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What does the Devkit Create Addon skill do?

Create a new AIWG addon with AI-guided setup It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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Who published Devkit Create Addon?

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Devkit Create Addon by jmagly — Agent Skill

Name: Devkit Create Addon
Author: jmagly

File contents

Create AIWG Addon

Create a new standalone addon with AI assistance.

Usage

/devkit-create-addon <name> [--interactive]

Arguments

Argument	Required	Description
name	Yes	Addon name (kebab-case recommended)

Options

Option	Description
--interactive	Enable interactive mode with guided questions

What This Creates

agentic/code/addons/<name>/
├── manifest.json      # Addon configuration
├── README.md          # Documentation
├── agents/            # Agent definitions
├── commands/          # Slash commands
└── skills/            # Auto-triggered skills

Interactive Mode

When --interactive is specified, I will ask:

Purpose: What is the primary purpose of this addon?
Capabilities: What specific capabilities should it provide?
Initial agents: Should I create any starter agents?
Initial commands: Should I create any starter commands?
Core status: Should this be a core addon (auto-installed)?

Examples

# Quick creation
/devkit-create-addon security-scanner

# Interactive guided creation
/devkit-create-addon code-metrics --interactive

Execution

Validate name: Ensure name follows kebab-case convention
Check existence: Verify addon doesn't already exist
Gather info: In interactive mode, ask clarifying questions
Generate manifest: Create manifest.json with appropriate fields
Create structure: Build directory structure
Generate README: Create documentation with usage instructions
Optionally create components: If interactive, offer to create initial agents/commands
Report success: Show created files and next steps

CLI Equivalent

For non-interactive creation, you can also use:

aiwg scaffold-addon <name> --description "..." --author "..."

Related Commands

/devkit-create-agent - Add agent to addon
/devkit-create-command - Add command to addon
/devkit-create-skill - Add skill to addon
/devkit-validate - Validate addon structure

References

@$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/addons/aiwg-dev/README.md — aiwg-dev addon overview
@$AIWG_ROOT/docs/extensions/overview.md — Extension system architecture
@$AIWG_ROOT/docs/extensions/creating-extensions.md — Guide to building custom extensions
@$AIWG_ROOT/docs/cli-reference.md — CLI reference including scaffold-addon command
@$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/addons/aiwg-utils/rules/god-session.md — Scope rules for addon design

---name: devkit-create-addondescription: Create a new AIWG addon with AI-guided setup---# Create AIWG AddonCreate a new standalone addon with AI assistance.## Usage```/devkit-create-addon <name> [--interactive]```## Arguments| Argument | Required | Description ||----------|----------|-------------|| name | Yes | Addon name (kebab-case recommended) |## Options| Option | Description ||--------|-------------|| --interactive | Enable interactive mode with guided questions |## What This Creates```agentic/code/addons/<name>/├── manifest.json # Addon configuration├── README.md # Documentation├── agents/ # Agent definitions├── commands/ # Slash commands└── skills/ # Auto-triggered skills```## Interactive ModeWhen `--interactive` is specified, I will ask:1. **Purpose**: What is the primary purpose of this addon?2. **Capabilities**: What specific capabilities should it provide?3. **Initial agents**: Should I create any starter agents?4. **Initial commands**: Should I create any starter commands?5. **Core status**: Should this be a core addon (auto-installed)?## Examples```bash# Quick creation/devkit-create-addon security-scanner# Interactive guided creation/devkit-create-addon code-metrics --interactive```## Execution1. **Validate name**: Ensure name follows kebab-case convention2. **Check existence**: Verify addon doesn't already exist3. **Gather info**: In interactive mode, ask clarifying questions4. **Generate manifest**: Create manifest.json with appropriate fields5. **Create structure**: Build directory structure6. **Generate README**: Create documentation with usage instructions7. **Optionally create components**: If interactive, offer to create initial agents/commands8. **Report success**: Show created files and next steps## CLI EquivalentFor non-interactive creation, you can also use:```bashaiwg scaffold-addon <name> --description "..." --author "..."```## Related Commands- `/devkit-create-agent` - Add agent to addon- `/devkit-create-command` - Add command to addon- `/devkit-create-skill` - Add skill to addon- `/devkit-validate` - Validate addon structure## References- @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/addons/aiwg-dev/README.md — aiwg-dev addon overview- @$AIWG_ROOT/docs/extensions/overview.md — Extension system architecture- @$AIWG_ROOT/docs/extensions/creating-extensions.md — Guide to building custom extensions- @$AIWG_ROOT/docs/cli-reference.md — CLI reference including scaffold-addon command- @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/addons/aiwg-utils/rules/god-session.md — Scope rules for addon design

Frequently asked questions

Devkit Create Addon