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create-custom-agent

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Scaffold custom AI agents for VS Code.

Software Engineering#vscode#developer tools#scaffolding#customization#agent#ai persona
Authordotnet
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill streamlines the creation of custom AI agents within VS Code, enabling specialized personas with defined tools and workflows.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Agent Scaffolding: Generates .agent.md files with proper YAML frontmatter and Markdown instructions.
  • Tool & Handoff Configuration: Simplifies the setup of agent capabilities and inter-agent communication.
  • Use Case: Quickly set up a dedicated 'code-reviewer' agent that only has access to code analysis tools and can hand off complex issues to an 'implementation' agent.

Quick Start

Use the create-custom-agent skill to generate a new agent named 'bug-finder' with a description of 'Finds and reports bugs in code'.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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Name: create-custom-agent
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