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name: model-catalog description: "Select PINTO_model_zoo models by task family, model number/directory/name, format flags, and remarks without reopening source evidence." disable-model-invocation: true metadata: disco-role: operating license: MIT

Model Catalog

Use this sub-skill when the task is to shortlist a model from the bundled catalog, interpret format flags, or map a loose request like ONNX hand pose or 132_YOLOX to a concrete folder.

Fast route

1. Check the license gate first: do not recommend a model for use, redistribution, or execution until the target folder's license terms are acceptable.

2. Query the bundled helper for a short list:

   python ../../scripts/query_model_catalog.py --category "2D/3D Hand Detection" --format ONNX
   python ../../scripts/query_model_catalog.py --format OV --contains pose
   python ../../scripts/query_model_catalog.py --number 132
   python ../../scripts/query_model_catalog.py --directory 132_YOLOX
   python ../../scripts/query_model_catalog.py --list-formats
   

3. Read references/catalog-selection.md for category, flag, directory, name, and remark semantics.

4. Read references/troubleshooting.md when a filter returns no match, a folder number is ambiguous, a backend flag does not fit the target runtime, or the remarks imply a resolution/input constraint.

5. Hand off to ../model-acquisition/ for downloads and artifact handling, ../inference-demos/ for running an existing model, or ../conversion-and-deployment/ for format conversion, quantization, or deployment planning.

Boundary with sibling sub-skills

• Need to find or rank candidates only -> stay here.
• Need download scripts, artifact acquisition, or cookie/network planning -> ../model-acquisition/.
• Need to run an existing demo/test script or interpret runtime output -> ../inference-demos/.
• Need to convert, quantize, export, or deploy a model artifact -> ../conversion-and-deployment/.

What stays here

• catalog lookup and shortlist generation
• format legend interpretation
• no-network model selection
• resolution/shape hint reading from remarks
• number/directory/name mapping

Bundled files

• references/model-catalog.json — the self-contained catalog data.
• references/catalog-selection.md — selection rules, filter examples, and flag meanings.
• references/troubleshooting.md — common failure modes and recovery steps.
• ../../scripts/query_model_catalog.py — offline query helper for the bundled catalog.