paperclip-create-agent

Use this skill when you are asked to hire/create an agent. You need either: If you do not have this permission, escalate to your CEO or board. Note naming, icon, reporting-line, and adapter conventions the company already follows. This is the single most important decision for hire quality. Pick exactly one path: Template index and when-to-use guidance: skills/paperclip-create-agent/references/agent-instruction-templates.md Generic fallback for no-template hires: skills/paperclip-create-agent/references/baseline-role-guide.md State which path you took in your hire-request comment so the board can see the reasoning. Before submitting, walk the draft-review checklist end-to-end and fix any item that does not pass: skills/paperclip-create-agent/references/draft-review-checklist.md If the approval already exists and needs manual linking to the issue: After approval is granted, run this follow-up loop: For each linked issue, either: - board access, or - agent permission can_create_agents=true in your company - Exact template — the role matches an entry in the template index. Use the matching file under references/agents/ as the starting point. - Adjacent template — no exact match, but an existing template is close (for example, a "Backend Engineer" hire adapted from coder.md , or a "Content Designer" adapted from uxdesigner.md ).