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create-agent-template

Generate Harness Agent Template files for AI-powered automation agents. Produces metadata.json, pipeline.yaml (v1 syntax), and wiki.MD files. Agents automate tasks like code review, security scanning, test generation, and documentation. This is a YAML generation skill. Use when asked to create an agent template, build an AI agent, create an automation agent, generate agent pipeline files, or set up a Harness agent. Trigger phrases: create agent template, agent template, AI agent, automation agent, build agent, code review agent, security scanner agent, Harness agent.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

72%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

The body is highly actionable with concrete, executable YAML and good progressive disclosure via a single reference file. Workflow clarity is adequate but would benefit from explicit validation checkpoints and a feedback loop.

Suggestions

Add an explicit validate-fix-revalidate feedback loop (e.g., 'If input references do not match metadata.json definitions, fix and re-validate before proceeding') to lift workflow_clarity to the top anchor.

De-duplicate the clone configuration block — show it once under 'Clone Configurations' and reference it from the core structure to reduce token redundancy.

Tighten prose sections like the rules lists that restate what the inline examples already demonstrate.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Mostly efficient with concrete YAML, but clone configuration is shown twice (core structure and again under 'Clone Configurations') and some prose repeats what examples already convey, so it could be tightened.

2 / 3

Actionability

Provides copy-paste-ready YAML snippets for metadata.json, pipeline.yaml, and wiki.MD with specific input types, expression syntax, and a concrete error-handling table — fully executable guidance.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

A 4-step instruction sequence exists with a 'Validate consistency' step, but the main workflow lacks explicit validation checkpoints and a fix-and-revalidate feedback loop, so it sits below the top anchor.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

SKILL.md is a well-organized overview that defers complete examples to a single one-level-deep reference (references/agent-examples.md), clearly signaled via a dedicated section.

3 / 3

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Description

100%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description is specific, well-triggered, and complete, clearly stating both what it produces and when to use it. It is distinguishable and unlikely to conflict with other skills.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names concrete actions ('code review, security scanning, test generation, and documentation') and the three concrete deliverable files (metadata.json, pipeline.yaml, wiki.MD), matching the 'lists multiple specific concrete actions' anchor.

3 / 3

Completeness

Explicitly answers both 'what' (generates the three files) and 'when' via a clear 'Use when...' clause plus a 'Trigger phrases:' list, hitting the top anchor.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes natural phrases a user would say — 'create agent template', 'AI agent', 'automation agent', 'build agent', 'code review agent', 'security scanner agent', 'Harness agent' — giving good coverage of common variations.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Targets a clear niche (Harness Agent Template generation) with distinct triggers unlikely to fire for unrelated skills.

3 / 3

Total

12

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12

Passed

Validation

100%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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harness/harness-ai
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