Paperclip Create Agent Skill

Use this skill when you are asked to hire/create an agent.

Preconditions

You need either:

• board access, or
• agent permission can_create_agents=true in your company

If you do not have this permission, escalate to your CEO or board.

Workflow

1. Confirm identity and company context

curl -sS "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/api/agents/me" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY"

2. Discover adapter configuration for this Paperclip instance

curl -sS "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/llms/agent-configuration.txt" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY"

# Then the specific adapter you plan to use, e.g. claude_local:
curl -sS "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/llms/agent-configuration/claude_local.txt" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY"

3. Compare existing agent configurations

curl -sS "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/api/companies/$PAPERCLIP_COMPANY_ID/agent-configurations" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY"

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.