Cuopt Developer

Modify, build, test, debug, and contribute to NVIDIA cuOpt (C++/CUDA, Python, server, CI).

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Modify, build, test, debug, and contribute to NVIDIA cuOpt (C++/CUDA, Python, server, CI). Use for solver internals, PRs, DCO, and code conventions.This is the skill's description: the text your AI reads to decide when the skill applies.

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---
name: cuopt-developer
version: "26.08.00"
description: Modify, build, test, debug, and contribute to NVIDIA cuOpt (C++/CUDA, Python, server, CI). Use for solver internals, PRs, DCO, and code conventions.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: NVIDIA cuOpt Team
  tags:
    - cuopt
    - development
    - contributing
    - cpp-cuda
    - python-bindings
---


# cuOpt Developer Skill

Contribute to the NVIDIA cuOpt codebase. This skill is for modifying cuOpt itself, not for using it.

**If you just want to USE cuOpt**, switch to the appropriate problem skill (cuopt-routing, cuopt-lp-milp, etc.)

**First-time dev environment setup?** See [references/first_time_setup.md](references/first_time_setup.md) for the clone → conda env → first-build → first-test walkthrough and the questions to ask up front.

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