Tao Validate Dataset Format

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Non-DAFT formats
• The user asks to validate a DAFT dataset
• Check DAFT schema
• Validate a TAO dataset format

Example prompts

• “/tao-validate-dataset-format”

Requirements

• Python 3
• Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires Python 3.10+ and the nvidia-tao-daft package (pip install nvidia-tao-daft).
• Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Bash

Workflow steps

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

1. 1Format is a positional subcommand, not --format
2. 2Target is --path PATH, not positional. It accepts a single
3. 3Flags are per-format; run the leaf help, e.g.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 67a13c0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

  • Read
  • Bash

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • pip
  • python

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

• Network

  No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

  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.

• Compatibility

  Requires Python 3.10+ and the nvidia-tao-daft package (pip install nvidia-tao-daft).

  From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Tao Validate Dataset Format loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 75 tokens; SKILL.md has 545 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~75

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.2k

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

• NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md

  allowed-tools: Read, Bash

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 67a13c0, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© NVIDIA). 545 words, ~1,243 tokens.

name

tao-validate-dataset-format

description

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`.

allowed-tools

Read, Bash

compatibility

Requires Python 3.10+ and the nvidia-tao-daft package (pip install nvidia-tao-daft).

license

Apache-2.0

metadata.author

NVIDIA Corporation

metadata.version

0.1.0

tags

tao-daft, dataset, validation, schema

tao-daft validate <format> --path <dataset-or-parent-dir>

python -c "import nvidia_tao_daft" 2>/dev/null || {
  echo "MISSING: tao-daft not installed. Run:"
  echo "  pip install nvidia-tao-daft"
  exit 1
}

tao-daft --version
tao-daft validate --help
tao-daft validate <format> --help
tao-daft validate <format> --path /path/to/daft-dataset

© NVIDIA, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files in skills/tao-validate-dataset-format of NVIDIA/skills.

• SKILL.md
• BENCHMARK.md
• config/skillspector-baseline.yaml
• evals/evals.json
• skill-card.md
• skill.oms.sig

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 67a13c0