# Newstaff

> Skill for hiring and creating new Digital Anima in the AnimaWorks organization. Create a character sheet (Markdown) based on interviews, then use the CLI command (animaworks anima create) to generate identity/injection/permissions in bulk. After creation, self-configure via bootstrap. "Create a new employee", "Hire someone", "New employee", "Hiring", "Create Anima", "Recruitment", "Add team member", "Expand the team", "Add staff", "Create subordinate", "hire", "recruit", "team member"

- Skill: `xuiltul/newstaff` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add xuiltul/newstaff`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/xuiltul/newstaff/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: xuiltul (https://skillmd.com/u/xuiltul)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/xuiltul/newstaff

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# Skill: New Employee Hiring

## Prerequisites

- The role direction of the employee to create has been decided (if unclear, conduct an interview)

## Procedure

### 1. Interview (Minimal is OK)

Interview the requester for the following information. **Bold items are required**; others are auto-generated if not specified:

**Required:**
- **English name** (lowercase alphanumeric only; becomes directory name)
- **Role/specialty**: What they will handle (e.g., research, development, communication, infrastructure monitoring)
- **Personality direction**: temperature, not job gravity (genki, gyaru, airhead, hot-blooded, ojou, onee-san). Do not pick cool if the org already has 2
- **Face type**: exactly one from `{data_dir}/prompts/face_types.md`. Avoid clustering with existing members

**Optional (reflect if specified, auto-generate if not):**
- Japanese name
- Age
- Any other preferences

**Technical settings (use defaults if not specified):**
- Role: `commander` (can delegate to others) or `worker` (receives delegation)
- supervisor: English name of the supervising Anima (required for worker; default: self if unspecified)

**Brain (LLM model) settings:**

Present this table for selection:

| Level | Execution Mode | Example Models | Features | credential |
|--------|-----------|-------------|------|------------|
| S | autonomous | `claude-opus-4-6`, `claude-sonnet-4-6` | Claude Agent SDK. Most capable | anthropic |
| A | autonomous | `openai/gpt-4.1`, `google/gemini-2.5-pro`, `vertex_ai/gemini-2.5-flash` | Via LiteLLM. Tool use supported | openai / google / azure / vertex |
| B | assisted | `ollama/gemma3:27b`, `ollama/qwen2.5-coder:32b` | No tools. Local execution, low cost | ollama |

※ If not specified, use defaults (claude-sonnet-4 / autonomous / anthropic).

### 2. Character Design (Auto-generated)

Flesh out the character from the interview. **Personality first, job second.**

Always Read in this order:
1. `{data_dir}/prompts/face_types.md`
2. `{data_dir}/prompts/character_design_guide.md`

Do not infer a cool beauty from the role. Hobbies must not all be job extensions. Check hair color, face type, and speech against existing members.

### 3. Create Character Sheet and Bulk-create via CLI

According to the interview and design results, follow the **Character Sheet Specification**, write the character sheet to a file, and create via CLI command:

1. Write the character sheet to a file (e.g., `/tmp/{english_name}.md`)
2. Run the following command:

```bash
animaworks anima create --from-md /tmp/{english_name}.md --name {english_name} --supervisor {supervisor_english_name}
```

**supervisor configuration:**
- Specify explicitly via `supervisor` parameter (recommended)
- If omitted: read from `| 上司 |` field in character sheet
- If neither: the caller Anima becomes supervisor

**Character Sheet Specification:**

```markdown
# キャラクターシート: {Japanese name}

## 基本情報

| 項目 | 設定 |
|------|------|
| 英名 | {lowercase alphanumeric} |
| 日本語名 | {Japanese full name} |
| 役職/専門 | {Role description} |
| 上司 | {supervisor English name} |
| 役割 | {commander / worker} |
| 実行モード | {autonomous / assisted} |
| モデル | {model name} |
| credential | {anthropic / openai / google / ollama} |

## 人格 (→ identity.md)

{Personality, speaking style, values, backstory, appearance, etc.}

## 役割・行動方針 (→ injection.md)

{Responsible areas, decision criteria, reporting rules, conduct standards, etc.}

## 権限 (→ permissions.json) [省略可]

{If omitted: default template applied}

## 定期業務 (→ heartbeat.md, cron.md) [省略可]

{If omitted: generic template applied. New Anima self-adjusts in bootstrap}

## 初回起動指示 (→ bootstrap.md 追加指示) [省略可]

{If omitted: standard bootstrap only}
```

**Required sections**: Basic information, Personality, Role and conduct
**Optional sections**: Permissions, Recurring tasks, First-run instructions

This automatically performs:
- Bulk creation of directory structure
- Placement of skeleton files
- Placement of bootstrap.md
- Creation of status.json (including supervisor)
- Registration in config.json (model, supervisor, etc.)
- Default application for omitted sections

### 4. Verify Model Configuration in config.json

`animaworks anima create` automatically registers to config.json, but verify/supplement:

- `model`: Model name decided in interview
- `credential`: Credential name to use
- `execution_mode`: autonomous or assisted
- `speciality`: Role/specialty

### 4.5. Propose and Set Heartbeat Frequency

Propose a periodic heartbeat interval to the requester based on how the new staff's work is driven, then set the agreed value:

| Work style | Recommended interval | Examples |
|-----------|---------------------|----------|
| Proactive judgment / coordination | 30 min (default) | Team coordinator, progress supervisor |
| Message / event driven | 60-120 min | Reviewer, developer |
| Mainly cron scheduled tasks | 120-240 min | Monitoring, accounting, legal |

Set it by adding `"heartbeat_interval_minutes": <minutes>` (1-1440) to `{data_dir}/animas/{english_name}/status.json`.
Message-triggered heartbeats and cron run regardless of this setting, so a longer interval does not hurt responsiveness. When unsure, choose longer (no-op heartbeats waste tokens).

### 5. Apply to Server

Use **Bash** to reload the server:

```bash
curl -s -X POST http://localhost:18500/api/system/reload
```

### 6. Report to Requester

Report hiring completion:
- New employee's name and role
- Configured technical stack (model, execution mode)

⚠️ Do not report avatar image generation (new Anima will generate in bootstrap)

### Thereafter the new Anima runs autonomously:
- Enrichment of identity.md / injection.md
- Self-design of heartbeat.md / cron.md
- Avatar image generation (with supervisor reference)
- Onboarding report to supervisor