Creates VS Code custom agent files (.agent.md) for specialized AI personas with tools, instructions, and handoffs. Use when scaffolding new custom agents, configuring agent workflows, or setting up agent-to-agent handoffs.
Install
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill create-custom-agentnpx skills add dotnet/skills --skill create-custom-agent -a claude-code -gnpx skills add dotnet/skills --skill create-custom-agent -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/dotnet/skills.git --path .agents/skills/create-custom-agentgh skill install dotnet/skills create-custom-agentgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dotnet/skills /tmp/dotnet__skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/dotnet__skills/.agents/skills/create-custom-agent ~/.claude/skills/create-custom-agent # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/dotnet__skills/.agents/skills/create-custom-agent ~/.agents/skills/create-custom-agent # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode