runpod-templates skill (Runpod): official Runpod pod templates and ComfyUI model repair

Runpod's own skill that documents official Runpod pod templates and repairs ComfyUI workflows with missing model download metadata.

Installs: 10.7K; on skills.sh
Stars: 47; on GitHub
Files: 24; besides SKILL.md
Updated: Oct 2026; last repo commit

runpod-templates is a reference for Runpod's official pod templates: which image, ports, paths and readiness signals each one has, and the traps to avoid. Its ComfyUI and PyTorch guides are written, while the Ubuntu and network-storage rows are marked TODO.

It also repairs imported ComfyUI workflows whose models lack download metadata, using three Python scripts that read workflow files and write a new, repaired workflow file. It does not deploy anything; it hands off to runpod-mcp or runpodctl.

Good for

People running ComfyUI on a Runpod pod who need models to download
Developers picking the PyTorch pod template and CUDA variant
Anyone debugging a template pod that is Running but not serving

Install runpod-templates

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the runpod-templates skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

/plugin marketplace add runpod/runpod-plugins-official
/plugin install runpod@runpod
/reload-plugins

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Pick one route, not both. Install the whole set, not only this skill: the runpod skills hand off to each other, and the worked golden-path examples live in the runpod router skill's folder. The plugin also registers the hosted Runpod MCP server, which stays inert until you sign in with /mcp.

From the project README. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

Find, use, and troubleshoot official Runpod Pod templates, including ComfyUI workflow model metadata repair. For creating or optimizing Dockerfiles and application template projects use runpod-build-template; deploy through runpod-mcp or runpodctl.

Sections in SKILL.md

Terms — "template" vs the Hub
What "official" means, and how to find them
REST v2 has no template search — only slices you filter yourself
The templates
How to use a template reference
Routing onward — this skill is the hub, not the destination

Key facts

Author: Runpod (vendor's own repo; the marketplace file and plugin manifest name Runpod as owner and author)
License: Apache 2.0 (LICENSE file, plugin manifest and SKILL.md agree)
Installs on skills.sh: 10,744 as of 2026-11-02
GitHub stars: 47 for the whole runpod-plugins-official repo, 2026-11-02
What is inside: 25 files including SKILL.md: 6 reference guides, 12 eval cases, 3 Python scripts and 3 Python test files.
Last change to this skill: 2026-10-19
Part of: The runpod plugin (16 skills) in the runpod marketplace, version 1.8.0 in the manifest
Needs: python3 for the scripts, and runpodctl with a Runpod API key to read the template catalog

What it includes

Lists, searches and reads templates with runpodctl
runpodctl template list --type official, template search and template get. SKILL.md says official and verified catalog slices can be listed in full, but community results are capped at 100.
Runs code · Find official templates
Explains two catalogs that share a word
Pod templates run as pods. Hub listings are serverless workers. hub search will not find pod templates.
Read · Hub versus pod templates
Image, ports, autostart, paths, readiness, sizing
reference/comfyui.md follows the same nine questions as the other template guides.
Read · ComfyUI reference
General GPU base image and dev box
reference/pytorch.md covers the PyTorch versions listed for the templates.
Read · PyTorch reference
Pulls the workflow out of a ComfyUI PNG
Reads a PNG and writes the extracted workflow to a new file.
Runs code · extract_png_workflow.py
Lists the models a workflow needs
Reads a workflow JSON and produces an inventory of the models it needs.
Runs code · inventory_workflow_models.py
Writes reviewed download metadata into a new workflow
Takes a workflow and a reviewed manifest and writes a new workflow path given with --output.
Runs code · apply_model_metadata.py
Sends deploy, repair and custom-build jobs elsewhere
Deploys go to golden paths with runpod-mcp or runpodctl, custom projects go to runpod-build-template.
Read · Routing hand-offs

From the official docs

Permissions

Medium risk

The agent runs three bundled Python scripts on your workflow files and reads the template catalog with runpodctl. The repair flow can lead to model downloads onto a pod, so review the manifest it builds.

What it can do

Read your data
Create and change things
Delete things
Read-only mode

Watch out for

The repair flow ends in model downloads to your Pod
The ComfyUI repair guide hands the approved links on for download to your Pod. Check each source URL and the gated-model notes before approving. github.com
The repair scripts write new files
extract_png_workflow.py and apply_model_metadata.py write to an output path you give. Point them at a scratch folder. github.com
The plugin route installs all 16 skills and the Runpod MCP config
The marketplace file lists 16 skills for the runpod plugin. It also bundles .mcp.json, which registers the hosted Runpod MCP server at mcp.runpod.io, and a /runpod:migrate command. The git tree shows no hooks file in the plugin folder. github.com

Security advisories

No published security advisories as of Nov 2, 2026.

Technical details

Talks to	Runpod APIs through runpodctl
Sign-in and keys	Template catalog reads use your runpodctl key; the scripts themselves take file paths.
Scopes	Runs python3 -B on the three bundled scripts (allowed-tools lists each by path) Reads ComfyUI workflow JSON and PNG files, and writes new output files Runs runpodctl template commands to read the catalog

Questions

What does the runpod-templates skill do?

It documents Runpod's official pod templates, such as ComfyUI and PyTorch, with their images, ports, readiness signals and gotchas, and repairs ComfyUI workflows whose model download metadata is missing.

How do I install runpod-templates?

Use the install box at the top of this page. The scripts need python3, and listing templates needs runpodctl and a Runpod API key.

Does it deploy templates?

No. SKILL.md says it does not manage infrastructure; deploy with runpod-mcp or runpodctl, following the matching golden path.

Does it need an API key?

Reading the template catalog goes through runpodctl, which needs a Runpod API key. The repair scripts only take file paths.

Is runpod-templates safe?

It runs three bundled Python scripts on your files and writes new output files. The repair flow can lead to model downloads, so read the manifest and URLs first.

Which templates are covered?

ComfyUI and PyTorch have written reference guides. The Ubuntu and network-storage rows are marked TODO in SKILL.md.

Is this the official Runpod skill?

Yes. It is in Runpod's own runpod-plugins-official repo, and the plugin manifest names Runpod as author.

Does it work in the Claude app or Codex?

The README documents Claude Code and Codex plugins, plus the skills CLI for other agents. The skill runs local Python scripts and the runpodctl CLI, so there is no Claude app upload option here.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: runpod/runpod-plugins-official
Folder: plugins/runpod/skills/runpod-templates

runpod/runpod-plugins-official skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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README.md · github.com
marketplace.json · github.com
SKILL.md · github.com
apply_model_metadata.py · github.com
extract_png_workflow.py · github.com
README.md · github.com