deepworkplan-author

name	deepworkplan-author
description	Author or update reusable skills, agents, and commands in the current repo — reason about the repo's .agents/ layout, follow the Open Agent Skills frontmatter contract, and keep the .agents/docs/ catalog in sync. Use when a developer wants to create or evolve the repo's agent kit (skills, agents, commands), or runs /skill-create or /agent-create.
version	2.7.0
documentation_url	https://deepworkplan.com
user-invocable	true
allowed-tools	Bash, Read, Grep, Glob, Edit, Write

DeepWorkPlan — Author

Author and maintain the current repository's agent kit: reusable skills, agents, and commands. Reason about the repo — never copy a generic kit. This sub-skill is also the executor of the mandatory "Skills & Agents Discovery" plan task.

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Concepts

• Skill — a reusable, parameterized procedure invoked in-session (e.g. /fix-lint). Encodes "how to do X". Lives in <skills-dir>/<name>/SKILL.md.
• Agent — a specialized worker definition (role, model tier, tools, system prompt) dispatched to handle a class of tasks (e.g. reviewer, executor). Encodes "who does X". Lives in <agents-dir>/<name>.md.
• Command — a thin slash-command entry point that routes to a skill or agent. Logic stays in the skill/agent; the command is a delegator.

Need	Create
A repeatable procedure run in-session	Skill
A persistent role with its own model tier / tools	Agent
A shortcut to invoke a skill or agent	Command

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Step 0 — Detect the repo layout (do NOT assume)

Before authoring anything, discover where this repo keeps its kit. Do not hardcode any single repo's conventions.

1. Find the agent root: look for .agents/, then .claude/ (often a symlink to .agents/), then any AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md at the repo root for documented paths.
2. Within it, locate skills/, agents/, commands/, and a catalog under docs/.
3. Inspect 1-2 existing skills/agents to learn the repo's local conventions (frontmatter keys it uses, naming, body structure, whether commands are thin delegators). Match them.

ls -d .agents .claude 2>/dev/null
ls .agents/skills .agents/agents .agents/commands .agents/docs 2>/dev/null
ls AGENTS.md CLAUDE.md 2>/dev/null

If the repo has no .agents/ layout yet, route the developer to the onboard sub-skill first (onboard/SKILL.md) — onboarding scaffolds the directories this sub-skill writes into.

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Flows

Pick the flow that matches the developer's intent.

A. Create a skill

1. Audit fit — confirm a real, repeatable workflow exists (see "Repo-fit rubric" below). Skip generic skills that do not match an actual workflow.
2. Name it — kebab-case, English, unique. Check for collisions in the skills dir.
3. Scaffold — copy templates/SKILL_TEMPLATE.md into <skills-dir>/<name>/SKILL.md. Adapt the frontmatter to the repo's local convention (keys it already uses).
4. Fill — one-procedure focus; clear Goal, When-to-use, Steps, Validation.
5. Keep commands thin — if it needs a slash command, add a delegator (see Flow C).
6. Catalog — update the repo's catalog under the docs dir (see "Keep the catalog in sync").
7. Validate — naming, structure, frontmatter, and that any command is thin.

B. Create an agent

1. Confirm a recurring role with distinct model/tools needs (not just a one-off procedure → that is a skill).
2. Name it — kebab-case, English, unique.
3. Scaffold — copy templates/AGENT_TEMPLATE.md into <agents-dir>/<name>.md.
4. Choose a model tier — reason about it (see "Model tiers" below). Do NOT hardcode vendor model IDs inside the agent body; keep the abstract tier and map it in repo config.
5. Fill — Role, Inputs, Process, Output, escalation rules.
6. Catalog — update the catalog under the docs dir.
7. Validate — naming, structure, tier chosen with justification.

C. Create a command (thin delegator)

1. Confirm the target skill or agent exists.
2. Add <commands-dir>/<cmd>.md as a ~20-line delegator: read the target skill/agent fresh and follow it, passing along args. Do NOT embed logic — logic lives in the skill/agent so updates propagate.
3. Reference the new command in the catalog / commands reference.

D. Update an existing skill / agent / command

1. Read the existing file and the repo's conventions first.
2. Make the smallest change that satisfies the request; preserve frontmatter the repo relies on.
3. Keep delegators thin; keep skills single-procedure.
4. Update the catalog if name, description, or surface changed.

E. Evaluate the catalog (Skills & Agents Discovery)

This is the flow invoked by the mandatory plan task.

1. Enumerate every skill (<skills-dir>/*/SKILL.md) and agent (<agents-dir>/*.md).
2. For each, capture name, one-line description, and model tier (if any).
3. Cross-check against the repo's catalog under the docs dir: flag missing entries, stale descriptions, orphaned commands, and duplicates.
4. Reconcile: update the catalog so it matches reality. Report drift found and fixed.

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Repo-fit rubric (before creating)

Gather: stack & tooling (languages, frameworks, package manager, test runner, linter); workflows (how code is built, tested, reviewed, released); pain points (repetitive manual steps); the existing kit (avoid duplicates). Then:

• Create a skill for a repeatable procedure people do by hand.
• Create an agent for a recurring role with distinct model/tools needs.
• Create a command only as a thin entry point.
• Skip anything generic that does not match a real workflow.

Anti-patterns to avoid: generic kits that do not match the repo; fat commands with embedded logic; duplicates of existing skills/agents; agents pinned to vendor model IDs in their bodies.

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Model tiers (for agents)

Skills inherit the session model; agents may pin an abstract tier.

Tier	Use for	Examples
light	Mechanical, well-specified, low-judgment tasks	formatting, lint fixes, renames, list/status commands
standard	Most engineering work; moderate reasoning	feature work, refactors, test writing, reviews
heavy	High-judgment, architectural, ambiguous tasks	architecture, security audits, complex planning

How to choose: default to standard; drop to light only if mechanical and well-specified; raise to heavy only for deep reasoning or high blast radius. Keep tiers abstract — map them to concrete model IDs in the repo's runtime/config, in one place, never inside skill bodies.

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Keep the catalog in sync

After any create/update, reconcile the repo's catalog (commonly under the docs dir, e.g. a skills/agents catalog and a commands reference). Add or update the row for the affected skill/agent/ command: name, one-line description, tier (agents), and the command that invokes it. The catalog must always match what is on disk.

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Templates

• templates/SKILL_TEMPLATE.md — skill scaffold.
• templates/AGENT_TEMPLATE.md — agent scaffold.

Reference them by these relative paths. Adapt the frontmatter to the host repo's local convention (some repos add version, documentation_url, or user-invocable; match what neighboring files use).

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Validation

• Names are kebab-case, English, unique.
• Frontmatter matches the repo's convention; descriptions are a single line starting with a verb.
• Skills are single-procedure; agents declare a justified tier (no hardcoded vendor model IDs).
• Commands are thin delegators with no embedded logic.
• The catalog under the docs dir reflects every change.

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Notes

• Reason about the repo; never copy a generic kit.
• Propose before creating when scope is broad — confirm the short list with the developer first.
• All references inside the skill are relative; nothing outside the skill root is required at runtime.