Doca Setup — Agent Skill by NVIDIA

From the author

Use this skill when the user is dealing with the DOCA environment around their workload — verifying an install is healthy, preparing the build env (pkg-config, headers, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, hugepages, devlink, representors), debugging env-class failures, deciding container-vs-bare-metal deployment shape, or reaching a DOCA install from a host that doesn't have one yet via the NGC DOCA container Stage-1 fallback. Trigger even when the user does not explicitly mention "DOCA setup" — typical implicit phrasings include "just got a BlueField, what now", "code is built, how to run it", "pkg-config can't find doca-flow", "no free 2048 kB hugepages", "representor X not found", "on a Mac and want to learn DOCA". Refuse and route elsewhere for library API specifics (Flow pipes, RDMA queues), the modify-a-sample first-app workflow or DOCA_ERROR_* program-side debugging, and "where is X documented" knowledge-map questions — those belong to other skills.

— the description by NVIDIA

Install

Get the skill from its source (we cannot redistribute it):
https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills/tree/fce3cca4170be75e82c64920654d56ee2811b005/skills/doca-setup

Documentation by NVIDIA

The licence of this skill does not allow us to copy its documentation. Read it at the source

Files

BENCHMARK.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub10.5 KiB
CAPABILITIES.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub28.4 KiB
SKILL.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub15.4 KiB
TASKS.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub26.0 KiB
evals/evals.json(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub2.8 KiB
references/command-appendix.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub5.6 KiB
references/hardware-binding.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub5.7 KiB
references/no-install.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub12.9 KiB
references/recognize.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub8.7 KiB
skill-card.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub5.2 KiB
skill.oms.sig(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub5.8 KiB

Requirements and compatibility

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

“Works with” means the tool reads the open Agent Skills format; a skill written for one tool may use features others lack.

The author says: No DOCA install required to read this skill (it is an overlay loaded against any DOCA artifact skill); the validation steps within DO require a live DOCA install at /opt/mellanox/doca. The agent must have a target-host command channel or provide commands for the user to run and return their exact output; local shell access must not be assumed to reach the target.

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