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Use this skill when the user wants to invoke the read-only doca_caps CLI to ask what DOCA sees on this host — listing DOCA devices and PCIe addresses, listing representor devices, asking which DOCA libraries are available on the current OS, checking per-device per-library capabilities, scoping output to a specific PCIe address, or capturing a side-effect-free capability snapshot for a debug session or install smoke-test. Trigger even when the user does not explicitly mention "doca_caps" or "capabilities print tool" — typical implicit phrasings include "what does DOCA actually see on this box", "is my BlueField PF visible to DOCA", "is Flow available on my RHEL host", "enumerate VF representors for pf0", "doca_caps: command not found", or "empty output for RDMA, is the tool broken". Refuse and route elsewhere for DOCA installation, library-internal capability matrices (Flow pipe creation, RDMA verbs features), streaming telemetry / DTS, or modifying the shipped binary — those belong to other skills.

Use this Skill: https://skilld.dev/gh/nvidia/skills/doca-caps

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Description: <br>

Use this skill when the user wants to invoke the read-only doca_caps CLI to ask what DOCA sees on this host — listing DOCA devices and PCIe addresses, listing representor devices, asking which DOCA libraries are available on the current OS, checking per-device per-library capabilities, scoping output to a specific PCIe address, or capturing a side-effect-free capability snapshot for a debug session or install smoke-test. <br>

This skill is ready for commercial/non-commercial use. <br>

Owner

NVIDIA <br>

License/Terms of Use: <br>

Apache 2.0 AND CC-BY-4.0 <br>

Use Case: <br>

External operators, developers, and AI agents who need a side-effect-free way to ask what DOCA sees on this host before doing anything that changes state — confirming hardware visibility, library availability, and per-device capabilities. <br>

Deployment Geography for Use: <br>

Global <br>

Requirements / Dependencies: <br>

Requires API Key or External Credential: [Not Specified] <br> Credential Type(s): [None identified] <br>

Do not include secrets in prompts/logs/output; use least-privilege credentials; rotate keys as appropriate. <br>

Known Risks and Mitigations: <br>

Risk: Review before execution as proposals could introduce incorrect or misleading guidance into skills. <br> Mitigation: Review and scan skill before deployment. <br>

Reference(s): <br>

Skill Output: <br>

Output Type(s): [Shell commands, Configuration instructions, Analysis] <br> Output Format: [Markdown with inline bash code blocks] <br> Output Parameters: [1D] <br> Other Properties Related to Output: [None] <br>

Evaluation Agents Used: <br>

  • Claude Code (claude-code) <br>
  • Codex (codex) <br>

Evaluation Tasks: <br>

Evaluated against 8 evaluation tasks using NVSkills-Eval external profile in astra-sandbox environment. <br>

Evaluation Metrics Used: <br>

Reported benchmark dimensions: <br>

  • Security: Checks whether skill-assisted execution avoids unsafe behavior such as secret leakage, destructive commands, or unauthorized access. <br>
  • Correctness: Checks whether the agent follows the expected workflow and produces the correct final output. <br>
  • Discoverability: Checks whether the agent loads the skill when relevant and avoids using it when irrelevant. <br>
  • Effectiveness: Checks whether the agent performs measurably better with the skill than without it. <br>
  • Efficiency: Checks whether the agent uses fewer tokens and avoids redundant work. <br>

Underlying evaluation signals used in this run: <br>

  • security: Checks for unsafe operations, secret leakage, and unauthorized access. <br>
  • skill_execution: Verifies that the agent loaded the expected skill and workflow. <br>
  • skill_efficiency: Checks routing quality, decoy avoidance, and redundant tool usage. <br>
  • accuracy: Grades final-answer correctness against the reference answer. <br>
  • goal_accuracy: Checks whether the overall user task completed successfully. <br>
  • behavior_check: Verifies expected behavior steps, including safety expectations. <br>
  • token_efficiency: Compares token usage with and without the skill. <br>

Evaluation Results: <br>

Dimension Num claude-code codex
Security 4 100% (+0%) 100% (+0%)
Correctness 4 100% (+50%) 96% (+39%)
Discoverability 4 100% (+53%) 89% (+36%)
Effectiveness 4 90% (+60%) 94% (+58%)
Efficiency 4 93% (+37%) 83% (+26%)

Skill Version(s): <br>

b46f0c4 (source: git SHA, committed 2026-07-15) <br>

Ethical Considerations: <br>

NVIDIA believes Trustworthy AI is a shared responsibility and we have established policies and practices to enable development for a wide array of AI applications. When downloaded or used in accordance with our terms of service, developers should work with their internal team to ensure this skill meets requirements for the relevant industry and use case and addresses unforeseen product misuse. <br>

(For Release on NVIDIA Platforms Only) <br> Please report quality, risk, security vulnerabilities or NVIDIA AI Concerns here. <br>

Source: SKILL.md on GitHub

1 warning2mo3 checks · Risk SAFE
  • Gen Agent Trust Hub2mo

    The skill provides guidance for using the NVIDIA DOCA doca_caps CLI tool to inspect hardware and library capabilities. It follows read-only principles and utilizes official vendor resources.

  • Socket2mo

    No alerts

  • Snyk2mo

    Risk: MEDIUM · 1 issue

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  "kind": "tool"
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compatibility
Requires DOCA SDK ≥ 2.6.0 installed at /opt/mellanox/doca on Linux (Ubuntu 22.04/24.04 or RHEL/SLES) with a BlueField DPU or ConnectX NIC; runs identically on the host or on the BlueField Arm side. Invokes /opt/mellanox/doca/tools/doca_caps and reads `pkg-config doca-common` to confirm the install.

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