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Ultralytics Agent Skills

Ultralytics Agent Skills give compatible AI coding agents instructions and reference material for working with the ultralytics Python package, the yolo CLI, and Ultralytics Platform. They follow the open Agent Skills format and load when a relevant task is requested.

Available Skills

The repository contains one router and six lifecycle skills:

SkillUse for
yoloCore Python and CLI usage, Platform workflows, and routing to the other skills
yolo-modelsSelecting model families, sizes, tasks, and weights
yolo-datasetsPreparing, converting, validating, and troubleshooting datasets
yolo-trainingTraining, validation, resumes, multi-GPU use, and troubleshooting
yolo-tuningHyperparameter tuning and experiment improvement
yolo-inferencePrediction, results, tracking, and Solutions
yolo-exportExport, quantization, deployment formats, and benchmarking

The skills include version-grounded catalogs where exact weights, arguments, or export formats matter, while deferring to the installed package when behavior differs.

Installation

=== "Claude Code"

```bash
claude plugin marketplace add ultralytics/skills
claude plugin install yolo@ultralytics
```

=== "Codex"

```bash
codex plugin marketplace add ultralytics/skills
codex plugin add yolo@ultralytics
```

Restart Codex after installation. To update, run `codex plugin marketplace upgrade ultralytics`, reinstall the plugin, and restart.

=== "Other agents"

Install all seven skills with the [skills CLI](https://skills.sh/):

```bash
npx skills add ultralytics/skills
```

Use `--skill yolo-training` to install one skill or `-g` for a global installation.

Once installed, ask the agent naturally, for example: "Export my trained YOLO model to TensorRT with INT8 quantization and benchmark it." The yolo router selects the relevant lifecycle guidance.

See the ultralytics/skills repository for current installation commands, source files, updates, and issue reporting.

FAQ

What are Ultralytics Agent Skills?

They are reusable instructions and reference material that help AI coding agents work with Ultralytics Platform, the ultralytics Python package, and the yolo CLI.

Which agents can use these skills?

The repository provides plugins for Claude Code and Codex. Cursor, Gemini CLI, and other agents that read the open Agent Skills format can install the skill folders directly or through the skills CLI.

Which skill should I install?

Install the complete plugin for automatic routing across the computer vision lifecycle. To install one skill with the skills CLI, pass its name with --skill, such as --skill yolo-training.

Do the skills replace the Ultralytics documentation?

No. The skills guide an agent toward the relevant workflow, but the installed package and current Ultralytics documentation remain authoritative when behavior or supported options differ.