Description: <br>
Use this skill whenever the agent is about to recommend or apply a change that touches DPU / NIC hardware state on a live system — mlxconfig firmware-parameter write, NIC firmware burn, BFB reflash, NIC ↔ DPU mode flip, SR-IOV or device-emulation slot enable, kernel boot-parameter change (IOMMU, hugepages, VFIO), PCIe rebind / rescan / link-state flip, or BlueField cold reboot. <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>
Production operators and infrastructure engineers use this skill to safely apply hardware-touching changes (firmware writes, BFB reflashes, mode flips, kernel boot-parameter changes) to live NVIDIA BlueField DPU and ConnectX NIC systems with proper pre-flight validation, maintenance windows, and rollback plans. <br>
Deployment Geography for Use: <br>
Global <br>
Requirements / Dependencies: <br>
Requires API Key or External Credential: [No] <br> Credential Type(s): [None] <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>
- DOCA SDK Documentation <br>
- DOCA Samples <br>
Skill Output: <br>
Output Type(s): [Analysis, Configuration instructions] <br> Output Format: [Markdown] <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 4 evaluation tasks (3 positive skill-activation, 1 negative activation). <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 | 4 | 100% (+0%) | 100% (+0%) |
| Correctness | 4 | 75% (+50%) | 100% (+20%) |
| Discoverability | 4 | 100% (+50%) | 94% (+44%) |
| Effectiveness | 4 | 86% (+46%) | 99% (+48%) |
| Efficiency | 4 | 91% (+41%) | 93% (+68%) |
Skill Version(s): <br>
ffe362c (source: git SHA, committed 2026-07-25) <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>
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