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Generate Agent Card

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generate-agent-card

Generate an A2A agent card JSON by analyzing agent source code in a folder or GitHub URL. Studies the code to detect agent name, skills, tools, auth, protocol, and generates a spec-compliant agent card.

Overview

Publisheragentic-community
Repositorymcp-gateway-registry
Skill namegenerate-agent-card
Stars
969
Forks
244
Bundled files
Instructions only
LicenseApache-2.0
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  • Markdown instructions

    A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.

  • Works with any LLM

    AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.

  • Self-contained

    Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.

  • Open source

    Published by agentic-community on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Generate Agent Card AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

1

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

  1. Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
  2. Choose "Install from GitHub".
  3. Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
    https://github.com/agentic-community/mcp-gateway-registry/tree/main/.claude/skills/generate-agent-card
  4. Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.
Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.
2

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/agentic-community/mcp-gateway-registry.git /tmp/mcp-gateway-registry
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/mcp-gateway-registry/.claude/skills/generate-agent-card .claude/skills/generate-agent-card
Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Generate Agent Card in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Generate Agent Card on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Generate Agent Card is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

  • Loaded only when it is needed

    The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.

  • Switch models mid-chat

    Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Generate A2A Agent Card

Generate an A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocol agent card JSON file by analyzing the source code at $ARGUMENTS.

Steps

1. Carefully study the source code

Do NOT just skim the top-level files. Agents can be complex, multi-file projects. You MUST thoroughly explore the entire folder structure before generating the card.

If $ARGUMENTS is a local folder path, use Glob to find ALL Python files, YAML/JSON configs, and README files in the folder and its subfolders. Read every relevant file.

If $ARGUMENTS is a GitHub URL, use WebFetch to read the raw file contents. Follow imports to discover additional files.

Where to look (agents are not always a single file):

  • Entrypoints: main.py, app.py, agent_entrypoint.py, server.py, __main__.py
  • Tool definitions: tools may be in separate files like tools/, skills/, functions/, or registered via decorators (@tool, @function_tool, @mcp_tool)
  • Multi-agent setups: look for orchestrator/supervisor patterns, multiple agent classes, agent registries, sub-agent folders
  • Prompts and system messages: may be in separate files like prompts/, templates/, system_prompt.txt, or as string constants
  • MCP server connections: look for MCP client configs, mcp_servers, MCPClient, tool imports from MCP servers - these are skills the agent can use
  • Config files: pyproject.toml, requirements.txt, .bedrock_agentcore.yaml, agent_config.yaml, docker-compose.yml
  • Sub-folders: check ALL subdirectories for additional agents, tools, or shared utilities

From the code, detect:

  • Agent name: from constants, CLI args, config files, class names
  • Description: from docstrings, README, module-level comments
  • Skills/tools: from @tool decorators, tool lists, function definitions passed to agent frameworks (Strands, LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen, etc.), MCP tool connections, imported tool modules
  • Multi-agent skills: if there are multiple agents (orchestrator, sub-agents), each agent's capabilities should be represented as skills
  • MCP-sourced tools: if the agent connects to MCP servers, list those tools as skills too (read the MCP server configs to find tool names and descriptions)
  • Input/output modes: text, images, files, structured data - check what the agent accepts and returns
  • Protocol: HTTP (HTTP+JSON), A2A (JSONRPC), MCP
  • Auth mechanism: IAM/SigV4, Cognito/JWT, API key, OAuth2
  • Streaming support: from framework config, capabilities flags
  • Version: from constants, pyproject.toml, or default to 1.0.0
  • Endpoint URL: from .bedrock_agentcore.yaml or deployment config if available

2. Generate the agent card JSON

Create a JSON file following the official A2A Agent Card specification (https://a2a-protocol.org/latest/specification/).

All mandatory fields MUST be present. Use camelCase for JSON field names.

Required fields
json
{
  "name": "string - Human-readable agent name",
  "description": "string - What the agent does",
  "version": "string - e.g. 1.0.0",
  "supportedInterfaces": [
    {
      "url": "string - Agent endpoint URL",
      "protocolBinding": "string - JSONRPC or HTTP+JSON or GRPC",
      "protocolVersion": "string - e.g. 1.0"
    }
  ],
  "capabilities": {
    "streaming": false,
    "pushNotifications": false
  },
  "defaultInputModes": ["text/plain"],
  "defaultOutputModes": ["text/plain"],
  "skills": [
    {
      "id": "string - unique skill id",
      "name": "string - human-readable name",
      "description": "string - what the skill does",
      "tags": ["string"],
      "examples": ["string - example prompts"]
    }
  ]
}
Optional fields to include when detected
  • provider: Include if organization info is available. Requires organization (string) and url (string).
  • documentationUrl: Link to docs if found in README or code.
  • iconUrl: Agent icon if found.
  • securitySchemes: Include when auth is detected:
    • Cognito/JWT: {"bearerAuth": {"httpAuthSecurityScheme": {"scheme": "Bearer", "description": "Cognito JWT bearer token"}}}
    • API Key: {"apiKey": {"apiKeySecurityScheme": {"name": "x-api-key", "location": "header"}}}
    • IAM/SigV4: {"sigv4": {"httpAuthSecurityScheme": {"scheme": "AWS4-HMAC-SHA256", "description": "AWS SigV4 request signing"}}}
  • securityRequirements: Reference the schemes defined above, e.g. [{"schemes": {"bearerAuth": []}}]

3. Populate skills correctly

  • Find ALL tools/functions the agent exposes
  • For each tool, create a skill entry with:
    • id: snake_case identifier
    • name: Human-readable name
    • description: From the function docstring or tool description
    • tags: Relevant categories (e.g. ["math", "calculator"], ["search", "web"])
    • examples: 2-3 example prompts showing usage

4. Set the endpoint URL

  • Check for .bedrock_agentcore.yaml in the agent folder and read the ARN/endpoint if available
  • If no config found, use placeholder: https://<AGENT_ENDPOINT_URL>/

5. Detect protocol binding

  • A2A agents (a2a_server, A2AServer, port 9000, protocol="A2A"): use JSONRPC
  • HTTP agents (BedrockAgentCoreApp, REST endpoints): use HTTP+JSON
  • Default to JSONRPC

6. Save the output

  • Name the file {agent_name}_agent_card.json using the detected agent name in snake_case
  • Save it in the agent's folder (same folder as the source code)
  • Pretty-print with 2-space indentation

7. Validate the generated JSON

After writing the file, validate it by running this Python script via Bash:

bash
python3 -c "
import json
import sys

file_path = '<OUTPUT_FILE_PATH>'

# Step 1: JSON format check
try:
    with open(file_path) as f:
        card = json.load(f)
    print('PASS: Valid JSON format')
except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
    print(f'FAIL: Invalid JSON - {e}')
    sys.exit(1)

# Step 2: Required top-level fields
errors = []
TOP_LEVEL_REQUIRED = ['name', 'description', 'version', 'supportedInterfaces', 'capabilities', 'defaultInputModes', 'defaultOutputModes', 'skills']
for field in TOP_LEVEL_REQUIRED:
    if field not in card:
        errors.append(f'Missing required top-level field: {field}')
    elif field in ('name', 'description', 'version') and not isinstance(card[field], str):
        errors.append(f'{field} must be a string')
    elif field in ('defaultInputModes', 'defaultOutputModes', 'skills', 'supportedInterfaces') and not isinstance(card[field], list):
        errors.append(f'{field} must be an array')
    elif field == 'capabilities' and not isinstance(card[field], dict):
        errors.append(f'{field} must be an object')

# Step 3: Validate supportedInterfaces entries
INTERFACE_REQUIRED = ['url', 'protocolBinding', 'protocolVersion']
for i, iface in enumerate(card.get('supportedInterfaces', [])):
    for field in INTERFACE_REQUIRED:
        if field not in iface:
            errors.append(f'supportedInterfaces[{i}] missing required field: {field}')
    binding = iface.get('protocolBinding', '')
    if binding and binding not in ('JSONRPC', 'GRPC', 'HTTP+JSON'):
        errors.append(f'supportedInterfaces[{i}].protocolBinding must be JSONRPC, GRPC, or HTTP+JSON, got: {binding}')
if not card.get('supportedInterfaces'):
    errors.append('supportedInterfaces must have at least one entry')

# Step 4: Validate skills entries
SKILL_REQUIRED = ['id', 'name', 'description', 'tags']
for i, skill in enumerate(card.get('skills', [])):
    for field in SKILL_REQUIRED:
        if field not in skill:
            errors.append(f'skills[{i}] missing required field: {field}')
    if 'tags' in skill and not isinstance(skill['tags'], list):
        errors.append(f'skills[{i}].tags must be an array')

# Step 5: Validate defaultInputModes/defaultOutputModes are non-empty
if not card.get('defaultInputModes'):
    errors.append('defaultInputModes must have at least one entry')
if not card.get('defaultOutputModes'):
    errors.append('defaultOutputModes must have at least one entry')

# Step 6: Validate provider if present
if 'provider' in card and card['provider'] is not None:
    for field in ('organization', 'url'):
        if field not in card['provider']:
            errors.append(f'provider missing required field: {field}')

# Step 7: Report results
if errors:
    print(f'FAIL: {len(errors)} validation error(s):')
    for e in errors:
        print(f'  - {e}')
    sys.exit(1)
else:
    skill_count = len(card.get('skills', []))
    iface_count = len(card.get('supportedInterfaces', []))
    print(f'PASS: All mandatory fields present ({iface_count} interface(s), {skill_count} skill(s))')
"

Replace <OUTPUT_FILE_PATH> with the actual path of the generated JSON file.

If validation fails, fix the errors in the JSON and re-run validation until all checks pass. Do NOT report success to the user until validation passes.

8. Report results

After validation passes, output results in EXACTLY this format:

Validation passed. Here's a summary of the generated agent card:

Output file: <filename>.json

Detected from code:

- Agent name: <AgentName> (from <how it was detected, e.g. Strands agent with BedrockAgentCoreApp>)
- Skills: <count> - <skill_id> (<brief description>), <skill_id> (<brief description>), ...
- Protocol: <HTTP+JSON or JSONRPC> (<why, e.g. uses BedrockAgentCoreApp on port 8080>)
- Auth: <auth mechanisms detected, e.g. IAM/SigV4 (default) + Cognito JWT (optional)>
- Streaming: <true or false>
- Endpoint URL: <source, e.g. From .bedrock_agentcore.yaml - uses the my_agent deployment ARN (account ..., region ...)> or <Placeholder used - no deployment config found>

If validation fails, show the errors first, fix them, re-validate, and only show the summary above after all checks pass.

Reference template

Use this as a structural reference (from simple-a2a-agent):

json
{
  "name": "SimpleCalculatorAgent",
  "description": "A simple calculator agent that can evaluate mathematical expressions.",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "supportedInterfaces": [
    {
      "url": "https://bedrock-agentcore.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/runtimes/<encoded-arn>/invocations/",
      "protocolBinding": "JSONRPC",
      "protocolVersion": "1.0"
    }
  ],
  "capabilities": {
    "streaming": true,
    "pushNotifications": false
  },
  "defaultInputModes": ["text/plain"],
  "defaultOutputModes": ["text/plain"],
  "skills": [
    {
      "id": "calculator",
      "name": "Calculator",
      "description": "Evaluate a mathematical expression and return the result.",
      "tags": ["math", "calculator", "arithmetic"],
      "examples": [
        "What is 42 * 17?",
        "Calculate the square root of 144",
        "What is 15% of 200?"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Frequently asked questions

What does the Generate Agent Card AI skill do?

Generate an A2A agent card JSON by analyzing agent source code in a folder or GitHub URL. Studies the code to detect agent name, skills, tools, auth, protocol, and generates a spec-compliant agent card.

Why use Generate Agent Card on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Generate Agent Card is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Generate Agent Card in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/agentic-community/mcp-gateway-registry/tree/main/.claude/skills/generate-agent-card. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Generate Agent Card?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Generate Agent Card?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Generate Agent Card with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Generate Agent Card AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by agentic-community under the Apache-2.0 license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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