gpu-cluster-provisioning SKILL.md skillA

gpu-cluster-provisioning from nebius/nebius-physical-ai is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

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mdr add nebius/nebius-physical-ai/gpu-cluster-provisioning@git:20261010.67ef167

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SKILL.md skill
Repository
nebius/nebius-physical-ai
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skills/tools/gpu-cluster-provisioning/SKILL.md
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git:20261010.67ef167, committed Oct 10, 2026
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Repository stars
106
License
Apache-2.0

Use when creating or repairing a GPU Kubernetes cluster for npa — the managed-image vs GPU-Operator driver decision, why operator mode is unsafe on NVSwitch, the post-apply health gates (fabric, CUDA vectorAdd, stability window), and triage for nodes that come up without working GPUs.

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

# GPU cluster provisioning and driver strategy

Getting GPU nodes is the easy part. Getting nodes whose GPUs actually work — and
knowing *before* you submit a job that they do — is what this skill covers. It
complements `skills/atomic/gpu-selection/SKILL.md` (which GPU to ask for) and
`skills/tools/nebius-infra/SKILL.md` (config, storage, teardown) with the driver
and readiness decisions made at provisioning time.

Source of record: `docs/workbench/mk8s-gpu-driver-strategy.md`.

## The driver decision: default to managed, do not reach for operator

One policy covers both direct `npa cluster` provisioning and `npa fleet`: **GPU
node groups use a Nebius managed-driver image by default**, and CPU-only node
groups get no GPU driver settings at all.

| `--gpu-driver-mode` | Behavior | Use when |
|---|---|---|
| `auto` (default) | Managed-driver image whenever the recipe/provider supports it | Almost always |
| `managed-image` | Explicitly require the managed-driver image | Pinning the operational contract |
| `operator` | In-cluster NVIDIA GPU Operator driver path | Supported diagnostics or a recipe that requires it |

```bash
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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
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Source

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nebius/nebius-physical-ai · 106 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-08 · branch main

API

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GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=nebius/nebius-physical-ai/gpu-cluster-provisioning
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/455fc3f99866875f44a190f69bc30045fbf493766e15d82a14a8f47f4dbe5ebd

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