---
name: adapting-transfer-learning-models
description: 'Build this skill automates the adaptation of pre-trained machine learning
  models using transfer learning techniques. it is triggered when the user requests
  assistance with fine-tuning a model, adapting a pre-trained model to a new dataset,
  or performing... Use when appropriate context detected. Trigger with relevant phrases
  based on skill purpose.

  '
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Bash(cmd:*)
version: 1.0.0
author: Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
license: MIT
tags:
- ai
- ml
- adapting-transfer
compatibility: Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw
---
# Transfer Learning Adapter

Adapt pre-trained models (ResNet, BERT, GPT) to new tasks and datasets through fine-tuning, layer freezing, and domain-specific optimization.

## Overview

This skill streamlines the process of adapting pre-trained machine learning models via transfer learning. It enables you to quickly fine-tune models for specific tasks, saving time and resources compared to training from scratch. It handles the complexities of model adaptation, data validation, and performance optimization.

## How It Works

1. **Analyze Requirements**: Examines the user's request to understand the target task, dataset characteristics, and desired performance metrics.
2. **Generate Adaptation Code**: Creates Python code using appropriate ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) to fine-tune the pre-trained model on the new dataset. This includes data preprocessing steps and model architecture modifications if needed.
3. **Implement Validation and Error Handling**: Adds code to validate the data, monitor the training process, and handle potential errors gracefully.
4. **Provide Performance Metrics**: Calculates and reports key performance indicators (KPIs) such as accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score to assess the model's effectiveness.
5. **Save Artifacts and Documentation**: Saves the adapted model, training logs, performance metrics, and automatically generates documentation outlining the adaptation process and results.

## When to Use This Skill

This skill activates when you need to:

- Fine-tune a pre-trained model for a specific task.
- Adapt a pre-trained model to a new dataset.
- Perform transfer learning to improve model performance.
- Optimize an existing model for a particular application.

## Examples

### Example 1: Adapting a Vision Model for Image Classification

User request: "Fine-tune a ResNet50 model to classify images of different types of flowers."

The skill will:

1. Download the ResNet50 model and load a flower image dataset.
2. Generate code to fine-tune the model on the flower dataset, including data augmentation and optimization techniques.

### Example 2: Adapting a Language Model for Sentiment Analysis

User request: "Adapt a BERT model to perform sentiment analysis on customer reviews."

The skill will:

1. Download the BERT model and load a dataset of customer reviews with sentiment labels.
2. Generate code to fine-tune the model on the review dataset, including tokenization, padding, and attention mechanisms.

## Best Practices

- **Data Preprocessing**: Ensure data is properly preprocessed and formatted to match the input requirements of the pre-trained model.
- **Hyperparameter Tuning**: Experiment with different hyperparameters (e.g., learning rate, batch size) to optimize model performance.
- **Regularization**: Apply regularization techniques (e.g., dropout, weight decay) to prevent overfitting.

## Integration

This skill can be integrated with other plugins for data loading, model evaluation, and deployment. For example, it can work with a data loading plugin to fetch datasets and a model deployment plugin to deploy the adapted model to a serving infrastructure.

## Prerequisites

- Appropriate file access permissions
- Required dependencies installed

## Instructions

1. Invoke this skill when the trigger conditions are met
2. Provide necessary context and parameters
3. Review the generated output
4. Apply modifications as needed

## Output

The skill produces structured output relevant to the task.

## Error Handling

- Invalid input: Prompts for correction
- Missing dependencies: Lists required components
- Permission errors: Suggests remediation steps

## Resources

- Project documentation
- Related skills and commands
