# Agent Authoring

> Expert guidance for writing, editing, and debugging agent and skill frontmatter, CLAUDE.md harness rules, and SKILL.md files.

- Skill: `glitchwerks/agent-authoring` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add glitchwerks/agent-authoring`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/glitchwerks/agent-authoring/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: glitchwerks (https://skillmd.com/u/glitchwerks)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/glitchwerks/agent-authoring

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Provides discipline and conventions for authoring agent files
(agents/**/*.md), skill files (skills/**/SKILL.md), and harness
configuration files (CLAUDE.md). Activates when the router handles
harness file edits directly rather than delegating to a sub-agent.