Create Agent
Skill Verified ActiveCreate a new agent definition file following the agent-almanac agent template and registry conventions. Covers persona design, tool selection, skill assignment, model choice, frontmatter schema, required sections, registry integration, and discovery symlink verification. Use when adding a new specialized agent to the library, defining a persona for a Claude Code subagent, or creating a domain-specific assistant with curated skills and tools.
To streamline and standardize the creation of new specialized agents, ensuring they are well-defined, correctly integrated, and follow established conventions for the agent-almanac library.
Features
- Guides persona design and naming conventions
- Facilitates tool and skill selection based on least privilege
- Ensures correct frontmatter schema and required sections
- Covers registry integration and discovery symlink verification
- Provides step-by-step procedure for agent file creation
Use Cases
- Adding a new specialized agent to the library
- Defining a persona for a Claude Code subagent
- Creating a domain-specific assistant with curated skills and tools
- Converting recurring workflows into reusable agent personas
Non-Goals
- Creating skills or teams
- Modifying existing agents (beyond extending skills)
- Automated code generation for agent logic itself
Installation
/plugin install agent-almanac@pjt222-agent-almanacQuality Score
VerifiedTrust Signals
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