How do I install the Agent Selection skill?

Run npx skillmds add majiayu000/agent-selection in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Agent Selection skill do?

Single source of truth for MetaSaver agent selection and subagent_type mapping It is listed under AI & ML on SkillMD.

Is Agent Selection safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: docs only. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Agent Selection?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Agent Selection free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Agent Selection?

majiayu000 (@majiayu000) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Agent Selection by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Agent Selection
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

Agent Selection Skill

Complete reference for selecting the correct MetaSaver agents and their subagent_type values.

Core Principle

When MetaSaver plugin is active, ALWAYS use MetaSaver agents over core Claude Code agents.

Core Agent Replacement

In MetaSaver repos, prefer MetaSaver agents over core Claude Code agents:

Core Agent	Use Instead	Why	subagent_type
`Explore`	`code-explorer`	Uses Serena, repomix, memories	`core-claude-plugin:generic:code-explorer`
`Plan`	`architect`	Knows MetaSaver patterns	`core-claude-plugin:generic:architect`
`general-purpose`	Task-specific	Specialized knowledge	See tables below

In MetaSaver repos:

Explore → use core-claude-plugin:generic:code-explorer
Plan → use core-claude-plugin:generic:architect
general-purpose → use task-specific MetaSaver agent

Analysis Agents (1)

Minimal-tool agents for prompt classification. These specify tools: TodoWrite to avoid inheriting MCP tools (~37k tokens each). Results are returned inline in the Task response.

Task Type	Agent Name	subagent_type
Scope identification	scope-check-agent	`core-claude-plugin:generic:scope-check-agent`

Used by: analysis-phase skill (first phase of /ms, /audit, /build commands)

Generic Agents (15)

High-level workers for orchestration, implementation, and quality.

Task Type	Agent Name	subagent_type
Codebase exploration	code-explorer	`core-claude-plugin:generic:code-explorer`
Agent/skill authoring	agent-author	`core-claude-plugin:generic:agent-author`
Architecture decisions	architect	`core-claude-plugin:generic:architect`
Requirements analysis	business-analyst	`core-claude-plugin:generic:business-analyst`
Code implementation	coder	`core-claude-plugin:generic:coder`
Backend development	backend-dev	`core-claude-plugin:generic:backend-dev`
Testing	tester	`core-claude-plugin:generic:tester`
Code review	reviewer	`core-claude-plugin:generic:reviewer`
Multi-agent coordination	project-manager	`core-claude-plugin:generic:project-manager`
Quality validation	code-quality-validator	`core-claude-plugin:generic:code-quality-validator`
Debugging/investigation	root-cause-analyst	`core-claude-plugin:generic:root-cause-analyst`
Security analysis	security-engineer	`core-claude-plugin:generic:security-engineer`
Performance optimization	performance-engineer	`core-claude-plugin:generic:performance-engineer`
DevOps/infrastructure	devops	`core-claude-plugin:generic:devops`
Azure DevOps	azure-devops-agent	`core-claude-plugin:generic:azure-devops-agent`

Domain Agents (12)

Specialized agents for specific technical domains.

Backend (2)

Domain	Agent Name	subagent_type
Data Service API	data-service-agent	`core-claude-plugin:domain:backend:data-service-agent`
Integration Service	integration-service-agent	`core-claude-plugin:domain:backend:integration-service-agent`

Database (1)

Domain	Agent Name	subagent_type
Prisma Database	prisma-database-agent	`core-claude-plugin:domain:database:prisma-database-agent`

Frontend (5)

Domain	Agent Name	subagent_type
React App Scaffolding	react-app-agent	`core-claude-plugin:domain:frontend:react-app-agent`
React Components	react-component-agent	`core-claude-plugin:domain:frontend:react-component-agent`
MFE Host	mfe-host-agent	`core-claude-plugin:domain:frontend:mfe-host-agent`
MFE Remote	mfe-remote-agent	`core-claude-plugin:domain:frontend:mfe-remote-agent`
shadcn Components	shadcn-component-agent	`core-claude-plugin:domain:frontend:shadcn-component-agent`

Testing (3)

Domain	Agent Name	subagent_type
Unit Tests	unit-test-agent	`core-claude-plugin:domain:testing:unit-test-agent`
Integration Tests	integration-test-agent	`core-claude-plugin:domain:testing:integration-test-agent`
E2E Tests	e2e-test-agent	`core-claude-plugin:domain:testing:e2e-test-agent`

Monorepo (1)

Domain	Agent Name	subagent_type
Monorepo Setup	monorepo-setup-agent	`core-claude-plugin:domain:monorepo:monorepo-setup-agent`

Config Agents (28)

Configuration file specialists for auditing and building configs.

Build Tools (8)

Config Type	Agent Name	subagent_type
Docker Compose	docker-compose-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:build-tools:docker-compose-agent`
Dockerignore	dockerignore-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:build-tools:dockerignore-agent`
pnpm Workspace	pnpm-workspace-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:build-tools:pnpm-workspace-configuration-agent`
PostCSS	postcss-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:build-tools:postcss-agent`
Tailwind	tailwind-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:build-tools:tailwind-agent`
Turbo	turbo-config-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:build-tools:turbo-config-agent`
Vite	vite-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:build-tools:vite-agent`
Vitest	vitest-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:build-tools:vitest-agent`

Code Quality (3)

Config Type	Agent Name	subagent_type
EditorConfig	editorconfig-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:code-quality:editorconfig-agent`
ESLint	eslint-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:code-quality:eslint-agent`
Prettier	prettier-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:code-quality:prettier-configuration-agent`

Version Control (5)

Config Type	Agent Name	subagent_type
Commitlint	commitlint-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:version-control:commitlint-agent`
Gitattributes	gitattributes-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:version-control:gitattributes-agent`
GitHub Workflow	github-workflow-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:version-control:github-workflow-agent`
Gitignore	gitignore-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:version-control:gitignore-agent`
Husky	husky-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:version-control:husky-git-hooks-agent`

Workspace (12)

Config Type	Agent Name	subagent_type
CLAUDE.md	claude-md-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:workspace:claude-md-configuration-agent`
.env.example	env-example-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:workspace:env-example-agent`
Monorepo Root Structure	monorepo-root-structure-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:workspace:monorepo-root-structure-agent`
Nodemon	nodemon-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:workspace:nodemon-agent`
.npmrc.template	npmrc-template-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:workspace:npmrc-template-agent`
.nvmrc	nvmrc-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:workspace:nvmrc-agent`
README	readme-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:workspace:readme-agent`
Repomix	repomix-config-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:workspace:repomix-config-agent`
Root package.json	root-package-json-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:workspace:root-package-json-agent`
Scripts	scripts-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:workspace:scripts-agent`
TypeScript	typescript-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:workspace:typescript-configuration-agent`
VS Code	vscode-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:workspace:vscode-agent`

Agent Spawning Pattern

Tell agents to READ their own instruction file:

[MODE] for [path/scope].
You are [Agent Name].
READ YOUR INSTRUCTIONS at .claude/agents/[category]/[agent-name].md
Follow YOUR rules, invoke YOUR skills, use YOUR output format.

Example:

Task(
  subagent_type: "core-claude-plugin:config:build-tools:eslint-agent",
  prompt: `
    AUDIT MODE for /path/to/eslint.config.js
    You are the ESLint Agent.
    READ YOUR INSTRUCTIONS at .claude/agents/config/code-quality/eslint-agent.md
    Follow YOUR rules, invoke YOUR skill, use YOUR output format.
    Report violations and recommendations.
  `
)

Results are returned inline.

Quick Reference by Task

I need to...	Use this agent	subagent_type
Explore codebase	code-explorer	`core-claude-plugin:generic:code-explorer`
Design architecture	architect	`core-claude-plugin:generic:architect`
Write code	coder	`core-claude-plugin:generic:coder`
Write tests	tester	`core-claude-plugin:generic:tester`
Review code	reviewer	`core-claude-plugin:generic:reviewer`
Coordinate agents	project-manager	`core-claude-plugin:generic:project-manager`
Validate quality	code-quality-validator	`core-claude-plugin:generic:code-quality-validator`
Debug issues	root-cause-analyst	`core-claude-plugin:generic:root-cause-analyst`
Audit ESLint	eslint-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:code-quality:eslint-agent`
Audit TypeScript	typescript-agent	`core-claude-plugin:config:workspace:typescript-configuration-agent`
Build React component	react-component-agent	`core-claude-plugin:domain:frontend:react-component-agent`
Build API service	data-service-agent	`core-claude-plugin:domain:backend:data-service-agent`
Setup Prisma	prisma-database-agent	`core-claude-plugin:domain:database:prisma-database-agent`

Integration

This skill is referenced by:

/ms - MetaSaver intelligent router
/audit - Configuration and code auditing
/build - Feature and component building

All commands should use this skill as the single source of truth for agent selection.

Agent Selection

File contents

Agent Selection Skill

Core Principle

Core Agent Replacement

Analysis Agents (1)

Generic Agents (15)

Domain Agents (12)

Backend (2)

Database (1)

Frontend (5)

Testing (3)

Monorepo (1)

Config Agents (28)

Build Tools (8)

Code Quality (3)

Version Control (5)

Workspace (12)

Agent Spawning Pattern

Quick Reference by Task

Integration

Frequently asked questions

Agent Selection

File contents

Agent Selection Skill

Core Principle

Core Agent Replacement

Analysis Agents (1)

Generic Agents (15)

Domain Agents (12)

Backend (2)

Database (1)

Frontend (5)

Testing (3)

Monorepo (1)

Config Agents (28)

Build Tools (8)

Code Quality (3)

Version Control (5)

Workspace (12)

Agent Spawning Pattern

Quick Reference by Task

Integration

Related skills

Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Agent Selection skill?

What does the Agent Selection skill do?

Is Agent Selection safe to use?

Which AI agents work with Agent Selection?

Is Agent Selection free to use?

Who published Agent Selection?