hpc-foundations

Navigate foundational HPC knowledge across concepts, architectures, schedulers, Linux usage, storage and RDMA, containers, cloud basics, and cluster administration patterns distilled from hpclib.com. Use when the task is about understanding or explaining HPC basics, Slurm or PBS or LSF concepts, Linux-on-cluster workflows, software environment setup, storage or network fundamentals, or when turning general HPC knowledge into future skills.

Jump to install

Repository: SciMate-AI/HPC-Skills
Last source activity: April 1, 2026 at 17:42
Detected SKILL.md language: English
Stars: 80
Forks: 10

Install options

The review-first prompt is selected by default. You can switch to a direct command or download a local copy.

Install with Codex or Claude Copy this prompt, paste it into Codex, Claude, or another assistant, and let it review the skill page and install it for you.

A direct command skips the review prompt. Inspect the source before running it.

npx skills add https://github.com/SciMate-AI/HPC-Skills --skill hpc-foundations

The command stays on one line. Scroll horizontally to inspect it before copying.

Prefer a local copy? Download the files currently available to SkillsMP.

Review the source files

Read SKILL.md and any companion files shown by SkillsMP before deciding whether to install.

File Explorer

10 files

SKILL.md

Source instructions · Read-only preview

Back to search Back to installation

HPC Foundations

Use this skill as the general HPC knowledge hub that sits below solver-specific skills and beside hpc-orchestration.

Start

Read references/index-map.md first for the knowledge graph and the shortest route to the right topic.

Read references/foundations-architecture-and-programming.md when the task starts from HPC concepts, system design, programming models, application development, or performance basics.

Read references/schedulers-and-execution.md when the task is about Slurm, PBS Pro, LSF, queue semantics, batch scripts, arrays, or accounting commands.

Read references/linux-and-os.md when the task is about Linux usage, login patterns, package management, glibc compatibility, or Linux versus Windows tradeoffs on clusters.

Read references/software-environments.md when the task is about Conda, containers, Singularity or Apptainer-style execution, or picking common HPC tools.

Read references/storage-network-cloud-and-admin.md when the task is about storage tiers, RDMA, hardware, cloud deployment, SSL, Hyper-V maintenance, or site-level administration topics.

Read references/source-catalog.md when a page-level lookup of the hpclib.com crawl is needed.

Read references/skillization-roadmap.md when splitting this index into narrower reusable skills.

Positioning

Prefer this skill for orientation, taxonomy, and first-pass explanation.

Prefer hpc-orchestration once the question becomes an execution workflow on a real cluster.

Prefer solver-specific skills once the question becomes input-deck or application specific.

Guardrails

Treat hpclib.com as a practical knowledge index, not as the final authority for production commands.

Re-check scheduler flags, MPI launch syntax, package names, and admin procedures against official upstream documentation before applying them on a live cluster.

Do not assume cluster policies, filesystem layouts, or security rules are portable across sites.