# agent-kit-plugin

This skill guides the creation of Hedera Agent Kit plugins and tools. Use it when adding token, account, consensus, smart contract, or custom Hedera functionality.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 463 installs · ★ 28
- Author: hedera-dev
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/hedera-dev/hedera-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/agent-kit-plugin/skills/agent-kit-plugin/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-03
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/agent-kit-plugin

## What it does

The skill lays out a Hedera Agent Kit plugin structure with `index.ts`, a `tools/` directory, exports, and registration through `configuration.plugins`. Tools are classes built on `BaseTool`, while Zod schemas define and validate their parameters. A TypeScript project with `@hashgraph/hedera-agent-kit` and `@hiero-ledger/sdk` is needed first.

\`BaseTool` runs hooks, parameter normalization, the core action, and a secondary action. Mutation tools build a transaction in `coreAction`, then sign and submit it through `handleTransaction`. Query tools return read-only results directly and skip the secondary action. Check this distinction before implementation because it determines the tool lifecycle and output parser you need.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill agent-kit-plugin -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill agent-kit-plugin -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill agent-kit-plugin -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install hedera-dev/hedera-skills agent-kit-plugin
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill agent-kit-plugin -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/hedera-dev/hedera-skills --path plugins/agent-kit-plugin/skills/agent-kit-plugin
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill agent-kit-plugin -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/hedera-dev/hedera-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/agent-kit-plugin/skills/agent-kit-plugin/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- create a Hedera Agent Kit plugin
- add a custom Hedera tool
- define tool parameters with Zod
- separate mutation tools from query tools
- register a plugin through `configuration.plugins`

## Example prompts
- Create a Hedera Agent Kit plugin for a token operation and register it in `configuration.plugins`.
- Implement a `BaseTool` class with a Zod parameter schema, parameter normalization, and transaction submission through `handleTransaction`.
- Build a read-only Hedera query tool and make it skip `secondaryAction`.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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````text
---
name: agent-kit-plugin
description: This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a hedera plugin", "build a hedera agent kit plugin", "extend hedera agent kit", "create custom hedera tools", "add hedera functionality", "write a hedera tool", "implement hedera tool", or needs guidance on Hedera Agent Kit plugin architecture, tool definitions, mutation tools, query tools, or parameter schemas using Zod.
version: 2.0.0
---

# Creating Hedera Agent Kit Plugins

This skill provides guidance for creating custom plugins that extend the Hedera Agent Kit. Plugins allow adding new tools for Hedera network interactions—token operations, account management, consensus service, smart contracts, and custom integrations.

## Quick Start

To create a Hedera plugin in 5 steps:

1. **Install dependencies**: Set up a TypeScript project with `@hashgraph/hedera-agent-kit` and `@hiero-ledger/sdk`
2. **Create plugin structure**: Create an `index.ts` with the plugin definition and a `tools/` directory
3. **Define tools**: Each tool is a class extending `BaseTool` — this opts the tool into the hooks/policies lifecycle
4. **Export properly**: Export the plugin object and tool name constants
5. **Register with agent**: Import and pass the plugin in the toolkit `configuration.plugins` array

## Plugin Interface

Every Hedera plugin implements this interface from `@hashgraph/hedera-agent-kit`:

```typescript
import { Plugin } from '@hashgraph/hedera-agent-kit';

export interface Plugin {
  name: string;           // Unique kebab-case identifier
  version?: string;       // Semantic version (e.g., "1.0.0")
  description?: string;   // Brief explanation of plugin purpose
  tools: (context: Context) => Tool[];  // Factory returning tools
}
```

The `tools` function receives a `Context` object containing network configuration and returns an array of `Tool` objects. `BaseTool` itself implements `Tool`, so a `BaseTool` subclass instance is a valid return value.

## `BaseTool`

Tools are written as classes extending `BaseTool`, which implements `Tool` and runs a 7-stage lifecycle:

```text
[1] preToolExecutionHook
[2] normalizeParams        ← your logic
[3] postParamsNormalizationHook
[4] coreAction             ← your logic
[5] postCoreActionHook
[6] secondaryAction        ← your logic (skipped via shouldSecondaryAction for queries)
[7] postToolExecutionHook
```

Hooks and policies registered on the agent kit fire at stages 1, 3, 5, and 7 automatically — you never call them manually.

A subclass must provide:

| Member | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `method` | `string` | Snake-case identifier with `_tool` suffix |
| `name` | `string` | Human-readable display name |
| `description` | `string` | LLM-facing description (typically built in the constructor from a prompt function) |
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