AI Skill Report Card
Managing Agent Registry
Markdown--- name: managing-agent-registry description: Maintains a catalog of registered agents including their capabilities, versions, and dependencies. Use when registering new agents, auditing agent capabilities, checking version status, or mapping dependencies between agents in a multi-agent system. --- # Agent Registry Management
Quick Start14 / 15
Given an agent to register, produce a structured registry entry:
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Add an example showing circular dependency detection in action, since it's mentioned as a step but never demonstrated
Agent Profile
- Name: PaymentProcessorAgent
- ID: agent-payment-001
- Owner: Payments Team
- Status: Active
- Registered: 2024-01-15
Capability List
- process_payment(amount, currency, method)
- refund_transaction(transaction_id)
- validate_payment_method(method)
Version Status
- Current: v2.3.1
- Deprecated: v1.x (EOL 2024-06-01)
- Compatibility: Requires Registry API >= v2.0
Dependency Matrix
| Depends On | Type | Required Version |
|---|---|---|
| AuthAgent | hard | >=1.5.0 |
| LedgerAgent | hard | >=3.0.0 |
| NotificationAgent | soft | any |
Workflow14 / 15
Progress:
- Step 1: Collect agent metadata (name, ID, owner, status, registration date)
- Step 2: Extract and normalize capability list (functions/actions the agent exposes)
- Step 3: Determine version status (current, deprecated, EOL dates, compatibility constraints)
- Step 4: Map dependencies — classify each as hard (blocking) or soft (optional)
- Step 5: Check for circular or conflicting dependencies
- Step 6: Assemble the four-part output (Profile, Capabilities, Version, Dependency Matrix)
- Step 7: Flag any anomalies (missing owner, no version, undeclared dependencies)
Recommendation▾
Include guidance on how to handle version conflicts across the dependency matrix when multiple agents require incompatible versions
Examples17 / 20
Example 1: Input: "Register a new agent called InventorySyncAgent that syncs stock levels, depends on WarehouseAgent (hard) and AnalyticsAgent (soft), current version 1.0.0"
Output:
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Show a 'bad output' example (e.g., vague capability listing) alongside the corrected version to reinforce the pitfalls section
Agent Profile
- Name: InventorySyncAgent
- ID: agent-inventory-sync-001
- Owner: Unassigned (flag: needs owner)
- Status: Active
- Registered: [current date]
Capability List
- sync_stock_levels(warehouse_id)
- get_stock_status(sku)
Version Status
- Current: v1.0.0
- Deprecated: none
- Compatibility: New registration, no legacy constraints
Dependency Matrix
| Depends On | Type | Required Version |
|---|---|---|
| WarehouseAgent | hard | latest |
| AnalyticsAgent | soft | any |
⚠️ Flag: Owner not specified — recommend assignment before activation.
**Example 2:**
Input: "Audit agent-search-042, last updated 2 years ago, no listed dependencies"
Output:
Agent Profile
- Name: SearchAgent
- ID: agent-search-042
- Status: Stale (flag)
Capability List
- (unable to verify — recommend capability re-scan)
Version Status
- Current: unknown / outdated
- ⚠️ Flag: No updates in 2 years — candidate for deprecation review
Dependency Matrix
- None declared — ⚠️ Flag: verify this is accurate, not just undocumented
Best Practices
- Always distinguish hard dependencies (agent fails without it) from soft (degraded but functional).
- Version status must include EOL/deprecation dates when known — never leave ambiguous.
- Capability lists should be action-oriented (verb_noun format), not vague descriptions.
- Cross-check dependency matrix for cycles (A depends on B depends on A) and flag immediately.
- Every registry entry needs an owner — flag and escalate if missing.
Common Pitfalls
- Don't list capabilities as vague nouns ("payments", "search") — specify exact callable actions.
- Don't omit version compatibility constraints — downstream agents rely on this for integration safety.
- Don't classify all dependencies as "hard" by default — this overstates coupling and blocks unnecessary deployments.
- Don't skip the anomaly-flagging step — silent gaps (no owner, no version, stale agents) undermine registry trust.