$npx -y skills add IncomeStreamSurfer/paperclip-surfers --skill paperclip-create-agentCreate new agents in Paperclip with governance-aware hiring. Use when you need to inspect adapter configuration options, compare existing agent configs, draft a new agent prompt/config, and submit a hire request.
| 1 | # Paperclip Create Agent Skill |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Use this skill when you are asked to hire/create an agent. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ## Preconditions |
| 6 | |
| 7 | You need either: |
| 8 | |
| 9 | - board access, or |
| 10 | - agent permission `can_create_agents=true` in your company |
| 11 | |
| 12 | If you do not have this permission, escalate to your CEO or board. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | ## Workflow |
| 15 | |
| 16 | 1. Confirm identity and company context. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | ```sh |
| 19 | curl -sS "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/api/agents/me" \ |
| 20 | -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY" |
| 21 | ``` |
| 22 | |
| 23 | 2. Discover available adapter configuration docs for this Paperclip instance. |
| 24 | |
| 25 | ```sh |
| 26 | curl -sS "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/llms/agent-configuration.txt" \ |
| 27 | -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY" |
| 28 | ``` |
| 29 | |
| 30 | 3. Read adapter-specific docs (example: `claude_local`). |
| 31 | |
| 32 | ```sh |
| 33 | curl -sS "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/llms/agent-configuration/claude_local.txt" \ |
| 34 | -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY" |
| 35 | ``` |
| 36 | |
| 37 | 4. Compare existing agent configurations in your company. |
| 38 | |
| 39 | ```sh |
| 40 | curl -sS "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/api/companies/$PAPERCLIP_COMPANY_ID/agent-configurations" \ |
| 41 | -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY" |
| 42 | ``` |
| 43 | |
| 44 | 5. Discover allowed agent icons and pick one that matches the role. |
| 45 | |
| 46 | ```sh |
| 47 | curl -sS "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/llms/agent-icons.txt" \ |
| 48 | -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY" |
| 49 | ``` |
| 50 | |
| 51 | 6. Draft the new hire config: |
| 52 | - role/title/name |
| 53 | - icon (required in practice; use one from `/llms/agent-icons.txt`) |
| 54 | - reporting line (`reportsTo`) |
| 55 | - adapter type |
| 56 | - optional `desiredSkills` from the company skill library when this role needs installed skills on day one |
| 57 | - adapter and runtime config aligned to this environment |
| 58 | - capabilities |
| 59 | - run prompt in adapter config (`promptTemplate` where applicable) |
| 60 | - source issue linkage (`sourceIssueId` or `sourceIssueIds`) when this hire came from an issue |
| 61 | |
| 62 | 7. Submit hire request. |
| 63 | |
| 64 | ```sh |
| 65 | curl -sS -X POST "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/api/companies/$PAPERCLIP_COMPANY_ID/agent-hires" \ |
| 66 | -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY" \ |
| 67 | -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ |
| 68 | -d '{ |
| 69 | "name": "CTO", |
| 70 | "role": "cto", |
| 71 | "title": "Chief Technology Officer", |
| 72 | "icon": "crown", |
| 73 | "reportsTo": "<ceo-agent-id>", |
| 74 | "capabilities": "Owns technical roadmap, architecture, staffing, execution", |
| 75 | "desiredSkills": ["vercel-labs/agent-browser/agent-browser"], |
| 76 | "adapterType": "codex_local", |
| 77 | "adapterConfig": {"cwd": "/abs/path/to/repo", "model": "o4-mini"}, |
| 78 | "runtimeConfig": {"heartbeat": {"enabled": true, "intervalSec": 300, "wakeOnDemand": true}}, |
| 79 | "sourceIssueId": "<issue-id>" |
| 80 | }' |
| 81 | ``` |
| 82 | |
| 83 | 8. Handle governance state: |
| 84 | - if response has `approval`, hire is `pending_approval` |
| 85 | - monitor and discuss on approval thread |
| 86 | - when the board approves, you will be woken with `PAPERCLIP_APPROVAL_ID`; read linked issues and close/comment follow-up |
| 87 | |
| 88 | ```sh |
| 89 | curl -sS "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/api/approvals/<approval-id>" \ |
| 90 | -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY" |
| 91 | |
| 92 | curl -sS -X POST "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/api/approvals/<approval-id>/comments" \ |
| 93 | -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY" \ |
| 94 | -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ |
| 95 | -d '{"body":"## CTO hire request submitted\n\n- Approval: [<approval-id>](/approvals/<approval-id>)\n- Pending agent: [<agent-ref>](/agents/<agent-url-key-or-id>)\n- Source issue: [<issue-ref>](/issues/<issue-identifier-or-id>)\n\nUpdated prompt and adapter config per board feedback."}' |
| 96 | ``` |
| 97 | |
| 98 | If the approval already exists and needs manual linking to the issue: |
| 99 | |
| 100 | ```sh |
| 101 | curl -sS -X POST "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/api/issues/<issue-id>/approvals" \ |
| 102 | -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY" \ |
| 103 | -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ |
| 104 | -d '{"approvalId":"<approval-id>"}' |
| 105 | ``` |
| 106 | |
| 107 | After approval is granted, run this follow-up loop: |
| 108 | |
| 109 | ```sh |
| 110 | curl -sS "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/api/approvals/$PAPERCLIP_APPROVAL_ID" \ |
| 111 | -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY" |
| 112 | |
| 113 | curl -sS "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/api/approvals/$PAPERCLIP_APPROVAL_ID/issues" \ |
| 114 | -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY" |
| 115 | ``` |
| 116 | |
| 117 | For each linked issue, either: |
| 118 | - close it if approval resolved the request, or |
| 119 | - comment in markdown with links to the approval and next actions. |
| 120 | |
| 121 | ## Quality Bar |
| 122 | |
| 123 | Before sending a hire request: |
| 124 | |
| 125 | - if the role needs skills, make sure they already exist in the company library or install them first using the Paperclip company-skills workflow |
| 126 | - Reuse proven config patterns from related agents where possible. |
| 127 | - Set a concrete `icon` from `/llms/agent-icons.txt` so the new hire is identifiable in org and task views. |
| 128 | - Avoid secrets in plain text unless required by adapter behavior. |
| 129 | - Ensure reporting line is correct and in-company. |
| 130 | - Ensure prompt is role-specific and operationally scoped. |
| 131 | - If board requests revision, update payload and resubmit through approval flow. |
| 132 | |
| 133 | For endpoint payload shapes and full examples, read: |
| 134 | `skills/paperclip-creat |