Agent Setup Wizard

Agent Setup Wizard

An interactive, step-by-step installation wizard for skill and rule libraries. Guides users through selective installation of skills and rules, verifies correctness, and offers optimization.

When to Activate

• User says "setup skills", "install skills", "configure agent", or similar
• User wants to selectively install skills or rules from a skill library
• User wants to verify or fix an existing skills installation
• User wants to optimize installed skills or rules for their project

Step 1: Identify Source Repository

Ask the user for the source repository containing skills and rules:

Question: "Where is the skill/rule library located?"
Options:
  - "Git URL" — "Clone from a remote repository"
  - "Local path" — "Use a local directory"

If a git URL is provided, clone to a temporary directory and set SOURCE_ROOT to that path. If a local path is provided, set SOURCE_ROOT directly.

Step 2: Choose Installation Level

Ask the user where to install:

Question: "Where should components be installed?"
Options:
  - "User-level" — "Applies to all projects (e.g., ~/.config/agent/)"
  - "Project-level" — "Applies only to the current project (e.g., .agents/)"
  - "Both" — "Shared items user-level, project-specific items project-level"

Store the choice as INSTALL_LEVEL. Set the target directory based on the agent framework in use. Create the target directories if they don't exist:

mkdir -p $TARGET/skills $TARGET/rules

Step 3: Discover and Select Skills

3a: Scan Available Skills

Scan $SOURCE_ROOT for directories containing SKILL.md files. Group by category if the source uses a category structure, otherwise list them flat.

3b: Choose Skills

Present the discovered skills to the user for selection. For large catalogs (more than 10 skills), organize by category and offer batch selection:

Question: "Which skills do you want to install?"
Options:
  - "All skills" — "Install everything"
  - "Select by category" — "Choose categories, then refine"
  - "Pick individually" — "Select specific skills from the full list"

3c: Execute Installation

For each selected skill, copy the entire skill directory (not just SKILL.md — some skills include config files, scripts, or reference documents):

cp -r $SOURCE_ROOT/skills/<skill-name> $TARGET/skills/

Step 4: Discover and Select Rules

Scan $SOURCE_ROOT for rule files (typically .md files in a rules/ directory). Present them for selection using the same pattern as skills.

Execute installation:

cp -r $SOURCE_ROOT/rules/<selected>/* $TARGET/rules/

If the source organizes rules into base and extension sets, warn when extensions are selected without their base.

Step 5: Post-Installation Verification

5a: Verify File Existence

Confirm all selected files exist at the target location.

5b: Check Path References

Scan installed .md files for hardcoded paths that may not match the installation target. Flag:

• References to paths outside the installation target
• Cross-references to skills that were not installed
• Framework-specific paths that don't match the user's agent framework

5c: Report Issues

For each issue found, report:

1. File: The file containing the problematic reference
2. Line: The line number
3. Issue: What's wrong
4. Suggested fix: What to do

Step 6: Optimize Installed Files (Optional)

Ask the user whether to tailor the installed files:

Question: "Optimize the installed files for your project?"
Options:
  - "Optimize skills" — "Remove irrelevant sections, adjust paths, tailor to your tech stack"
  - "Optimize rules" — "Adjust targets, add project-specific patterns"
  - "Optimize both"
  - "Skip" — "Keep everything as-is"

If optimizing:

1. Ask the user about their tech stack and preferences
2. Edit files in-place at the installation target only
3. Fix any path issues found in Step 5

Step 7: Summary

Clean up any temporary directories (e.g., cloned repos in /tmp).

Print a summary:

## Installation Complete

### Target
- Level: [user-level / project-level / both]
- Path: [target path]

### Skills Installed ([count])
- skill-1, skill-2, ...

### Rules Installed ([count])
- [list]

### Verification
- [count] issues found, [count] fixed
- [remaining issues if any]

### Optimizations
- [changes made, or "None"]

Troubleshooting

Skills not being picked up

• Verify the skill directory contains a SKILL.md file (not just loose .md files)
• Check that the target path matches your agent's expected skills directory
• Restart the agent after installing new skills

Rules not applying

• Rules are typically flat files in the rules directory; avoid nesting under subdirectories unless the agent framework expects it
• Restart the agent after installing rules

Path reference errors after project-level install

• Some skills may contain hardcoded user-level paths. Run the verification step to find and fix these.