simready-foundation-add-profile

---
name: simready-foundation-add-profile
description: "Use for adding SimReady profile versions with feature bundles, docs, indexes, and validation notes."
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: "Shaad Boochoon <sboochoon@nvidia.com>"
  tags:
    - simready
    - profile
    - specification
---


# SimReady Add Profile

## Purpose
Use this skill to add a brand-new profile under the owning tier package in `nv_core/tiers/`. A profile is a named, versioned bundle of exact `FET_###_<RUNTIME>` feature names and semantic feature versions for a target asset class or runtime.

Each profile lives in its own TOML file in that tier's `profiles/` directory, such as `robotics_prop.toml`. There is no consolidated `profiles.toml`; the validator loads every `*.toml` in each configured directory.

Do not use this skill for a new version of an existing profile. Use `simready-foundation-update-profile` for that.

## Prerequisites
Before editing, read:

- `AGENTS.md`
- `nv_core/sr_specs/docs/guides/guides.md`
- `nv_core/sr_specs/docs/guides/profiles/profiles.md`
- `nv_core/sr_specs/docs/guides/feature_adapters/feature_adapters.md`
- existing per-profile TOML files in the tier `profiles/` directories, such as `robotics_prop.toml`
- `nv_core/sr_specs/docs/shared/profiles/profiles.md`
- nearby profile markdown files for the same asset class or runtime
- `nv_core/sr_specs/docs/shared/features/feature-dependency-graph.md`

## Inputs

Collect or infer:

| Input | Requirement |
|---|---|
| `profile_name` | New profile name, such as `Vehicle-Simulation`. Use title-case words separated by hyphens. |
| `owning_tier` | Tier package that owns the profile TOML and narrative page. |
| `profile_version` | Initial version, usually `1.0.0` unless the user states otherwise. |
| `target_asset_class` | Prop, robot body, scene, material library, or another concrete class. |
| `target_runtime` | Neutral OpenUSD, PhysX, Isaac, or another runtime target. |
| `feature_bundle` | Exact `FET_###_<RUNTIME>` feature names and semantic feature versions. |
| `profile_toml_name` | TOML filename under the owning tier's `profiles/` directory, named as the lowercase snake_case form of `profile_name`, such as `robotics_prop.toml`. |
| `profile_markdown_name` | Markdown filename under the owning tier's `profiles/` directory. |
| `adapter_plan` | Required adapters from related profiles, or `none`. |
| `validation_strategy` | Example assets, validator command, runtime test, or documented gap. |

## Instructions

Use this checklist when changing the repository:

1. Confirm the profile name is not already declared in any `nv_core/tiers/simready_foundation_tier_core/simready/foundation/tier_core/profiles/*.toml` file.
2. Choose a feature bundle from exact existing feature JSON manifests. Do not reference a feature name or semantic feature version that does not exist.
3. Check feature dependencies. Avoid duplicating dependencies unless existing profiles do so intentionally for clarity.
4. Create a new `<profile_toml_name>` file under the owning tier's `profiles/` directory containing a single `[Profile-Name]` table with the initial version and ordered feature list.
5. Create a profile markdown page beside that TOML:
   - purpose and target asset class
   - target runtime/environment
   - exact feature list and versions
   - authoring requirements and known conditional features
   - validation and runtime-test guidance
   - references to feature docs and related profiles
6. Update `nv_core/sr_specs/docs/shared/profiles/profiles.md` with the new profile row and toctree entry if the index uses one.
7. Add feature adapter notes when this profile is expected to be an upgrade or conversion target from another profile.
8. When the new profile differs from an existing related profile, identify every feature difference and whether a direct adapter path exists or is intentionally blocked.
9. When validation tooling is available, run `workspace validate` or the equivalent `simready-validate` command against a representative asset.
10. Validate consistency:
   - TOML parses
   - every referenced feature name/semantic version exists in one of the tier `features/*.json` sources
   - profile markdown and the new profile TOML feature lists agree
   - `profiles.md` includes the new profile

## Examples

Example request:

```text
Create a new vehicle-simulation SimReady profile using the current profile conventions.
```

Expected result summary:

```text
changed_files: new docs, manifests, indexes, or validation scaffolding
validation: focused static checks and any relevant docs/build checks
remaining_gaps: requirement, validator, adapter, profile, or runtime-test follow-up
```

## Policies

- The per-profile TOML files under `nv_core/tiers/simready_foundation_tier_core/simready/foundation/tier_core/profiles/` are the machine-readable source of truth. Add one file per profile rather than combining profiles into a shared file.
- Keep the initial feature bundle focused. Do not add features that are merely nice to have.
- A feature may be conditionally applicable only when the profile docs and validator behavior make that condition clear.
- If new features are needed, create them with `simready-foundation-add-feature` before referencing them.
- If the new profile supersedes or branches from another profile, document migration/adapters instead of rewriting the old profile.

## Limitations

- Do not mutate published feature or profile versions in place.
- Do not invent requirement IDs or validator behavior when the contract is ambiguous; record the question.
- Do not skip index, manifest, validation, or downstream follow-up notes.

## Troubleshooting

- Error: the new concept overlaps an existing artifact. Solution: update the existing capability, requirement, feature, profile, or adapter instead.
- Error: names or IDs conflict. Solution: re-check naming conventions and nearby indexes before editing further.
- Error: validation strategy is unclear. Solution: document deferred validation and the exact follow-up skill.

## Resources

- `assets/openai.yaml` preserves optional UI metadata for clients that read skill display hints. It is not required for the workflow.

## Summary Format

Report:

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `profile_name` | New profile. |
| `profile_version` | Initial version. |
| `profile_toml` | TOML path added. |
| `profile_markdown` | Profile docs path. |
| `features` | Exact feature names and semantic feature versions. |
| `adapters` | Adapter plan or none. |
| `validation` | Checks run and remaining gaps. |
| `next_step` | Feature creation, adapter work, runtime test, or review. |

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