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Author lionagi playbooks — reusable YAML workflow templates that define parametric agent tasks. Playbooks live at ~/.lionagi/playbooks/ and run via li play <name>. Use when: creating reusable workflows, parameterizing agent tasks, or setting up repeatable pipelines.

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  2. Copy the prompt below and paste it into your agent.
  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/ohdearquant/lionagi/blob/HEAD/marketplace/orchestrate/skills/playbook/SKILL.md

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First, summarize what it does, its dependencies, license status if identifiable, and any risks. Show the exact files you propose to add under .agents/skills/playbook/. Do not write files or run scripts until I approve.

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Authoring Lionagi Playbooks

A playbook is a .playbook.yaml file that defines a reusable, parametric agent workflow. Install in ~/.lionagi/playbooks/ and invoke with li play <name> "<prompt>", which expands to li o flow -p <name> "<prompt>".

Minimum Viable Playbook

name: hello
description: Greet and answer a question.
model: claude-code/sonnet-4-6

prompt: |
  You are a patient teacher. Explain the following topic in plain language,
  with one concrete example.

Run: li play hello "what is a monad?"

The positional text is appended to the prompt with a blank line because the template contains no {input} placeholder. That is the only behaviour difference from a template that declares {input} explicitly.

Authoring Checklist

  • Filename: <name>.playbook.yaml
  • Location: ~/.lionagi/playbooks/
  • name: matches the filename stem exactly
  • description: is one clear sentence
  • Either model: or agent: is set (both is allowed; agent provides the profile, model overrides the model)
  • prompt: references only declared args keys and optional {input}
  • Every args entry has type, default, and help
  • No dashed keys inside args:
  • team_mode and team_attach are not both set
  • workers is 1–32 if set; max_ops is 0–50 if set
  • Dry-run check: li o flow -p <name> --dry-run "test prompt" plans without executing
  • Help check: li play <name> --help lists your custom flags (if argument-hint is set)

Companion Files

FileContents
field-reference.mdComplete field table, args schema, template interpolation rules, team semantics, reserved names, pitfalls, source code reference
examples.mdThree annotated example playbooks (minimal, audit, pr-review) plus the examples directory index
patterns.mdOrchestration patterns and advanced composition strategies