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Board by bestagentkits — Agent Skill

Name: Board
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: bestagentkits

File contents

/hub:board — Message Board

Interface for the AgentHub message board. Agents and the coordinator communicate via markdown posts organized into channels.

Usage

/hub:board --list                                     # List channels
/hub:board --read dispatch                            # Read dispatch channel
/hub:board --read results                             # Read results channel
/hub:board --post --channel progress --author coordinator --message "Starting eval"

What It Does

List Channels

python {skill_path}/scripts/board_manager.py --list

Output:

Board Channels:

  dispatch        2 posts
  progress        4 posts
  results         3 posts

Read Channel

python {skill_path}/scripts/board_manager.py --read {channel}

Displays all posts in chronological order with frontmatter metadata.

Post Message

python {skill_path}/scripts/board_manager.py \
  --post --channel {channel} --author {author} --message "{text}"

Reply to Thread

python {skill_path}/scripts/board_manager.py \
  --thread {post-id} --message "{text}" --author {author}

Channels

Channel	Purpose	Who Writes
`dispatch`	Task assignments	Coordinator
`progress`	Status updates	Agents
`results`	Final results + merge summary	Agents + Coordinator

Post Format

All posts use YAML frontmatter:

---
author: agent-1
timestamp: 2026-03-17T14:35:10Z
channel: results
sequence: 1
parent: null
---

Message content here.

Example result post for a content task:

---
author: agent-2
timestamp: 2026-03-17T15:20:33Z
channel: results
sequence: 2
parent: null
---

## Result Summary

- **Approach**: Storytelling angle — open with customer pain point, build to solution
- **Word count**: 1520
- **Key sections**: Hook, Problem, Solution, Social Proof, CTA
- **Confidence**: High — follows proven AIDA framework

Board Rules

Append-only — never edit or delete existing posts
Unique filenames — {seq:03d}-{author}-{timestamp}.md
Frontmatter required — every post has author, timestamp, channel

---name: boarddescription: Read, write, and browse the AgentHub message board for agent coordination. Use when the user runs /hub:board or asks to post, read, or inspect coordination messages between competing AgentHub agents.---# /hub:board — Message BoardInterface for the AgentHub message board. Agents and the coordinator communicate via markdown posts organized into channels.## Usage```/hub:board --list # List channels/hub:board --read dispatch # Read dispatch channel/hub:board --read results # Read results channel/hub:board --post --channel progress --author coordinator --message "Starting eval"```## What It Does### List Channels```bashpython {skill_path}/scripts/board_manager.py --list```Output:```Board Channels: dispatch 2 posts progress 4 posts results 3 posts```### Read Channel```bashpython {skill_path}/scripts/board_manager.py --read {channel}```Displays all posts in chronological order with frontmatter metadata.### Post Message```bashpython {skill_path}/scripts/board_manager.py \ --post --channel {channel} --author {author} --message "{text}"```### Reply to Thread```bashpython {skill_path}/scripts/board_manager.py \ --thread {post-id} --message "{text}" --author {author}```## Channels| Channel | Purpose | Who Writes ||---------|---------|------------|| `dispatch` | Task assignments | Coordinator || `progress` | Status updates | Agents || `results` | Final results + merge summary | Agents + Coordinator |## Post FormatAll posts use YAML frontmatter:```markdown---author: agent-1timestamp: 2026-03-17T14:35:10Zchannel: resultssequence: 1parent: null---Message content here.```Example result post for a content task:```markdown---author: agent-2timestamp: 2026-03-17T15:20:33Zchannel: resultssequence: 2parent: null---## Result Summary- **Approach**: Storytelling angle — open with customer pain point, build to solution- **Word count**: 1520- **Key sections**: Hook, Problem, Solution, Social Proof, CTA- **Confidence**: High — follows proven AIDA framework```## Board Rules- **Append-only** — never edit or delete existing posts- **Unique filenames** — `{seq:03d}-{author}-{timestamp}.md`- **Frontmatter required** — every post has author, timestamp, channel

Frequently asked questions

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