Official agent skill

Jetson Print Device Info

by NVIDIA in NVIDIA/skills

A skill your agent uses when you need to print Jetson device info (module model, L4T version, kernel, OS version, current power mode) from a running Jetson target.

OfficialApache-2.0Auto-check passedAI & LLM Engineering

Install Jetson Print Device Info

skills CLI
$ npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill jetson-print-device-info -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install NVIDIA/skills jetson-print-device-info --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/NVIDIA/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/jetson-print-device-info .claude/skills/jetson-print-device-info && 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
jetson-print-device-info
GitHub stars
3.5k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
485 words
Files
5
Skills in repo
386
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when you need to print Jetson device info (module model, L4T version, kernel, OS version, current power mode) from a running Jetson target.

  • Works in 5 steps: Capture the module model and validate it… → Extract the L4T release header line —… → Run nvpmodel -q and join its two output… → …
  • You need to print Jetson device info (module model
  • SKILL.md covers Purpose, When to use, Prerequisites and Inputs, plus 7 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Jetson Print Device Info is an agent skill from NVIDIA/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Use when you need to print Jetson device info (module model, L4T version, kernel, OS version, current power mode) from a running Jetson target. This is an example skill.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files (for example `BENCHMARK.md`, `evals/evals.json` and `skill-card.md`).

It sits in AI & LLM Engineering, covering GPU and accelerator computing. It works with NVIDIA AI Platform. The repository describes itself as: Agent Skills for NVIDIA products — install into Claude Code, Codex, and other coding agents to run Physical AI, robotics, simulation, CUDA, and RAG workflows end to end. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • You need to print Jetson device info (module model
  • Current power mode) from a running Jetson target

Example prompts

  • “/jetson-print-device-info”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Capture the module model and validate it is a Jetson target — exit early otherwise
  2. Extract the L4T release header line — skip the rest of the file (long list of library SHAs)
  3. Run nvpmodel -q and join its two output lines (NV Power Mode: and the mode number) onto one line. paste -sd only uses the first char of…
  4. Print the kernel version and uptime
  5. Print the OS version (prefer lsb_release, fall back to /etc/os-release)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit dfdd080. 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 (its code samples are bash).

    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

Jetson Print Device Info loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 49 tokens; SKILL.md has 485 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~49
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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from NVIDIA/skills at commit dfdd080, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© NVIDIA). 485 words, ~1,299 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/jetson-print-device-info/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
jetson-print-device-info
description
Use when you need to print Jetson device info (module model, L4T version, kernel, OS version, current power mode) from a running Jetson target. This is an example skill.
version
0.0.1
license
Apache-2.0
metadata.author
Jetson Team
metadata.tags
jetson, device, info
metadata.languages
bash
metadata.data-classification
public

jetson-print-device-info

Prints a concise summary of the Jetson device this skill runs on.

This skill is intended as a reference example for the jetson-device-skills repo and the NVIDIA-wide skills CI. It runs on the Jetson target (not the host PC) and performs read-only inspection — useful as a baseline capture before running performance tests.

Purpose

Capture a baseline snapshot of a Jetson target's software stack and power mode before running performance, regression, or compatibility tests.

When to use

  • Starting a performance run and you want a captured baseline of the device's software stack and power mode.
  • Verifying that a freshly flashed Jetson matches an expected L4T / JetPack version.

Prerequisites

  • Running on a Jetson target (not the host PC).
  • Standard CLIs available: tr, cat, uname, uptime, lsb_release (or /etc/os-release).
  • nvpmodel available for power mode (optional — skill falls back gracefully).

Inputs

None. The skill reads only from the local Jetson filesystem and standard CLIs.

Instructions

Run each step in order and print the captured values into the report shown under Output format.

  1. Capture the module model and validate it is a Jetson target — exit early otherwise:
    bash
    # Device-tree strings are null-terminated, so strip NULs before printing.
    model=$(tr -d '\0' < /proc/device-tree/model 2>/dev/null)
    case "$model" in
      *Jetson*) ;;
      *) echo "Not running on a Jetson target (model: '${model:-unknown}')"; exit 1 ;;
    esac
    echo "$model"
  2. Extract the L4T release header line — skip the rest of the file (long list of library SHAs):
    bash
    head -1 /etc/nv_tegra_release 2>/dev/null || echo "L4T release info not found"
    # Equivalent: grep -m1 '^# R' /etc/nv_tegra_release
  3. Run nvpmodel -q and join its two output lines (NV Power Mode: <name> and the mode number) onto one line. paste -sd only uses the first char of its delimiter, so use awk to insert the literal / separator:
    bash
    nvpmodel -q 2>/dev/null | awk 'NR==1{a=$0; next} {print a" / "$0}' \
      || echo "nvpmodel not available"
  4. Print the kernel version and uptime:
    bash
    uname -r
    uptime -p
  5. Print the OS version (prefer lsb_release, fall back to /etc/os-release):
    bash
    lsb_release -ds 2>/dev/null || (. /etc/os-release && echo "$PRETTY_NAME") || echo "OS version not found"
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Output format

Print a short report with these sections, one line each where possible:

text
Model:           <device-tree model string>
L4T release:     <release header line>
Power mode:      <nvpmodel name> / <mode number>
Kernel:          <uname -r>
Uptime:          <uptime -p>
OS version:      <lsb_release / /etc/os-release output>

Examples

Example output on an Orin AGX dev kit (L4T R36 / Ubuntu 22.04):

text
Model:           NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit
L4T release:     # R36 (release), REVISION: 3.0
Power mode:      NV Power Mode: MAXN / 0
Kernel:          5.15.136-tegra
Uptime:          up 2 hours, 14 minutes
OS version:      Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS

Example output on an AGX Thor (L4T R39 / Ubuntu 24.04):

text
Model:           NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor Developer Kit
L4T release:     # R39 (release), REVISION: 0.0
Power mode:      NV Power Mode: 120W / 1
Kernel:          6.8.0-tegra
Uptime:          up 12 minutes
OS version:      Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Error handling

Each command falls back to a clearly labeled "... not found" / "... not available" string if the underlying file or binary is missing — the skill never errors out mid-report. If /proc/device-tree/model is missing or does not contain a Jetson string, exit early with a clear "not running on a Jetson target" message.

Limitations

  • Read-only inspection only — does not detect GPU/CPU clocks, thermal state, or per-rail power.
  • nvpmodel output format varies between L4T versions; the skill prints it verbatim rather than parsing.

Troubleshooting

  • Error: /proc/device-tree/model: No such file or directory Cause: Running on a host PC, not a Jetson target. Solution: Run the skill on the Jetson device directly (e.g. via SSH).

  • Error: nvpmodel: command not found Cause: L4T BSP not installed, or running in a minimal container without nvpmodel. Solution: Expected on non-Jetson or stripped environments — the skill prints "nvpmodel not available" and continues.

Notes

  • Read-only. Do not change power mode, install packages, or modify any files.
  • If the skill is invoked on a host PC by mistake, /proc/device-tree/model will not contain a Jetson model string — detect that and exit with a clear message rather than printing misleading info.

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Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files in skills/jetson-print-device-info of NVIDIA/skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • BENCHMARK.md
  • evals/evals.json
  • skill-card.md
  • skill.oms.sig

Open the folder on GitHubat commit dfdd080

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in NVIDIA/skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Jetson Print Device Info

What does Jetson Print Device Info do?

A skill your agent uses when you need to print Jetson device info (module model, L4T version, kernel, OS version, current power mode) from a running Jetson target. Jetson Print Device Info is an agent skill from NVIDIA/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Use when you need to print Jetson device info (module model, L4T version, kernel, OS version, current power mode) from a running Jetson target.

When should I use Jetson Print Device Info?

Jetson Print Device Info fits situations like: you need to print Jetson device info (module model; current power mode) from a running Jetson target.

How do I install Jetson Print Device Info in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill jetson-print-device-info -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/jetson-print-device-info in NVIDIA/skills) into .claude/skills/jetson-print-device-info in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Jetson Print Device Info in Codex?

Run `npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill jetson-print-device-info -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/jetson-print-device-info in NVIDIA/skills) into .agents/skills/jetson-print-device-info in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Jetson Print Device Info 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 NVIDIA/skills --skill jetson-print-device-info -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/jetson-print-device-info, .gemini/skills/jetson-print-device-info, .github/skills/jetson-print-device-info and .opencode/skills/jetson-print-device-info in your project.

What does Jetson Print Device Info need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Jetson Print Device Info is instructions for the agent only.

Does Jetson Print Device Info 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 Jetson Print Device Info 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 Jetson Print Device Info use?

Jetson Print Device Info is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Jetson Print Device Info 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 Jetson Print Device Info?

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Who maintains Jetson Print Device Info?

NVIDIA (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in NVIDIA/skills, which has 3,546 GitHub stars. The repository holds 386 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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