Developer and contributor reference for agent format, standards, and validation
Version: 2.6.0 | Last Updated: November 15, 2025
- Agent Format Specification
- YAML Frontmatter Requirements
- Content Quality Standards
- Validation Criteria
- Color System
- Contributing Guidelines
subagents/{category}/{subcategory}/{agent-name}/
├── agent.md (required)
└── README.md (optional)
---
name: "agent-name"
description: "Clear description (50-300 chars)"
category: "category-name"
team: "team-name"
color: "#HEX_CODE"
subcategory: "subcategory"
tools: [Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Bash, Task]
model: claude-opus-4
enabled: true
capabilities:
- "Capability 1"
- "Capability 2"
- "Capability 3"
- "Capability 4"
max_iterations: 50
---
## Identity & Operating Principles
## Focus Areas
## Approach
## Output
## Usage Examples
## Integration Tips| Field | Type | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | kebab-case, 3-25 chars | "systems-architect" |
| description | string | 50-300 chars | "Expert system architect..." |
| category | string | Valid category | "engineering" |
| team | string | Matches category | "engineering" |
| color | string | Hex code | "#3B82F6" |
| tools | array | Valid tools | [Read, Write, Edit] |
| model | string | claude-opus-4 | "claude-opus-4" |
| enabled | boolean | true/false | true |
| capabilities | array | 4 strings | ["Cap 1", "Cap 2"] |
core, engineering, design, marketing, product, leadership, operations, research, ai-automation, account-customer-success
Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Bash, Task, Skill, WebFetch, WebSearch, TodoWrite
Score Calculation:
- Required sections: +2
- Content completeness: +2
- Example quality: +2
- Integration tips: +1
- Related agents: +1
- Best practices: +1
- Common pitfalls: +1
Ratings:
- 9-10: Excellent (production-ready)
- 7-8: Good (minor enhancements)
- 5-6: Acceptable (improvements needed)
- <5: Needs work
All 4 Validation Tiers:
- YAML Frontmatter: 100% pass required
- Content Quality: 7.0/10 minimum
- Organization: 100% correct categorization
- Cross-References: All links must work
v2.6.0 Results: 100%, 9.7/10, 100%, 100% ✅
| Category | Color | Hex |
|---|---|---|
| Core | Gold | #FFD700 |
| Engineering | Blue | #3B82F6 |
| Design | Magenta | #EC4899 |
| Marketing | Green | #10B981 |
| Product | Purple | #8B5CF6 |
| Leadership | Gold | #F59E0B |
| Operations | Teal | #14B8A6 |
| Research | Orange | #F97316 |
| AI/Automation | Indigo | #6366F1 |
| Account/CS | Cyan | #06B6D4 |
- Minimum quality score: 7.0/10
- All required YAML fields
- 2+ usage examples
- Clear focus areas and approach
- No placeholder text
- Create agent using template
- Validate all fields
- Test examples
- Submit PR with quality score
- Maintain after feedback
See Also:
Version: 2.6.0