Remote Docker Debugger

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Lets your agent run commands inside a remote Docker container using this debug skill.

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About this skill

Run commands inside a remote Docker container via the file-based command relay (tools/debugger). Use when the user says "run in Docker", "run on GPU", "debug remotely", "run test in container", "check nvidia-smi", "run pytest in Docker", or needs to execute any command inside a Docker container that

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by nvidia/model-optimizer in plugins/modelopt/skills/debug/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Execute commands inside a Docker container from the host using the file-based command relay.

Read tools/debugger/CLAUDE.md for full usage details — it has the protocol and examples.

Quick Reference

# Check connection
bash tools/debugger/client.sh status

# Connect to server (user must start server.sh in Docker first)
bash tools/debugger/client.sh handshake

# Run a command
bash tools/debugger/client.sh run "<command>"

# Long-running command (default timeout is 600s)
bash tools/debugger/client.sh --timeout 1800 run "<command>"

# Cancel the currently running command
bash tools/debugger/client.sh cancel

# Reconnect after server restart
bash tools/debugger/client.sh flush
bash tools/debugger/client.sh handshake

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GitHub stars
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Forks
716
Last commit
Oct 2026
Hacker News mentions
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Item type
skill
Key
debug-nvidia
Source
github.com/nvidia/model-optimizer
Remote Docker Debugger by nvidia: Skill · ahel