# jetson-set-target

Points the active Jetson target at a profile YAML you already have. Run it before tuning clocks, nvpmodel, the fan or memory.

- 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-set-target/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
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## What it does

The skill touches one line, `active:`, inside `target-platform/active_target.yml`. It does not write profiles. With no `*.yaml` for a board on disk it stops and sends you to `jetson-init-target`.

First it reads the current pointer, then lists `target-platform/*.yaml` apart from `active_target.yml`, numbered in alphabetical order. The entry in use carries an `(active)` marker, and each line shows the devkit or custom carrier name plus its `flash_config`, so you can tell boards apart without opening files. You answer with a number, a bare filename or a product name. The skill then rewrites the pointer and leaves the comment header of the file as it was.

What is left to you beforehand is the directory: `target-platform/` has to hold at least one profile. A pointer reading `active: NA` is a valid empty state, and the skill shows the list rather than refusing. Product names match by substring only, and an ambiguous pick gets a second prompt. Even a single-profile setup asks for confirmation before the switch.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install NVIDIA/skills jetson-set-target
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

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

## When to use it
- move the build to a different Jetson board without hand-editing YAML
- see which profile is active and how it compares to the rest
- pick a target by devkit name without opening profile files
- restore the pointer after another skill refuses with “no active target”

## Example prompts
- Switch the target profile to `jetson-orin-nano-8gb.yaml`
- List the profiles in `target-platform/` and let me choose one
- Set the active board to Jetson AGX Thor T5000

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

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````text
---
name: jetson-set-target
description: >-
  Switch the active Jetson target-platform pointer to an existing
  profile YAML. Use before customize/build/flash to change target; not
  for authoring profiles — use jetson-init-target instead.
version: 0.0.1
license: "Apache-2.0"
metadata:
  data-classification: public
  author: "Jetson Team"
  tags:
    - target-platform
    - configuration
    - meta
  domain: meta
---

# Set Target Platform

## Overview

This skill is the **switcher** side of the target-platform contract in
[`../../context/target-platform-contract.md`](../../context/target-platform-contract.md). It only
edits `target-platform/active_target.yml`; it never authors a new
profile YAML. To author a new profile, use the sibling skill
`jetson-init-target`.

Single output: `target-platform/active_target.yml` updated to point at
the user's chosen existing profile.

## When to invoke

- The user asks to switch / change / activate a different target
  platform among profiles that already exist.
- A downstream skill refused with "no active target" **and**
  `target-platform/` already contains one or more profile YAMLs.
- The user names a target by filename or product, and that profile
  YAML is already on disk.

If `target-platform/` is missing, empty, or contains only
`active_target.yml`, stop and tell the user to run `jetson-init-target`
first.

## Procedure

### Survey the profiles directory

1. Read `target-platform/active_target.yml` (treat a missing file as
   `active: NA` for the purposes of this skill — the file will be
   created in the "Update the active pointer" step if needed, preserving the template header).
2. List `target-platform/*.yaml`, **excluding** `active_target.yml`
   itself.

| Situation | Action |
|---|---|
| No profile YAMLs exist | Refuse. Tell the user to run `jetson-init-target` to author one. |
| Exactly one profile, already active | Tell the user it is already active; no change needed. Stop. |
| Exactly one profile, not active | Confirm with the user, then jump to the "Update the active pointer" step with that profile selected. |
| Multiple profiles | Proceed to the "Show the list" step. |

### Show the list

Print the profiles in alphabetical order, numbered. Mark the current
active selection with `(active)` so the user knows what they're
switching from. For each profile, parse its YAML and show a one-line
summary so the user can identify it without opening files: the
`reference_devkit.name` (or `custom_carrier.name` if present) plus the
`flash_config`.

Sample shape:

```
Profiles in target-platform/:
   1) acme-vision-x1.yaml          — Acme Vision X1 (custom carrier on AGX Thor T5000) — acme-vision-x1.conf
````
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