## TL;DR
A checksum mismatch means the bytes that arrived differ from the bytes sent: re-upload from the original file after verifying its local hash is stable, and check for intermediaries that transform content, proxies that recompress, or a file still being written during the first upload. If the mismatch repeats on a stable file, capture the hash on both ends to find where they diverge.

```text
how to fix artifact upload failed 'ChecksumMismatch' error for model registry upload
```

## Use this when
- The run or call fails with this symptom: artifact upload failed with ChecksumMismatch for a model registry upload.
- You are working on a model registry upload rejected with ChecksumMismatch and the failure repeats on the same run or configuration.
- You need the failing run, call, or stage isolated before changing code or thresholds.

## Not for this skill when
- A registry whose stored hash is computed over a different representation, such as a re-zipped archive, where the fix is matching the expected packaging.
- The error text names a different tool, stage, or root cause. Match the verbatim error first and use that skill.

## Steps
1. Hash the local file twice, minutes apart, to confirm it is finished and stable. Verify: the local hash is constant
2. Re-upload once and record whether the reported expected hash changes between attempts. Verify: the server's hash behaviour across attempts is known
3. Inspect the path for transforming intermediaries, such as a proxy or a sync tool that alters line endings or compression. Verify: any transforming hop is identified
4. Upload from a direct connection or a verified copy and confirm the registry accepts and lists the artifact. Verify: the artifact registers with a matching checksum

## Variant phrasings
### checksum mismatch artifact upload model registry
The verbatim phrasing.
### model upload checksum failed re-upload fix
The re-upload phrasing.
### registry artifact checksum mismatch proxy transform
The intermediary phrasing.

Compatibility: Model registry uploads with checksum verification

## Why it happens
Checksums compare the sender's bytes with the receiver's, so a mismatch localises the problem to the file changing, the path transforming, or the packaging differing. It is one of the few upload errors that proves the transfer itself, not permissions or limits, is at fault.

## Edge cases / pitfalls
- Uploading a file straight from a checkpoint writer invites the still-writing case; snapshot the file first.
- If the registry re-zips artifacts, single-file uploads avoid the repackaging class entirely.

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_lnaKOEC2vdjcH3FxjNPZQg

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## Vectle citations

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## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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