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Get Available Resources

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  • Updated July 29, 2026
  • k-dense-ai/scientific-agent-skills

get-available-resources is a scientific-agent-skills utility that detects CPU, GPU, memory, and disk capacity via Python and outputs JSON so coding agents choose appropriate compute libraries and parallelization.

About

get-available-resources is a skill from k-dense-ai/scientific-agent-skills built around a Python system resource detection script. The script inspects CPU topology, GPU availability, memory, and disk space, then writes JSON Claude Code can consume to pick computational approaches—whether to use Dask, Zarr, Joblib, or GPU-backed stacks. Platform support spans macOS, Linux, and Windows. GPU detection covers NVIDIA CUDA, AMD ROCm, and Apple Silicon Metal backends. Functions such as get_cpu_info use psutil and subprocess probes to assemble machine facts agents would otherwise guess incorrectly. Developers reach for it before launching notebooks, batch jobs, or agent-driven data pipelines where wrong parallelism wastes memory or fails on missing GPUs. Run it early in scientific workflows so downstream library choices match real hardware.

  • Detects CPU physical and logical cores, frequency, and architecture
  • Reports total, available, and used RAM plus swap space in GB
  • Identifies NVIDIA CUDA, AMD ROCm, and Apple Silicon Metal GPUs
  • Measures free and total disk space across mounted partitions
  • Outputs structured JSON that Claude Code and other agents can consume directly

Get Available Resources by the numbers

  • 909 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • +42 installs in the week ending Jul 29, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
  • Ranked #1,154 of 16,570 AI & Agent Building skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Security screen: LOW risk (skills.sh audit)
  • Data as of Jul 29, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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How do you detect GPU and CPU for Python jobs?

Let their coding agent automatically detect available CPU, GPU, memory and disk resources before choosing compute-heavy libraries or parallelization strategies.

Who is it for?

Data engineers and scientific developers whose agents must pick parallel libraries based on real macOS, Linux, or Windows hardware.

Skip if: Static web frontend work or deployments where compute sizing is already fixed in cloud job definitions.

When should I use this skill?

An agent is about to choose Dask, Zarr, Joblib, or GPU libraries and needs a machine resource JSON snapshot first.

What you get

JSON resource profile with CPU cores, GPU backend, memory, and disk facts for library selection.

  • hardware resource JSON file

By the numbers

  • Supports 3 operating systems: macOS, Linux, and Windows
  • Detects 3 GPU stacks: NVIDIA CUDA, AMD ROCm, and Apple Silicon Metal

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Get Available Resources

Overview

Detect available computational resources and generate strategic recommendations for scientific computing tasks. This skill automatically identifies CPU capabilities, GPU availability (NVIDIA CUDA, AMD ROCm, Apple Silicon Metal), memory constraints, and disk space to help make informed decisions about computational approaches.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill proactively before any computationally intensive task:

  • Before data analysis: Determine if datasets can be loaded into memory or require out-of-core processing
  • Before model training: Check if GPU acceleration is available and which backend to use
  • Before parallel processing: Identify optimal number of workers for joblib, multiprocessing, or Dask
  • Before large file operations: Verify sufficient disk space and appropriate storage strategies
  • At project initialization: Understand baseline capabilities for making architectural decisions

Example scenarios:

  • "Help me analyze this 50GB genomics dataset" → Use this skill first to determine if Dask/Zarr are needed
  • "Train a neural network on this data" → Use this skill to detect available GPUs and backends
  • "Process 10,000 files in parallel" → Use this skill to determine optimal worker count
  • "Run a computationally intensive simulation" → Use this skill to understand resource constraints

How This Skill Works

Resource Detection

The skill runs scripts/detect_resources.py to automatically detect:

1. CPU Information

  • Physical and logical core counts
  • Processor architecture and model
  • CPU frequency information

2. GPU Information

  • NVIDIA GPUs: Detects via nvidia-smi, reports VRAM, driver version, compute capability
  • AMD GPUs: Detects via rocm-smi
  • Apple Silicon: Detects M1/M2/M3/M4 chips with Metal support and unified memory

3. Memory Information

  • Total and available RAM
  • Current memory usage percentage
  • Swap space availability

4. Disk Space Information

  • Total and available disk space for working directory
  • Current usage percentage

5. Operating System Information

  • OS type (macOS, Linux, Windows)
  • OS version and release
  • Python version

Output Format

The skill generates a .claude_resources.json file in the current working directory containing:

{
  "timestamp": "2025-10-23T10:30:00",
  "os": {
    "system": "Darwin",
    "release": "25.0.0",
    "machine": "arm64"
  },
  "cpu": {
    "physical_cores": 8,
    "logical_cores": 8,
    "architecture": "arm64"
  },
  "memory": {
    "total_gb": 16.0,
    "available_gb": 8.5,
    "percent_used": 46.9
  },
  "disk": {
    "total_gb": 500.0,
    "available_gb": 200.0,
    "percent_used": 60.0
  },
  "gpu": {
    "nvidia_gpus": [],
    "amd_gpus": [],
    "apple_silicon": {
      "name": "Apple M2",
      "type": "Apple Silicon",
      "backend": "Metal",
      "unified_memory": true
    },
    "total_gpus": 1,
    "available_backends": ["Metal"]
  },
  "recommendations": {
    "parallel_processing": {
      "strategy": "high_parallelism",
      "suggested_workers": 6,
      "libraries": ["joblib", "multiprocessing", "dask"]
    },
    "memory_strategy": {
      "strategy": "moderate_memory",
      "libraries": ["dask", "zarr"],
      "note": "Consider chunking for datasets > 2GB"
    },
    "gpu_acceleration": {
      "available": true,
      "backends": ["Metal"],
      "suggested_libraries": ["pytorch-mps", "tensorflow-metal", "jax-metal"]
    },
    "large_data_handling": {
      "strategy": "disk_abundant",
      "note": "Sufficient space for large intermediate files"
    }
  }
}

Strategic Recommendations

The skill generates context-aware recommendations:

Parallel Processing Recommendations:

  • High parallelism (8+ cores): Use Dask, joblib, or multiprocessing with workers = cores - 2
  • Moderate parallelism (4-7 cores): Use joblib or multiprocessing with workers = cores - 1
  • Sequential (< 4 cores): Prefer sequential processing to avoid overhead

Memory Strategy Recommendations:

  • Memory constrained (< 4GB available): Use Zarr, Dask, or H5py for out-of-core processing
  • Moderate memory (4-16GB available): Use Dask/Zarr for datasets > 2GB
  • Memory abundant (> 16GB available): Can load most datasets into memory directly

GPU Acceleration Recommendations:

  • NVIDIA GPUs detected: Use PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, CuPy, or RAPIDS
  • AMD GPUs detected: Use PyTorch-ROCm or TensorFlow-ROCm
  • Apple Silicon detected: Use PyTorch with MPS backend, TensorFlow-Metal, or JAX-Metal
  • No GPU detected: Use CPU-optimized libraries

Large Data Handling Recommendations:

  • Disk constrained (< 10GB): Use streaming or compression strategies
  • Moderate disk (10-100GB): Use Zarr, H5py, or Parquet formats
  • Disk abundant (> 100GB): Can create large intermediate files freely

Usage Instructions

Step 1: Run Resource Detection

Execute the detection script at the start of any computationally intensive task:

python scripts/detect_resources.py

Optional arguments:

  • -o, --output <path>: Specify custom output path (default: .claude_resources.json)
  • -v, --verbose: Print full resource information to stdout

Step 2: Read and Apply Recommendations

After running detection, read the generated .claude_resources.json file to inform computational decisions:

# Example: Use recommendations in code
import json

with open('.claude_resources.json', 'r') as f:
    resources = json.load(f)

# Check parallel processing strategy
if resources['recommendations']['parallel_processing']['strategy'] == 'high_parallelism':
    n_jobs = resources['recommendations']['parallel_processing']['suggested_workers']
    # Use joblib, Dask, or multiprocessing with n_jobs workers

# Check memory strategy
if resources['recommendations']['memory_strategy']['strategy'] == 'memory_constrained':
    # Use Dask, Zarr, or H5py for out-of-core processing
    import dask.array as da
    # Load data in chunks

# Check GPU availability
if resources['recommendations']['gpu_acceleration']['available']:
    backends = resources['recommendations']['gpu_acceleration']['backends']
    # Use appropriate GPU library based on available backend

Step 3: Make Informed Decisions

Use the resource information and recommendations to make strategic choices:

For data loading:

memory_available_gb = resources['memory']['available_gb']
dataset_size_gb = 10

if dataset_size_gb > memory_available_gb * 0.5:
    # Dataset is large relative to memory, use Dask
    import dask.dataframe as dd
    df = dd.read_csv('large_file.csv')
else:
    # Dataset fits in memory, use pandas
    import pandas as pd
    df = pd.read_csv('large_file.csv')

For parallel processing:

from joblib import Parallel, delayed

n_jobs = resources['recommendations']['parallel_processing'].get('suggested_workers', 1)

results = Parallel(n_jobs=n_jobs)(
    delayed(process_function)(item) for item in data
)

For GPU acceleration:

import torch

if 'CUDA' in resources['gpu']['available_backends']:
    device = torch.device('cuda')
elif 'Metal' in resources['gpu']['available_backends']:
    device = torch.device('mps')
else:
    device = torch.device('cpu')

model = model.to(device)

Dependencies

The detection script requires the following Python packages:

uv pip install psutil

All other functionality uses Python standard library modules (json, os, platform, subprocess, sys, pathlib).

Platform Support

  • macOS: Full support including Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) GPU detection
  • Linux: Full support including NVIDIA (nvidia-smi) and AMD (rocm-smi) GPU detection
  • Windows: Full support including NVIDIA GPU detection

Best Practices

1. Run early: Execute resource detection at the start of projects or before major computational tasks 2. Re-run periodically: System resources change over time (memory usage, disk space) 3. Check before scaling: Verify resources before scaling up parallel workers or data sizes 4. Document decisions: Keep the .claude_resources.json file in project directories to document resource-aware decisions 5. Use with versioning: Different machines have different capabilities; resource files help maintain portability

Troubleshooting

GPU not detected:

  • Ensure GPU drivers are installed (nvidia-smi, rocm-smi, or system_profiler for Apple Silicon)
  • Check that GPU utilities are in system PATH
  • Verify GPU is not in use by other processes

Script execution fails:

  • Ensure psutil is installed: uv pip install psutil
  • Check Python version compatibility (Python 3.6+)
  • Verify script has execute permissions: chmod +x scripts/detect_resources.py

Inaccurate memory readings:

  • Memory readings are snapshots; actual available memory changes constantly
  • Close other applications before detection for accurate "available" memory
  • Consider running detection multiple times and averaging results

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FAQ

What does get-available-resources output?

get-available-resources runs a Python detection script that writes JSON describing CPU cores, GPU backends (NVIDIA CUDA, AMD ROCm, Apple Metal), memory, and disk so Claude Code can choose Dask, Zarr, Joblib, or other compute libraries appropriately.

Which operating systems does get-available-resources support?

get-available-resources supports macOS, Linux, and Windows, using psutil and subprocess probes to assemble a hardware profile agents read before launching scientific or data-parallel Python workflows.

Is Get Available Resources safe to install?

skills.sh reports 3 of 3 security scanners passed. Review the Security Audits panel on this page before installing in production.

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