diff --git a/.git_archival.txt b/.git_archival.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fb235d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git_archival.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+node: $Format:%H$
+node-date: $Format:%cI$
+describe-name: $Format:%(describe:tags=true,match=*[0-9]*)$
+ref-names: $Format:%D$
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00a7b00c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.git_archival.txt  export-subst
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3e88b72b..e4d9a91f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     # set up conda
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     # install rdkit and openbabel
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_import.yml b/.github/workflows/test_import.yml
index b04d05cd..6ab0dbe2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_import.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_import.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: '3.9'
         architecture: 'x64'
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index a7a2afa8..c199c7ad 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # See https://pre-commit.com/hooks.html for more hooks
 repos:
 -   repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v4.5.0
+    rev: v4.6.0
     hooks:
     # there are many log files in tests
     # TODO: seperate py files and log files
diff --git a/dpdata/plugins/pymatgen.py b/dpdata/plugins/pymatgen.py
index 82b64e71..e7e527ff 100644
--- a/dpdata/plugins/pymatgen.py
+++ b/dpdata/plugins/pymatgen.py
@@ -1,11 +1,29 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 import dpdata.pymatgen.molecule
+import dpdata.pymatgen.structure
 from dpdata.format import Format
 
 
 @Format.register("pymatgen/structure")
 class PyMatgenStructureFormat(Format):
+    def from_system(self, structure, **kwargs) -> dict:
+        """Convert pymatgen.core.Structure to System.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        structure : pymatgen.core.Structure
+            a Pymatgen Structure, containing a structure
+        **kwargs : dict
+            other parameters
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        dict
+            data dict
+        """
+        return dpdata.pymatgen.structure.from_system_data(structure)
+
     def to_system(self, data, **kwargs):
         """Convert System to Pymatgen Structure obj."""
         structures = []
diff --git a/dpdata/pymatgen/structure.py b/dpdata/pymatgen/structure.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6c148da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dpdata/pymatgen/structure.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import numpy as np
+
+try:
+    from pymatgen.core import Structure  # noqa: F401
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+
+def from_system_data(structure) -> dict:
+    symbols = [site.species_string for site in structure]
+    atom_names = list(structure.symbol_set)
+    atom_numbs = [symbols.count(symbol) for symbol in atom_names]
+    atom_types = np.array([atom_names.index(symbol) for symbol in symbols]).astype(int)
+    coords = structure.cart_coords
+    cells = structure.lattice.matrix
+
+    info_dict = {
+        "atom_names": atom_names,
+        "atom_numbs": atom_numbs,
+        "atom_types": atom_types,
+        "coords": np.array([coords]),
+        "cells": np.array([cells]),
+    }
+    return info_dict
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8fe408eb..3f09801a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=61", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=6.2"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=7"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
diff --git a/tests/test_from_pymatgen.py b/tests/test_from_pymatgen.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3ddbe3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_from_pymatgen.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import os
+import unittest
+
+from comp_sys import CompSys
+from context import dpdata
+
+try:
+    from pymatgen.core import Structure  # noqa: F401
+
+    exist_module = True
+except Exception:
+    exist_module = False
+
+
+@unittest.skipIf(not exist_module, "skip pymatgen")
+class TestFormPytmatgen(unittest.TestCase, CompSys):
+    def setUp(self):
+        structure = Structure.from_file(os.path.join("poscars", "POSCAR.P42nmc"))
+        self.system_1 = dpdata.System(structure, fmt="pymatgen/structure")
+        self.system_2 = dpdata.System(
+            os.path.join("poscars", "POSCAR.P42nmc"), fmt="poscar"
+        )
+        self.places = 6
+        self.e_places = 6
+        self.f_places = 6
+        self.v_places = 6
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_to_pymatgen.py b/tests/test_to_pymatgen.py
index d5815396..b55443d4 100644
--- a/tests/test_to_pymatgen.py
+++ b/tests/test_to_pymatgen.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from context import dpdata
 
 try:
-    from pymatgen import Structure  # noqa: F401
+    from pymatgen.core import Structure  # noqa: F401
 
     exist_module = True
 except Exception:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         system_1.from_lammps_lmp(
             os.path.join("poscars", "conf.lmp"), type_map=["O", "H"]
         )
-        system_1.to_pymatgen_structure()[0].to("poscar", "tmp.POSCAR")
+        system_1.to_pymatgen_structure()[0].to(filename="tmp.POSCAR", fmt="poscar")
         self.system_1 = system_1
         self.system_2 = dpdata.System("tmp.POSCAR")
         self.places = 6