Scaffold a new agentc project.
agentc init scaffolds a new agent project with a minimal, ready-to-build manifest and supporting
files.
agentc init <NAME> [OPTIONS]| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
NAME | Name of the agent project. Used as the agent block label in the manifest and as the default directory name. |
| Flag | Short | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--directory <DIR> | -d | ./<NAME> | Directory to create the project in. |
--force | false | Overwrite if agent.acl already exists in the target directory. | |
--format <FORMAT> | auto | Output format. auto selects TTY or plain based on the terminal. |
Scaffold a new project in ./my-agent/:
agentc init my-agentScaffold into the current directory:
agentc init my-agent --directory .On success, the command prints:
✓ Created my-agentThe generated manifest is a complete, valid agent.acl that builds immediately with agentc build.
It uses the standalone archetype, Anthropic as the model provider, and an AG-UI HTTP server. All
configurable values use runtime() so they are read from environment variables at startup rather
than baked in at compile time.
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