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name: agent-configuration description: Configure agent specs, inheritance, skills, and tools in .parac/ workspace. Use when setting up or customizing agents. license: Apache-2.0 compatibility: YAML, Paracle Framework metadata: author: paracle-core-team version: "1.0.0" category: automation level: intermediate display_name: "Agent Configuration" tags: - agents - configuration - yaml - inheritance capabilities: - agent_configuration - inheritance_setup - skill_assignment - tool_configuration allowed-tools: Read Write

Agent Configuration Skill

When to use this skill

Use when:

• Creating new agent specifications
• Setting up agent inheritance
• Configuring agent skills and tools
• Customizing agent behavior
• Troubleshooting agent configuration

Agent Spec Structure

Copy# .parac/agents/specs/my-agent.yaml
name: my-agent
model: gpt-4
temperature: 0.7
max_tokens: 2000

system_prompt: |
  You are an expert software developer.
  You write clean, maintainable code.

skills:
  - code-generation
  - debugging
  - testing

tools:
  - file-read
  - file-write
  - shell-execute

metadata:
  author: team
  version: "1.0.0"

Inheritance Pattern

Copy# Base agent
# .parac/agents/specs/base-coder.yaml
name: base-coder
model: gpt-4
temperature: 0.7
system_prompt: "You are a software developer."
skills:
  - code-generation

# Specialized agent (inherits from base)
# .parac/agents/specs/python-coder.yaml
name: python-coder
inherits: base-coder  # Inherits all properties from base-coder
temperature: 0.5  # Override: lower temperature for Python
skills:
  - code-generation  # Inherited
  - python-specific  # Added
system_prompt: |
  You are a Python expert.
  Follow PEP 8 standards.

Configuration Best Practices

1. Use inheritance for common configurations
2. Keep system prompts focused
3. Test configurations before deployment
4. Version control all agent specs
5. Document custom configurations

Resources

• Agent Specs: .parac/agents/specs/
• Template: content/templates/.parac-template/agents/specs/