# hsb-setup

Sets up a Holoscan Sensor Bridge environment by connecting to a devkit, building a container, and checking board connectivity. Use it for first HSB demo bring-up.

- 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-setup/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/hsb-setup

## What it does

hsb-setup guides an interactive Holoscan Sensor Bridge setup. It reads SSH settings, detects the devkit platform with `cat /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name`, refreshes the repository from `main`, and checks guidance in `docs/user_guide`.

Before making changes, the skill shows a phase plan and runs a token-budget preflight. Remote use requires `SSH_TARGET` and `REMOTE_ROOT`; it stops and asks for them when either value is missing. Prepare devkit access before invoking it.

IGX Orin with dGPU uses `sh docker/build.sh --dgpu`. IGX Orin iGPU, AGX Orin, AGX Thor, and DGX Spark use `sh docker/build.sh --igpu`. The skill then runs the demo container, pings `192.168.0.2`, reads FPGA register `0x80`, records issues, and stops running apps at the end.

## Requirements
- Works with: Docker

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

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

## When to use it
- prepare a devkit for Holoscan Sensor Bridge
- detect the host platform from its product name
- build an HSB container for iGPU or dGPU
- check board connectivity at `192.168.0.2`
- compare the FPGA version with HSB software

## Example prompts
- Run `/hsb-setup AGX Orin` and set up HSB.
- Use `/hsb-setup IGX Orin` and ask whether the configuration is iGPU or dGPU.
- Run `/hsb-setup AGX Thor --repo <URL>` with a custom repository.

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

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name: hsb-setup
description: Clone the latest NVIDIA Holoscan Sensor Bridge repo, ask which supported devkit is being used, configure the host per platform, build the correct demo container, run it, and verify HSB connectivity by pinging 192.168.0.2. Use for Holoscan Sensor Bridge setup, build, container launch, and first-connectivity bring-up.
author: "Holoscan Team <holoscan-team@nvidia.com>"
license: "Apache-2.0"
version: "1.0.0"
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---

# Holoscan Sensor Bridge demo bring-up

Use this skill when the user wants to bring up the Holoscan Sensor Bridge demo environment end to end.

This workflow has side effects. Never run it automatically. 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 — may be empty; will detect from hardware.
HSB_REPO        Custom repo URL — defaults to https://github.com/nvidia-holoscan/holoscan-sensor-bridge.git
```

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

**Gate 2 — Present the phase plan.** Before taking any action, show the user this exact plan and wait for acknowledgement:

```
HSB Setup — Phase Plan
  Phase 0: Token-budget preflight
  Phase 1: Confirm platform, set up SSH, clone repo, study user guide
  Phase 2: Host prerequisite checks and network setup
  Phase 3: Native CLI build (AGX Thor only — skipped for other platforms)
  Phase 4: Build demo container, run it, ping 192.168.0.2, verify FPGA version
  Phase 5: Issues report (with option to save)
  Phase 6: Stop apps, exit container, hand control back to user
```

**Gate 3 — Token-budget preflight (Phase 0).** Run this before any SSH connection or devkit change. See `## Token-budget preflight` section for the full procedure. Do not proceed to Phase 1 until the budget check passes.

## Instructions

Invoke this skill by typing `/hsb-setup [PLATFORM] [OPTIONS]`. The skill walks through each phase interactively, prompting for confirmation before making changes.

## What this skill must do
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