Create Docker containers for Huawei Ascend NPU development with proper device mappings and volume mounts.

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Install Ascend Docker

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ascend-ai-coding/awesome-ascend-skills --skill ascend-docker -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ascend-ai-coding/awesome-ascend-skills ascend-docker --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/ascend-ai-coding/awesome-ascend-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/base/ascend-docker .claude/skills/ascend-docker && 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
ascend-docker
GitHub stars
174
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
172 words
Files
2 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
70
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Create Docker containers for Huawei Ascend NPU development with proper device mappings and volume mounts.

  • Works in 3 steps: Privileged Mode (Default) → Basic Mode → Full Mode
  • Setting up Ascend development environments in Docker
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Start, Device Selection, Container Modes and Mode Comparison, plus 6 more sections
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder; calls docker and bash

What it does

Ascend Docker is an agent skill from ascend-ai-coding/awesome-ascend-skills. Create Docker containers for Huawei Ascend NPU development with proper device mappings and volume mounts. Use when setting up Ascend development environments in Docker, running CANN applications in containers, or creating isolated NPU development workspaces. Supports privileged mode (default), basic mode, and full mode with profiling/logging. Auto-detects available NPU devices.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/run-ascend-container.sh`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Containers. It works with Docker. The repository describes itself as: A comprehensive knowledge base for Huawei Ascend NPU development, structured as distributed Agent Skills. https://ascend-ai-coding.github.io/awesome-ascend-skills/.

When your agent uses it

  • Setting up Ascend development environments in Docker
  • Running CANN applications in containers
  • Creating isolated NPU development workspaces

Example prompts

  • “/ascend-docker”

Requirements

  • A Bash shell
  • Docker

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Privileged Mode (Default)
  2. Basic Mode
  3. Full Mode

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 62a4ecb. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • docker
    • bash

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

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • hiascend.com

    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

Ascend Docker loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 99 tokens; SKILL.md has 172 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~99
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 172 words (~1,299 tokens).

“Create Docker containers configured for Huawei Ascend NPU development.”

— opening of SKILL.md by ascend-ai-coding
name
ascend-docker
keywords
ascend, docker, npu, development, 开发环境, 容器化, 昇腾

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (scripts) in skills/base/ascend-docker of ascend-ai-coding/awesome-ascend-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/run-ascend-container.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 62a4ecb

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Questions about Ascend Docker

What does Ascend Docker do?

Create Docker containers for Huawei Ascend NPU development with proper device mappings and volume mounts. Ascend Docker is an agent skill from ascend-ai-coding/awesome-ascend-skills. Create Docker containers for Huawei Ascend NPU development with proper device mappings and volume mounts.

When should I use Ascend Docker?

Ascend Docker fits situations like: setting up Ascend development environments in Docker; running CANN applications in containers; creating isolated NPU development workspaces.

How do I install Ascend Docker in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ascend-ai-coding/awesome-ascend-skills --skill ascend-docker -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/base/ascend-docker in ascend-ai-coding/awesome-ascend-skills) into .claude/skills/ascend-docker in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Ascend Docker in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ascend-ai-coding/awesome-ascend-skills --skill ascend-docker -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/base/ascend-docker in ascend-ai-coding/awesome-ascend-skills) into .agents/skills/ascend-docker in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Ascend Docker 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 ascend-ai-coding/awesome-ascend-skills --skill ascend-docker -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ascend-docker, .gemini/skills/ascend-docker, .github/skills/ascend-docker and .opencode/skills/ascend-docker in your project.

What does Ascend Docker need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Ascend Docker needs a shell for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (docker and bash). Our summary lists: A Bash shell; Docker.

Does Ascend Docker access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: hiascend.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Ascend Docker 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Ascend Docker use?

No licence was found for Ascend Docker or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Ascend Docker use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k 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 Ascend Docker?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ascend Docker: Iron Proxy Gateway for NanoClaw (nanocoai/nanoclaw, 31k stars), GreptimeDB Dev Docker Image (GreptimeTeam/greptimedb, 6.7k stars), Senior DevOps Toolkit (maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit, 260 stars) and LangBot Deployment Guide (langbot-app/LangBot, 18k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Ascend Docker?

ascend-ai-coding (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ascend-ai-coding/awesome-ascend-skills, which has 174 GitHub stars. The repository holds 70 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: ascend-ai-coding/awesome-ascend-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.