Install a team of specialist agents into Claude Code

Generic prompts give generic answers, and writing a good persona for every role takes hours. Agency Agents is a collection of ready-made specialist agent files (frontend developer, backend architect, DevOps automator and many more) that you can drop into Claude Code. Below is the route from the README, with the real commands. The short version is on the Deduped use-case page.

What you get

Each agent file holds an identity and personality, a core mission and workflow, technical deliverables with code examples, and success metrics. The idea is that you activate the specialist that fits the task instead of re-explaining a role every session.

Fastest install

The README now recommends a native desktop app for macOS, Linux and Windows that browses the roster and installs agents into Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI and others. On a Mac:

brew install --cask msitarzewski/agency-agents/agency-agents

Prefer the terminal? The scripts install the same agents.

Install with the script

Clone the repo, then list what exists:

./scripts/install.sh --list teams

Install only the divisions you need into Claude Code:

./scripts/install.sh --tool claude-code --division engineering,security

Or install everything for Claude Code:

./scripts/install.sh --tool claude-code

Or copy one division by hand

cp engineering/*.md ~/.claude/agents/

That is all Claude Code needs: the files sit in its agents directory.

Use a specialist

Start a Claude Code session and ask for a role by name. The README's own example:

Hey Claude, activate Frontend Developer mode and help me build a React component

For a feature that spans layers, split the work:

Use the Backend Architect agent to design the API for , then the Frontend Developer agent to build its UI. Summarize what each agent produced.

Switch to the DevOps Automator agent when the task becomes pipelines and deployment.

Other tools

The same repo can generate integration files for other tools. The README lists GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Cursor, Aider, Windsurf, Codex and more. Run the converter, then install:

./scripts/convert.sh
./scripts/install.sh --tool gemini-cli

The Deduped page on using these agents in Cursor or Codex covers that route.

Things to know

• Installing every division loads a lot of agent files. Start with engineering and security, and add more only when you use them.
• A persona does not replace review. Read what the Backend Architect proposes the way you would read a colleague's design.
• Agent files are prompts that shape behavior, so skim one before installing a collection from any repo.

Setup takes about 10 minutes: one install command, one session, one named specialist. If you want to trim what your agent loads, compare with the Deduped page on installing a startup MVP runbook team.

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