Agentic Team Templates

Install AI coding assistant templates for Cursor IDE, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot. Pre-configured rules and guidelines that help AI assistants write better code in your projects.

What This Skill Does

This skill installs comprehensive AI coding templates from the `agentic-team-templates` npm package (v0.20.0+). It sets up:

Templates cover 25+ domains including web frontend/backend, mobile, blockchain, ML/AI, DevOps, and language-specific expert guidance (Python, Go, Rust, C++, Java, etc.).

Instructions

Step 1: Understand Available Templates

Before installation, familiarize yourself with the 25+ available templates:

**Engineering:**

**Languages (Principal-Level):**

**Professional:**

**Agents:**

Step 2: Verify User's Working Directory

Confirm you're in the correct project directory before installation:

```bash

pwd

```

If the user needs to change directories, guide them or use `cd` appropriately.

Step 3: Choose Installation Strategy

Ask the user which template(s) they need. Common patterns:

**Single Domain:**

```bash

npx agentic-team-templates web-frontend

```

**Multiple Related Domains:**

```bash

npx agentic-team-templates web-frontend web-backend

```

**Full-Stack with DevOps:**

```bash

npx agentic-team-templates fullstack devops-sre

```

**ML Project:**

```bash

npx agentic-team-templates ml-ai data-engineering

```

Step 4: Choose IDE Target (Optional)

By default, templates install for all supported IDEs (Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot). To target specific IDEs:

```bash

Only Cursor IDE

npx agentic-team-templates web-frontend --ide=cursor

Only Claude Code

npx agentic-team-templates web-frontend --ide=claude

Only GitHub Copilot

npx agentic-team-templates web-frontend --ide=codex

Multiple specific IDEs

npx agentic-team-templates web-frontend --ide=cursor --ide=codex

```

Step 5: Preview Before Installing (Recommended)

For first-time users or to verify what will be installed:

```bash

npx agentic-team-templates web-frontend --dry-run

```

This shows exactly which files will be created without making changes.

Step 6: Execute Installation

Run the installation command chosen in Step 3:

```bash

npx agentic-team-templates [template-name] [template-name-2] [--ide=name]

```

Example output:

```

✓ Installed shared rules (5 files)

✓ Installed web-frontend template (6 files)

✓ Created CLAUDE.md

✓ Created .cursor/rules/ directory

✓ Created .github/copilot-instructions.md

Installation complete! Your AI assistants are now configured.

```

Step 7: Verify Installation

Check that files were created:

```bash

ls -la .cursor/rules/

cat CLAUDE.md

ls -la .github/copilot-instructions.md

```

Step 8: Explain Installed Content

Inform the user what was installed:

**Shared Rules (Always Included):**

**Template-Specific Rules:**

Each template adds 4-8 domain-specific rule files (e.g., for `web-frontend`: accessibility, component patterns, performance, state management, styling, testing).

Step 9: Guide on Customization

Explain how users can customize:

**Add Project-Specific Rules:**

Create new `.md` files in `.cursor/rules/`:

```bash

Example: Add custom API conventions

cat > .cursor/rules/my-api-conventions.md << 'EOF'

API Conventions

Endpoints

All API calls go through `/lib/api.ts`...

EOF

```

**Modify Existing Rules:**

Edit any file in `.cursor/rules/` or `CLAUDE.md` directly. Changes take effect immediately.

Step 10: Update to Latest (Future Use)

To update templates later:

```bash

npx agentic-team-templates@latest web-frontend

```

Advanced Operations

List All Templates

```bash

npx agentic-team-templates --list

```

Remove Specific Templates

```bash

Remove single template

npx agentic-team-templates --remove web-frontend

Remove multiple templates

npx agentic-team-templates --remove web-frontend web-backend

Skip confirmation

npx agentic-team-templates --remove web-frontend --yes

```

Reset Everything

```bash

Remove all installed content

npx agentic-team-templates --reset

Reset for specific IDE only

npx agentic-team-templates --reset --ide=cursor

Skip confirmation and force remove modified files

npx agentic-team-templates --reset --yes --force

```

Common Use Cases

New React Project

```bash

mkdir my-react-app && cd my-react-app

npm create vite@latest . -- --template react-ts

npx agentic-team-templates web-frontend

```

Full-Stack Next.js

```bash

npx create-next-app@latest my-app

cd my-app

npx agentic-team-templates fullstack

```

Microservices Backend

```bash

cd my-api-service

npx agentic-team-templates web-backend devops-sre

```

Python ML Project

```bash

cd my-ml-project

npx agentic-team-templates python-expert ml-ai

```

Troubleshooting

Cached Old Version

If getting "Unknown option" errors:

```bash

Force latest version

npx agentic-team-templates@latest [command]

Clear npx cache

npx clear-npx-cache

Or clear npm cache

npm cache clean --force

```

Verify Version

```bash

npx agentic-team-templates --version

```

Update Global Installation

```bash

npm update -g agentic-team-templates

```

Constraints

Expected File Structure

After installation:

```

your-project/

├── CLAUDE.md # Claude Code guide

├── .cursor/

│ └── rules/ # Cursor IDE rules

│ ├── core-principles.md # Shared

│ ├── code-quality.md # Shared

│ ├── security-fundamentals.md # Shared

│ ├── git-workflow.md # Shared

│ ├── communication.md # Shared

│ ├── [template]-overview.md # Template-specific

│ └── [template]-*.md # Template-specific rules

└── .github/

└── copilot-instructions.md # GitHub Copilot instructions

```