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experiment-tracking-swanlab

Provides guidance for experiment tracking with SwanLab. Use when you need open-source run tracking, local or self-hosted dashboards, and lightweight media logging for ML workflows.

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Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/orchestra-research/ai-research-skills --skill experiment-tracking-swanlab
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads experiment-tracking-swanlab automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    Review the result

    The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

SwanLab: Open-Source Experiment Tracking

When to Use This Skill

Use SwanLab when you need to:

  • Track ML experiments with metrics, configs, tags, and descriptions
  • Visualize training with scalar charts and logged media
  • Compare runs across seeds, checkpoints, and hyperparameters
  • Work locally or self-hosted instead of depending on managed SaaS
  • Integrate with PyTorch, Transformers, PyTorch Lightning, or Fastai

Deployment: Cloud, local, or self-hosted | Media: images, audio, text, GIFs, point clouds, molecules | Integrations: PyTorch, Transformers, PyTorch Lightning, Fastai

Installation

# Install SwanLab plus the media dependencies used in this skill
pip install "swanlab>=0.7.11" "pillow>=9.0.0" "soundfile>=0.12.0"

# Add local dashboard support for mode="local" and swanlab watch
pip install "swanlab[dashboard]>=0.7.11"

# Optional framework integrations
pip install transformers pytorch-lightning fastai

# Login for cloud or self-hosted usage
swanlab login

pillow and soundfile are the media dependencies used by the Image and Audio examples in this skill. swanlab[dashboard] adds the local dashboard dependency required by mode="local" and swanlab watch.

Quick Start

Basic Experiment Tracking

import swanlab

run = swanlab.init(
    project="my-project",
    experiment_name="baseline",
    config={
        "learning_rate": 1e-3,
        "epochs": 10,
        "batch_size": 32,
        "model": "resnet18",
    },
)

for epoch in range(run.config.epochs):
    train_loss = train_epoch()
    val_loss = validate()

    swanlab.log(
        {
            "train/loss": train_loss,
            "val/loss": val_loss,
            "epoch": epoch,
        }
    )

run.finish()

With PyTorch

import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import torch.optim as optim
import swanlab

run = swanlab.init(
    project="pytorch-demo",
    experiment_name="mnist-mlp",
    config={
        "learning_rate": 1e-3,
        "batch_size": 64,
        "epochs": 10,
        "hidden_size": 128,
    },
)

model = nn.Sequential(
    nn.Flatten(),
    nn.Linear(28 * 28, run.config.hidden_size),
    nn.ReLU(),
    nn.Linear(run.config.hidden_size, 10),
)
optimizer = optim.Adam(model.parameters(), lr=run.config.learning_rate)
criterion = nn.CrossEntropyLoss()

for epoch in range(run.config.epochs):
    model.train()
    for batch_idx, (data, target) in enumerate(train_loader):
        optimizer.zero_grad()
        logits = model(data)
        loss = criterion(logits, target)
        loss.backward()
        optimizer.step()

        if batch_idx % 100 == 0:
            swanlab.log(
                {
                    "train/loss": loss.item(),
                    "train/epoch": epoch,
                    "train/batch": batch_idx,
                }
            )

run.finish()

Core Concepts

1. Projects and Experiments

Project: Collection of related experiments
Experiment: Single execution of a training or evaluation workflow

import swanlab

run = swanlab.init(
    project="image-classification",
    experiment_name="resnet18-seed42",
    description="Baseline run on ImageNet subset",
    tags=["baseline", "resnet18"],
    config={
        "model": "resnet18",
        "seed": 42,
        "batch_size": 64,
        "learning_rate": 3e-4,
    },
)

print(run.id)
print(run.config.learning_rate)

2. Configuration Tracking

config = {
    "model": "resnet18",
    "seed": 42,
    "batch_size": 64,
    "learning_rate": 3e-4,
    "epochs": 20,
}

run = swanlab.init(project="my-project", config=config)

learning_rate = run.config.learning_rate
batch_size = run.config.batch_size

3. Metric Logging

# Log scalars
swanlab.log({"loss": 0.42, "accuracy": 0.91})

# Log multiple metrics
swanlab.log(
    {
        "train/loss": train_loss,
        "train/accuracy": train_acc,
        "val/loss": val_loss,
        "val/accuracy": val_acc,
        "lr": current_lr,
        "epoch": epoch,
    }
)

# Log with custom step
swanlab.log({"loss": loss}, step=global_step)

4. Media and Chart Logging

import numpy as np
import swanlab

# Image
image = np.random.randint(0, 255, (224, 224, 3), dtype=np.uint8)
swanlab.log({"examples/image": swanlab.Image(image, caption="Augmented sample")})

# Audio
wave = np.sin(np.linspace(0, 8 * np.pi, 16000)).astype("float32")
swanlab.log({"examples/audio": swanlab.Audio(wave, sample_rate=16000)})

# Text
swanlab.log({"examples/text": swanlab.Text("Training notes for this run.")})

# GIF video
swanlab.log({"examples/video": swanlab.Video("predictions.gif", caption="Validation rollout")})

# Point cloud
points = np.random.rand(128, 3).astype("float32")
swanlab.log({"examples/point_cloud": swanlab.Object3D(points, caption="Point cloud sample")})

# Molecule
swanlab.log({"examples/molecule": swanlab.Molecule.from_smiles("CCO", caption="Ethanol")})
# Custom chart with swanlab.echarts
line = swanlab.echarts.Line()
line.add_xaxis(["epoch-1", "epoch-2", "epoch-3"])
line.add_yaxis("train/loss", [0.92, 0.61, 0.44])
line.set_global_opts(
    title_opts=swanlab.echarts.options.TitleOpts(title="Training Loss")
)

swanlab.log({"charts/loss_curve": line})

See references/visualization.md for more chart and media patterns.

5. Local and Self-Hosted Workflows

import os
import swanlab

# Self-hosted or cloud login
swanlab.login(
    api_key=os.environ["SWANLAB_API_KEY"],
    host="http://your-server:5092",
)

# Local-only logging
run = swanlab.init(
    project="offline-demo",
    mode="local",
    logdir="./swanlog",
)

swanlab.log({"loss": 0.35, "epoch": 1})
run.finish()
# View local logs
swanlab watch -l ./swanlog

# Sync local logs later
swanlab sync ./swanlog

Integration Examples

HuggingFace Transformers

from transformers import Trainer, TrainingArguments

training_args = TrainingArguments(
    output_dir="./results",
    per_device_train_batch_size=8,
    evaluation_strategy="epoch",
    logging_steps=50,
    report_to="swanlab",
    run_name="bert-finetune",
)

trainer = Trainer(
    model=model,
    args=training_args,
    train_dataset=train_dataset,
    eval_dataset=eval_dataset,
)

trainer.train()

See references/integrations.md for callback-based setups and additional framework patterns.

PyTorch Lightning

import pytorch_lightning as pl
from swanlab.integration.pytorch_lightning import SwanLabLogger

swanlab_logger = SwanLabLogger(
    project="lightning-demo",
    experiment_name="mnist-classifier",
    config={"batch_size": 64, "max_epochs": 10},
)

trainer = pl.Trainer(
    logger=swanlab_logger,
    max_epochs=10,
    accelerator="auto",
)

trainer.fit(model, train_loader, val_loader)

Fastai

from fastai.vision.all import accuracy, resnet34, vision_learner
from swanlab.integration.fastai import SwanLabCallback

learn = vision_learner(dls, resnet34, metrics=accuracy)
learn.fit(
    5,
    cbs=[
        SwanLabCallback(
            project="fastai-demo",
            experiment_name="pets-classification",
            config={"arch": "resnet34", "epochs": 5},
        )
    ],
)

See references/integrations.md for fuller framework examples.

Best Practices

1. Use Stable Metric Names

# Good: grouped metric namespaces
swanlab.log({
    "train/loss": train_loss,
    "train/accuracy": train_acc,
    "val/loss": val_loss,
    "val/accuracy": val_acc,
})

# Avoid mixing flat and grouped names for the same metric family

2. Initialize Early and Capture Config Once

run = swanlab.init(
    project="image-classification",
    experiment_name="resnet18-baseline",
    config={
        "model": "resnet18",
        "learning_rate": 3e-4,
        "batch_size": 64,
        "seed": 42,
    },
)

3. Save Checkpoints Locally

import torch
import swanlab

checkpoint_path = "checkpoints/best.pth"
torch.save(model.state_dict(), checkpoint_path)

swanlab.log(
    {
        "best/val_accuracy": best_val_accuracy,
        "artifacts/checkpoint_path": swanlab.Text(checkpoint_path),
    }
)

4. Use Local Mode for Offline-First Workflows

run = swanlab.init(project="offline-demo", mode="local", logdir="./swanlog")
# ... training code ...
run.finish()

# Inspect later with: swanlab watch -l ./swanlog

5. Keep Advanced Patterns in References

  • Use references/visualization.md for advanced chart and media patterns
  • Use references/integrations.md for callback-based and framework-specific integration details

Resources

See Also

  • references/integrations.md - Framework-specific examples
  • references/visualization.md - Charts and media logging patterns

FAQ

What does the experiment-tracking-swanlab skill do?

Provides guidance for experiment tracking with SwanLab. Use when you need open-source run tracking, local or self-hosted dashboards, and lightweight media logging for ML workflows.

How do I install experiment-tracking-swanlab?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/orchestra-research/ai-research-skills --skill experiment-tracking-swanlab in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/experiment-tracking-swanlab/ (personal) or .claude/skills/experiment-tracking-swanlab/ (project).

Which AI agents can use experiment-tracking-swanlab?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is experiment-tracking-swanlab safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains experiment-tracking-swanlab?

It is published by orchestra-research in orchestra-research/ai-research-skills. It has 901 recorded installs.

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