init#

Create a starter tool manifest you’ll complete and publish.

Goal#

Scaffold a tool with agentpm init. On the next page (agent.json) you’ll fill in the minimal fields required to publish, continuing this same example.

1) Scaffold a tool#

agentpm init --kind tool --name summarize --description "Summarize input text"

Generates agent.json (skeleton):

{
  "kind": "tool",
  "name": "summarize",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "description": "Summarize input text",
  "files": [],
  "entrypoint": { "command": "", "args": [] },
  "inputs": {},
  "outputs": {}
}

Note

This is intentionally minimal. You’ll complete it on the next page.

2) Quick sanity checks (optional now)#

You can already verify your setup compiles and is discoverable:

agentpm lint --strict       # schema + semantic checks; strict treats warnings as errors
agentpm publish --dry-run   # build tarball without uploading

What you’ll complete on the next page (agent.json)#

entrypoint.command and args (interpreter + script/module)
files[] (everything your tool needs at runtime)
inputs / outputs (JSON Schema for the tool’s interface)
runtime (type and version)
confirm name, version, and description

Once those are set, you’ll return to package & publish.