Chainguard Skills

PointPillars for 3D object detection from LiDAR point clouds. Encodes point clouds into a pseudo-image via a pillar-based representation, then applies 2D detection — used in autonomous driving and robotics. Use when training, evaluating, exporting, pruning, retraining, or running inference for a TAO PointPillars model. Trigger phrases include "train PointPillars", "LiDAR 3D detection", "point-cloud object detection", "pillar-based 3D detector".

Pose classification using ST-GCN (Spatial Temporal Graph Convolutional Network). Classifies skeleton sequences into action categories from pose-keypoint data. Use when training, evaluating, exporting, or running inference for a TAO pose-classification model. Trigger phrases include "train pose classification", "skeleton action recognition", "ST-GCN", "keypoint sequence classifier".

RT-DETR (Real-Time DEtection TRansformer) for 2D object detection. Designed for real-time inference with competitive accuracy and supports distillation and quantization for deployment optimization. Use when training, evaluating, distilling, quantizing, exporting, or running inference for a TAO RT-DETR model. Trigger phrases include "train RT-DETR", "real-time DETR", "low-latency object detection", "RT-DETR distillation / quantization".

SegFormer for semantic segmentation. Lightweight transformer-based architecture with hierarchical feature extraction, efficient for real-time segmentation tasks. Use when training, evaluating, exporting, quantizing, or running inference for a TAO SegFormer model. Trigger phrases include "train SegFormer", "semantic segmentation", "lightweight transformer segmenter", "real-time semantic segmentation".

Standard single-step train/eval/export workflow for any TAO model. Use when training a TAO model on a dataset without iterative data augmentation, AutoML, or DEFT loops. Trigger phrases include "single train run", "train then evaluate then export", "plain TAO training", "normal training", "no AutoML", "skip the loop". Routes through the per-model SKILL.md for action specifics and through tao-launch-workflow for platform/credentials/dataset intake.

Sparse4D for multi-camera temporal 3D object detection and tracking. Uses sparse queries with deformable attention across camera views and time for end-to-end 3D perception, with an instance bank for temporal tracking. Use when training, evaluating, exporting, quantizing, or running inference for a TAO Sparse4D model. Trigger phrases include "train Sparse4D", "multi-camera 3D detection", "temporal 3D tracker", "sparse query 3D perception".

Run tao-daft validate to check NVIDIA TAO DAFT datasets for structure, schema, and cross-reference errors. Do not use for non-DAFT formats. Use when the user asks to validate a DAFT dataset, check DAFT schema, validate a TAO dataset format, or run tao-daft validate.

Semantic Design System Skill for Google Stitch. Generates agent-friendly DESIGN.md files that enforce premium, anti-generic UI standards — strict typography, calibrated color, asymmetric layouts, perpetual micro-motion, and hardware-accelerated performance.