runpod/runpod-plugins-officialApache-2.015 files
Runpod Usage
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Specification
- Skill ID
- runpod/runpod-plugins-official/runpod-usage
- Publisher
- runpod
- Repository
- runpod-plugins-official
- Installs
- 174
- Files
- 15
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Synced
- Sep 16, 2026
How to use it
Open any RiverX project, open the Skills panel in the chat, and search for this identifier. The files are fetched from the source repository at install time.
runpod/runpod-plugins-official/runpod-usageInstalls these files- SKILL.md
- evals/pod-service-loop.eval.md
- evals/verify-with-real-request.eval.md
- reference/building-images.md
- reference/concepts.md
- reference/development-loop.md
- reference/docker.md
- reference/endpoint-workflows.md
- reference/getting-started.md
- reference/gotchas.md
- reference/gpu-selection.md
- reference/networking.md
- reference/on-pod-setup.md
- reference/pod-workflows.md
- reference/storage.md
What this skill tells the agent
Runpod usage (concepts)
Background knowledge for making the right choice before you act. This skill runs nothing — once you know what to do, execute with runpod-mcp/runpodctl (infra), flash (your own code), or companion-clis (models/images/data).
This skill explains; the golden paths demonstrate. When the question is really "how do I do X" rather than "how does X work", the verified end-to-end example is the faster answer — runpod/golden-paths/README.md. Read the concept here, then follow the path.
Read the one reference file that matches the question:
| Question | Read |
|---|---|
First-run setup / auth — get + set RUNPOD_API_KEY, SSH, companion creds | reference/getting-started.md |
| Pods vs serverless, workers, cold starts, FlashBoot, queue vs load-balanced | reference/concepts.md |
| The development loop for ANY workload (start here) — plan → prefer prebuilt → provision → verify → teardown | reference/development-loop.md |
| Stand up / iterate a workload on a pod — the pod sub-loop | reference/pod-workflows.md |
| Deploy / iterate a serverless endpoint — Hub vs flash vs custom, invoke + verify | reference/endpoint-workflows.md |
Install software on a pod — package hygiene, uv, non-interactive, caching | reference/on-pod-setup.md |
Build a Docker image Runpod can run (handler contract, Dockerfile, --platform=linux/amd64) | reference/docker.md |
| How to build an image well — base image, layering, bake-in vs volume, pod vs serverless (queue/LB) contract | reference/building-images.md |
| Where data lives — container disk vs network volume, model caching, S3 access | reference/storage.md |
| Which GPU / how much VRAM / cost & availability / data centers | reference/gpu-selection.md |
| Reaching a pod or endpoint over HTTP (proxy URLs, exposed ports) | reference/networking.md |
| Common mistakes and how to avoid them | reference/gotchas.md |