agentseek-lifecycle

Agent Building

Use when helping with AgentSeek-managed projects or AgentSeek-compatible templates: create projects, diagnose lifecycle issues, run doctor/dev/info/task commands, edit lifecycle specs, or maintain Cookiecutter template inputs. Prefer public AgentSeek CLI and template contracts.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/ob-labs/agentseek/blob/HEAD/src/skills/agentseek-lifecycle/SKILL.md

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AgentSeek Lifecycle

Core Workflow

Identify the workspace shape:
- Generated project: look for .agentseek/lifecycle.toml, .env.example, pyproject.toml, frontend files, and project README.
- Template project: look for cookiecutter.json, rendered {{ cookiecutter... }} paths, generated lifecycle specs, and template README.
Work through the public lifecycle surface:
- agentseek create
- agentseek doctor
- agentseek dev
- agentseek info
- agentseek task
Treat .agentseek/lifecycle.toml as the compatibility contract between a generated project and AgentSeek.
Keep changes narrow:
- Update generated instructions when lifecycle behavior changes.
- Preserve non-interactive template rendering.
- Use AgentSeek commands and project files as the validation surface.
Validate with public commands whenever possible.

Load References

For lifecycle specs, task expectations, and public validation commands, read references/agentseek-lifecycle.md.
For template variables, rendering, --no-input, private variables, hooks, and template maintenance, read references/cookiecutter.md.

Default Validation

For a generated project:

agentseek info
agentseek doctor
agentseek dev --dry-run
agentseek task --list

For a template project, render with defaults into a temporary directory, then run the generated project's lifecycle checks:

tmpdir="$(mktemp -d)"
cd "$tmpdir"
agentseek create <type>/<name> --no-input
cd <generated-project>
agentseek info
agentseek doctor
agentseek dev --dry-run

If the template lives on a branch that is not the template repository's default branch, pass the branch explicitly:

agentseek create <type>/<name> --checkout <branch> --no-input

If the repository provides its own test or lint commands, run the smallest relevant set after the public lifecycle check.