# jetson-generate-kb

Generates a markdown reference next to the active profile by inspecting the NVIDIA Jetson BSP and source tree. Handy after unpacking a BSP or editing target settings.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1100 installs · ★ 3735
- Author: Jetson 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/jetson-generate-kb/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/jetson-generate-kb

## What it does

The skill resolves the active target platform profile and inspects the filesystem under `bsp_image.root_path`. It runs shallow `ls` operations to verify standard directories like `rootfs/`, `bootloader/`, and `kernel/`. It also matches module SKU names against `nvpmodel` configuration files. When source paths are defined, it discovers driver trees and collects devicetree files for Orin or Thor chip families.

The tool requires `bsp_image.root_path` to exist on disk; if the directory is missing, it refuses to run. URLs listed under profile documents remain untouched because generation stays completely offline. The generated markdown at `target-platform/<profile-stem>.md` is a dated snapshot that gets overwritten on every run without prompting, so manual edits to it will be lost.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill jetson-generate-kb -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill jetson-generate-kb -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install NVIDIA/skills jetson-generate-kb
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/jetson-generate-kb/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill jetson-generate-kb -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/jetson-generate-kb/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate a markdown layout snapshot of a Jetson BSP image
- detect matching nvpmodel configuration files for the active module SKU
- locate devicetree files for Orin and Thor hardware families
- verify local paths for documents recorded in the profile

## Example prompts
- Run jetson-generate-kb for the active profile
- Generate the target knowledge base from the unpacked BSP
- Update the target-platform markdown snapshot after applying kernel patches

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

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```text
---
name: jetson-generate-kb
description: >-
  Build a per-target knowledge-base markdown next to the active
  profile by walking the BSP root and source tree. Use after
  init-image / init-source; not for editing profile fields.
version: 0.0.1
license: "Apache-2.0"
metadata:
  data-classification: public
  author: "Jetson Team"
  tags:
    - target-platform
    - knowledge-base
    - documentation
    - meta
  domain: meta
---

# Generate Target Knowledge Base

## Overview

This skill produces a **per-profile** markdown reference at
`target-platform/<profile-stem>.md` (sibling to the profile YAML). It
bundles three things into one file so a future Claude session — or the
user — can see the shape of the active target without re-walking the
filesystem:

1. **BSP image layout** — top-level directories under
   `bsp_image.root_path`, presence of canonical subtrees (`rootfs/`,
   `bootloader/`, `source/`, …), and the nvpmodel variants matching
   the active module SKU.
2. **Source tree layout** — top-level subtrees under
   `source.root_path` (`kernel-jammy-src/`, `hardware/nvidia/`,
   `nvidia-oot/`, etc.) and devicetree files matching the chip family.
3. **Documents** — the `documents.*` references recorded in the
   profile, with local-path existence checks and one-line descriptions.

The KB is a **snapshot**, dated in its header. Re-run this skill
whenever the underlying data changes — it is intentionally
re-runnable and overwrites the previous KB on each run.

## When to invoke

- After `jetson-init-image` prepares the BSP for a freshly authored
  profile.
- After re-extracting a BSP archive or applying patches under
  `bsp_image.root_path`.
- After updating the source tree at `source.root_path`.
- After editing `bsp_image.*` or `documents.*` in the profile YAML.
- When a downstream skill asks "where is X in this BSP?" and you'd
  rather check the KB than re-walk the tree.

## Procedure

### Resolve the active target

Resolve the active profile per the contract in
[`../../context/target-platform-contract.md`](../../context/target-platform-contract.md);
cache it in memory — the rest of the skill consumes only this
profile. Record `<profile-stem>` (the bare filename minus `.yaml`)
as the KB output filename stem.

### Validate inputs

| Field | Required for KB? | If missing |
|---|---|---|
| `bsp_image.root_path` | **yes** | Refuse. A KB with no BSP root to scan is just a YAML restatement; tell the user to run `jetson-init-image` or hand-edit the profile. |
| `source.root_path` | no | Skip the source-tree section; note "source_root not recorded" in the KB. |
| `documents.*` | no | Render an empty Documents table with a "no documents recorded" note. |

If `bsp_image.root_path` is set but the directory does not exist on disk,
refuse with a clear message — do not fabricate a layout for a path
that isn't there.

### BSP discovery (under `bsp_image.root_path`)
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