Nsight Graphics CLI Skill
Command-line orchestration of official NVIDIA Nsight Graphics activities.
Capabilities
- Probe installed Nsight binaries and compatibility mode
- Launch an application detached under Nsight
- Attach Nsight to a running PID
- Trigger Frame Debugger capture
- Trigger GPU Trace capture, auto-export, and summarize
- Trigger Generate C++ Capture
Commands
doctor
cli-anything-nsight-graphics --json doctor info
cli-anything-nsight-graphics --json doctor versions
cli-anything-nsight-graphics --nsight-path "C:\Path\To\Nsight Graphics 2024.2\host\windows-desktop-nomad-x64" --json doctor infolaunch
cli-anything-nsight-graphics launch detached --activity "Frame Debugger" --exe "C:\Path\To\App.exe"
cli-anything-nsight-graphics launch attach --activity "Frame Debugger" --pid 12345frame capture
cli-anything-nsight-graphics --output-dir D:\captures frame capture ^
--exe "C:\Path\To\App.exe" ^
--wait-frames 10GPU Trace
cli-anything-nsight-graphics --output-dir D:\traces gpu-trace capture ^
--exe "C:\Path\To\App.exe" ^
--start-after-ms 1000 ^
--limit-to-frames 1 ^
--auto-export ^
--summarize
cli-anything-nsight-graphics gpu-trace summarize ^
--input-dir D:\tracesGenerate C++ Capture
cli-anything-nsight-graphics --output-dir D:\cpp cpp capture ^
--exe "C:\Path\To\App.exe" ^
--wait-seconds 5Agent Notes
- Prefer
doctor infofirst to discover the available compatibility mode. - Use
doctor versionsto list detected installs when multiple Nsight Graphics versions exist. - Use
--nsight-pathto force a specific install directory orngfx.exe. - Use
--jsonfor programmatic workflows. - Prefer
gpu-trace capture --auto-export --summarizefor one-step performance triage. - Frame/GPU/C++ capture commands require a launch target through
--exeor a preconfigured root-level--project. - V1 is orchestration-focused; it does not expose shader, pipeline, or resource inspection commands.