# tao-train-ocdnet

This skill guides TAO workflows for OCDNet, a model that finds text at arbitrary angles in natural images. Use it to train, evaluate, or run inference.

- 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-train-ocdnet/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-26
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tao-train-ocdnet

## What it does

The skill covers TAO OCDNet actions including `train`, `evaluate`, `export`, `inference`, `prune`, `quantize`, and `default_specs`. For retraining a pruned model, it runs `ocdnet train` with `model.load_pruned_graph` and `model.pruned_graph_path`; resuming training uses an epoch checkpoint path. TensorRT engine generation belongs to the deploy workflow.

Training data must be extracted into folders containing `img/` and `gt/`, or supplied as a UTF-8 datalist mapping images to labels. OCDNet does not unpack dataset archives at runtime. Docker and NVIDIA Container Toolkit are required, so the workflow will not run without them.

Packaged action schemas and YAML specification templates support the workflows. Set `model.pretrained_model_path` to provide pretrained weights. TensorRT actions require `references/tao-deploy-ocdnet.md`; the PyT CLI has no direct `retrain` or `gen_trt_engine` subcommand.

## Requirements
- Works with: Docker

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install NVIDIA/skills tao-train-ocdnet
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/tao-train-ocdnet/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills --path skills/tao-train-ocdnet
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill tao-train-ocdnet -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-train-ocdnet/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- train OCDNet on extracted data
- evaluate a model against a validation split
- run inference on an image folder
- export, prune, or quantize an OCDNet model
- resume training from an epoch checkpoint

## Example prompts
- Train OCDNet with the extracted training and validation data.
- Evaluate OCDNet on the validation split and check `hmean`.
- Run OCDNet inference on the images in this folder.

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

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---
name: tao-train-ocdnet
description: OCDNet for scene text detection. Detects arbitrary-oriented text regions in natural images using a
  differentiable binarization approach. Use when training, evaluating, exporting, pruning, quantizing, retraining, or running
  inference for a TAO OCDNet model. Trigger phrases include "train OCDNet", "scene text detection", "arbitrary-oriented text
  boxes", "differentiable binarization detector".
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: Requires docker + nvidia-container-toolkit.
metadata:
  version: "0.1.0"
  author: NVIDIA Corporation
allowed-tools: Read Bash
tags:
- text
- detection
---

# OCDNet

> **Standalone install?** If this session was not initialized by the TAO skill bank plugin, run the `tao-setup` skill first (host preflight, credentials, cross-skill discovery).

OCDNet for scene text detection. Detects arbitrary-oriented text regions in natural images using a differentiable binarization approach.

Set `model.pretrained_model_path` for pretrained weights.

For TAO Deploy TensorRT actions (`gen_trt_engine`, TensorRT `evaluate`, and TensorRT `inference`), read `references/tao-deploy-ocdnet.md` first. Deploy spec templates live in this skill's `references/` folder with the `spec_template_deploy_*.yaml` prefix.

The PyT OCDNet CLI supports `train`, `evaluate`, `export`, `inference`, `prune`, `quantize`, and `default_specs`. It does not expose PyT-side `retrain` or `gen_trt_engine` subcommands. The model skill exposes `retrain` by running `ocdnet train` with `model.load_pruned_graph: true` and `model.pruned_graph_path`. Resume from an epoch checkpoint uses `ocdnet train` plus `train.resume_training_checkpoint_path`. TensorRT engine generation is owned by the deploy workflow.

## Dataclass Schemas

Generated TAO Core schemas are packaged in `schemas/<action>.schema.json`, with `schemas/manifest.json` listing available actions. Each generated schema also emits `references/spec_template_<action>.yaml` from the schema top-level `default` field. AutoML enablement is declared at the model layer in `references/skill_info.yaml` via `automl_enabled`. Runnable AutoML for an action requires `schemas/<action>.schema.json` and `references/spec_template_<action>.yaml` to exist and parse. Use the packaged selected-action schema for `automl_default_parameters`, `automl_disabled_parameters`, defaults, min/max bounds, enums, option weights, math conditions, dependencies, and popular parameters. Do not expect `~/tao-core` at runtime; maintainers regenerate schemas/templates before packaging the skill bank.

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