create-custom-agent
Creates VS Code custom agent files (.agent.md) for specialized AI personas with tools, instructions, and handoffs
Install / Use
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill create-custom-agentInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
AutomationSupported Platforms
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Our assessment of create-custom-agent
create-custom-agent scores 84/100 on our quality scale, 1021st of 1,553 Automation skills we index.
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 5,471 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 2 days ago, so create-custom-agent is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
create-custom-agent compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than create-custom-agent; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| create-custom-agent (this skill)by dotnet | 84 | 5.5k | 2d ago | SKILL.md |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 85.6k | 11d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| rufloby ruvnet | 100 | 73.3k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| Scraplingby D4Vinci | 100 | 83.9k | today | MCP Server |
| algorithmic-artby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 4d ago | SKILL.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install create-custom-agent?
- Run
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill create-custom-agent. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does create-custom-agent work with?
- It is written for Zed, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is create-custom-agent safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is create-custom-agent still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 2 days ago, so create-custom-agent is actively maintained.
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From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.