# jetson-quick-start

Starts a setup questionnaire for Jetson or IGX BSP customization and passes the answers to downstream skills. Use it before preparing a new workspace or working with an existing one.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1200 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-quick-start/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/jetson-quick-start

## What it does

\`jetson-quick-start` collects the setup mode, platform, BSP release, and carrier details through an `AskUserQuestions` form. It routes the run through `Auto Setup`, `Guided Setup`, or `Use Existing Workspace`, then passes the completed answers to the skills responsible for setup.

Before the core questionnaire, it prints a flashing warning and requires acceptance in a separate form. The skill reads `target-platform/active_target.yml`, checks `target-platform/*.yaml` profiles, and builds its platform list from `references/bsp-platforms-catalogue.md`.

The skill does not download BSP packages, extract archives, or materialize source trees itself. Flashing can erase device storage or leave a target unbootable, so the separate acceptance gate is a reason not to bypass the warning.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install NVIDIA/skills jetson-quick-start
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

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

## When to use it
- choose a BSP setup mode
- collect target platform details in one form
- pass setup answers to initialization skills
- list platforms from the BSP catalogue
- check an active target profile before setup

## Example prompts
- Run `jetson-quick-start` for a new Jetson BSP setup.
- Open `jetson-quick-start` and select `Use Existing Workspace`.
- Start `jetson-quick-start` to prepare a target platform profile.

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

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````text
---
name: jetson-quick-start
description: >-
  Entry skill for Jetson / IGX BSP customization. Asks one core
  click-to-select setup questionnaire and passes prefilled answers to
  downstream setup skills.
version: 0.0.1
license: "Apache-2.0"
metadata:
  data-classification: public
  author: "Jetson Team"
  tags: [setup, bootstrap, download]
  domain: setup
---

# Quick Start — BSP customization entrypoint

`jetson-quick-start` is a dispatcher and intake form. It does not download,
extract, materialize sources, bind documents, or derive carrier files. It
chooses the setup path, gathers core answers, then hands those answers to
the skills that own the actual work.

## Modes

Do not ask setup mode in a separate prompt. Include it as the first field
in the core quick-start questionnaire, with choices shown in this fixed
order:

1. `Auto Setup`
2. `Guided Setup`
3. `Use Existing Workspace`

Offer `cancel` separately as an exit action, not as a setup mode.

| Mode | Use when | Planned skills |
|---|---|---|
| `Auto Setup` | Fresh workspace, network available | target setup, `/jetson-download-bsp`, `/jetson-init-image`, `/jetson-init-source`, `/jetson-link-docs`, `/jetson-generate-kb`, optional `/jetson-derive-carrier` |
| `Guided Setup` | User already has paths, repos, or archives | target setup, `/jetson-init-image`, `/jetson-init-source`, `/jetson-link-docs`, `/jetson-generate-kb`, optional `/jetson-derive-carrier` |
| `Use Existing Workspace` | BSP image, source tree, and docs are already prepared | target setup, workspace verification, `/jetson-generate-kb`, optional `/jetson-derive-carrier`; route to init skills only for missing prerequisites |

Target setup means keep the active profile, switch via `/jetson-set-target`,
or create one via `/jetson-init-target`.

## Procedure

### Print Disclaimer

Before opening the core questionnaire or inspecting setup inputs, print
this disclaimer block exactly once:

```text
================================================================================
DISCLAIMER
These skills help automate Jetson BSP setup and customization, but they do not
replace NVIDIA official documentation or engineering review. Review generated
plans, commands, diffs, and commit messages before accepting them.

Flashing can erase device storage or leave a target temporarily unbootable.
Keep backups and verify the active target, BSP release, and hardware setup
before deploy steps.
================================================================================
```

### Disclaimer Acceptance Gate

Immediately after printing the disclaimer, open a separate one-question
`AskUserQuestions` disclaimer form and wait for the user's submitted
answer before doing anything else. Do not collect disclaimer acceptance
with a plain-text chat reply, inferred default, prior run state, active
profile, cached answer, or any other non-UI signal.

The form must contain exactly one question:

1. `accept_disclaimer` — prompt: "Accept the disclaimer and continue
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