Agent Development Skill
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create an agent", "add an agent", "write a subagent", "agent frontmatter", "when to use description", "agent examples", "agent tools", "agent colors", "autonomous agent", or needs guidance on agent structure, system prompts, triggering conditions, or agent development be Published by anthropics in claude-code.
What is Agent Development Skill?
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create an agent", "add an agent", "write a subagent", "agent frontmatter", "when to use description", "agent examples", "agent tools", "agent colors", "autonomous agent", or needs guidance on agent structure, system prompts, triggering conditions, or agent development be Published by anthropics in claude-code. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement.
Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Documentation
- Design and media
- Writing
- Documentation use cases
- Design and media use cases
Technical details
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use Agent Development Skill
- Use it for documentation.
- Use it for design and media.
- Use it for writing.
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Source
- Creator: anthropics
- Repository: anthropics/claude-code
- Skill file: plugins/plugin-dev/skills/agent-development/SKILL.md
What it does
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create an agent", "add an agent", "write a subagent", "agent frontmatter", "when to use description", "agent examples", "agent tools", "agent colors", "autonomous agent", or needs guidance on agent structure, system prompts, triggering conditions, or agent development be
Skill instructions
Agent Development for Claude Code Plugins Overview Agents are autonomous subprocesses that handle complex, multi-step tasks independently. Understanding agent structure, triggering conditions, and system prompt design enables creating powerful autonomous capabilities. Key concepts: - Agents are FOR autonomous work, commands are FOR user-initiated actions - Markdown file format with YAML frontmatter - Triggering via description field with examples - System prompt defines agent behavior - Model and color customization Agent File Structure Complete Format markdown --- name: agent-identifier description: Use this agent when [triggering conditions]. Examples: <example Context: [Situation description] user: "[User request]" assistant: "[How assistant should respond and use this agent]" <commentary [Why this agent should be triggered] </commentary </example <example [Additional example...] </example model: inherit color: blue tools: ["Read", "Write", "Grep"] --- You are [agent role descriptio
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Frequently asked questions
What is Agent Development?
Agent Development is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. This skill should be used when the user asks to "create an agent", "add an agent", "write a subagent", "agent frontmatter", "when to use description", "agent examples", "agent tools", "agent colors".
Who is Agent Development best for?
Agent Development is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, documentation workflows, design and media workflows, writing workflows.
How do I install Agent Development?
Install or run Agent Development using Copy skill directory. Check Agent Development for the latest setup command.
Is Agent Development actively maintained?
Agent Development may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
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