stado agent
Invocation
stado agent [OPTIONS]Purpose
Run local worker agent using live CPU, RAM, disk, and accelerator state
Required inputs and options
| Input or option | Contract |
|---|---|
--gpu-type <GPU_TYPE> | GPU type (auto-detected if --target/--auto absent) [default: ""] |
--target <TARGET> | Pull the target's accelerator and policy from the registry by name |
--auto | Look up self in registry by hostname; no manual config |
--idle-shutdown | Exit (and self-delete the GCE VM) when no jobs are active and no queued job is eligible. Use on ephemeral cloud VMs |
--kind <KIND> | Consumer label in capacity broadcasts: "local" (physical box, default), "gcp" / "azure" / "aws" / "vast" (ephemeral cloud-agent VM) [default: local] |
--vast-auto-list | When the wisent-compute queue is empty, list this box on Vast.ai. Requires stado-vast/api_key in Skarbiec and WC_VAST_MACHINE_ID unless the machine can be discovered automatically |
--vast-price-gpu <VAST_PRICE_GPU> | Per-GPU-hour rental price USD when --vast-auto-list lists the box (default 0.50) [default: 0.5] |
--vast-max-duration-s <VAST_MAX_DURATION_S> | Cap the max rental length any Vast renter can buy from this offer (default 3600s = 1h). 0 to leave open-ended [default: 3600] |
Output and state effect
It performs the operation described above and emits its operator result on standard output or standard error. Any state change is limited to the resources and records named by the purpose and options on this page.
Refusals
- Requires stado-vast/api_key in Skarbiec and WC_VAST_MACHINE_ID unless the machine can be discovered automatically
- Before dispatch, Stado refuses a missing required token shown in the invocation, an unknown option, or a value outside a listed value set; argument-usage failures exit with code 2.