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tao-validate-dataset-format from nvidia-tao/tao-skill-bank is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add nvidia-tao/tao-skill-bank/tao-validate-dataset-format@v0.1.0Pins v0.1.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- nvidia-tao/tao-skill-bank
- Path
skills/data/tao-validate-dataset-format/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- v0.1.0, committed Aug 5, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jun 3, 2026
- Size
- 5,007 bytes
- Repository stars
- 95
- License
- Apache-2.0
Run `tao-daft validate` to check NVIDIA TAO DAFT datasets for structure, schema, and cross-reference errors. Do.
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What the file says
# Validate a TAO DAFT Dataset
> **Standalone install?** If this session was not initialized by the TAO skill bank plugin, run the `tao-setup` skill first (host preflight, credentials, cross-skill discovery).
## Quick start
```bash
tao-daft validate <format> --path <dataset-or-parent-dir>
```
`<format>` is a positional subcommand (e.g. `metropolis-v3.0`, `cosmos-reason-v1.0`);
`--path` is required. Discover supported formats and per-format flags via
`tao-daft validate --help` and the leaf `--help` (see "CLI conventions" below).
## Preflight
```bash
python -c "import nvidia_tao_daft" 2>/dev/null || {
echo "MISSING: tao-daft not installed. Run:"
echo " pip install nvidia-tao-daft"
exit 1
}
```
## Quick Start
Discover the installed validator formats before choosing a format slug, then
run validation with the target passed through `--path`:
```bash
tao-daft --version
tao-daft validate --help
tao-daft validate <format> --help
tao-daft validate <format> --path /path/to/daft-dataset
```
## Purpose
Drive `tao-daft validate` against a DAFT dataset (or a tree of them).
The CLI is the spec; the skill picks subcommand + flags and explains
the result.
…Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add nvidia-tao/tao-skill-bank/tao-validate-dataset-format@sha256:62b5266a67fa028aThe line at the top of this page pins the label v0.1.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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| v1.0.0 | 2026-06-08 | fe5d58e | 4,827 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0 | 2026-06-03 | 2fd0a48 | 4,825 B | A | view |
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Source
nvidia-tao/tao-skill-bank · 95 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-21 · branch main
API
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