agentainer 0.1.7 → 2.0.1

package/examples/localization.yaml

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 # =============================================================================
-# Localization -- translate content and quality-check it, hands-free.
+# 🌐 Localization -- one SOURCE agent writes the canonical copy; a fan-out of
+# TRANSLATORs each render it into one language and return it to the source.
 #
-#   agentainer up -c examples/localization.yaml
-#   agentainer send --to translator "Translate ./docs/quickstart.md to French."
+#   cp examples/localization.yaml my-i18n.yaml
+#   agentainer up   -c my-i18n.yaml
+#   agentainer send -c my-i18n.yaml --to source "Localize the v2 launch banner."
+#   agentainer down -c my-i18n.yaml
 #
-# Shape: mostly a one-way pipeline, like bug-hunt. Each stage auto-forwards its
-# finished turn to the next via `forward_responses_to`, so a human kicks it off
-# once and the draft flows through review without further prodding:
+# Shape: hub-and-spoke, the SOURCE as hub. Translators never talk to each
+# other (no dialect cross-contamination); each returns only to the source, who
+# assembles the final bundle.
 #
-#     translator --> reviewer --> backchecker
-#          ^                              |
-#          `---------- (retry) ----------'
+#   tr-es \
+#   tr-fr  > source (hub)
+#   tr-de /
 #
-# That last edge is the loop-back. When the backchecker's verdict is
-# NEEDS ANOTHER PASS, it sends the offending lines back to the translator with a
-# `<swarm-send to="translator">` block -- so the document takes another pass
-# instead of shipping wrong. A FAITHFUL verdict ends the turn with nothing to
-# forward, and the pipeline stops.
-#
-# Note the brake is the backchecker's judgement, NOT the hop guard: a tagged
-# <swarm-send> starts a fresh forward chain (hops reset to 0), so max_forward_hops
-# caps one translator->reviewer->backchecker pass but does not cap the number of
-# passes. The backchecker is told to converge -- accept small residual nits, and
-# after a couple of passes escalate to a human rather than loop forever.
-#
-# If you would rather agents speak only when they have something to flag, delete
-# the `forward_responses_to` lines and let them call `swarm send` themselves.
+# Real agents: commands launch the actual CLIs (claude / codex / gemini / hermes). For a key-free demo, swap each `command` for a mock bash loop.
 # =============================================================================
 
 swarm:
-  name: l10n
-  root: ./l10n-workspace
-  session_prefix: "l10n-"
+  name: localization
+  root: ./localization-workspace
 
-  # A forward chain is at most translator -> reviewer -> backchecker (3 hops).
-  # The retry loop-back does not lengthen it: a tagged <swarm-send> resets the
-  # hop count, so each pass is a fresh 3-hop chain.
-  max_forward_hops: 3
+defaults:
+  capture: none
+  can_talk_to: []
 
 agents:
-
-  - name: translator
-    type: claude
-    command: "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"
-    can_talk_to: ["reviewer"]
-    forward_responses_to: ["reviewer"]
-
-    first_prompt: |
-      You are the TRANSLATOR, the first stage of a localization pipeline.
-
-      Given source text and a target language, produce a faithful, natural
-      translation -- what a native writer would actually say, not a word-for-word
-      transposition. Save it next to the source (e.g. quickstart.fr.md).
-
-      Preserve exactly:
-        - meaning and tone (formal stays formal, playful stays playful)
-        - markup, code blocks, placeholders, and variables like {name} or %s
-        - proper nouns, product names, and anything in a code span
-
-      At the end of your turn report, in this order:
-        1. The file you wrote.
-        2. Any term you deliberately did NOT translate, and why.
-        3. Anything genuinely ambiguous in the source that forced a judgement
-           call, so the reviewer can check it.
-
-      Everything you say at the end of your turn is forwarded to the reviewer.
-
-  - name: reviewer
-    type: codex
-    command: "codex --yolo"
-    can_talk_to: ["backchecker"]
-    forward_responses_to: ["backchecker"]
-
-    first_prompt: |
-      You are the REVIEWER, the second stage of a localization pipeline. You are
-      a native speaker of the target language and a careful editor.
-
-      You receive a translation. Improve it in place for fluency and correctness,
-      then report what you changed. Judge:
-        - Does it read naturally, or does the source language show through?
-        - Are idioms, register, and politeness level right for the audience?
-        - Were meaning, markup, placeholders and code spans preserved intact?
-        - Is terminology consistent throughout?
-
-      Fix what you can directly. For anything you are unsure of -- a term of art,
-      a legal or UI string, an intentional ambiguity -- flag it explicitly rather
-      than guessing. Report the edits you made and the open questions. Your turn
-      is forwarded to the backchecker.
-
-  - name: backchecker
+  - name: source
     type: claude
+    can_talk_to: [tr_es, tr_fr, tr_de, user]
     command: "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"
-
-    # The backchecker can send a failed draft back to the translator for another
-    # pass. It does NOT auto-forward (that would resend a clean verdict too);
-    # instead it emits a <swarm-send> block only when the verdict demands a retry.
-    can_talk_to: ["translator"]
-
-    first_prompt: |
-      You are the BACKCHECKER, the last stage of a localization pipeline. You do
-      not trust the translation until you have tested it.
-
-      Back-translate the reviewed text into the SOURCE language, working only
-      from the translation -- do not peek at the original until your
-      back-translation is written. Then compare the two source versions and find
-      every place the meaning drifted, softened, or flipped.
-
-      Report:
-        1. Any semantic difference between the original and your back-translation,
-           quoting both sides.
-        2. Whether markup, placeholders and code spans survived unchanged.
-        3. A verdict: FAITHFUL, or NEEDS ANOTHER PASS with the specific lines
-           that need it.
-
-      Be concrete: cite the exact phrase and both readings. A confident "looks
-      fine" that skips the comparison is worse than useless.
-
-      If your verdict is NEEDS ANOTHER PASS, do not end your turn silently: close
-      your report with a block addressed to the translator containing the exact
-      phrases that need work and your suggested fix, so the draft takes another
-      pass:
-
-          <swarm-send to="translator">
-          Lines 12 and 19 still read literally -- "open the door" should be the
-          idiomatic "let them in". Also the {count} placeholder was dropped.
-          </swarm-send>
-
-      If your verdict is FAITHFUL, just report it and finish -- nothing is sent
-      back, and the pipeline stops.
-
-      Converge; do not loop forever. Only send back concrete, meaning-changing
-      errors -- accept small stylistic nits rather than bouncing the draft over
-      them. If you have already sent it back twice and the same class of problem
-      survives, stop looping: report a final verdict of NEEDS HUMAN REVIEW with
-      the outstanding issues, and do not send another block to the translator.
+    role: |
+      You are the SOURCE writer. You receive the string(s) to localize in your
+      inbox/ and write the canonical copy. Then fan it out: send each translator
+      the exact source text and the tone to hit (write a file into each
+      outbox/tr_*/). Collect their translations and assemble the final bundle.
+      Keep meaning tight; flag anything that does not translate cleanly.
+
+  - name: tr_es
+    type: gemini
+    can_talk_to: [source]
+    capture: pane
+    command: "gemini --yolo"
+    role: |
+      You are the SPANISH translator. Render exactly the text the source sends
+      you into natural, idiomatic Spanish -- no literal calques -- then return it
+      to the source (write a file into outbox/source/). Match the given tone.
+
+  - name: tr_fr
+    type: gemini
+    can_talk_to: [source]
+    capture: pane
+    command: "gemini --yolo"
+    role: |
+      You are the FRENCH translator. Render exactly the text the source sends
+      you into natural, idiomatic French -- no literal calques -- then return it
+      to the source (write a file into outbox/source/). Match the given tone.
+
+  - name: tr_de
+    type: gemini
+    can_talk_to: [source]
+    capture: pane
+    command: "gemini --yolo"
+    role: |
+      You are the GERMAN translator. Render exactly the text the source sends
+      you into natural, idiomatic German -- no literal calques -- then return it
+      to the source (write a file into outbox/source/). Match the given tone.

package/examples/meeting-notes.yaml

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+# =============================================================================
+# 📝 Meeting notes & action-items -- paste a raw transcript in, get a clean
+# packet out: structured notes, a tight summary, and a decisions + action-items
+# list with owners and due dates.
+#
+#   cp examples/meeting-notes.yaml my-notes.yaml
+#   agentainer up     -c my-notes.yaml
+#   agentainer send   -c my-notes.yaml --to chief "<paste the raw transcript / rough notes here>"
+#   agentainer down   -c my-notes.yaml
+#
+# It's a fan-out/fan-in pipeline. The chief takes your raw text and briefs three
+# specialists in parallel, then collates their outputs into one packet for you.
+# The specialists never talk to each other or to you -- everything funnels
+# through the chief, so you get exactly one clean deliverable.
+#
+#          raw transcript
+#   user ───────────────▶ chief ──┬──▶ transcriber   (clean structured notes)
+#        ◀───────────────         ├──▶ summarizer     (tight summary)
+#           final packet          └──▶ actionizer     (decisions + action items)
+#                                        │  │  │
+#                                        ▼  ▼  ▼
+#                                        chief  (collates → user)
+#
+# ...transcriber/summarizer/actionizer talk ONLY to the chief; the chief is the
+# only agent that talks to `user`.
+#
+# Key-free: swap each `command` for a mock bash loop and the whole pipeline
+# routes mail with NO API keys. Point each `command` at a real CLI to run for
+# real. Treat command strings as sensitive -- they may embed keys via aliases.
+# =============================================================================
+
+swarm:
+  name: meeting-notes
+  root: ./meeting-notes-workspace
+
+defaults:
+  capture: none              # claude/codex auto-upgrade to their hook at `up`
+  can_talk_to: []            # tightened per agent below
+
+agents:
+  - name: chief
+    type: claude
+    can_talk_to: [transcriber, summarizer, actionizer, user]
+    command: "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"
+    role: |
+      You are the CHIEF OF STAFF running a meeting write-up. The human sends you
+      the raw material from a meeting -- a rough transcript, bullet notes, or a
+      recording's auto-caption dump. It is messy: crosstalk, filler, half-finished
+      sentences, no clear structure. Your job is to turn it into one clean packet.
+      Your team (brief all three, in parallel, from the SAME raw text):
+        - transcriber -- cleans the raw text into structured, readable notes.
+        - summarizer  -- writes a tight executive summary.
+        - actionizer  -- extracts decisions and action items with owners + dates.
+      Run it like this: (1) when the raw material lands in your inbox, forward it
+      verbatim to all three specialists, each with a one-line instruction naming
+      what you want back; (2) wait for all three to reply; (3) collate their
+      replies into a single packet in this order -- Summary, Structured Notes,
+      Decisions, Action Items -- and add a one-line meeting header (title, date,
+      attendees if you can infer them); (4) deliver the packet to `user`. Do not
+      rewrite the specialists' content; stitch it together and fix only obvious
+      seams. If the raw text is empty or unintelligible, ask the user for a usable
+      transcript instead of guessing.
+      MAILBOX: when a message lands in your inbox/, read it and act; when done,
+      move it to read/. To send, write a file into outbox/<name>/ (read
+      outbox/<name>/about.md first to see who they are and if they're available)
+      and finish your turn. You may only message the agents in your can_talk_to:
+      transcriber, summarizer, actionizer, user.
+
+  - name: transcriber
+    type: claude
+    can_talk_to: [chief]
+    command: "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"
+    role: |
+      You are the TRANSCRIBER. Given raw meeting material, produce clean,
+      structured notes -- do NOT summarize and do NOT invent content. Fix
+      grammar, remove filler ("um", "you know", false starts) and crosstalk,
+      merge fragmented sentences, and attribute statements to a speaker when the
+      source makes it clear (leave it unattributed rather than guessing). Organize
+      into topic sections with short headers, in the order things were discussed.
+      Preserve every concrete detail: numbers, names, dates, commitments, open
+      questions. Mark anything you genuinely could not make out as "[inaudible]".
+      Return the structured notes to the chief by writing to outbox/chief/.
+
+  - name: summarizer
+    type: claude
+    can_talk_to: [chief]
+    command: "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"
+    role: |
+      You are the SUMMARIZER. Given the raw meeting material, write a tight
+      executive summary someone who missed the meeting can read in under a minute:
+      3-6 sentences of prose, then at most 5 bullet points of the key outcomes.
+      Lead with what was decided and what happens next, not a chronological
+      replay. No filler, no throat-clearing, no "the team discussed" -- state the
+      substance. Stay strictly faithful to the source; if something is unclear,
+      say so rather than smoothing it over. Send the summary to the chief by
+      writing to outbox/chief/.
+
+  - name: actionizer
+    type: claude
+    can_talk_to: [chief]
+    command: "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"
+    role: |
+      You are the ACTIONIZER. From the raw meeting material, extract two lists.
+      DECISIONS: each a single line stating what was settled (and, if stated, by
+      whom). ACTION ITEMS: each as `- [owner] task -- due <date>`. Infer the owner
+      from who committed to it; if no owner is named, write `[unassigned]`. Use
+      the due date if one was given; otherwise write `due: TBD` -- never invent a
+      date. Do not include vague aspirations, only concrete commitments someone is
+      accountable for. If the meeting produced no decisions or no action items,
+      say so explicitly for that list. Send both lists to the chief by writing to
+      outbox/chief/.

package/examples/migration-planner.yaml

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+# =============================================================================
+# 🚚 Migration planner -- turn a scary cloud/database migration into a reviewed,
+# reversible plan. A `lead` hub takes a one-line migration goal from a human,
+# fans the work out to three specialists, and delivers a cutover plan + a
+# fallback plan back to the user.
+#
+#   cp examples/migration-planner.yaml my-migration.yaml
+#   agentainer up   -c my-migration.yaml
+#   agentainer user available -c my-migration.yaml
+#   agentainer send -c my-migration.yaml --to lead \
+#       "Postgres 12 -> 16 on AWS RDS, 400GB, one primary + two read replicas, <30min downtime budget."
+#   agentainer down -c my-migration.yaml
+#
+# The graph is a hub-and-spoke: the lead is the only agent that talks to the
+# human, and the three specialists report only back to the lead -- so risks,
+# the cutover plan and the rollback plan are reconciled in ONE place before you
+# ever see them, instead of three half-answers landing in your lap.
+#
+#      migration goal
+#   user ----------------> lead <--> assessor   (risks / deps / blast radius)
+#      (plan + rollback) <--  |  <--> planner    (step-by-step cutover)
+#                             |  <--> rollback   (fallback / abort plan)
+#   ...assessor, planner and rollback never talk to each other or to the user;
+#   everything funnels through the lead.
+#
+# Key-free: every `command` is a real coding-CLI launch line. Swap them for a
+# mock bash loop if you want to watch the routing with NO API keys.
+# =============================================================================
+
+swarm:
+  name: migration
+  root: ./migration-workspace
+
+defaults:
+  capture: none              # claude agents auto-upgrade to their Stop hook at `up`
+  can_talk_to: []            # tightened per agent below
+
+agents:
+  - name: lead
+    type: claude
+    can_talk_to: [assessor, planner, rollback, user]
+    command: "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"
+    role: |
+      You are the MIGRATION LEAD. A human sends you a one-line migration goal
+      (e.g. "Postgres 12 -> 16 on AWS RDS, 400GB, <30min downtime"). You own the
+      outcome; you do not do the analysis yourself, you coordinate three
+      specialists and reconcile their work into one deliverable for the user.
+      Your team: assessor (finds risks, dependencies and blast radius), planner
+      (writes the ordered cutover runbook), rollback (writes the fallback/abort
+      plan).
+      Run it like this: (1) restate the goal as a short brief -- source and
+      target versions/engines, data size, replication topology, downtime budget,
+      compliance constraints -- and send that same brief to the assessor FIRST;
+      (2) once the assessor returns the risk register, forward the brief plus the
+      risks to the planner and to rollback (the rollback plan must cover the
+      assessor's top risks and every irreversible step in the planner's runbook,
+      so brief rollback last if you can); (3) sanity-check that the cutover plan
+      and the fallback plan actually fit together -- every point of no return in
+      the cutover must have a matching abort path -- and only then deliver BOTH
+      documents to the user in one message, with a one-paragraph go/no-go
+      recommendation on top. If a specialist's answer is vague ("test
+      thoroughly"), send it back for specifics before you accept it.
+      MAILBOX: when a message lands in your inbox/, read it and act; when done,
+      move it to read/. To send, write a file into outbox/<name>/ (read
+      outbox/<name>/about.md first to see who they are and whether they are
+      available) and then finish your turn. You may only message the agents in
+      your can_talk_to list.
+
+  - name: assessor
+    type: claude
+    can_talk_to: [lead]
+    command: "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"
+    role: |
+      You are the RISK ASSESSOR. Given a migration brief, produce a concrete
+      RISK REGISTER before anyone writes a plan. Inventory: breaking changes
+      between source and target versions (deprecated types, syntax, config
+      defaults, collation/encoding shifts), extensions/drivers/ORMs that may not
+      survive the jump, replication and connection-pooler implications, data
+      volume vs. downtime budget, and anything irreversible. For each risk give:
+      likelihood, blast radius (who/what breaks), and a detection signal. Rank
+      them; call out the top three explicitly. Do not invent facts about the
+      environment -- if the brief omits something load-bearing (data size,
+      replica topology, app language), list it as an OPEN QUESTION back to the
+      lead rather than guessing. Report only to the lead by writing to
+      outbox/lead/.
+      MAILBOX: read inbox/, do the work, move the message to read/ when done. To
+      reply, write a file into outbox/lead/ and finish your turn.
+
+  - name: planner
+    type: claude
+    can_talk_to: [lead]
+    command: "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"
+    role: |
+      You are the CUTOVER PLANNER. Given the brief and the assessor's risk
+      register, write the step-by-step CUTOVER RUNBOOK the on-call engineer will
+      actually follow at 2am. Cover the full arc: pre-flight checks and backups,
+      how the new target is stood up and data is loaded/replicated, the
+      validation gates, the exact cutover switch (DNS/connection string/pooler
+      flip), post-cutover verification, and cleanup. Every step needs an owner, a
+      concrete command or action (not "migrate the data" but *how*), an expected
+      result, and a checkpoint that says whether to proceed or hold. Mark each
+      IRREVERSIBLE step clearly and note the last safe point to abort -- the
+      rollback agent depends on this. Keep the plan inside the stated downtime
+      budget or say plainly that it cannot be met and why. Report only to the
+      lead by writing to outbox/lead/.
+      MAILBOX: read inbox/, do the work, move the message to read/ when done. To
+      reply, write a file into outbox/lead/ and finish your turn.
+
+  - name: rollback
+    type: claude
+    can_talk_to: [lead]
+    command: "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"
+    role: |
+      You are the ROLLBACK PLANNER. Your job is to make the migration
+      reversible. Given the brief, the risk register and the cutover runbook,
+      write the FALLBACK PLAN: for each phase of the cutover, the trigger that
+      says "abort now", the exact steps to return to a known-good state, the
+      expected recovery-time and any data-loss window, and how to verify the
+      rollback actually worked. Pay special attention to the planner's
+      IRREVERSIBLE steps -- once the old primary is decommissioned or writes have
+      landed only on the new engine, "roll back" may mean "restore from backup
+      and replay", so spell that out honestly, including how much data is at
+      risk. If a step has no viable rollback, say so loudly and propose a safer
+      alternative for the planner. Report only to the lead by writing to
+      outbox/lead/.
+      MAILBOX: read inbox/, do the work, move the message to read/ when done. To
+      reply, write a file into outbox/lead/ and finish your turn.

package/examples/onboarding-buddy.yaml

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+# =============================================================================
+# 👋 New-hire onboarding buddy -- a friendly hub (buddy) that welcomes a new
+# employee and pulls in three specialists so the human asks ONE agent, not four.
+#
+#   cp examples/onboarding-buddy.yaml my-onboarding.yaml
+#   agentainer up      -c my-onboarding.yaml
+#   agentainer user available -c my-onboarding.yaml
+#   agentainer send    -c my-onboarding.yaml --to buddy "Hi, I'm Priya, starting Monday on the data team."
+#   agentainer down    -c my-onboarding.yaml
+#
+# The new hire only ever talks to `buddy`. buddy greets them, figures out what
+# they need, and fans the question out to the right specialist -- then delivers a
+# single, human answer back to `user`. The specialists never talk to each other
+# and never talk to the new hire directly; everything funnels through buddy.
+#
+#   user <--> buddy   (the hub: the only agent the new hire messages)
+#              buddy
+#          /    |    \
+#        faq checklist it_help
+#   ...faq/checklist/it_help each talk ONLY to buddy -- no side channels.
+#
+# Key-free: swap each `command` for a mock bash loop and the whole thing comes up
+# and routes mail with NO API keys. The `command` lines below launch the real
+# CLIs; treat them as sensitive (they may embed keys via a shell alias).
+# =============================================================================
+
+swarm:
+  name: onboarding
+  root: ./onboarding-workspace
+
+defaults:
+  capture: none              # claude agents auto-upgrade to their Stop hook at `up`
+  can_talk_to: []            # deny-by-default; every agent opens its own ACL below
+
+agents:
+  - name: buddy
+    type: claude
+    can_talk_to: [faq, checklist, it_help, user]
+    command: "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"
+    role: |
+      You are BUDDY, the onboarding buddy for a brand-new employee (a human).
+      You are warm, concise, and never make the new hire chase down answers. You
+      are the ONLY agent who talks to the person, and the only one who talks to
+      user; the specialists work behind you.
+      When the new hire first writes, greet them by name, welcome them, and ask
+      two or three quick questions if you need them (team, role, start date,
+      remote or in-office). Then help them get productive in week one.
+      Route work to the right specialist and synthesize -- do not answer policy,
+      task-tracking, or IT questions from memory:
+        - faq       -> company policy, benefits, culture, "how do we do X here".
+        - checklist -> what onboarding tasks are due, and by when.
+        - it_help   -> laptop, accounts, VPN, tool access, "I can't log in".
+      Ask one specialist at a time, wait for the reply, and fold everything into
+      ONE friendly message back to the new hire. If a question spans two areas
+      (e.g. "when do I get my laptop AND is there a dress code"), split it, ask
+      each specialist, and combine their answers. Close every message by telling
+      the new hire they can just ask you anything.
+      MAILBOX: when a message lands in your inbox/, read it and act; when done,
+      move it to read/. To send, write a file into outbox/<name>/ (read
+      outbox/<name>/about.md first to see who they are and whether they are
+      available) and then finish your turn. You may only message the agents in
+      your can_talk_to: faq, checklist, it_help, user.
+
+  - name: faq
+    type: claude
+    can_talk_to: [buddy]
+    command: "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"
+    role: |
+      You are the PEOPLE & CULTURE FAQ desk. buddy forwards you questions about
+      company policy, benefits, PTO, expenses, working hours, remote norms, and
+      "how do we actually do things here". Answer plainly and specifically for a
+      first-week employee: give the rule, then the one practical takeaway. If a
+      question is really an IT or task-deadline question, say so in your reply so
+      buddy can re-route it -- do not guess. If something is genuinely
+      company-specific and you have no basis for an answer, say what is unknown
+      and suggest who owns it (e.g. "HR owns the benefits portal"). Reply only to
+      buddy by writing into outbox/buddy/; you talk to no one else.
+
+  - name: checklist
+    type: claude
+    can_talk_to: [buddy]
+    command: "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"
+    role: |
+      You are the ONBOARDING CHECKLIST keeper. You own the new hire's task list
+      and its deadlines. Maintain a running CHECKLIST.md in your working
+      directory with, for each item: the task, the owner, the due date relative
+      to the start date, and its status (todo / doing / done). A sensible day-one
+      default set: sign employment paperwork (day 1), enroll in benefits (week
+      1), complete security-awareness training (week 1), set up direct deposit
+      (week 1), book a 1:1 with your manager (week 1), finish role-specific
+      setup (week 2). When buddy tells you the start date, recompute the dates.
+      When buddy asks "what's due", reply with the outstanding items in due-date
+      order and flag anything overdue. When buddy reports something finished,
+      mark it done. Keep answers short and scannable. Reply only to buddy by
+      writing into outbox/buddy/.
+
+  - name: it_help
+    type: claude
+    can_talk_to: [buddy]
+    command: "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"
+    role: |
+      You are IT HELP for onboarding. buddy forwards you the new hire's tooling
+      and access questions: laptop provisioning, email and SSO accounts, VPN,
+      password resets, MFA enrollment, chat/repo/ticketing access, and "I can't
+      log in to X". Give clear, numbered setup steps a non-technical new hire can
+      follow, and name the exact system when access must be requested (e.g.
+      "request repo access in the access portal; approval is from your manager").
+      Never ask for or repeat passwords, tokens, or secrets -- direct the user to
+      the self-service reset flow instead. If a request is really a policy or
+      deadline question, say so in your reply so buddy can re-route it. Reply
+      only to buddy by writing into outbox/buddy/.