# tao-finetune-cosmos-reason

The skill plans and runs Cosmos3 fine-tuning through Cosmos Framework or Cosmos-RL, validating every input before training starts.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1600 installs · ★ 3735
- Author: NVIDIA Corporation
- 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/tao-finetune-cosmos-reason/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tao-finetune-cosmos-reason

## What it does

Intake is strict. The skill collects the base model path or URI, a video sampling mode (uniform `nframes` or `fps`), training and validation annotations with media roots, the backend (`cosmos-framework` or `cosmos-rl`), the training mode (`dense` or `peft`), and user-owned directories for results, checkpoints and cache. It will not guess a path from history or a previous job — a missing required path fails the plan.

Cosmos3-Nano needs an explicit `model_type`. Pick `qwen3_vl` to use a compatible Hugging Face checkpoint directly, or `cosmos3_omni` to convert to exact Qwen3-VL safetensors first. If you have not supplied the choice, the skill asks once. Cosmos3-Edge infers its type from the resolved model ID.

Start with `scripts/cosmos_workflow.py resolve`. Image selection follows a fixed order: a compute-readable `sqsh_path`, then an explicit image, then the packaged backend image. SLURM runs also need SSH, `sbatch`/`srun`, Pyxis/Enroot and shared storage. The skill requires Python 3.11+ with PyYAML and a supported container execution platform.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill tao-finetune-cosmos-reason -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill tao-finetune-cosmos-reason -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/tao-finetune-cosmos-reason/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill tao-finetune-cosmos-reason -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/tao-finetune-cosmos-reason/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install NVIDIA/skills tao-finetune-cosmos-reason
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/tao-finetune-cosmos-reason/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill tao-finetune-cosmos-reason -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills --path skills/tao-finetune-cosmos-reason
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/tao-finetune-cosmos-reason/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill tao-finetune-cosmos-reason -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/tao-finetune-cosmos-reason/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- plan Cosmos3-Nano or Cosmos3-Edge fine-tuning without hand-checking paths
- choose between Cosmos Framework and Cosmos-RL for a run
- convert a `cosmos3_omni` checkpoint to Qwen3-VL safetensors
- set up a SLURM run with Pyxis/Enroot and shared storage
- validate the first training update and read token-weighted losses

## Example prompts
- Fine-tune Cosmos3-Nano on my dataset with the cosmos-rl backend in peft mode
- Plan a Cosmos3-Edge run with uniform nframes and validate the paths first
- Prepare the cosmos3_omni checkpoint and launch training on SLURM

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

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---
name: tao-finetune-cosmos-reason
description: >-
  Shared Cosmos3 frontend that explicitly routes Cosmos Framework and
  Cosmos-RL, validates runtime model/video-dataset/SLURM inputs, consumes an
  SQSH or packaged backend image, optionally plans explicit clean
  source builds, prepares checkpoints, validates the first update in-process,
  and returns token-weighted losses and task-aware accuracy.
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: Requires Python 3.11+ with PyYAML and a supported container execution platform; SLURM runs additionally require SSH, sbatch/srun, Pyxis/Enroot, and shared storage.
metadata:
  author: NVIDIA Corporation
  version: "0.3.6"
allowed-tools: Read Bash
tags:
- model
- cosmos
- multimodal
- training
---

# Cosmos3 TAO training

Keep one shared model-facing frontend. Backend image fields and contract paths
live under `backend_contracts` in `references/skill_info.yaml`; image literals
are stamped from `versions.yaml`, while referenced backend YAMLs define native
runtime schemas. Never translate between them.

## Mandatory runtime intake

Before planning training, collect all of the following. Do not infer a path
from history, another user, a prior job, an image, or a developer checkout.

- `base_model_path_or_uri`. For a Hugging Face model ID or URL, accept an
  optional friendly `base_model_revision` such as a branch or tag. If omitted,
  resolve `main`; do not ask the user for a commit SHA. Resolve the selected
  ref read-only through the Hub API to its immutable commit and seal the model
  ID, requested ref, and resolved SHA in the plan. A complete local snapshot
  needs no revision and is sealed by its file fingerprints.
- For Cosmos3-Nano, an explicit input-checkpoint `model_type`: `qwen3_vl`
  or `cosmos3_omni`. If the user did not supply it, ask once before planning;
  never infer the choice from `config.json`, a model ID, a path name, or a
  previous run. Explain the two choices in plain language: `qwen3_vl` uses a
  compatible Hugging Face checkpoint directly, while `cosmos3_omni` requires
  an immutable conversion to exact Qwen3-VL safetensors before training.
  Record the answer as `base_model_format`. Cosmos3-Edge is inferred as
  `cosmos3_edge` from the resolved model ID and does not present this Nano-only
  choice.
- Do not expose Omni preparation implementation fields during normal intake.
  For Nano, use `Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct`, resolve both Hub models to
```
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