# omniverse-usd-performance-tuning

A skill for diagnosing and optimizing USD scenes: slow loading, low FPS, high memory. It owns the user-facing workflow across phases.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2300 installs · ★ 3735
- Author: NVIDIA Omniverse
- 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/omniverse-usd-performance-tuning/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/nvidia-omniverse-omniverse-usd-performance-tuning

## What it does

The skill kicks off a workflow for heavy USD scenes: slow loading, low FPS, high GPU or system memory, GPU crashes, validation failures, CAD and conversion-quality triage. It owns the user-facing path, while setup, authentication, profiling, validation, mutation and reporting run through phase references when reached.

Before any tuning output, the skill enforces a session-start gate: if the preflight file is missing or unreadable, it invokes `setup-usd-performance-tuning`. If preflight is present, it prints Format A and waits for the user's answer. For `omniverse://` assets, the route goes through `omniverse-authentication` before setup and the first open. So without Omniverse authentication passing, the skill will not start.

The canonical plan for broad optimization keeps a fixed chain: `profile-stage:baseline`, structure assessment, validators, restructure decision, apply, Usd Optimize operations, `profile-stage:after`, profile comparison and the report. Two milestones are conditionally required: hierarchy dedupe when copied hierarchy repeats, and an edit-target planner for composed scenes. Three scoped iterations are the default unless the user opts out.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill omniverse-usd-performance-tuning -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill omniverse-usd-performance-tuning -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/omniverse-usd-performance-tuning/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill omniverse-usd-performance-tuning -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/omniverse-usd-performance-tuning/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install NVIDIA/skills omniverse-usd-performance-tuning
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/omniverse-usd-performance-tuning/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill omniverse-usd-performance-tuning -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills --path skills/omniverse-usd-performance-tuning
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/omniverse-usd-performance-tuning/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill omniverse-usd-performance-tuning -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/omniverse-usd-performance-tuning/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find out why a USD scene loads slowly
- trace the cause of low FPS during interaction
- cut GPU or system memory usage
- run validation and make sense of conversion errors
- plan restructure and hierarchy dedupe

## Example prompts
- this USD scene loads too slowly, figure out why
- low FPS in an interactive scene, run profiling
- optimize the USD scene and show a before/after report

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

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---
name: omniverse-usd-performance-tuning
description: "Top-level workflow skill for USD performance diagnosis and optimization. Handles slow loading, high memory, low FPS, and broad scene-optimization requests; delegates auth/runtime setup to Phase 0 owners."
version: "0.4.1"
license: Apache-2.0
tools:
  - Read
  - Shell
  - Write
compatibility: >
  Orchestrator skill. Downstream phases may require Kit, Usd Optimize, usd-validation-nvidia, USD Python, writable output paths, and omniverse:// authentication selected by setup-usd-performance-tuning.
metadata:
  author: NVIDIA Omniverse
  tags:
    - triage
    - performance
    - usd
    - profiling
  domain: ai-ml
  languages:
    - python
---
# Omniverse USD Performance Tuning

## Scope

Use for broad USD performance work: slow loading, low FPS/interactivity, high GPU or system memory, GPU crash/device lost, validation failures, CAD/conversion-quality triage, profiling, or requests to optimize a scene. This skill owns the user-facing workflow; setup, authentication, profiling, validation, mutation, and reporting are executed by phase references when reached.

Frontmatter keeps `version` and `tools` at top level for agentskills.io compatibility; NVCARPS fields live under `metadata`.

## Mandatory session-start gate

Before any tuning output, except a static classification-only answer, follow `skills/omniverse-usd-performance-tuning/references/setup-usd-performance-tuning/references/runtime-context-header.md`. That reference owns `output_path`, `setup-preflight.json`, Format A/Format B, and forbids silent ad hoc probing.

Required behavior:

- Missing or unreadable preflight: invoke `setup-usd-performance-tuning`.
- Present preflight: print Format A and wait for the user's answer. That reference owns the option set; do not restate or invent options here.
- Runtime already confirmed in this session: use compact Format B:

```text
[Kit: {runtime_context.kit.application} {runtime_context.kit.version}  |  SO: {runtime_context.usdOptimize.version}  |  AV: {runtime_context.assetValidator.version}]
```

For standalone/usd-optimize packages, runtime evidence must include package/sentinel checks plus shared-library or import/load verification, not just the Python executable/version. For `omniverse://` assets, route through `omniverse-authentication` before setup, triage, or first open.

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