Overview

This skill standardizes how to add new Agent templates to the meta-agent-skills framework. It ensures templates follow the required structure for automatic generation and proper skill binding by the Meta-Agent.

How This Skill Works

You define the agent persona, select required skills in the YAML frontmatter, and create a new agent file using the boilerplate. The file at skills/meta-agent-skills/assets/templates/agents/<agent-name>.md must include name, description, skills, and the Capabilities markers <!-- SKILLS_START --> and <!-- SKILLS_END -->. Finally, you register the capability by updating the Capabilities Generated section in skills/meta-agent-skills/SKILL.md and verify readability against established templates like codebase-maintainer-agent.md.

When to Use It

• You want to add a new specialized agent (e.g., cloud-deployer-agent) to the framework.
• You need to define a new set of capabilities that a subagent should possess.
• You are creating a template file for a new agent under skills/meta-agent-skills/assets/templates/agents/.
• You want to ensure the template uses the boilerplate and correctly formatted YAML frontmatter.
• You must register the new agent in the framework by updating the Capabilities Generated section.

Quick Start

1. Step 1: Define the agent's persona (name and primary purpose).
2. Step 2: List required skills in the YAML frontmatter and reference assets/templates/agents boilerplate.
3. Step 3: Create skills/meta-agent-skills/assets/templates/agents/<agent-name>.md, fill frontmatter, add <!-- SKILLS_START --> ... <!-- SKILLS_END -->, then update SKILL.md and verify.

Best Practices

• Define a clear, singular persona for the new agent (name and primary responsibilities).
• List all required skills explicitly in the YAML frontmatter in skills/meta-agent-skills/assets/templates/agents/.
• Use the boilerplate in assets/agent-template-boilerplate.md to maintain consistency.
• Fill in the YAML frontmatter with name, description, and skills exactly, and place capabilities between <!-- SKILLS_START --> and <!-- SKILLS_END -->.
• Validate readability by comparing against existing templates like codebase-maintainer-agent.md and update SKILL.md accordingly.

Example Use Cases

• Template for cloud-deployer-agent.md defining deployment-related skills and capabilities.
• Template for perf-optimizer-agent.md listing performance tuning skills.
• Template for sre-agent.md describing site reliability and incident response skills.
• Template for data-pipeline-monitor-agent.md outlining monitoring and alerting capabilities.
• Template for codebase-maintainer-agent.md with maintenance and repo governance skills.

Frequently Asked Questions