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braid sub-agents

Create, manage, and install sub-agent configurations from the CLI.

Subcommands

SubcommandDescription
createCreate a new sub-agent
installInstall a sub-agent to local coding tools
listList saved sub-agents
getGet a sub-agent by ID
updateUpdate a sub-agent
removeDelete a sub-agent

Common options

Most subcommands accept:

OptionDescription
-s, --server <url>Override the braid server URL
--api-key <token>Override the API key
--jsonOutput JSON

Subcommand options

SubcommandRequired optionsAdditional options
listnonecommon options only
get--id <id>common options only
create--name <name>, --description <description>, --prompt <prompt>--scope <scope>, --project-id <id>, --mode <mode>, --model <model>, --skills <list>
update--id <id>--name <name>, --description <description>, --prompt <prompt>, --mode <mode>, --model <model>, --skills <list>
remove--id <id>-y, --yes
install--id <id>-a, --agents <list>, -g, --global plus common options

Examples

Create a sub-agent:

braid sub-agents create \
--name "code-reviewer" \
--description "Security-focused code reviewer" \
--prompt "You are a senior code reviewer..." \
--mode primary \
--skills "security-audit,api-error-handling"

Install a sub-agent to your local tools:

braid sub-agents install --id <agent-id> --agents claude-code,cursor

Install globally:

braid sub-agents install --id <agent-id> --global

List all sub-agents:

braid sub-agents list