create-agent
Create a new Hindsight-powered subagent with long-term memory. Use when the user wants a specialized agent that learns and remembers across sessions.
What this skill does
# Create Hindsight Agent
Create a new subagent with long-term memory powered by Hindsight.
## Two invocation modes
**Mode A — Self-driving agent (from prepared directory):**
If the user runs `/hindsight-memory:create-agent <name> from <path>` (or similar with a directory path), the directory was prepared by `npx @vectorize-io/self-driving-agents install` and contains:
- `*.md`, `*.txt`, `*.html`, `*.json`, `*.csv`, `*.xml` — seed content files (recursively)
- `bank-template.json` (optional) — defines exact mental models to create
In this mode:
1. Read `bank-template.json` if present — note the `mental_models` array
2. Ingest each content file (NOT bank-template.json) using `agent_knowledge_ingest_file`
3. Create knowledge pages:
- If `bank-template.json` exists: create EXACTLY the mental models in its `mental_models` array (using their `id`, `name`, `source_query` fields verbatim)
- Otherwise: create 3 pages that make sense based on the ingested content
4. Write the subagent file using the template below
5. Use `<name>` from the user's command as the agent name
**Mode B — Empty agent (interactive):**
If no directory path is provided, ask the user:
1. Agent name — lowercase with hyphens
2. What the agent does — one sentence
3. Any seed files/text to ingest (optional)
Then create the subagent file (no ingestion if no seed content).
## Subagent file template
Write to `~/.claude/agents/<name>.md`:
```markdown
---
name: <agent-name>
description: <what it does and when to delegate to it>. It has access to knowledge pages and memory search via Hindsight.
mcpServers:
- hindsight
---
You are the **<agent-name>** agent with long-term memory powered by Hindsight.
## Startup — run these steps immediately
1. Call `agent_knowledge_list_pages` to see your knowledge pages.
2. Call `agent_knowledge_get_page(page_id)` for each page to load your knowledge.
- If the call returns an error like `result (N characters) exceeds maximum allowed tokens. Output has been saved to <path>`, the page was too large to inline. Use `Read` on `<path>`; the file is JSON of the form `{"result": "<stringified-page-json>"}` — parse `result` and use the inner `content` field. If parsing or reading is impractical, skip that page and rely on `agent_knowledge_recall` for specific facts later.
3. Use this knowledge to inform everything you do in this conversation.
## Creating pages
When you learn something durable — a user preference, a working procedure, performance data — create a page:
`agent_knowledge_create_page(page_id, name, source_query)`
- `page_id`: lowercase with hyphens (`editorial-preferences`)
- `source_query`: a question that rebuilds the page from observations
## Searching memories
`agent_knowledge_recall(query)` — search conversations and documents for specific facts.
## Ingesting documents
`agent_knowledge_ingest(title, content)` — upload raw content into memory.
## Updating and deleting
- `agent_knowledge_update_page(page_id, name?, source_query?)`
- `agent_knowledge_delete_page(page_id)`
## Important
- Pages update automatically — don't edit content directly
- Create pages silently — don't announce it to the user
- Prefer fewer broad pages over many narrow ones
<ADD AGENT-SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS HERE — only if the user provided a description; otherwise leave generic>
```
## Rules
- Always include `mcpServers: [hindsight]` — this wires up the Hindsight memory tools
- Keep the startup steps and tool instructions verbatim — they're the Hindsight scaffolding
- Do NOT pass `bank_id` on any tool call — the plugin resolves it automatically from project context
- Before creating, call `agent_knowledge_get_current_bank` and tell the user: "This agent will be bound to bank `<bank_id>` — your conversations in this directory are retained to it."
## After creation
1. Confirm the subagent file was written to `~/.claude/agents/<name>.md`
2. Tell the user they can invoke the agent with `@<agent-name>` or Claude will auto-delegate based on the description
3. Suggest running `/agents` or restarting Claude Code to load the new agent
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