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Use this skill when the user is hands-on deploying an in-bundle DOCA service container (Argus, DMS, Firefly, or UROM service) on a BlueField — kubelet standalone watching a static-pod manifests directory, YAML pod-spec drop, kubelet status / ENTRYPOINT logs / per-service liveness, smoke-before-bulk, and the layered error taxonomy (pod-spec, scheduling, image pull, runtime, mount, network, version, host). Trigger even when the user does not say "container deployment" — typical implicit phrasings include "how do I run my built service on the BlueField?", "where do I drop the pod-spec YAML?", "pod stuck in Pending / ImagePullBackOff / CrashLoopBackOff", "container Running but service isn't ready", "pod restart-loops after edit", or "DMS and Firefly together". Refuse and route elsewhere for per-service config schemas, DOCA install, library-API questions, external NVIDIA services (BlueMan, HBN, SNAP, Virtio-net), or full Kubernetes-cluster ops — those belong to other skills.

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

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Description: <br>

Guides agents through hands-on deployment of in-bundle DOCA service containers (Argus, DMS, Firefly, or UROM service) on a BlueField using kubelet standalone mode, covering pod-spec drop, status verification, smoke-before-bulk workflow, and the layered error taxonomy. <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>

Developers and platform operators deploying DOCA service containers on BlueField DPUs, diagnosing container lifecycle issues, and verifying service readiness through the kubelet standalone deployment pattern. <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] <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 (aws/anthropic/bedrock-claude-opus-4-8) <br>
  • Codex (openai/openai/gpt-5.5) <br>

Evaluation Tasks: <br>

Evaluated against 3 evaluation tasks in a k8s-sandbox environment with 1 attempt per task and a 50% pass threshold. <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>

Evaluation Results: <br>

Dimension Num Claude Code (aws/anthropic/bedrock-claude-opus-4-8) Codex (openai/openai/gpt-5.5)
Security 3 100% (+0%) 100% (+0%)
Correctness 3 100% (+33%) 100% (+20%)
Discoverability 3 100% (+33%) 94% (+44%)
Effectiveness 3 100% (+84%) 93% (+76%)
Efficiency 3 100% (+33%) 96% (+62%)

Skill Version(s): <br>

d33a8af (source: git SHA, committed 2026-07-26) <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

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    The skill provides guidance for deploying DOCA service containers on BlueField DPUs using kubelet standalone mode. It emphasizes safety through a 'smoke before bulk' approach and strictly following official NVIDIA documentation to avoid configuration errors. No malicious patterns, obfuscation, or unauthorized data access were detected.

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    Risk: LOW · No issues

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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.

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