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compozy agent create

Create a global or workspace-local agent definition

Audience
Operators running durable agent work
Focus
Agent guidance shaped for scanability, day-two clarity, and operator context.

compozy agent create

Create a global or workspace-local agent definition

Synopsis

Create a global or workspace-local agent definition through a running Compozy daemon.

compozy agent create <name> [flags]

Examples

  compozy agent create pricing_strategist \
    --workspace ~/dev/ad8 \
    --provider claude \
    --model claude-sonnet-5 \
    --reasoning-effort max \
    --prompt "You own pricing strategy." \
    -o json

Options

      --category stringArray        Agent category path segment (repeatable)
      --command string              Optional provider command override
      --deny-tool stringArray       Denied tool pattern (repeatable)
      --disable-skill stringArray   Disabled skill name (repeatable)
  -h, --help                        help for create
      --model string                Optional provider model
      --permissions string          Optional permission mode
      --prompt string               Agent system prompt body
      --prompt-file string          Read the agent system prompt body from a file
      --provider string             Provider name for sessions using this agent
      --reasoning-effort string     Optional default reasoning effort
      --tool stringArray            Allowed tool pattern (repeatable)
      --toolset stringArray         Allowed toolset reference (repeatable)
      --workspace string            Override workspace binding (ID, name, or path)

Options inherited from parent commands

      --json            Emit JSON output
  -o, --output string   Output format: human, json, jsonl, or toon (default "human")

Output Formats

Every Compozy command supports -o, --output:

  • human for interactive terminal use
  • json for scripts and other machine-readable consumers
  • jsonl for wait or streaming commands that emit one JSON record per line
  • toon for compact agent-readable summaries

Example:

compozy agent create <name> -o json

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