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ACE-Step Documentation

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Provides documentation and troubleshooting for the ACE-Step music generation system. Covers installation, GPU configuration, model download, Gradio web UI usage, API integration, and common issues such as VRAM problems and CUDA errors. Useful for developers and users setting up or debugging ACE-Step.

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DocumentationBeginner
2/28/2026
Claude CodeCursorWindsurf
#documentation-lookup#troubleshooting#music-generation#gpu-setup#api-integration

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Automated summary

Documentation skill that routes a question about ACE-Step to the right Markdown file (installation, GPU, Gradio UI, API, updates).

Strengths

  • Explicit routing table mapping each question type to a specific document in the repo
  • Covers the full lifecycle: install, GPU/VRAM configuration, inference tuning, REST and OpenRouter APIs
  • A Common Issues section links frequent failures (low VRAM, missing uv, update conflicts) to the right guide
  • Tools limited to Read/Glob/Grep, so it never performs destructive actions

Limitations

  • Holds no knowledge of its own: without the referenced Markdown files it cannot answer anything
  • Specific to ACE-Step and unusable for other music generation models
  • Answer quality depends entirely on how up to date the repo documents are
When to use it

Use it whenever a user asks about installing ACE-Step, hardware/VRAM configuration, using the Gradio UI, or integrating its API.

When not to use it

Avoid it for general music-generation questions or other projects, since every referenced path is ACE-Step specific.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score85/100

This skill is a documentation index and routing guide for ACE-Step. Its declared tools are limited to Read, Glob, and Grep, so it has no write, execution, network, or secret-access capability. It does not instruct destructive actions, exfiltration, obfuscation, or safety bypass.

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How this analysis is made

Examples

Install on a small GPU
How do I install ACE-Step on a machine with only 8 GB of VRAM? Which model variant should I download?
CUDA / model loading error
ACE-Step fails to start with a CUDA out of memory error while loading the model — what should I check?
REST API integration
Show me how to call the ACE-Step REST API from Python to generate a track and retrieve the audio file.

name: acestep-docs description: ACE-Step documentation and troubleshooting. Use when users ask about installing ACE-Step, GPU configuration, model download, Gradio UI usage, API integration, or troubleshooting issues like VRAM problems, CUDA errors, or model loading failures. allowed-tools: Read, Glob, Grep

ACE-Step Documentation

Documentation skill for ACE-Step music generation system.

Quick Reference

Getting Started

| Document | Description | |----------|-------------| | README.md | Installation, model download, startup commands | | Tutorial.md | Getting started tutorial, best practices | | ABOUT.md | Project overview, architecture, model zoo |

Guides

| Document | Description | |----------|-------------| | GRADIO_GUIDE.md | Web UI usage guide | | INFERENCE.md | Inference parameters tuning | | GPU_COMPATIBILITY.md | GPU/VRAM configuration, hardware recommendations | | ENVIRONMENT_SETUP.md | Environment detection, uv installation, python_embeded setup (Windows/Linux/macOS) | | SCRIPT_CONFIGURATION.md | Configuring launch scripts: .bat (Windows) and .sh (Linux/macOS) | | UPDATE_AND_BACKUP.md | Git updates, file backup, conflict resolution (all platforms) |

API (for developers)

| Document | Description | |----------|-------------| | API.md | REST API documentation | | Openrouter_API.md | OpenRouter API integration |

Instructions

  1. Installation questions → read getting-started/README.md
  2. General usage / best practices → read getting-started/Tutorial.md
  3. Project overview / architecture → read getting-started/ABOUT.md
  4. Web UI questions → read guides/GRADIO_GUIDE.md
  5. Inference parameter tuning → read guides/INFERENCE.md
  6. GPU/VRAM issues → read guides/GPU_COMPATIBILITY.md
  7. Environment setup (uv, python_embeded) → read guides/ENVIRONMENT_SETUP.md
  8. Launch script configuration (.bat/.sh) → read guides/SCRIPT_CONFIGURATION.md
  9. Updates and backup → read guides/UPDATE_AND_BACKUP.md
  10. API development → read api/API.md or api/Openrouter_API.md

Common Issues

  • Installation problems: See getting-started/README.md
  • VRAM insufficient: See guides/GPU_COMPATIBILITY.md
  • Model download failed: See getting-started/README.md or guides/SCRIPT_CONFIGURATION.md
  • uv not found: See guides/ENVIRONMENT_SETUP.md
  • Environment detection issues: See guides/ENVIRONMENT_SETUP.md
  • BAT/SH script configuration: See guides/SCRIPT_CONFIGURATION.md
  • Update and backup: See guides/UPDATE_AND_BACKUP.md
  • Update conflicts: See guides/UPDATE_AND_BACKUP.md
  • Inference quality issues: See guides/INFERENCE.md
  • Gradio UI not starting: See guides/GRADIO_GUIDE.md

From the file to a first result

The download contains exactly the content displayed on this page. This copy may differ from the latest version in the source repository.

View the source and supporting files

This download contains SKILL.md only. Any scripts, references, templates and dependencies are not included. Get the required files from the source, preserving their directory structure, before continuing.

1. Download the file

Download SKILL.md

From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/ace-step-documentation-mm5t8b8i/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.

mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/ace-step-documentation-mm5t8b8i' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/ace-step-documentation-mm5t8b8i/download' --output '.skill-downloads/ace-step-documentation-mm5t8b8i/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/ace-step-documentation-mm5t8b8i/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/ace-step-documentation-mm5t8b8i/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

Tools declared by the author (check availability in your agent): Read, Glob, Grep

Original excerpt: Quick Reference

Getting Started

DocumentDescription
README.mdInstallation, model download, startup commands
Tutorial.mdGetting started tutorial, best practices
ABOUT.mdProject overview, architecture, model zoo

Guides

DocumentDescription
GRADIO_GUIDE.mdWeb UI usage guide
INFERENCE.mdInference parameters tuning
GPU_COMPATIBILITY.mdGPU/VRAM configuration, hardware recommendations
ENVIRONMENT_SETUP.mdEnvironment detection, uv installation, python_embeded setup (Windows/Linux/macOS)
SCRIPT_CONFIGURATION.mdConfiguring launch scripts: .bat (Windows) and .sh (Linux/macOS)
UPDATE_AND_BACKUP.mdGit updates, file backup, conflict resolution (all platforms)

API (for developers)

DocumentDescription
API.mdREST API documentation
Openrouter_API.mdOpenRouter API integration

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3. Load the skill

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Claude Code
test -f '.skill-downloads/ace-step-documentation-mm5t8b8i/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/ace-step-documentation-mm5t8b8i/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/acestep-docs' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/ace-step-documentation-mm5t8b8i' '.claude/skills/acestep-docs'

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test -f '.skill-downloads/ace-step-documentation-mm5t8b8i/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/ace-step-documentation-mm5t8b8i/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.cursor/skills' && test ! -e '.cursor/skills/acestep-docs' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/ace-step-documentation-mm5t8b8i' '.cursor/skills/acestep-docs'

OpenSkills

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Official OpenSkills installation
openskills install './.skill-downloads/ace-step-documentation-mm5t8b8i'

openskills read 'ace-step-documentation-mm5t8b8i'

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For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.

openskills sync

Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:

Read .skill-downloads/ace-step-documentation-mm5t8b8i/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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