paperclip-create-agent
Agent skill from getpaperclipai/paperclip.
What it does
- board access, or
- agent permission cancreateagents=true in your company
- Exact template — the role matches an entry in the template index. Use the matching file under references/agents/ as the starting point.
- role / title / name
- icon (required in practice; pick from /llms/agent-icons.txt)
- reporting line (reportsTo)
- adapter type
Requirements & configuration
- You need either:
- desiredSkills from the company skill library when this role needs installed skills on day one
- leave timer heartbeats off by default; only set runtimeConfig.heartbeat.enabled=true with an intervalSec when the role genuinely needs scheduled recurring work or the user explicitly asked for it
- If the approval already exists and needs manual linking to the issue:
Configuration: PAPERCLIP_API_URLPAPERCLIP_API_KEYPAPERCLIP_COMPANY_IDAGENTSPAPERCLIP_APPROVAL_ID
Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23
Source
Repository: https://github.com/getpaperclipai/paperclip
paperclip-create-agent FAQ
What does the paperclip-create-agent skill do?
> Create 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. board access, or agent permission cancreateagents=true in your company
What does paperclip-create-agent require?
You need either: desiredSkills from the company skill library when this role needs installed skills on day one leave timer heartbeats off by default; only set runtimeConfig.heartbeat.enabled=true with an intervalSec when the role genuinely needs scheduled recurring work or the user explicitly asked for it If the approval already exists and needs manual linking to the issue: Configuration keys: PAPERCLIP_API_URL, PAPERCLIP_API_KEY, PAPERCLIP_COMPANY_ID, AGENTS, PAPERCLIP_APPROVAL_ID.
How do I install paperclip-create-agent?
Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/getpaperclipai/paperclip --skill paperclip-create-agent --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/getpaperclipai/paperclip.
Maintain paperclip-create-agent?
Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.
[](https://getagentictools.com/skills/getpaperclipai-paperclip-paperclip-create-agent?ref=badge) npx agentictools info skills/getpaperclipai-paperclip-paperclip-create-agent The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.