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New Agent.prompt

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new-agent-prompt.prompt
---
name: new-agent
description: "Scaffold a new custom agent definition file following repository patterns."
argument-hint: "Describe the agents purpose, domain, and responsibilities"
model: GPT-5.4 (copilot)
agent: agent
tools: [read, fileSearch, search, edit, askQuestions]
---

## Purpose
Create a new `.agent.md` file in `.github/agents/` following the established patterns in this repository.

## Instructions
- Read existing agent files for pattern reference (e.g., `.github/agents/implementer.agent.md`).
- Read `instructions/global/01_quality.instructions.md` § Model Allocation for tier assignments.
- Ask clarifying questions about the agent's purpose, tier, and required tools.
- Generate the agent file with complete frontmatter and body.

### Frontmatter Requirements
- `name`: lowercase, hyphenated
- `description`: one-sentence purpose
- `argument-hint`: what the user should provide
- `model`: array with primary and fallback models
- `tools`: list of tools the agent needs
- `handoffs`: at minimum, a "Return to Conductor" handoff

### Body Requirements
- Agent title and role description
- Core capabilities (3-5 bullet points)
- Reference to corresponding instruction file if applicable
- Boundaries section (always do / ask first / never do)

### Model Tier Assignment
- Premium (security-only): Security review prompt override -> Claude Opus 4.7 -> Claude Opus 4.6
- Execution (~81%): Orchestration, planning, review, implementation, research, ops, specialized tasks -> Claude Sonnet 4.6 -> GPT-5.4 -> GPT-5.3-Codex
- Fast (~19%): Documentation, UX, translation styling -> Claude Haiku 4.5 -> GPT-5.4 mini

Also declare a `thinkingEffort:` hint (low / medium / high). Security-critical prompts may override `model:` at the prompt level.

### Invocation Control
- Add `user-invokable: false` for subagent-only agents
- Add `disable-model-invocation: true` to prevent AI spontaneous invocation
- Add `agents: [...]` allowlist for orchestrator agents

## Output Format
A complete `.agent.md` file with:
1. Valid YAML frontmatter with all required keys
2. Markdown body with role, capabilities, and boundaries
3. Model assignment matching the appropriate tier

when to use it

Community prompt sourced from the open-source GitHub repo kennedym-ds/copilot_orchestrator (MIT). A "New Agent.prompt" style prompt — adapt the placeholders and specifics to your task. Imported as-is and not independently retested here, so check the output before relying on it.

tags

productivitycommunitydeveloper

source

kennedym-ds/copilot_orchestrator · MIT