| name | nuke-dev-setup |
| description | Automated dev environment setup for deadline-cloud-for-nuke. Use when onboarding, setting up the Nuke integration repo, building the package, or installing dependencies. The agent automates all steps and only prompts when user input is required. |
| tags | ["skill","deadline-cloud","deadline-cloud-for-nuke","dev-setup","onboarding","nuke","compositing"] |
Nuke Dev Setup
Overview
AI-guided automated setup for the deadline-cloud-for-nuke project. The agent executes all steps, validates results, and only prompts the user when manual intervention is truly required.
Usage
Use this skill when:
- Setting up a new dev environment for the Nuke integration
- Onboarding to the
deadline-cloud-for-nuke repo
- Building the Python packages for the first time
Core Concepts
Platform: Windows, Linux, or macOS. Nuke 15 or 16, Python 3.9+.
Build system: Hatch (Python)
Agent Behavior
You MUST automate all possible steps by running commands directly.
You MUST only prompt the user when their input is required (fork URL, Nuke version, custom paths).
You MUST validate each step's output before proceeding to the next.
You MUST inform the user clearly when manual intervention is needed (e.g., installing Nuke itself).
You SHOULD report progress at each step.
Setup Workflow
Follow the detailed step-by-step workflow in references/setup-guide.md.
Summary of steps:
- Detect OS (Windows, Linux, or macOS)
- Verify Python 3.9+
- Detect Nuke installation
- Install Hatch
- Build the package (
hatch build)
- Install the package into Nuke's Python (editable mode)
- Install
deadline-cloud client library into Nuke's Python
- Configure
NUKE_PATH environment variable
- Set
NUKE_EXECUTABLE environment variable
- Install test dependencies
- Display summary
