agent-onboarding

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name: agent-onboarding description: "Onboard a new AI agent into the omostation workspace. Covers agent profile registration, MCP connection setup, BOS URI discovery, cockpit CLI orientation, and first workflow lifecycle run. Use when adding a new agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, custom) or re-onboarding after a major architecture change."

last-reviewed: 2026-08-26---

Agent Onboarding - New Agent Integration Workflow

The guided onboarding path for any AI agent joining the omostation workspace. Walks through 5 phases: identity registration, MCP connection, BOS discovery, cockpit orientation, and first governed workflow.

When To Use

• A new AI agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, custom) needs to join the workspace
• An existing agent needs re-onboarding after major architecture changes
• User says "onboard this agent" / "接入新 agent" / "how does a new agent start here"

Prerequisites

• Workspace cloned with submodules: git clone --recursive
• Python 3.13+ and uv installed
• Agent has read access to AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md

Phase 1: Identity Registration

Register the agent in .omo/_truth/registry/agent-workflows/profiles/_base.yaml::agent_profiles.

1.1 Choose or Create a Profile

Existing profiles cover common roles:

Profile	Purpose	Example Agent
docs-agent	Markdown/docs only	Documentation writer
engineering-agent	Project code changes	Feature developer
qa-agent	Verification & testing	Test runner
governance-agent	Governance-sensitive edits	Gac/omo operator
state-sync-agent	Runtime projection refresh	State sync daemon
mof-agent	MOF model changes	Schema maintainer
c2g-agent	Strategy ingress	Pitch materializer
observer-agent	Read-only oversight	Auditor
any-agent	Session resume/handoff	All agents (fallback)

If none fits, register a new profile:

agent_profiles:
  <new-agent-profile>:
    purpose: "<one-line purpose>"
    allowed_workflows: [<workflow-id>, ...]
    can_write_lanes: [<lane>, ...]
    closeout_required: [<check-id>, ...]

1.2 Verify Registration

uv run --with pyyaml python bin/agent-workflow.py agents
uv run --with pyyaml python bin/agent-workflow.py lint

Phase 2: MCP Connection

Connect the agent to the Agora MCP server for BOS URI resolution, governance audit, A2A task delegation, and service discovery.

2.1 Start Agora MCP Server

# Ensure agora is available
git submodule update --init projects/agora

# Start the MCP server (stdio or HTTP mode)
uv run --project projects/agora agora server --transport stdio
# Or HTTP mode:
uv run --project projects/agora agora server --transport http --port 8700

2.2 Register MCP in Agent Config

For Claude Code (~/.claude/):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agora": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--project", "projects/agora", "agora", "server", "--transport", "stdio"]
    }
  }
}

For other agents, adapt to their MCP config format. The key tools the agent needs:

MCP Tool	Purpose
resolve_bos_uri	Call any BOS service by URI
list_bos_resources	Discover available services
list_bos_domains	Browse BOS domain structure
register_service	Register agent's own services
a2a_send_task	Delegate tasks to other agents
list_agent_cards	Discover other agents
audit_query	Query governance audit log
swarm_status	Check swarm node availability

2.3 Verify MCP Connection

Do not use agora tools — that subcommand does not exist.

# Via cockpit
uv run --project projects/cockpit cockpit mcp --list-tools

# Via agora directly
uv run --project projects/cockpit cockpit mcp --list-tools
python3 bin/ssot/mcp-attach-smoke.py

Phase 3: BOS URI Discovery

Learn the BOS URI namespace and how to call services. See the companion skill bos-service-discovery for detailed browsing.

3.1 Browse Available Services

# List all BOS domains
uv run --project projects/cockpit cockpit bos capability --list-domains

# List services in a domain
uv run --project projects/cockpit cockpit bos capability --domain memory

# Or via MCP
# Call list_bos_resources() and list_bos_domains()

3.2 Key BOS Domains

Domain	Purpose	Example URIs
memory	Knowledge graph, search, indexing	bos://memory/kos/search
governance	Audit, OMO operations, evolution	bos://governance/omo/audit
brain	Knowledge cards, events	bos://brain/events/card_updated
compute	Local LLM inference	bos://compute/aetherforge/infer

3.3 Call a BOS Service

# Via cockpit
uv run --project projects/cockpit cockpit bos resolve "bos://memory/kos/search" --args '{"query": "test"}'

# Via MCP: call resolve_bos_uri(uri="bos://memory/kos/search", arguments={"query": "test"})

Phase 4: Cockpit CLI Orientation

Cockpit is the L3 unified entry point. The agent should know the key subcommands.

4.1 Explore Available Commands

uv run --project projects/cockpit cockpit help
uv run --project projects/cockpit cockpit help <keyword>

4.2 Essential Commands for Any Agent

Command	Purpose
cockpit agent	Agent workflow lifecycle (delegates to bin/agent-workflow.py)
cockpit agent-workflow list	List available workflows
cockpit bos	BOS URI resolution and discovery
cockpit governance	Governance health and evolution
cockpit status	System health overview
cockpit mcp	MCP server management
cockpit skill	Skill discovery

Phase 5: First Governed Workflow

Every requirement iteration MUST go through the workflow lifecycle (ADR-0203).

5.1 Bootstrap

make agent-workflow-bootstrap
make agent-workflow-status

5.2 Start + Claim

# Suggest the right workflow
uv run --with pyyaml python bin/agent-workflow.py suggest --from-diff --profile <agent-profile>

# Start
uv run --with pyyaml python bin/agent-workflow.py start <workflow-id> \
  --profile <agent-profile> --objective "<summary>"

# Claim the paths you will touch
uv run --with pyyaml python bin/agent-workflow.py claim <run-id> --path <path>

5.3 Work, Verify, Closeout

# ... make edits ...

# Verify
uv run --with pyyaml python bin/agent-workflow.py verify <run-id> --from-diff --execute

# Closeout
make agent-workflow-closeout RUN_ID=<run-id>

# Compliance check
make agent-workflow-compliance

Onboarding Checklist

• Agent profile registered under .omo/_truth/registry/agent-workflows/profiles/
• agent-workflow.py agents lists the new profile
• agent-workflow.py lint passes
• Agora MCP server starts and responds
• Agent config has MCP server entry
• list_bos_resources returns service list
• cockpit help shows available commands
• First workflow run completed (bootstrap -> start -> claim -> verify -> closeout)
• agent-workflow.py compliance passes

Related

• Skills: bos-service-discovery, a2a-coordination, project-governance, external-agent-attach
• Registry: .omo/_truth/registry/agent-workflows/
• Contract: .omo/standards/agent-workflow-contract.md
• ADR-0203: Mandatory requirement iteration workflow
• Cockpit: projects/cockpit/README.md
• Agora: docs/I0-AGORA-CALLCHAIN.md