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accelerated-computing-cudf — Claude Code skill for GPU DataFrames

Guidance for using cuDF and dask-cuDF to move pandas-style data work onto GPUs and check that results keep the expected semantics.

Install into Claude Code · Skills CLI (Vercel) All methods and platforms ↓
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill accelerated-computing-cudf -a claude-code
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What accelerated-computing-cudf does

The skill selects a cuDF approach based on the task: cudf.pandas when keeping pandas code mostly intact matters, explicit cuDF for targeted migrations and control, and dask-cuDF when a dataset exceeds GPU memory. Its guidance covers CSV and Parquet input, joins, grouped calculations, and missing-value handling.

It also walks through version compatibility, comparisons against pandas, and GPU memory choices. For distributed work, the examples configure enable_cudf_spill=True; running cuDF requires a supported NVIDIA GPU and a compatible driver. Small workloads can spend more time on GPU transfer and launch overhead than on computation, so benchmark representative data before judging performance.

What it helps with

  • move pandas DataFrame operations to a GPU
  • read CSV or Parquet data with cuDF
  • compare pandas and cuDF results for nulls and row ordering
  • process data larger than GPU memory with dask-cuDF

Example prompts for the agent

  • Convert this pandas code to cuDF and compare the outputs on a small sample.
  • Set up Parquet input and a groupby in cuDF while keeping intermediate data on the GPU.
  • Show how to handle a dataset larger than GPU memory with dask-cuDF and enable_cudf_spill=True.

How to install accelerated-computing-cudf

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill accelerated-computing-cudf -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/accelerated-computing-cudf/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/accelerated-computing-cudf/

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about accelerated-computing-cudf

How do I install accelerated-computing-cudf in Claude Code?

Run npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill accelerated-computing-cudf -a claude-code. The skill file is installed at ~/.claude/skills/accelerated-computing-cudf/SKILL.md.

What does accelerated-computing-cudf do?

It guides an agent through cuDF and dask-cuDF implementation, including data loading, ETL operations, and checks against pandas results.

What is required to run cuDF?

A supported NVIDIA GPU and a compatible driver are required. Check the selected cuDF release against the CUDA version in use.

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