Create Agent

This is a comprehensive template system for building autonomous Claude Code agents that handle complex, multi-step tasks in isolated contexts. It walks you through the YAML frontmatter structure (name, description, model, color, tools) and system prompt design, with heavy emphasis on the description field since that's what determines when Claude actually triggers your agent. The examples section is solid, covering four triggering patterns from explicit requests to proactive tool-based activation. What makes this useful is the specificity: you get concrete rules for naming conventions, a proven system prompt template with responsibilities and quality standards, and clear anti-patterns to avoid. If you're building agents beyond simple commands, this gives you the structure to make them trigger reliably and behave predictably.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add neolabhq/context-engineering-kit --skill create-agent --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Create Agent Command

Create autonomous Claude Code agents that handle complex, multi-step tasks independently. This command provides comprehensive guidance based on official Anthropic documentation and proven patterns.

User Input

Agent Name: $1
Description: $2

What Are Agents?

Agents are autonomous subprocesses spawned via the Task tool that:

Handle complex, multi-step tasks independently
Have their own isolated context window
Return results to the parent conversation
Can be specialized for specific domains

Concept	Agent	Command
Trigger	Claude decides based on description	User invokes with `/name`
Purpose	Autonomous work	User-initiated actions
Context	Isolated subprocess	Shared conversation
File format	`agents/*.md`	`commands/*.md`

Agent File Structure

Agents use a unique format combining YAML frontmatter with a markdown system prompt:

---
name: agent-identifier
description: Use this agent when [triggering conditions]. Examples:

SKILL.md on GitHub

Details

Repository: github.com/neolabhq/context-engineering-kit
Categories: Documentation, AI & Agent Building
First seen: Jun 3, 2026