Agent skill · product strategy · aiskillstore
paperclip-create-agent
Create new agents in Paperclip with governance-aware hiring. Use when you need to inspect adapter configuration options, compare existing agent configs, draft a new agent prompt/config, and submit a hire request.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific API commands and governance-aware workflows for creating agents in Paperclip that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires paperclip installed locally. About 4k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Paperclip Create Agent Skill Use this skill when you are asked to hire/create an agent. Preconditions Paperclip must already be installed and running. If the server is not up or PAPERCLIPAPIURL is unreachable, read skills/paperclip/references/setup-installation.md first. You need either: board access, or agent permission cancreateagents=true in your company If you do not have this permission, escalate to your CEO or board. Workflow 1. Confirm identity and company context 2. Discover adapter configuration for this Paperclip instance 3. Compare existing agent configurations Note naming, icon, reporting-line, and adapter conventions the company already follows. 4. Choose the instruction source (required) This is the single most important decision for hire quality. Pick exactly one path: 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). Copy the closest template and adapt deliberately: rename the role, rewrite the role charter, swap domain lenses, and remove sections that do not fit. Generic fallback — no template is close. Use the baseline role guide to construct a new AGENTS.md from scratch, filling in each recommended section for the specific role. 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. 5. Discover allowed agent icons 6. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aiskillstore/paperclip-create-agent