TF2 Transforms Skill

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Expert skill for ROS tf2 coordinate frame management and transforms

Instructions available. Your AI can read the instructions. Execution depends on the setup they require.

Add ahel to your AI once: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex. Then ask it to use this.

Then ask your AI: use the TF2 Transforms Skill skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/robotics-simulation/skills/tf2-transforms/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Overview

Expert skill for managing ROS tf2 coordinate frames, transform broadcasting, and debugging transform connectivity issues.

Capabilities

  • Configure static transforms for robot links
  • Implement dynamic transform broadcasters
  • Set up tf2 listeners with time synchronization
  • Debug transform chains and connectivity
  • Configure transform lookup caching
  • Implement transform extrapolation
  • Set up multi-robot namespaced transforms
  • Configure map-odom-base_link chain
  • Implement sensor frame transforms
  • Debug TF_REPEATED_DATA and other issues

Target Processes

  • robot-system-design.js
  • robot-calibration.js
  • sensor-fusion-framework.js
  • visual-slam-implementation.js

Dependencies

  • tf2_ros
  • tf2_geometry_msgs
  • tf_transformations

Usage Context

This skill is invoked when processes require coordinate frame setup, transform debugging, or multi-robot TF configuration.

Output Artifacts

  • Static transform launch files
  • Transform broadcaster nodes
  • TF tree configurations
  • Debug analysis reports
  • Namespaced TF setups
  • Time synchronization configs

Signals

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Key
tf2-transforms-skill
Source
github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter