# huawei-cloud-ascend-command

Turns plain-language requests into npu-smi commands and runs them locally or over SSH.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 457 installs · ★ 59
- Author: huaweicloud
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/ai/modelarts/huawei-cloud-ascend-command/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/huawei-cloud-ascend-command

## What it does

The skill handles the day-to-day work around Huawei Ascend NPU hardware: device health, temperature, power draw, HBM utilization, ECC and fan settings, firmware upgrades, vNPU virtualization, certificates, and a FLOPS compute test. Two modes are supported — direct local execution and remote over SSH. The agent parses the request, fills in `--host`, `--user` and `--password`, then calls `npu-smi`.

Under the hood it is pure Python standard library, so nothing extra to install beyond Python 3.8+. Run `python3 --version` before you start. The skill's allowed tools are `python3`, `bash` and `ssh`, and that is the whole surface it touches.

Credentials come only from command-line arguments. The skill will not echo a password or ask you to type one into the chat, which matters here: an agent that wants your NPU password pasted into a conversation is one to keep away from the hardware. Two neighbours cover adjacent ground — `huawei-cloud-ascend-remote-connect` for general SSH work and `npu-smi-skill` as an alternative NPU implementation — and the agent picks between them by intent.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add huaweicloud/huaweicloud-skills --skill huawei-cloud-ascend-command -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add huaweicloud/huaweicloud-skills --skill huawei-cloud-ascend-command -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add huaweicloud/huaweicloud-skills --skill huawei-cloud-ascend-command -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install huaweicloud/huaweicloud-skills huawei-cloud-ascend-command
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/huawei-cloud-ascend-command/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add huaweicloud/huaweicloud-skills --skill huawei-cloud-ascend-command -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-skills --path skills/ai/modelarts/huawei-cloud-ascend-command
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add huaweicloud/huaweicloud-skills --skill huawei-cloud-ascend-command -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/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/ai/modelarts/huawei-cloud-ascend-command/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check NPU device status and health
- read temperature, power and HBM utilization
- switch fan mode and ECC settings
- upgrade firmware and confirm its version
- run a FLOPS compute power test

## Example prompts
- check NPU status on 116.204.23.145
- show temperature and HBM usage for all Ascend cards
- upgrade the firmware on that node and report status

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: huawei-cloud-ascend-command
description: |
  Huawei Ascend NPU natural language management skill, supporting both local direct connection and SSH remote modes. Provides comprehensive npu-smi command capabilities including device queries, configuration management, firmware upgrade, vNPU virtualization, certificate management, and compute power testing (FLOPS). Enables remote management and monitoring of Ascend NPU devices with real-time metrics tracking.
  Use this skill when the user wants to: (1) query NPU device status and health, (2) monitor temperature, power, memory/HBM utilization, (3) configure ECC settings and fan modes, (4) perform firmware upgrades, (5) manage vNPU virtualization, (6) run compute power tests, (7) check certificate information.
  Trigger: user mentionsnpu', 'ascend', 'NPU', 'Ascend', 'temperature', 'power', 'HBM', 'firmware', 'upgrade', 'vNPU', 'virtualization', 'certificate', 'FLOPS', 'compute', 'health', 'memory', 'utilization', 'ECC', 'fan', '昇腾', '昇腾卡', '昇腾状态', '显存', '算力', '设备查询', 'NPU监控'"
version: 1.0.0
tags: [huawei-cloud, ascend, npu, npu-smi, remote]
allowed-tools:
  - python3
  - bash
  - ssh
---
Provides Huawei Ascend NPU natural language command translation and execution. Supports full npu-smi commands: device queries, configuration management, firmware upgrade, vNPU virtualization, certificate management, and compute power testing.

## Overview

This skill provides natural language management for Huawei Ascend NPU devices via npu-smi commands. Supports both local direct execution and SSH remote modes.

**Related Skills**:
- `huawei-cloud-ascend-remote-connect` - General SSH remote operations (disk, Docker, logs, processes)
- `npu-smi-skill` - Alternative NPU management implementation
- `model-deploy-test-skill` - Model deployment and testing on Ascend DevServer

**Capabilities**:
- Device queries (health, temperature, power, HBM, ECC, topology)
- Configuration management (ECC, fan mode, fan speed)
- Firmware upgrade and status
- vNPU virtualization
- Certificate management
- Compute power testing (FLOPS)

## Architecture

### System Architecture Diagram

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│                         Agent Orchestration                         │
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