# nv-generate-mr-brain-finetune

Finetunes the NV-Generate-CTMR MR-Brain v1 diffusion model on your T1, T2, FLAIR, SWI or MRA NIfTI volumes. A preflight pass runs first, without a GPU.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1800 installs · ★ 3735
- Author: NVIDIA MedTech 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/nv-generate-mr-brain-finetune/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/nv-generate-mr-brain-finetune

## What it does

The skill wraps NVIDIA's upstream pipeline: it stages the config files locally and calls `scripts.diff_model_create_training_data`, `scripts.diff_model_train` and, on request, `scripts.diff_model_infer`. The notebook `train_diff_unet_tutorial.ipynb` is not executed — everything goes through `scripts/run_mr_brain_finetune.py`.

Input is a MONAI-style datalist: a JSON object whose `training[].image` paths are relative to `--data-base-dir`. The `training[].modality` field is optional and defaults to `mri_t1`. Outputs are a finetuned checkpoint, optional inference images and a `result_json`.

Real training needs an NVIDIA CUDA GPU, the Python packages from the upstream `requirements.txt` and downloaded MR-brain weights. The wrapper runs upstream code only when `NV_GENERATE_ROOT` sits at the exact manifest commit and the checkout is clean — otherwise training will not start. This finetuning is not meant for clinical interpretation or for approving synthetic data in production.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill nv-generate-mr-brain-finetune -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill nv-generate-mr-brain-finetune -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill nv-generate-mr-brain-finetune -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install NVIDIA/skills nv-generate-mr-brain-finetune
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/nv-generate-mr-brain-finetune/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill nv-generate-mr-brain-finetune -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills --path skills/nv-generate-mr-brain-finetune
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill nv-generate-mr-brain-finetune -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/nv-generate-mr-brain-finetune/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check a new datalist without starting GPU training
- finetune MR-Brain v1 on your own T1 or T2 scans
- stage configs and embeddings for a run in one go
- get a checkpoint plus inference images from a single launch
- confirm the upstream checkout is at the right commit

## Example prompts
- Run a preflight check on my datalist, don't start training yet
- Finetune MR-Brain on my T1 scans with modality mri_t1
- Download the MR-Brain v1 weights and prepare a checkpoint for inference

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

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---
name: nv-generate-mr-brain-finetune
description: Used for finetuning NV-Generate-CTMR MR-Brain v1 for T1, T2, FLAIR, SWI, or MRA data from a NIfTI datalist. Not for clinical or production data approval.
license: Apache-2.0
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, WebFetch, Env
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metadata:
  author: 'NVIDIA MedTech Team'
  tags:
    - MedTech
    - MRI
    - brain
    - finetune
---

# NV-Generate-MR-Brain-Finetune

## Purpose
- Used for finetuning the NV-Generate-CTMR `rflow-mr-brain` v1 diffusion UNet from user-supplied T1, T2, FLAIR, SWI, or MRA NIfTI training volumes.
- Not for clinical interpretation, regulatory use, or approving synthetic data for production training.
- The wrapper stages the config glue locally and delegates execution to existing upstream scripts: `scripts.diff_model_create_training_data`, `scripts.diff_model_train`, and optionally `scripts.diff_model_infer`. It does not execute the notebook.
- Manifest I/O: inputs are `datalist` and `data_base_dir`; outputs are `finetuned_checkpoint`, optional `inference_outputs`, and `result_json`.
- The underlying training contract is the upstream config/env JSON (the same one driven from cell `[10]` of `train_diff_unet_tutorial.ipynb`). The wrapper stages those JSON files for you and exposes the most-tuned fields as CLI flags; the sections below document the fields, their defaults, and how to monitor/tune a run.

## Instructions
- Read `skill_manifest.yaml` before changing arguments, side effects, or validation gates.
- Run `scripts/run_mr_brain_finetune.py` from the Medical AI Skills repo root.
- If a host agent exposes `run_script`, use `run_script("scripts/run_mr_brain_finetune.py", args=[...])`; otherwise run the Bash/Python command below.
- For a command-shape review, do not install packages, clone repositories,
  download weights, or start GPU training. Emit only the wrapper command with
  the supplied datalist, an explicit `--data-base-dir`, an explicit
  `--output-dir`, and the requested modality.
- When the user explicitly asks for a training-launch command, do not silently
  replace it with `--preflight`; include `--preflight` only for a preflight
  request.
- Use `--preflight` first when checking a new datalist; remove `--preflight` only when the user explicitly wants to launch GPU finetuning.
- For a staged preflight input bundle directory, use `BUNDLE/preflight_datalist.json` as the datalist and `BUNDLE/preflight_dataset` as `--data-base-dir` when those files are present.

## Examples
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