nw-ab-create-agent (PROCEDURE)

Kind: PROCEDURE | One job: create one new agent | One trigger: a new AI agent must be built.

Deterministic step-sequence (run every time, in order)

Run these steps in order:

1. ANALYZE — Apply the resident nw-agent-creation-workflow, including its source-aware Skill addressing procedure. Identify single clear responsibility. Check overlap with existing agents (Glob nWave/agents/). Classify specialist | reviewer | orchestrator. Determine minimum tools. Gate: responsibility defined, no overlap, classification chosen.
2. DESIGN — Apply the resident nw-design-patterns. Select design pattern. Define role, goal, divergent principles. Plan skills extraction. Draft frontmatter. Gate: pattern selected, principles drafted, frontmatter ready.
3. CREATE — Apply the resident nw-ab-agent-template and nw-ab-house-style. Write agent .md from the template, caveman-curated. Inject the Reasoning Mandate verbatim. Extract skills if domain knowledge >50 lines. Gate: file written and identity metadata present.
4. VALIDATE — compose ▶ nw-ab-validate-spec (every nw-ab-validation-checklist item + anti-pattern scan). Gate: every checklist item passes, zero anti-patterns.
5. REFINE — Address failures. Add instructions only for observed failure modes. Re-validate. Gate: all items pass.

Composition

• COMPOSES (KNOWLEDGE): nw-agent-creation-workflow, nw-design-patterns, nw-ab-agent-template, nw-ab-house-style.
• COMPOSES (PROCEDURE): nw-ab-validate-spec (phase 4).

Success Criteria

• Agent invoked via the 5-phase sequence, no phase skipped
• nw-ab-validate-spec composed at phase 4 (not re-inlined)
• Under 400 lines, anchors + Reasoning Mandate present, before/after lines reported