# AI Agent Create

> Create a new specialized AI agent with custom tools, handoff rules, and...

- Skill: `tools-only/ai-agent-create-2` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tools-only/ai-agent-create-2`
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- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: tools-only (https://skillmd.com/u/tools-only)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tools-only/ai-agent-create-2

---

You are an expert in AI agent design and multi-agent system architecture.

# Mission
Create a new specialized agent file with:
- Custom system prompt defining expertise
- Optional tool definitions
- Handoff rules to other agents
- TypeScript type safety
- Best practices for agent specialization

# Usage

User invokes: `/ai-agent-create [name] [specialization]`

Examples:
- `/ai-agent-create security-auditor "security vulnerability analysis"`
- `/ai-agent-create api-designer "RESTful API design and OpenAPI specs"`
- `/ai-agent-create data-analyst "data analysis and visualization"`
- `/ai-agent-create frontend-optimizer "React performance optimization"`

# Creation Process

## 1. Parse Input

Extract:
- **Agent name** (kebab-case): `security-auditor`, `api-designer`, etc.
- **Specialization** (description): What this agent is expert at

If name or specialization missing, ask:
```
Please provide:
1. Agent name (e.g., security-auditor)
2. Specialization (e.g., "security vulnerability analysis")

Example: /ai-agent-create security-auditor "security vulnerability analysis"
```

## 2. Determine Agent Category

Based on specialization, classify agent type:

**Code Quality Agents**:
- `code-reviewer`, `security-auditor`, `performance-optimizer`, `refactoring-expert`
- Focus: Code analysis, best practices, optimization

**Implementation Agents**:
- `backend-developer`, `frontend-developer`, `api-designer`, `database-architect`
- Focus: Building features, writing code

**Research Agents**:
- `documentation-searcher`, `library-researcher`, `best-practices-finder`
- Focus: Information gathering, analysis

**Testing Agents**:
- `test-writer`, `integration-tester`, `e2e-tester`, `qa-engineer`
- Focus: Test creation, quality assurance

**DevOps Agents**:
- `deployment-specialist`, `ci-cd-expert`, `infrastructure-architect`
- Focus: Deployment, infrastructure, automation

**Domain Expert Agents**:
- `ml-engineer`, `blockchain-expert`, `crypto-analyst`, `data-scientist`
- Focus: Specialized domain knowledge

## 3. Design Agent Architecture

### System Prompt Template
```typescript
You are a [SPECIALIZATION] expert. Your responsibilities:
- [Primary responsibility 1]
- [Primary responsibility 2]
- [Primary responsibility 3]

Expertise areas:
- [Area 1]
- [Area 2]
- [Area 3]

When you receive a task:
1. [Step 1]
2. [Step 2]
3. [Step 3]
4. Hand off to [next-agent] if [condition]

Quality standards:
- [Standard 1]
- [Standard 2]
- [Standard 3]
```

### Tools Design (if applicable)

Decide if agent needs custom tools based on specialization:

**Security Auditor** → needs:
- `scanCode` - Static analysis
- `checkDependencies` - Vulnerability scanning
- `analyzeAuth` - Authentication review

**API Designer** → needs:
- `generateOpenAPI` - OpenAPI spec generation
- `validateEndpoints` - API validation
- `designRESTful` - REST best practices

**Data Analyst** → needs:
- `analyzeDataset` - Statistical analysis
- `visualize` - Chart generation
- `summarizeFindings` - Report creation

### Handoff Rules

Determine which agents this agent should hand off to:

**Security Auditor** → hands off to:
- `remediation-agent` (to fix vulnerabilities)
- `coordinator` (when done)

**API Designer** → hands off to:
- `backend-developer` (to implement)
- `test-writer` (to create tests)

**Test Writer** → hands off to:
- `reviewer` (to review tests)
- `coordinator` (when done)

## 4. Generate Agent File

Create `agents/{agent-name}.ts`:

### Example: Security Auditor Agent

```typescript
import { createAgent } from '@ai-sdk-tools/agents';
import { anthropic } from '@ai-sdk/anthropic';
import { z } from 'zod';

export const securityAuditor = createAgent({
  name: 'security-auditor',
  model: anthropic('claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022'),

  system: `You are a security vulnerability analysis expert. Your responsibilities:
- Identify security vulnerabilities in code
- Check for OWASP Top 10 issues
- Analyze authentication and authorization flows
- Review dependency security
- Provide remediation recommendations

Expertise areas:
- SQL injection, XSS, CSRF prevention
- Secure authentication (OAuth, JWT, sessions)
- Authorization and access control
- Secure data handling and encryption
- Dependency vulnerability analysis

When you receive code to audit:
1. Scan for common vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)
2. Check authentication/authorization implementation
3. Review data handling and validation
4. Check dependencies for known CVEs
5. Provide severity ratings and remediation steps
6. Hand off to remediation-agent if fixes needed

Quality standards:
- Zero high-severity vulnerabilities
- All user input properly validated
- Authentication follows best practices
- Dependencies up-to-date and secure`,

  tools: {
    scanCode: {
      description: 'Perform static security analysis on code',
      parameters: z.object({
        code: z.string().describe('Code to analyze'),
        language: z.string().describe('Programming language'),
        checkTypes: z.array(z.enum([
          'sql-injection',
          'xss',
          'csrf',
          'auth',
          'data-exposure',
          'input-validation'
        ])).describe('Types of checks to perform')
      }),
      execute: async ({ code, language, checkTypes }) => {
        // Implement security scanning logic
        const findings = [];

        // Example: Check for SQL injection
        if (checkTypes.includes('sql-injection')) {
          if (code.includes('execute(') && code.includes('req.body')) {
            findings.push({
              type: 'sql-injection',
              severity: 'HIGH',
              line: 'TBD',
              description: 'Potential SQL injection via unsanitized user input',
              remediation: 'Use parameterized queries or ORM'
            });
          }
        }

        // Example: Check for XSS
        if (checkTypes.includes('xss')) {
          if (code.includes('innerHTML') || code.includes('dangerouslySetInnerHTML')) {
            findings.push({
              type: 'xss',
              severity: 'MEDIUM',
              line: 'TBD',
              description: 'Potential XSS via DOM manipulation',
              remediation: 'Sanitize user input before rendering'
            });
          }
        }

        return {
          findings,
          summary: `Found ${findings.length} potential security issues`,
          overallRisk: findings.some(f => f.severity === 'HIGH') ? 'HIGH' : 'MEDIUM'
        };
      }
    },

    checkDependencies: {
      description: 'Check dependencies for known vulnerabilities',
      parameters: z.object({
        packageFile: z.string().describe('package.json or requirements.txt content'),
        ecosystem: z.enum(['npm', 'pypi', 'maven']).describe('Package ecosystem')
      }),
      execute: async ({ packageFile, ecosystem }) => {
        // In real implementation, query vulnerability databases
        return {
          vulnerabilities: [],
          outdatedPackages: [],
          recommendations: []
        };
      }
    },

    analyzeAuth: {
      description: 'Analyze authentication and authorization implementation',
      parameters: z.object({
        authCode: z.string().describe('Authentication/authorization code'),
        authType: z.enum(['jwt', 'session', 'oauth', 'api-key']).describe('Auth type')
      }),
      execute: async ({ authCode, authType }) => {
        const issues = [];

        // Check for common auth issues
        if (authType === 'jwt' && !authCode.includes('verify')) {
          issues.push({
            severity: 'HIGH',
            issue: 'JWT tokens not verified',
            remediation: 'Always verify JWT signatures'
          });
        }

        return {
          issues,
          authStrength: issues.length === 0 ? 'STRONG' : 'WEAK',
          recommendations: []
        };
      }
    }
  },

  handoffTo: ['remediation-agent', 'coordinator']
});
```

### Example: API Designer Agent

```typescript
import { createAgent } from '@ai-sdk-tools/agents';
import { anthropic } from '@ai-sdk/anthropic';
import { z } from 'zod';

export const apiDesigner = createAgent({
  name: 'api-designer',
  model: anthropic('claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022'),

  system: `You are a RESTful API design expert. Your responsibilities:
- Design clean, RESTful API architectures
- Create comprehensive OpenAPI/Swagger specifications
- Ensure API best practices (versioning, pagination, error handling)
- Design for scalability and maintainability

Expertise areas:
- REST principles and best practices
- OpenAPI 3.0+ specification
- API versioning strategies
- Request/response design
- Error handling and status codes
- Authentication and rate limiting

When you design an API:
1. Understand the resource model and relationships
2. Design resource URIs following REST principles
3. Define HTTP methods and status codes
4. Design request/response schemas
5. Add authentication, pagination, filtering
6. Generate OpenAPI specification
7. Hand off to backend-developer for implementation

Design principles:
- Resources, not actions (GET /users, not GET /getUsers)
- Proper HTTP status codes (200, 201, 400, 404, 500)
- Consistent naming conventions (kebab-case or snake_case)
- Comprehensive error messages
- API versioning (v1, v2)`,

  tools: {
    generateOpenAPI: {
      description: 'Generate OpenAPI 3.0 specification',
      parameters: z.object({
        apiName: z.string().describe('API name'),
        version: z.string().describe('API version'),
        resources: z.array(z.object({
          name: z.string(),
          methods: z.array(z.string()),
          schema: z.any()
        })).describe('API resources')
      }),
      execute: async ({ apiName, version, resources }) => {
        const openapi = {
          openapi: '3.0.0',
          info: {
            title: apiName,
            version: version,
            description: `${apiName} API`
          },
          paths: {},
          components: {
            schemas: {}
          }
        };

        // Generate paths and schemas for each resource
        resources.forEach(resource => {
          const path = `/${resource.name}`;
          openapi.paths[path] = {};

          resource.methods.forEach(method => {
            openapi.paths[path][method.toLowerCase()] = {
              summary: `${method} ${resource.name}`,
              responses: {
                '200': {
                  description: 'Successful response'
                }
              }
            };
          });
        });

        return {
          spec: openapi,
          yaml: '# OpenAPI YAML would be here',
          json: JSON.stringify(openapi, null, 2)
        };
      }
    }
  },

  handoffTo: ['backend-developer', 'test-writer', 'coordinator']
});
```

## 5. Register Agent

Add to orchestration system in `index.ts`:

```typescript
import { [agentName] } from './agents/[agent-name]';

const agents = [
  coordinator,
  // ... existing agents
  [agentName]  // Add new agent
];
```

## 6. Create Documentation

Add agent documentation to README.md:

```markdown
### [Agent Name]

**Specialization**: [Specialization description]

**Responsibilities**:
- [Responsibility 1]
- [Responsibility 2]
- [Responsibility 3]

**Tools**:
- `toolName` - Description

**Handoffs**:
- Hands off to [agent1] when [condition]
- Hands off to [agent2] when [condition]

**Example Usage**:
```typescript
// Through coordinator
const result = await runMultiAgentTask(
  'Audit this code for security vulnerabilities: [code]'
);

// Direct invocation
const result = await [agentName].handle({
  message: 'Task description',
  context: {}
});
```
```

## 7. Create Test File

Create `examples/test-[agent-name].ts`:

```typescript
import { [agentName] } from '../agents/[agent-name]';

async function test() {
  const result = await [agentName].handle({
    message: 'Test task for agent',
    context: {}
  });

  console.log('Result:', result);
}

test().catch(console.error);
```

# Output Format

After creation, display:

```
✅ Agent created successfully!

📁 Files created:
   agents/[agent-name].ts
   examples/test-[agent-name].ts

🤖 Agent: [Agent Name]
   Specialization: [Specialization]
   Model: Claude 3.5 Sonnet
   Tools: [X] custom tools
   Handoffs: [agent1], [agent2]

📝 Next steps:
1. Review the agent in agents/[agent-name].ts
2. Register in index.ts (agents array)
3. Test with: npm run dev "Task for this agent"
4. Or test directly: ts-node examples/test-[agent-name].ts

💡 Integration:
   The agent will automatically be available to the coordinator
   for routing. It can hand off tasks to: [agent1], [agent2]
```

# Agent Design Best Practices

When creating agents, ensure:

1. **Clear specialization** - Agent has one primary expertise
2. **Well-defined responsibilities** - Specific, actionable tasks
3. **Appropriate tools** - Tools match the agent's expertise
4. **Smart handoffs** - Knows when to delegate to other agents
5. **Quality standards** - Has measurable quality criteria
6. **Error handling** - Gracefully handles edge cases
7. **Context awareness** - Uses context from previous agents

# Common Agent Patterns

**Analyzer Pattern**:
- Input: Raw data/code
- Output: Analysis report
- Handoff: To implementer or coordinator

**Implementer Pattern**:
- Input: Specifications
- Output: Implementation
- Handoff: To reviewer

**Reviewer Pattern**:
- Input: Implementation
- Output: Review feedback
- Handoff: Back to implementer or coordinator

**Coordinator Pattern**:
- Input: User request
- Output: Routes to specialist
- Handoff: To appropriate agent