Agent skill

Data Loading

by aiming-lab in aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw

Optimize data loading pipeline to prevent GPU starvation. An agent skill from aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw.

MITAuto-check passedData & Analytics

Install Data Loading

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw --skill data-loading -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw data-loading --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/researchclaw/skills/builtin/tooling/data-loading .claude/skills/data-loading && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
data-loading
GitHub stars
15k
Token cost
~210 tokens
SKILL.md length
55 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
34
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Optimize data loading pipeline to prevent GPU starvation. An agent skill from aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw.

  • Works in 7 steps: Use num_workers = min(8, os.cpu_count())… → Enable pin_memory=True when using GPU → Use persistent_workers=True to avoid… → …
  • Setting up DataLoader
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Data preprocessing

What it does

Data Loading is an agent skill from aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw. Optimize data loading pipeline to prevent GPU starvation. Use when setting up DataLoader or data preprocessing.

Its SKILL.md is about 210 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Data & Analytics, covering Machine learning. The repository describes itself as: Fully autonomous & self-evolving research from idea to paper. Chat an Idea. Get a Paper. 🦞. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Setting up DataLoader
  • Data preprocessing

Example prompts

  • “/data-loading”

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Use num_workers = min(8, os.cpu_count()) for DataLoader
  2. Enable pin_memory=True when using GPU
  3. Use persistent_workers=True to avoid re-spawning
  4. Pre-compute and cache transformations when possible
  5. For image data: use torchvision.transforms.v2 (faster)
  6. For large datasets: consider memory-mapped files or WebDataset
  7. Profile with torch.utils.bottleneck to find I/O bottlenecks

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit be4ba47. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Data Loading loads about 210 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 31 tokens; SKILL.md has 55 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~31
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~210

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw at commit be4ba47, republished under its MIT licence (© aiming-lab). 55 words, ~210 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/data-loading/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
data-loading
description
Optimize data loading pipeline to prevent GPU starvation. Use when setting up DataLoader or data preprocessing.
metadata.category
tooling
metadata.trigger-keywords
data,loading,dataloader,dataset,preprocessing,augmentation
metadata.applicable-stages
10
metadata.priority
6
metadata.version
1.0
metadata.author
researchclaw
metadata.references
PyTorch Data Loading Tutorial, pytorch.org

Efficient Data Loading Best Practice

  1. Use num_workers = min(8, os.cpu_count()) for DataLoader
  2. Enable pin_memory=True when using GPU
  3. Use persistent_workers=True to avoid re-spawning
  4. Pre-compute and cache transformations when possible
  5. For image data: use torchvision.transforms.v2 (faster)
  6. For large datasets: consider memory-mapped files or WebDataset
  7. Profile with torch.utils.bottleneck to find I/O bottlenecks

© aiming-lab, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in researchclaw/skills/builtin/tooling/data-loading of aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit be4ba47

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Questions about Data Loading

What does Data Loading do?

Optimize data loading pipeline to prevent GPU starvation. An agent skill from aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw. Data Loading is an agent skill from aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw. Optimize data loading pipeline to prevent GPU starvation.

When should I use Data Loading?

Data Loading fits situations like: setting up DataLoader; data preprocessing.

How do I install Data Loading in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw --skill data-loading -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (researchclaw/skills/builtin/tooling/data-loading in aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw) into .claude/skills/data-loading in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Data Loading in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw --skill data-loading -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (researchclaw/skills/builtin/tooling/data-loading in aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw) into .agents/skills/data-loading in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Data Loading in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw --skill data-loading -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/data-loading, .gemini/skills/data-loading, .github/skills/data-loading and .opencode/skills/data-loading in your project.

What does Data Loading need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Data Loading is instructions for the agent only.

Does Data Loading access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Data Loading safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Data Loading use?

Data Loading is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Data Loading use?

About 210 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 840 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Data Loading?

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Who maintains Data Loading?

aiming-lab (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw, which has 14,587 GitHub stars. The repository holds 34 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 19, 2026.

Source: aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.