dot-agent-kit 0.1.21

Kit management for Claude Code

dot-agent-kit

Kit management system for Claude Code.

Installation

pip install dot-agent-kit

Usage

dot-agent --help

Creating Kits

Kit Structure

A kit is a collection of Claude Code artifacts (agents, skills, commands) distributed as a package. Each kit requires:

1. kit.yaml - Manifest file with kit metadata and artifact paths
2. Artifacts - The actual agent, skill, and command files

Namespace Pattern (Required)

All bundled kits must follow the namespace pattern:

{artifact_type}s/{kit_name}/...

This organizational pattern:

• Prevents naming conflicts when multiple kits are installed
• Makes it clear which kit an artifact belongs to
• Enables clean uninstallation of kit artifacts
• Keeps the .claude/ directory organized

Example structure:

my-kit/
├── kit.yaml
├── agents/
│   └── my-kit/
│       └── my-agent.md
└── skills/
    └── my-kit/
        ├── tool-a/
        │   └── SKILL.md
        └── tool-b/
            └── SKILL.md

Example kit.yaml:

name: my-kit
version: 1.0.0
description: My awesome Claude Code kit
artifacts:
  agent:
    - agents/my-kit/my-agent.md
  skill:
    - skills/my-kit/tool-a/SKILL.md
    - skills/my-kit/tool-b/SKILL.md

Invocation Names vs File Paths

Important: Claude Code discovers artifacts by their filename/directory name, not the full path:

• Agents: Discovered by filename (e.g., agents/my-kit/helper.md → invoked as "helper")
• Skills: Discovered by directory name (e.g., skills/my-kit/pytest/SKILL.md → invoked as "pytest")
• Commands: Discovered by filename (e.g., commands/my-kit/build.md → invoked as "/build")

The namespace directory (my-kit/) is organizational only - it doesn't become part of the invocation name.

Hyphenated naming convention: Artifacts should use hyphenated naming that combines the kit name with the artifact purpose (e.g., skills/devrun-make/SKILL.md → invoked as "devrun-make"). This is the standard pattern for bundled kits as it keeps the directory structure flat while maintaining clear namespacing. The directory name determines the invocation name.

Namespace Standards for Kit Types

Bundled kits (distributed with packages): Should follow hyphenated naming convention (e.g., skills/kit-name-tool/) to avoid naming conflicts and maintain clear organization.

Project-local artifacts (in .claude/ not from kits): Can use any naming structure. These are project-specific and not distributed.

Adopting Hyphenated Naming

To align with the standard hyphenated naming convention:

1. Flatten directory structure with hyphenated names:

   # Example: Convert skills/devrun/make/ to skills/devrun-make/
   mv skills/devrun/make skills/devrun-make
   mv skills/devrun/pytest skills/devrun-pytest
   

2. Update kit.yaml artifact paths:

   artifacts:
     skill:
       - skills/devrun-make/SKILL.md # Was: skills/devrun/make/SKILL.md
       - skills/devrun-pytest/SKILL.md # Was: skills/devrun/pytest/SKILL.md
   

3. Test installation to verify paths are correct