How do I install the Provision Node skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add ruvnet/provision-node in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Provision Node skill do?

Build, flash, and provision an ESP32-S3/C6 CSI node for RuView — firmware variant choice, ESP-IDF Windows-subprocess flow, NVS/WiFi/channel/MAC-filter overrides. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Provision Node safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: makes network calls, reads secrets. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Provision Node?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Provision Node free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Provision Node?

ruvnet (@ruvnet) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Provision Node by ruvnet — Agent Skill

Name: Provision Node
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: ruvnet

File contents

provision-node

Bring an ESP32 sensing node online.

1. Pick a firmware variant

s3-8mb (display build) — ESP32-S3 N16R8 / 16MB; AMOLED optional. The display-detect fix (#1000) means a bare board still captures CSI (MGMT+DATA).
s3-4mb (no-display) — ESP32-S3 4MB; dual-OTA, display disabled.
c6 — ESP32-C6 + Seeed MR60BHA2 (60 GHz mmWave + WiFi CSI). The mmwave probe requires a validated MR60 header (#1107) so an empty UART never false-detects.

Prebuilt binaries: GitHub release v0.8.1-esp32 (hardware-validated on S3 QFN56 rev v0.2).

2. Flash

ESP-IDF v5.4 on Windows is subprocess-only (Git Bash/MSYS is unsupported — strip MSYSTEM* env vars). Offsets for the S3 image:

esptool --chip esp32s3 -p <PORT> -b 460800 write_flash \
  0x0 bootloader.bin  0x8000 partition-table.bin \
  0xf000 ota_data_initial.bin  0x20000 esp32-csi-node-s3-8mb.bin

(ruview_node_flash returns the exact pinned command rather than running an unattended flash.)

3. Provision

python firmware/esp32-csi-node/provision.py --port <PORT> \
  --ssid "<SSID>" --password "<secret>" --target-ip <server-ip> --target-port 5005
# optional ADR-060 overrides:
python firmware/esp32-csi-node/provision.py --port <PORT> --channel 6 --filter-mac AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF

Never echo or commit the WiFi password.

4. Confirm CSI is flowing

ruview_node_monitor {port} — PASS criteria: serial shows CSI cb #... callbacks and (on a bare board) CSI filter upgraded to MGMT+DATA. No callbacks → the node isn't capturing; do not proceed to calibration.

Source: ruvnet/RuView → harness/ruview/.claude/skills/provision-node/SKILL.md

Frequently asked questions

Provision Node