# earth2studio-install

Walks you through installing Earth2Studio and picking the model extras you need. Useful when the environment has to be right before any forecasting work starts.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1900 installs · ★ 3735
- Author: NVIDIA Earth-2 Team
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/earth2studio-install/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/earth2studio-install

## What it does

The skill runs installation as a sequence. It first fetches the live install docs, pulls the current version tag and the list of extras from that page, then asks about your package manager, project context and Python version. From there it hands you commands for uv or pip and verifies the result with `import earth2studio` and `earth2studio.__version__`.

It never installs anything itself. You get the exact command, a short reason why the package is needed, and then it waits for you to run it. Ask it to just install the thing and you still get a command back. Prerequisites are Python 3.10+ (3.13 recommended), a CUDA-capable GPU with matching drivers for the GPU extras, uv or pip, and internet access.

Some extras build slowly: flash-attention for AIFS variants, natten for Atlas and StormScope, torch-harmonics CUDA extensions for FCN3 and SFNO. Under pip a few models need `--no-build-isolation` or a manual pre-install of earth2grid, torch-harmonics or makani. Data assimilation models pull in CuPy and cuDF on CUDA 12. When a build fails, check that your CUDA toolkit matches PyTorch before reinstalling anything.

Environment variables are offered rather than forced: `EARTH2STUDIO_CACHE`, `EARTH2STUDIO_DATA_CACHE`, `EARTH2STUDIO_MODEL_CACHE`, `EARTH2STUDIO_PACKAGE_TIMEOUT`. Inference code, model selection and PhysicsNeMo questions sit outside its scope.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill earth2studio-install -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/earth2studio-install/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/earth2studio-install/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill earth2studio-install -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/earth2studio-install/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill earth2studio-install -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/earth2studio-install/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install NVIDIA/skills earth2studio-install
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/earth2studio-install/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill earth2studio-install -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills --path skills/earth2studio-install
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/earth2studio-install/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill earth2studio-install -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/earth2studio-install/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- install Earth2Studio with uv or pip without guessing at extras
- pick extras for forecasting, post-processing or data assimilation
- point data and checkpoint caches at the right directories
- confirm the install worked and the version resolves
- debug a failed flash-attention or natten build

## Example prompts
- Help me install Earth2Studio with uv on Python 3.13
- Which extras do I need for graphcast and pangu?
- The flash-attention build failed, what should I check?

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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name: earth2studio-install
version: 0.16.0
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: NVIDIA Earth-2 Team
  tags:
    - earth2studio
    - earth2
    - python
    - install
    - deployment
    - environment
description: >
  Guide installing Earth2Studio via uv or pip, selecting model extras, and
  configuring the environment. Do NOT use for writing inference code, choosing
  models, or PhysicsNeMo questions.
---

# Earth2Studio Installation Skill

## Never install packages automatically

You **MUST NOT** install, upgrade, or modify packages on the user's
behalf. Provide the exact command; the user runs it. No exceptions.

**Forbidden:** running `pip install`, `uv pip install`, `uv add`,
`uv sync`, `conda install`, `apt install`, or any package manager.

**Instead:** give the exact command and ask the user to run it.
Explain why the package is needed.

When a package is needed:

1. Identify it
2. Provide the exact command
3. Explain why it is needed
4. **Wait for the user to confirm they ran it**

Even if the user says "just install it", give the command and require
them to execute it themselves.

## Purpose

Help users install Earth2Studio and its optional model dependencies correctly for
their use case. This skill handles package installation, optional-extra selection,
environment variable configuration, and install verification.

## Prerequisites

- Python 3.10+ (3.13 recommended)
- CUDA-capable GPU with compatible drivers for GPU extras
- uv (recommended) or pip package manager
- Internet access (packages installed from PyPI and GitHub)

You are helping a user install Earth2Studio and its optional model
dependencies. Your only job is to get the package installed correctly
for their use case — do not write inference code, do not compose
workflows.

## Core principle: docs are the source of truth

Earth2Studio installation commands, version tags, and extra names change
between releases. **Before executing or recommending any install command,
fetch the live installation docs:**

```text
https://nvidia.github.io/earth2studio/userguide/about/install.html
```

Parse the page for the current version tag, available extras, and any
special build notes. The workflow below is structural guidance — the
specific commands come from the live page.

## Instructions

### Step 1. Fetch live docs
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