agentz-publisher
Guides contributors from an idea to a published plugin in four phases. Start here when you want to share an agent or skill with other teams.
| Owner | Azure with Danidu (@azurewithdanidu) |
| Status | Stable (2.x); replaces plugin-creator |
| Format | Agent Plugins 1.0 (Claude Code and Cursor files generated) |
| Platforms | VS Code (Copilot), Copilot CLI, Claude Code, Cursor |
| Works with | HVE Core (hve-builder, vally-tests), optional |
The four phases
| Phase | Skill | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Analyse | analyse-request | .agentz/<name>/intent-brief.md |
| 2. Research | research-catalog | .agentz/<name>/research.md with a reuse, extend or new verdict |
| 3. Build | build-plugin | The plugin folder, authored with hve-builder when HVE Core is installed |
| 4. Validate | validate-plugin | Vally evals, a passing gate, .agentz/<name>/readiness-report.md, then a PR |
What's inside
| Component | Name | Portable across clients |
|---|---|---|
| Skills | analyse-request, research-catalog, build-plugin, validate-plugin | Yes |
| Agent | publisher | Copilot namespace; Claude copy generated |
| Commands | /new-plugin | Copilot namespace; Claude copy generated |
| Scripts | scripts/scaffold.py, skills/research-catalog/scripts/search_catalog.py | Yes (Python 3.10+, standard library) |
Install
/plugin install agentz-publisher --marketplace azurewithdanidu/agentz
See docs/consuming-plugins.md for other clients. To set up everything a contributor needs, install the onboarding plugin and run /init.
Usage
/new-plugin a skill that reviews Terraform modules against our naming rules
Or select the publisher agent and describe what you want to share.