tao-token-efficient-execution agent skill by NVIDIA
Token-efficient execution kit for repeated TAO agentic workflows. Compiles a skill into stage cards once (with a strong model), then executes them forever in fresh, small headless sessions coordinated by a bash driver — measured 67-91% token reduction and 3-5x lower peak context vs one long conversation. Use when a TAO workflow will be run repeatedly, when token cost matters, when the target model has a small context window, or on trigger phrases like "token efficient", "reduce token cost", "card pack", "stage cards", "run this workflow on a small model", "compile this skill into cards".
Source and license
| Publisher | NVIDIA |
|---|---|
| Repository | NVIDIA/skills |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Snapshot | 2026-10-22 |
| Last repository commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Instruction size | 921 words; 126 lines |
| Bundled files | 23 |
Suede Skill Check: 90/100 · A
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The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.
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| Component | Points earned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Structural checks | 56 | 56 |
| Description length | 5 | 5 |
| Boundary clause | 0 | 4 |
| Example request | 3 | 3 |
| Instruction depth | 7 | 7 |
| Reference files | 3 | 3 |
| Bundled scripts | 2 | 2 |
| Recent maintenance | 9 | 9 |
| Curated-list citations | 1 | 7 |
| Tool permissions declared | 2 | 2 |
| Compatibility declared | 2 | 2 |
The published score is capped at 99. It measures the published files, documentation and maintenance signals. Security scan: not scanned. This assessment does not include a runtime test or a full installation-dependency review.
Install tao-token-efficient-execution
The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.
npx skills add https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills/tree/main/skills/tao-token-efficient-executiontmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/tao-token-efficient-execution .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .agents/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/tao-token-efficient-execution .agents/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"For a user-level install, copy the folder to ~/.claude/skills/ (Claude Code) or ~/.agents/skills/ (Codex). Inside Codex, $skill-installer can also fetch a skill from GitHub. New to skills? Read How to install agent skills in Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.
NVIDIA/skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
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