# hsb-app

The skill finds Holoscan Sensor Bridge example apps on a connected devkit, filters them by your hardware, and runs one in the demo container.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1700 installs · ★ 3735
- Author: Holoscan 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/hsb-app/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/hsb-app

## What it does

This skill works against a devkit that already has an HSB board attached. It checks SSH reachability, reads the FPGA version and board identity, then scans the repo's user guide and `examples/` directory. From that it builds a list of apps matching your platform, HSB software version, board type and sensors. You pick one, and the skill runs it inside the demo container via `docker run`, watches the output, and digs into the log when the app fails.

Two variables are required before anything happens: `SSH_TARGET` and `REMOTE_ROOT`. If either is missing, the skill stops and asks. `REMOTE_SUDO` is also read, while `REMOTE_SSH_OPTS` and `HSB_PLATFORM` are optional. A devkit that is not set up yet needs `/hsb-setup` first. The skill never adds `--headless` on its own — you have to ask for it. Any timeout you name becomes the watchdog timeout.

The workflow has four phases: connectivity and container check, app selection, a run with failure analysis and code edits, then a session report you can save to a file. Repeat runs in the same session take a fast path: state lives in `/tmp/.claude_hsb_app_session/state.sh`, and `_SESSION_VERIFIED=true` skips the checks. If Phase 2 fails in a way that points at lost connectivity — SSH timeout, `No such device` errors — the flag is cleared and Phase 0 runs again. Nothing fires on its own; you invoke the skill explicitly.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill hsb-app -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/hsb-app/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find HSB example apps that match your board and sensors
- verify devkit connectivity and demo container readiness
- run an example in the container with a watchdog timeout
- read a failed app's log and patch the code
- write a session report covering errors and fixes

## Example prompts
- run hsb-app and list apps for dual IMX274
- run the example with a 60-second timeout
- re-run the skill with --full, the board connection dropped

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

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---
name: hsb-app
description: Discover and run Holoscan Sensor Bridge example applications on a connected devkit. Filters available apps by the user's platform, HSB software version, board type, and sensors. Supports timed execution, failure analysis, code-edit suggestions, and iterative re-runs.
author: "Holoscan Team <holoscan-team@nvidia.com>"
license: "Apache-2.0"
version: "1.0.0"
tags:
  - holoscan-sensor-bridge
  - hsb
  - running-app
tools:
  - Read
  - Write
  - Edit
  - Grep
  - Glob
  - Bash
disable-model-invocation: true
allowed-tools: Read,Write,Edit,MultiEdit,Grep,Glob,Bash
metadata:
  author: "Holoscan Team <holoscan-team@nvidia.com>"
  team: holoscan
  tags:
    - holoscan-sensor-bridge
    - hsb
    - running-app
  agents:
    - claude-code
    - codex
---

# HSB Application Runner

Use this skill when the user wants to discover, select, and run Holoscan Sensor Bridge example applications on a devkit with a connected HSB board.

This skill assumes the devkit is already set up (SSH, demo container built, host configured, board connected). If setup is not complete, instruct the user to run `/hsb-setup` first.

This workflow runs applications inside the demo container. Only run it when the user explicitly invokes it.

## Before you start — required gates (do these first, in order)

**Gate 1 — Read environment variables.** Before doing anything else, check these variables and print their resolved values to the user:

```
SSH_TARGET      Remote devkit login (e.g. nvidia@192.168.1.50). Ask the user if not set.
REMOTE_ROOT     Remote working directory (e.g. /home/nvidia). Ask the user if not set.
REMOTE_SUDO     sudo / sudo -n / "" — default to "sudo" if not set.
REMOTE_SSH_OPTS Additional SSH options (optional).
HSB_PLATFORM    Platform hint (optional).
```

**SSH_TARGET and REMOTE_ROOT are required. Stop and ask the user for them if either is missing.**

**Gate 2 — Present the phase plan and get confirmation.** Before taking any action:

If the user's request already includes platform, board type, and sensors, also state upfront:
- You will scan `examples/` and filter apps by the user's sensor type and platform
- You will NOT add `--headless` automatically — only if the user explicitly requests it
- If the user specified a timeout (e.g., "60-second timeout"), state you will use that as the watchdog timeout
- Applications run inside the demo container via `docker run`, using `python3` for Python-based examples

Show the phase plan:

```
HSB App — Phase Plan
  Phase 0: Verify board connectivity and demo container readiness
````
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