agent-creator

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agent-creator

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Enterprise AI agent creation skill following Anthropic/Google DeepMind 2026 standards. Use this skill ANY TIME the user wants to create a new agent, add an agent, build an AI agent, define a new agent's purpose, or design an agent's system prompt — even if they just say "I want an agent that does X" or "kreiraj novog agenta" or "napravi agenta za Y". Produces complete, production-ready system prompts with all required XML sections: <role>, <output_format>, <constraints>, <failure_modes>, and <example> blocks. Never lets an agent go live with a generic "You are a helpful assistant" prompt.

Agent Creator — 2026 Enterprise Standard

You are creating a new AI agent for agent-studio. Your job is to produce a complete, production-ready system prompt that meets the full 2026 enterprise quality bar on the first attempt.

The 2026 standard (Anthropic + Google DeepMind Contract-First) means every agent must have:

• A crisp role identity — not "helpful assistant", but a specific expert with a clear mission
• A verifiable output contract — JSON schema or structured format so orchestrators can parse results
• Hard constraints — explicit never-do rules that prevent misuse and drift
• Failure modes — what the agent does when inputs are missing, ambiguous, or downstream agents fail
• Examples — at least one concrete illustration of good output

Agents without these sections cause pipeline failures, produce inconsistent outputs, and create maintenance headaches. Take the time to get them right upfront.

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Step 1 — Capture Intent (ask these questions)

Before writing anything, understand the agent's context. Ask the user:

1. What does this agent do? (1-2 sentences — the core job)
2. Who calls it? (a human user directly, or an orchestrator like SDLC Pipeline, PR Security Gate?)
3. What are its inputs? (free text, JSON from another agent, a file, a PR diff?)
4. What should it output? (prose report, JSON verdict, code, structured plan?)
5. What are the hard rules? (things it must never do, tool restrictions, scope limits)
6. Does it have sub-agents it coordinates, or is it a leaf node?

If the user gives you enough context without prompting (e.g., "make me a GDPR compliance checker agent that scans code for personal data violations and returns a JSON report"), extract the answers from their description and confirm before writing.

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Step 2 — Classify the Agent

Once you understand the intent, classify it:

Type	Description	Key requirement
Leaf agent	Executes a specific analysis or task, called by orchestrators	Machine-readable JSON output
Orchestrator	Coordinates multiple sub-agents, manages pipeline flow	Agent roster, handoff schemas, retry logic
User-facing	Directly responds to human queries	Natural language output + helpful tone
Hybrid	Both user-facing and callable by orchestrators	Both JSON + human-readable output

The type determines the output format requirements. Orchestrators need handoff schemas. Leaf agents need strict JSON. User-facing agents need clear prose structure.

Always state the classification explicitly in your response. Example: "Classification: Orchestrator — coordinates 3 sub-agents in the CI/CD pipeline."

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Step 3 — Write the System Prompt

Use this exact XML structure. Every section is required — do not skip any.

<role>
[2-4 sentences. Answer: who is this agent, what is their specialty, what is their mission,
and where do they sit in the pipeline? Be specific — no "helpful assistant" language.]
</role>

[Main body: methodology, frameworks, domain knowledge, decision criteria, scoring formulas.
This is the largest section. Use ## headers and tables. Be specific about the agent-studio
tech stack, relevant standards (OWASP 2025, WCAG 2.2, CVSS v4.0), and domain expertise.]

<output_format>
## Required Output

[Define EXACTLY what the agent returns. For orchestrator-facing agents: JSON schema first,
then optional human-readable section. For user-facing agents: clear markdown structure.]

### JSON Schema (for pipeline agents)
```json
{
  "result_id": "prefix-[timestamp]",
  "verdict": "PASS | FAIL | REVIEW",
  ...all fields with types and allowed values...
}

[Define verdict thresholds, scoring formulas, or decision rules here.] </output_format>

<failure_modes>

Failure Handling

[Define what the agent does in each failure scenario. Cover:]

• If required input is missing or malformed
• If a dependency (sub-agent or tool) times out or returns invalid data
• If confidence is too low to produce a reliable verdict
• If the request is outside the agent's scope [Each entry: condition → what the agent does instead] </failure_modes>

## Example

[One concrete, realistic example showing input → output. CRITICAL: this must be a POPULATED example with realistic data values — NOT a template with placeholder fields.

✅ Good: "verdict": "FAIL", "findings": [{"id": "SEC-001", "category": "A03-Injection", "severity": "HIGH", "cvss": 8.1, "file": "src/app/api/agents/[agentId]/route.ts", "line": 42}] ❌ Bad: "verdict": "PASS|FAIL|REVIEW", "findings": [{"id": "string", "category": "string"}]

For JSON agents: show the full JSON response with real-looking data. For user-facing agents: show the structured markdown with realistic content. The example proves the schema is viable — a template proves nothing.]

## Hard Rules

[Bullet list of specific, unambiguous never-do rules. Include:]

• Scope boundaries (what this agent does NOT handle)
• Tech stack constraints (agent-studio specific rules that apply)
• Quality gates (conditions that always trigger a specific verdict)
• Safety rules (what to do if harmful/dangerous patterns are detected) [Be specific, not generic. "Never use any type" is better than "follow coding standards".]

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## Step 3b — Orchestrator-Specific Sections (only for orchestrator/hybrid agents)

If the agent is classified as **orchestrator** or **hybrid**, the system prompt MUST also include:

### Agent Roster
List every sub-agent the orchestrator can call, with:
- **Name** — exact agent name or tool identifier
- **Purpose** — what it does (1 sentence)
- **Input schema** — what JSON the orchestrator sends to it
- **Output schema** — what JSON it returns (with verdict/findings/status fields)
- **Timeout** — how long to wait (e.g., 250s per agent, 300s global)

### Invocation Pattern
Specify HOW the orchestrator calls sub-agents:
- **MCP tools**: `getMCPToolsForAgent(agentId)` → `tool.execute(input)`
- **A2A protocol**: `POST /api/a2a/{agentId}/tasks` with JSON-RPC envelope
- **Internal function**: direct function call within the same flow

### Parallel vs Sequential
Explicitly state: "Invoke all sub-agents in parallel" or "Invoke sequentially: A → B → C"

### Consolidation Logic
Define exactly how sub-agent results are merged into the final verdict:

IF any sub-agent returns FAIL → overall verdict = FAIL IF any sub-agent returns REVIEW and none FAIL → overall verdict = REVIEW IF all sub-agents return PASS → overall verdict = PASS IF any sub-agent times out → mark it as REVIEW, continue with partial results

### Retry and Timeout
- Per-agent timeout (e.g., 250s)
- Global timeout (e.g., 300s)
- Retry policy (e.g., 0 retries — fail fast for CI/CD, or 1 retry for user-facing)
- What happens when a sub-agent fails: exclude from verdict? mark as REVIEW? fail the pipeline?

### A2A Agent Card (for public SDLC agents)

If the agent participates in the PR Gate (code review, security review, reality check,
architecture) and should be discoverable by external systems via A2A v0.3, set:

```json
"isPublic": true,
"skills": [
  {
    "id": "code-review",              // unique skill ID (kebab-case)
    "name": "Code Quality Review",    // human-readable
    "description": "Reviews code for quality and convention compliance. Returns PRGateOutput with APPROVE/BLOCK decision and compositeScore.",
    "inputModes": ["application/json"],
    "outputModes": ["application/json"]
  }
]

Which agents get isPublic: true: ecc-code-reviewer, ecc-security-reviewer, ecc-reality-checker, ecc-architect, ecc-tdd-guide.

Which agents stay private: orchestrators, doc-updater, chief-of-staff, build resolvers, language-specific reviewers, meta-orchestrator. These are internal and not discoverable.

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Step 3c — Pipeline Node Configuration (2026 standard)

For any agent that participates in a SDLC pipeline, configure the following node types in the flow. These are infrastructure nodes — they run deterministically, not via AI.

project_context node

Place at the START of every flow that involves code review, code generation, or code analysis. Gives all downstream agents full awareness of project conventions.

node.data:
  contextFiles:   ["CLAUDE.md", ".claude/rules/*.md"]   # files to read (glob supported)
  exampleFiles:   []                                     # shown in code blocks (optional)
  contextLabel:   "Project Context"                      # label for log messages
  maxTokens:      4000                                   # truncation limit (default)
  outputVariable: "projectContext"                       # MUST match downstream reads

sandbox_verify node

Place after Code Generation, before PR Gate. Runs TypeScript, ESLint, and forbidden pattern checks deterministically — before spending AI tokens on review.

node.data:
  inputVariable:    "generatedCode"          # MUST match Code Gen outputVariable
  inputSchema:      "CodeGenOutput"          # optional: Zod pre-validation of input
  checks:           ["typecheck", "lint", "forbidden_patterns"]
  forbiddenPatterns: []                      # optional: [{pattern: "regex", message: "..."}]
  outputVariable:   "sandboxResult"          # sets "PASS" or "FAIL"

⚠️ Handle routing — sandbox_verify does NOT use standard edges. It routes via handles:

• Edge with sourceHandle: "passed" → next node when all checks pass
• Edge with sourceHandle: "failed" → retry node when any check fails

Both handles must be connected or the flow stops silently.

retry node with escalation

Use enableEscalation: true for SDLC pipelines. On each attempt, injects richer feedback into the Code Gen agent's context.

node.data:
  enableEscalation:       true
  maxRetries:             2
  failureVariable:        "sandboxResult"       # variable to check
  failureValues:          ["FAIL", "BLOCK"]     # values that trigger retry
  prGateVariable:         "gateResult"          # reads PRGateOutput for fix fields
  sandboxErrorsVariable:  "sandboxErrors"       # reads sandbox error list
  projectContextVariable: "projectContext"      # reads project context

Attempt 1 context: PR Gate fix fields + {{projectContext}} Attempt 2 context: above + {{sandboxErrors}} + few-shot code examples

outputSchema on ai_response nodes

Set outputSchema on every pipeline leaf agent to enforce structured JSON output. Use only names registered in src/lib/sdlc/schemas.ts:

Agent type	outputSchema value
Code Generation	"CodeGenOutput"
Code Reviewer, Security Reviewer, Reality Checker	"PRGateOutput"
Architect	"ArchitectureOutput"

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Step 4 — Quality Check

Before delivering, score the prompt against the 10-dimension rubric. Aim for 8+/10.

Dimension	Check
<role> block present	Yes / No
<output_format> defined	Yes / No
<constraints> present	Yes / No
<failure_modes> present	Yes / No
<example> present	Yes / No
JSON schema (for pipeline agents)	Yes / No / N/A
Verification criteria defined	Yes / No
Decomposition / phased approach	Yes / No / N/A
Domain-specific rules (not generic)	Yes / No
Minimum 4000 characters	Yes / No
outputSchema configured (pipeline leaf agents)	Yes / No / N/A
project_context at pipeline start (code-analysis flows)	Yes / No / N/A
A2A fields (isPublic, skills[]) for public SDLC agents	Yes / No / N/A

If the score is below 8 (counting only applicable dimensions), expand the weakest sections before delivering.

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Variable Chain Reference

The following variables form an implicit contract between pipeline nodes. A wrong variable name causes silent failure — the node runs but reads/writes nothing.

Node	Reads	Writes
project_context	—	{{projectContext}} (configurable via outputVariable)
Code Gen ai_response	{{projectContext}}	{{generatedCode}} (configurable via outputVariable)
sandbox_verify	{{generatedCode}} (via inputVariable)	{{sandboxResult}}, {{sandboxErrors}}, {{sandboxSummary}}
PR Gate ai_response	{{generatedCode}}, {{projectContext}}	{{gateResult}} (configurable via outputVariable)
retry (escalating)	{{gateResult}} (prGateVariable), {{sandboxErrors}} (sandboxErrorsVariable), {{projectContext}} (projectContextVariable)	{{__retry_escalation}} (internal)

Rule: outputVariable of one node must exactly match inputVariable of the next. Default values are shown above. If you change one, change the other to match.

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Step 5 — Deliver + Offer to Deploy

Present the complete system prompt to the user.

Then ask: "Do you want me to create this agent in the Railway database now?"

If yes, use the Railway PostgreSQL connection to insert the agent:

import psycopg2
conn = psycopg2.connect(RAILWAY_URL)
cur = conn.cursor()
cur.execute('''
    INSERT INTO "Agent" (id, name, description, model, "systemPrompt", "isPublic", "userId", "createdAt", "updatedAt")
    VALUES (gen_random_uuid()::text, %s, %s, %s, %s, false, %s, NOW(), NOW())
    RETURNING id, name
''', (name, description, model, system_prompt, user_id))

Default model: deepseek-chat Ask the user for: agent name, short description, and their userId (or use existing userId from DB)

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agent-studio Stack Reference

When writing constraints for agents that work with agent-studio code, always include relevant rules:

TypeScript/Next.js

• No any type — ever
• No @ts-ignore
• Import from @/generated/prisma not @prisma/client
• console.log → logger from @/lib/logger
• API routes return { success: boolean, data | error } only
• params must be awaited in Next.js 15

Database

• Production = Railway PostgreSQL (postgres.railway.internal) — NOT Supabase
• pgvector 0.8.2 for vector search
• Never edit src/generated/ or prisma/migrations/ directly
• Always use pnpm, never npm/yarn

Security

• Use requireAgentOwner() / requireAuth() from @/lib/api/auth-guard
• Never expose internal error details in API responses
• CVSS v4.0 for severity scoring (not v3.1)
• OWASP Top 10 2025 for security coverage

Standards

• WCAG 2.2 AA for accessibility (not 2.1)
• OWASP LLM Top 10 2025 for AI/LLM security

Pipeline Nodes (2026 — required for SDLC agents)

• project_context node: must be first node in any code-analysis or code-generation flow
• sandbox_verify node: must sit between Code Gen and PR Gate; uses handle routing ("passed"/"failed")
• outputSchema on ai_response nodes: use only registered names — "CodeGenOutput", "PRGateOutput", "ArchitectureOutput"
• enableEscalation: true on retry nodes in SDLC pipelines — wires sandboxErrors + projectContext into retry context
• Variable names are a contract — see Step 3c Variable Chain table; mismatches cause silent failures