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tama add

tama add scaffolds a new agent or skill with the correct file structure and placeholder content.

Usage

Section titled “Usage”
Terminal window
tama add <pattern> <name>    # add an agent
tama add skill <name>        # add a skill

Adding an agent

Section titled “Adding an agent”
Terminal window
tama add react my-agent
tama add oneshot summarizer
tama add critic essay-writer
tama add scatter deep-research
tama add fsm review-pipeline
tama add reflexion self-improver
tama add constitutional safe-writer
tama add chain-of-verification fact-checker
tama add plan-execute project-builder
tama add debate investment-analyzer
tama add best-of-n headline-generator
tama add parallel due-diligence
tama add human draft-approver

Creates agents/<name>/AGENT.md (and required step files for multi-step patterns).

Adding a skill

Section titled “Adding a skill”
Terminal window
tama add skill search-web
tama add skill fetch-url
tama add skill run-python

Creates skills/<name>/SKILL.md.

Scaffolded files per pattern

Section titled “Scaffolded files per pattern”
PatternFiles created
oneshotAGENT.md
reactAGENT.md
scatterAGENT.md, reduce.md
parallelAGENT.md
fsmAGENT.md
criticAGENT.md, draft.md, critique.md, refine.md
reflexionAGENT.md, reflect.md
constitutionalAGENT.md, critique.md, revise.md
chain-of-verificationAGENT.md, verify.md, check.md, revise.md
plan-executeAGENT.md, execute.md, verify.md
debateAGENT.md
best-of-nAGENT.md, judge.md
humanAGENT.md, resume.md

Naming rules

Section titled “Naming rules”

Agent and skill names must be:

  • Lowercase letters, digits, and hyphens only
  • Must not already exist in the project
  • Must not be empty