, model
def _skip_or_fail(msg: str):
if os.environ.get("DPA4SPIN_LMP_REQUIRED") == "1":
pytest.fail(msg)
pytest.skip(msg)
def _require_dpa4spin_host():
"""Import PyLammps and require a host ``dpa4spin`` registration."""
try:
from lammps import (
lammps,
)
except ImportError:
pytest.skip("PyLammps is not available")
model = _resolve_model()
if not model.is_file():
_skip_or_fail(
f"native-spin dpa4spin fixture missing ({model}); "
f"set {_MODEL_ENV} or run source/tests/infer/gen_dpa4c_spin_lmp.py"
)
probe = lammps(cmdargs=["-log", "none", "-screen", "none"])
try:
if not probe.has_style("pair", "dpa4spin"):
_skip_or_fail("pair style dpa4spin is not registered in this LAMMPS build")
finally:
probe.close()
return lammps, model
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f"native-spin dpa4spin fixture missing ({model}); "
f"set {_MODEL_ENV} or run source/tests/infer/gen_dpa4c_spin_lmp.py"
)
probe = lammps(cmdargs=["-log", "none", "-screen", "none"])
if not model.is_file():
pytest.skip(f"fixture missing: {model}")

probe = lammps(cmdargs=["-log", "none", "-screen", "none"])
pytest.skip(f"GPU Kokkos backend unavailable: {exc}")

try:
if not lmp.has_style("pair", "dpa4spin/kk"):

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The new behavioral coverage is useful, but its fixture export currently prevents both PyTorch-enabled CPU C++ CI configurations from reaching the tests. This finding is based on the current-head CI logs and the new generator/wait path, not an independently rerun LAMMPS test or a defect demonstrated in the magnetic-force formula.

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"version": "3.0.0",
}
print(f"Exporting {OUT}") # noqa: T201
deserialize_to_file(OUT, data, do_atomic_virial=True, lower_kind="graph")

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[P2] Keep the new fixture export compatible with the CPU CI configuration

This export fails under the current CI's torch==2.11.0+cpu: both the non-sanitized CPU job and the sanitized CPU job reach this line, then aoti_compile_and_package raises CppCompileError because the generated kernel references an undeclared tmp42. The new unconditional launch and wait $PID14B in test_cc_local.sh propagate this failure and terminate both jobs before ctest, so this addition blocks the existing C++ suite as well as generating no fixture. Please make this fixture/export configuration work with the supported CPU CI toolchain, and validate both matrix entries before treating the behavioral tests as integrated. The evidence identifies an export/compiler compatibility failure; it does not establish a magnetic-force numerical defect.

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OutisLi added a commit to OutisLi/dpmd-public that referenced this pull request Oct 17, 2026
Preserve the default precession convention and expose Cartesian -dE/dS
for native-spin integrators. Replace algebra-only checks with mandatory
LAMMPS adapter finite differences, zero/tiny-moment, scaling and parser
regressions. Scope the PyTorch CPU SIMD workaround to the test fixture.

Based on the implementation in deepmodeling#6078.

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…ling#6084)

## Summary

Implements deepmodeling#6077, fixes deepmodeling#6075, and supersedes deepmodeling#6078. This revision
builds on the original implementation by @OutisLi-Bot (credited in the
commit), rebases it onto current master, and replaces the weak/optional
regression checks with tests of the actual LAMMPS adapter.

- `magnetic_force precession` remains the default and preserves the
existing moment/`hbar` conversion.
- `magnetic_force cartesian` stores `-dE/dS` with the
energy-per-model-spin conversion, including zero moments; currently
requires `units metal`.
- `Pair::extract("fm_cartesian_force", dim)` exposes a scalar integer
(`dim == 0`, precession = 0, Cartesian = 1).
- The host and Kokkos scatter paths use the selected convention without
changing communication or introducing allocations/transfers. Register
the host style in the runtime plugin as well.

## Regression coverage and CI repair

The model-independent `test_lammps_plugin.py` checks unsuffixed
`dpa4spin` availability without loading a model or gating on an
inference backend. It supports the CI `LAMMPS_PLUGIN_PATH` autoload path
and explicit `DEEPMD_TEST_PLUGIN` loading. The host factory and
registration are outside `LMP_KOKKOS`; this closes deepmodeling#6075 without
changing magnetic-force conventions or Kokkos aliases.

The new adapter tests check all three Cartesian components against
energy finite differences at zero, tiny (`1e-8`), and finite moments;
default/explicit precession equivalence; nonmagnetic atoms; unchanged
mechanical force/energy; pair scaling and repeated compute; extraction;
invalid/missing/duplicate options; and non-metal rejection.
PyTorch-enabled LAMMPS CI explicitly requires the model fixture,
bindings, and plugin registration instead of silently skipping them.

The previous C++ CI failure was reproduced with PyTorch 2.11 and
`OMP_NUM_THREADS=1`: CPU SIMD gather codegen references an undeclared
`tmp42`. Disabling loop-tail vectorization still fails. A scoped
`cpp.simdlen=1` context around **this small test-fixture export only**
avoids the defect. Production export settings and CUDA device selection
are unchanged, and the setting is restored afterward.

### CUDA Kokkos regression

The CUDA C++ job uses the same Python-prefix MPICH distribution for
mpi4py, DeePMD, LAMMPS, plugins, and launcher. Ubuntu 24.04's MPICH
package can start independent singleton worlds ([upstream
report](mpi4py/mpi4py#547)); avoiding it also
removes its leaked host-LTO compiler flags, so the earlier job-local
NVCC workaround is no longer needed. An early two-rank probe checks
communicator size, rank gathering, and actual MPI library paths before
the long model/build stages. The integration runner also checks the
requested rank count against both mpi4py and native LAMMPS.

The CUDA job now separately builds matching Kokkos-enabled LAMMPS and
plugin libraries, exports a compressed float32 canonical native-spin
archive, and runs explicit `atom_style spin/kk`, `pair_style
dpa4spin/kk`, and `run_style verlet/kk` with Kokkos enabled. The
required test mode fails on missing CUDA, MPI, fixture, or plugin
prerequisites. The ordinary host test suite does not silently substitute
for this test.

The new regression compares the same canonical archive through the host
adapter and one-/two-rank GPU adapters: all atom-ID-ordered magnetic
forces, mechanical forces, and total energy; convention extraction;
default/explicit precession; zero, tiny, and finite moments; repeated
compute, pair scaling, and two-style hybrid/overlay accumulation. The
two-rank system has interacting atoms on both sides of its domain
boundary. Tiny-moment precession is normalized before comparison, and a
live zero-moment Cartesian gradient makes a forced-precession kernel
fail. Communication is host-staged, so this does not require or claim
CUDA-aware MPI coverage.

## Validation

- Fresh DeePMD C++ libraries and runtime plugin built against PyTorch
2.11 CPU.
- LAMMPS `stable_22Jul2025_update2` built with
SPIN/KSPACE/EXTRA-FIX/MOLECULE/PLUGIN.
- Actual fixture generator succeeded with one thread and a fresh
Inductor cache.
- `pytest -q
source/lmp/tests/test_dpa4spin_magnetic_force_convention.py`: **10
passed**, using the default generated artifact and mandatory-test mode;
independently rerun.
- Additional artifact finite differences checked all nine Ni
magnetic-force components. A separate runtime check confirmed two host
`hybrid/overlay` contributions add correctly in both conventions.
- Kokkos **Serial LAMMPS and plugin builds** succeeded, including the
modified scatter kernel and the dedicated script's exact library/plugin
loading check.
- The new compressed fixture's deterministic weights/tables and live
zero/tiny/finite spin derivatives were checked with CPU reference
kernels; nonmagnetic rows are exactly zero. CUDA archive export
subsequently succeeded in CI on `c985896e`.
- On **`21053699`**, the [actual C++ CUDA
job](https://github.com/deepmodeling/deepmd-kit/actions/runs/39067298863/job/117497541231)
passed: the unified MPICH 5.0.2 two-rank/library-path preflight; CUDA
Kokkos LAMMPS/plugin build and canonical fixture export; **all 6 `/kk`
integration tests**, covering zero/tiny/finite moments, genuine
one-/two-rank convention comparisons, and overlay accumulation; all C++
ctests; the ordinary LAMMPS suite (**295 passed, 24 skipped**); and i-PI
(**8 passed**). The runner explicitly verifies `verlet/kk` and both
mpi4py/native-LAMMPS rank counts.
- The new runner's full host path was executed for all three moment
cases. Assertion-sensitivity checks reject substituted precession
output; these are not a GPU mutation run.
- The optional GPU module skips in the ordinary suite; mandatory mode
errors on this CPU-only environment instead of skipping.
- The [full GPU Python
suite](https://github.com/deepmodeling/deepmd-kit/actions/runs/39067298863/job/117497541440)
passed on `21053699`: **14,070 passed, 8,709 skipped** (5:01:19).
- Check results on `21053699`: **54 successful, 2 skipped** (the PyPI
publishing jobs), with no failed or pending checks. One unchanged CPU
LMDB training test initially failed with an already-open-environment
error; rerunning only that failed job succeeded, without code changes or
restarting CUDA jobs.
- Repository-wide Ruff check/format, focused isort/clang-format, shell
syntax, workflow YAML parsing, and `git diff --check` passed.

### Model-independent registration validation (`aa3bb292`)

- Fresh backend-neutral DeePMD plugins (`ALLOW_NO_BACKEND=ON`, all
inference backends disabled) and matching LAMMPS
`stable_22Jul2025_update2` builds passed the new test both without
Kokkos and with Kokkos Serial. Explicit plugin loading and CI-style
autoloading each passed in fresh Python processes, with no model
fixture.
- A separate runtime probe verified that the host style was absent
before loading and registered afterward. With Kokkos enabled, the
unsuffixed style and all three existing `/kk` aliases were available.
- Removing only the host registration made the new test fail; restoring
it made the test pass. The mutation was not committed.
- Repository-wide Ruff check/format, focused isort, and `git diff
--check` passed. This follow-up adds only the standalone regression
test; production code and CI workflows are unchanged. No new CUDA run or
full-CI result is claimed for this test-only commit.

### Coverage limits

This development environment has no GPU and cannot run two-rank
communication; the real one-/two-rank CUDA Kokkos validation above was
executed in GitHub CI on `21053699`. GPU energy finite differences are
not claimed by the new adapter-equivalence tests, and no actual GPU
mutation run is claimed. Communication is host-staged rather than
CUDA-aware MPI. The six-atom MPI regression is not a large-system
communication-buffer stress test. The full GPU Python suite and the
remaining CPU/static checks also passed on `21053699`.

Fixes deepmodeling#6077
Fixes deepmodeling#6075


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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **New Features**
* The LAMMPS `dpa4spin` host and Kokkos pair styles support an optional
`magnetic_force cartesian` setting, which uses the raw energy gradient
with respect to spin. Cartesian mode requires `units metal`; precession
remains the default.
* Check the selected convention through LAMMPS’s `fm_cartesian_force`
extraction value.
* The host `dpa4spin` pair style is available as a LAMMPS runtime
plugin.
* **Documentation**
* Updated the spin-model guides with force conventions, archive
compatibility, unit requirements, and usage examples.
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[Feature Request] Native Cartesian magnetic-force mode for Newtonian spin dynamics in LAMMPS

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