Doca Bf3 Deployment
Use this skill for BlueField-3 (BF3) day-1 platform bring-up via the classic RShim/BFB path: pushing a BlueField bundle (BFB) to the DPU over RShim with bfb-install from the host, the host-to-DPU TMFIFO management channel (tmfifo_net0, the 192.168.100.x convention), RShim daemon state and console-over-rshim, DPU mode selection (DPU/embedded-function vs separated-host/NIC mode) via mlxconfig, post-BFB recovery, a six-state BlueField-state classifier, and verifying the install (cat /etc/mlnx-release plus version checks). Trigger even when the user does not say "BF3" — typical phrasings include {push a BFB to my BlueField-3}, {bfb-install exited 0 but the DPU never came back}, {ping 192.168.100.2 works but ssh fails}, or {is DOCA on the host or the Arm side?}. Mutating burns (BFB reflash, mlxconfig set, mode flip, firmware burn) are meta-policy owned by doca-hardware-safety, loaded alongside; app launch, container deploy, env install, and the BF4 BMC-Redfish path belong to other skills.
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From the source SKILL.md
Where to start: This skill is the bundle's home for BlueField-3 day-1 platform bring-up — taking a BF3 from "powered card in the slot" (or a card that just came back broken from a BFB push) to "Arm OS healthy, TMFIFO up, host PFs bound, four-way version match closed, ready to run a workload". It owns the classic RShim/BFB path that BF3 uses today; the newer BMC-Redfish provisioning path is the sibling skill [doca-bf4-deployment](../doca-bf4-deployment/SKILL.md) (the BF4 equivalent). If the user has a BF3 and needs to push a BFB, recover a DPU that did not come back, or verify the install,…
What this skill does
Doca Bf3 Deployment is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the devops sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/doca-bf3-deployment/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
Who uses this skill
The Doca Bf3 Deployment Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 159,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
How to install
Free
Manual install (2 steps)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/doca-bf3-deployment
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/doca-bf3-deployment/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/doca-bf3-deployment/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/doca-bf3-deployment/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/doca-bf3-deployment/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\doca-bf3-deployment\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Doca Bf3 Deployment Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/doca-bf3-deployment/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Doca Bf3 Deployment skill do?
Use this skill for BlueField-3 (BF3) day-1 platform bring-up via the classic RShim/BFB path: pushing a BlueField bundle (BFB) to the DPU over RShim with bfb-install from the host, the host-to-DPU TMFIFO management channel (tmfifo_net0, the 192.168.100.x convention), RShim daemon state and console-over-rshim, DPU mode selection (DPU/embedded-function vs separated-host/NIC mode) via mlxconfig, post-BFB recovery, a six-state BlueField-state classifier, and verifying the install (cat /etc/mlnx-release plus version checks). Trigger even when the user does not say "BF3" — typical phrasings include {push a BFB to my BlueField-3}, {bfb-install exited 0 but the DPU never came back}, {ping 192.168.100.2 works but ssh fails}, or {is DOCA on the host or the Arm side?}. Mutating burns (BFB reflash, mlxconfig set, mode flip, firmware burn) are meta-policy owned by doca-hardware-safety, loaded alongside; app launch, container deploy, env install, and the BF4 BMC-Redfish path belong to other skills.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Doca Bf3 Deployment skill?
Use Doca Bf3 Deployment when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the devops area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Doca Bf3 Deployment" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/engineering/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Doca Bf3 Deployment skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a
SKILL.md file that lives under
~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Doca Bf3 Deployment is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at
/learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
Attribution & license
Cite this skill
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
NVIDIA. (2026). Doca Bf3 Deployment [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/doca-bf3-deployment/
BibTeX
@misc{doca-bf3-deployment-2026,
author = {NVIDIA},
title = {Doca Bf3 Deployment [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/doca-bf3-deployment/}
}
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Grade A · scanned 2026-07-24 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.
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- ✓ Supply chain
- ✓ Reverse shell
- ✓ Credentials
- ✓ Execution
- ✓ Filesystem
- ✓ Persistence
- ✓ Obfuscation
- ⚠ Network
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