# wandb-primary

A skill for broad Weights & Biases work: project overviews, runs and artifacts, Weave traces, reports, sweeps. Useful when a question spans several W&B surfaces at once.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1700 installs · ★ 71
- Author: wandb
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/wandb/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/wandb-primary/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/wandb-primary

## What it does

The skill sorts each request into one of two buckets. Brief means a focused read or count that fits in a single script: how many runs, best loss, the config of one run. Intense means open-ended investigation with iterative discovery — unclear schema, cross-cutting joins, plots, sweep comparisons. Several scripts are fine, as long as each one follows from the data the previous call returned.

A W&B project has two surfaces: runs via `wandb.Api()` and Weave traces via `weave.init()` and `client.get_calls()`. For a general "what's going on in this project" question the skill probes both in the first pass, then scopes the answer to whichever surface actually holds data. An empty surface gets left out of the answer.

You need `WANDB_API_KEY`, `WANDB_ENTITY` and `WANDB_PROJECT` in the environment or the prompt. Scripts run in whatever Python environment your coding agent has, and missing optional packages are installed only when needed. No key in the environment means API calls fail right away, so check those variables before the first run.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wandb/skills --skill wandb-primary -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wandb/skills --skill wandb-primary -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wandb/skills --skill wandb-primary -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install wandb/skills wandb-primary
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/wandb-primary/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wandb/skills --skill wandb-primary -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/wandb/skills --path skills/wandb-primary
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wandb/skills --skill wandb-primary -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/wandb/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/wandb-primary/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- count runs in a project and find the best loss
- pull the config of a specific run by id
- compare two sweeps against each other
- inspect Weave traces and evaluation scores
- export a W&B report to PDF or LaTeX for compliance

## Example prompts
- how many runs are in my project and what's the best loss?
- compare these two sweeps and show where the metrics diverge
- what's going on in this project — check runs and Weave traces

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name: wandb-primary
description: "Primary W&B skill for broad or mixed Weights & Biases work: project overviews, W&B runs and artifacts, Weave traces and evaluations, Reports, Workspaces, Automations, Sweeps, Launch, and Agent Lens. Use when the task spans multiple W&B surfaces or the user asks generally what is happening in a W&B project."
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# W&B Primary Skill

## Environment defaults

- **Python**: run scripts with the Python environment available to your coding agent. Install missing optional packages only when needed.
- **Credentials**: use `WANDB_API_KEY`, `WANDB_ENTITY`, and `WANDB_PROJECT` from the user's environment or prompt.

---

## Scope and approach

Classify each request before acting:

- **Brief** — a focused read or compute that maps to one query and a short answer
  ("How many runs?", "Best loss?", "Show the config of abc123"). Solve it in one
  script; add a second only if the first surfaced a load-bearing lead. Default to
  brief when in doubt.
- **Intense** — open-ended investigation with iterative discovery: ambiguous data,
  unknown schema, cross-cutting joins, plots, multi-stage analysis ("What's wrong
  with my training runs?", "Compare these sweeps"). Several scripts are fine, but
  each must be load-bearing — plan the next call from the data you just got, not
  from a generic checklist.

A W&B project has two complementary surfaces — **runs** (experiment tracking,
`wandb.Api()`) and **Weave traces** (observability, `weave.init()` →
`client.get_calls()`). For a broad "what's going on in this project?" question,
probe **both** in the first evidence pass (parallel scripts, or the combined
"Summarize project" recipe below), then scope the answer to the surface(s) that
actually hold data. If a surface is empty, don't mention it.

---

## Fast recipes — use these first

These cover the most common tasks. Each is a single script. Copy, fill in placeholders, run.

## Fast product/API answers

For small W&B product or API questions, answer directly from this section. Do not run
tools, inspect docs, or query the user's project unless they explicitly ask for live
data. Keep the answer short: direct answer, exact UI/API path, minimal code if useful.
If the recommendation depends on missing context, include targeted diagnostic questions
in the same response instead of blocking.

For workspace migration or project-structure guidance, ask the diagnostic questions
before prescribing a structure or script. Use the phrase "Before I prescribe a
structure/script, I need to know:" and include the questions that materially change
the answer; then give only tentative guidance.

### Product facts to answer from memory

| User asks | Answer with |
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