devkit-create-addon

Agent Building

Create a new AIWG addon with AI-guided setup

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Create AIWG Addon

Create a new standalone addon with AI assistance.

Usage

/devkit-create-addon <name> [--interactive]

Arguments

Argument	Required	Description
name	Yes	Addon name (kebab-case recommended)

Options

Option	Description
--interactive	Enable interactive mode with guided questions

What This Creates

agentic/code/addons/<name>/
├── manifest.json      # Addon configuration
├── README.md          # Documentation
├── agents/            # Agent definitions
├── commands/          # Slash commands
└── skills/            # Auto-triggered skills

Interactive Mode

When --interactive is specified, I will ask:

Purpose: What is the primary purpose of this addon?
Capabilities: What specific capabilities should it provide?
Initial agents: Should I create any starter agents?
Initial commands: Should I create any starter commands?
Core status: Should this be a core addon (auto-installed)?

Examples

# Quick creation
/devkit-create-addon security-scanner

# Interactive guided creation
/devkit-create-addon code-metrics --interactive

Execution

Validate name: Ensure name follows kebab-case convention
Check existence: Verify addon doesn't already exist
Gather info: In interactive mode, ask clarifying questions
Generate manifest: Create manifest.json with appropriate fields
Create structure: Build directory structure
Generate README: Create documentation with usage instructions
Optionally create components: If interactive, offer to create initial agents/commands
Report success: Show created files and next steps

CLI Equivalent

For non-interactive creation, you can also use:

aiwg scaffold-addon <name> --description "..." --author "..."

Related Commands

/devkit-create-agent - Add agent to addon
/devkit-create-command - Add command to addon
/devkit-create-skill - Add skill to addon
/devkit-validate - Validate addon structure

References

@$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/addons/aiwg-dev/README.md — aiwg-dev addon overview
@$AIWG_ROOT/docs/extensions/overview.md — Extension system architecture
@$AIWG_ROOT/docs/extensions/creating-extensions.md — Guide to building custom extensions
@$AIWG_ROOT/docs/cli-reference.md — CLI reference including scaffold-addon command
@$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/addons/aiwg-utils/rules/god-session.md — Scope rules for addon design