# adk

Provides guidelines for Botpress Agent Development Kit (ADK) in TypeScript. Helps scaffold primitives, verify project status, and run CLI workflows.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2100 installs · ★ 12
- Author: botpress
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/botpress/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/adk/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/adk

## What it does

This skill guides coding agents through the Botpress ADK conventions. ADK maps the repository file tree directly to agent capabilities: files placed in `src/actions/`, `src/tools/`, or `src/workflows/` become active bot primitives automatically. Files kept outside `src/` will never be registered.

At the start of a session, the skill executes silent health checks via `adk check --format json` and `adk status --format json`. Note that `adk check` verifies configuration and schemas but skips static typechecking. You must run `tsc --noEmit` alongside it to catch TypeScript compiler errors.

The skill also directs CLI tasks without interactive prompts. It searches integrations using `adk integrations search` and uses tokens for non-TTY commands like `adk deploy --yes`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add botpress/skills --skill adk -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/adk/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/adk/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add botpress/skills --skill adk -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/adk/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add botpress/skills --skill adk -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/adk/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install botpress/skills adk
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/adk/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add botpress/skills --skill adk -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/botpress/skills --path skills/adk
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/adk/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add botpress/skills --skill adk -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/botpress/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/adk/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- map Botpress ADK primitives to matching directories in `src/`
- diagnose bot configuration issues using `adk check` and `tsc`
- search external integrations and interfaces via the ADK CLI
- run non-interactive bot deployment scripts with CLI flags

## Example prompts
- Create a new action in `src/actions/` that accepts a payload and updates the database
- Inspect this Botpress ADK project for schema errors and missing models
- Search for available customer support integrations with `adk integrations search`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: adk
description: a set of guidelines to build with Botpress's Agent Development Kit (ADK) - use these whenever you're tasked with building a feature using the ADK
license: MIT
---

# Botpress ADK Guidelines

Use this skill when you've got questions about the Botpress Agent Development Kit (ADK) - like when you're building a feature that involves tables, actions, tools, workflows, conversations, files, knowledge bases, triggers, assets, integrations, plugins, evals, or Zai.

## What is the ADK?

The Botpress ADK is a **convention-based TypeScript framework** where **file structure maps directly to bot behavior**. Place files in the correct directories, and they automatically become available as bot capabilities.

The ADK provides primitives for:

- Actions & Tools (reusable functions and AI-callable tools)
- Workflows (long-running, resumable processes)
- Conversations (message handling)
- Tables (data storage with semantic search)
- Files (file storage with semantic search)
- Knowledge Bases (RAG implementation)
- Triggers (event-driven automation)
- Assets (static files with permanent URLs)
- Integrations (external service connections managed via CLI and dependency snapshots)
- Plugins (reusable agent extensions with interface dependencies)
- **Zai** (production-ready LLM utility library for common AI operations)

### Project Structure (Convention-Based)

Most primitives must be placed in `src/` directory (assets use the `assets/` directory at the project root):

```
/                      # Project root
├── assets/            # Static files → synced to Botpress Cloud with permanent URLs
├── src/
│   ├── actions/       # Strongly-typed functions → auto-registered
│   ├── tools/         # AI-callable tools → available via execute()
│   ├── workflows/     # Long-running processes → resumable/scheduled
│   ├── conversations/ # Message handlers → routes by channel
│   ├── tables/        # Database schemas → auto-created with search
│   ├── triggers/      # Event handlers → subscribe to events
│   ├── knowledge/     # Knowledge bases → RAG with semantic search
│   └── utils/         # Shared helpers (not auto-registered)
├── .adk/
│   └── dependencies/
│       ├── dev.json             # Generated dependency snapshot (dev)
│       ├── prod.json            # Generated dependency snapshot (prod)
│       └── migration.json       # One-way legacy migration marker
├── .agent0/
│   └── capabilities/            # Project-local Agent(0) capability bundle
└── agent.config.ts    # Bot configuration
```

> **Note:** Manage integrations and plugins via the `adk integrations` / `adk plugins` CLI or the Dev Console. Botpress Cloud is the source of truth; `.adk/dependencies/` contains generated local snapshots for fast/offline reads and should not be edited manually. See `integrations.md` and `plugins.md`.

> **Critical:** Files outside `src/` are not discovered. Location = behavior.

## Session Start

The first time you help with an ADK project in a session, silently check the project's health:
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