Agent Configuration Skill
When to use this skill
Use when:
- Creating new agent specifications
- Setting up agent inheritance
- Configuring agent skills and tools
- Customizing agent behavior
- Troubleshooting agent configuration
Agent Spec Structure
# .parac/agents/specs/my-agent.yaml
name: my-agent
model: gpt-4
temperature: 0.7
max_tokens: 2000
system_prompt: |
You are an expert software developer.
You write clean, maintainable code.
skills:
- code-generation
- debugging
- testing
tools:
- file-read
- file-write
- shell-execute
metadata:
author: team
version: "1.0.0"
Inheritance Pattern
# Base agent
# .parac/agents/specs/base-coder.yaml
name: base-coder
model: gpt-4
temperature: 0.7
system_prompt: "You are a software developer."
skills:
- code-generation
# Specialized agent (inherits from base)
# .parac/agents/specs/python-coder.yaml
name: python-coder
inherits: base-coder # Inherits all properties from base-coder
temperature: 0.5 # Override: lower temperature for Python
skills:
- code-generation # Inherited
- python-specific # Added
system_prompt: |
You are a Python expert.
Follow PEP 8 standards.
Configuration Best Practices
- Use inheritance for common configurations
- Keep system prompts focused
- Test configurations before deployment
- Version control all agent specs
- Document custom configurations
Resources
- Agent Specs:
.parac/agents/specs/ - Template:
content/templates/.parac-template/agents/specs/
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