atomic agents — Agent Skill
by BrainBlend-AI
Comprehensive development workflow for building AI agents with the Atomic Agents framework. Includes specialized agents for schema design, architecture planning, code review, and tool development. Features guided workflows, progressive-disclosure skills, and best practice validation.
At a glance
atomic-agents is an Agent Skill by BrainBlend-AI in the Automation & Workflow category. In Claude Code it installs with `/plugin install atomic-agents@claude-plugins-official` after adding the anthropics/claude-plugins-official marketplace; other assistants use its SKILL.md instructions as rules.
How to install atomic agents in your AI client
Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.
How to install atomic agents in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI
Add the marketplace
claude/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-officialInstall the skill
claude/plugin install atomic-agents@claude-plugins-officialUse it
These are slash commands for a Claude Code session, not your shell. Claude auto-invokes the skill when your request matches its description — or type its slash command if it exposes one.
How to install atomic agents in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/BrainBlend-AI/atomic-agents.gitAdd the SKILL.md to your Skills folder
Settings → Capabilities → Skills → add the folder containing SKILL.md. Claude picks it up automatically.
How to install atomic agents in CursorAI-first code editor
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/BrainBlend-AI/atomic-agents.gitConvert to a Cursor rule
Create .cursor/rules/atomic-agents.mdc and paste the SKILL.md body. Set `alwaysApply` or a glob so the Agent loads it in context.
How to install atomic agents in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/BrainBlend-AI/atomic-agents.gitReference in AGENTS.md
Add the skill's instructions (or a link) to AGENTS.md at your repo root — Codex reads it on every run.
How to install atomic agents in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/BrainBlend-AI/atomic-agents.gitAdd to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
How to install atomic agents in ClineVS Code autonomous agent
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/BrainBlend-AI/atomic-agents.gitAdd to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
How to install atomic agents in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/BrainBlend-AI/atomic-agents.gitAdd to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
Documentation
Full READMEAtomic Agents
What is Atomic Agents?
The Atomic Agents framework is designed around the concept of atomicity to be an extremely lightweight and modular framework for building Agentic AI pipelines and applications without sacrificing developer experience and maintainability.
Think of it like building AI applications with LEGO blocks - each component (agent, tool, context provider) is:
- Single-purpose: Does one thing well
- Reusable: Can be used in multiple pipelines
- Composable: Easily combines with other components
- Predictable: Produces consistent, reliable outputs
Built on Instructor and Pydantic, it enables you to create AI applications with the same software engineering principles you already know and love.
NEW: Join our community on Discord at [discord.gg/J3W9b5AZJR](https://discord.gg/J3W9b5AZJR) and our official subreddit at [/r/AtomicAgents](https://www.reddit.com/r/AtomicAgents/)!
Table of Contents
- Atomic Agents
- What is Atomic Agents?
- Table of Contents
- Getting Started
- Installation
- Quick Example
- Why Atomic Agents?
- Core Concepts
- Anatomy of an Agent
- Context Providers
- Chaining Schemas and Agents
- Examples \& Documentation
- Quickstart Examples
- Complete Examples
- AI-Assisted Development
- Project instructions (Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Continue, and Aider)
- Agent skills (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, ...)
- Docs for LLMs
- 🚀 Version 2.0 Released!
- Key Changes in v2.0:
- ⚠️ Upgrading from v1.x
- Atomic Forge \& CLI
- Running the CLI
- Project Structure
- Provider \& Model Compatibility
- Support
- Contributing
- License
- Additional Resources
- Star History
Getting Started
Installation
To install Atomic Agents, you can use pip:
pip install atomic-agentsMake sure you also install the provider you want to use. Provider SDKs are available as instructor extras:
Excerpt — the full document is on GitHub.
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