# Create Agent Company

Builds an agent company package that follows the agentcompanies format.

- Repository: https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip (109885 stars)
- Category: AI and agents
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add paperclipai/paperclip --skill company-creator -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add paperclipai/paperclip --skill company-creator -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add paperclipai/paperclip --skill company-creator -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add paperclipai/paperclip --skill company-creator -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Create agent company packages that conform to agentcompanies/v1. Use when asked to create a company, scaffold an agent team, hire agents, or turn a repo/skills collection into a company package.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Company Creator

Create agent company packages that conform to the Agent Companies specification.

Spec references:

- Normative spec: `docs/companies/companies-spec.md` (read this before generating files)
- Web spec: https://agentcompanies.io/specification
- Protocol site: https://agentcompanies.io/

## Two Modes

### Mode 1: Company From Scratch

The user describes what they want. Interview them to flesh out the vision, then generate the package.

### Mode 2: Company From a Repo

The user provides a git repo URL, local path, or tweet. Analyze the repo, then create a company that wraps it.

See [references/from-repo-guide.md](references/from-repo-guide.md) for detailed repo analysis steps.

## Process

### Step 1: Gather Context

Determine which mode applies:

- **From scratch**: What kind of company or team? What domain? What should the agents do?
- **From repo**: Clone/read the repo. Scan for existing skills, agent configs, README, source structure.

### Step 2: Interview (Use AskUserQuestion)

Do not skip this step. Use AskUserQuestion to align with the user before writing any files.

**For from-scratch companies**, ask about:

- Company purpose and domain (1-2 sentences is fine)
- What agents they need - propose a hiring plan based on what they described
- Whether this is a full company (needs a CEO) or a team/department (no CEO required)
- Any specific skills the agents should have
- How work flows through the organization (see "Workflow" below)
- Whether they want projects and starter tasks

**For from-repo companies**, present your analysis and ask:

- Confirm the agents you plan to create and their roles
- Whether to reference or vendor any discovered skills (default: reference)
- Any additional agents or skills beyond what the repo provides
- Company name and any customization
- Confirm the workflow you inferred from the repo (see "Workflow" below)

**Workflow, how does work move through this company?**

The rest: https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/blob/HEAD/.agents/skills/company-creator/SKILL.md