# agentctl
CLI for agent hub validation, index generation, and skill management.
Implements the hub formats defined in [agent-foundation](https://github.com/geronimo-iia/agent-foundation).
## Install
**Homebrew** (macOS/Linux):
```bash
brew tap geronimo-iia/agent
brew install agentctl
```
**cargo-binstall** (installs pre-built binary):
```bash
cargo binstall agent-ctl
```
**cargo** (builds from source):
```bash
cargo install agent-ctl
```
**Binary download**: grab the latest release from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/geronimo-iia/agentctl/releases).
## Quickstart
Validate a hub directory:
```bash
agentctl hub validate --type docs --path ./my-hub
agentctl hub validate --type skills --path ./my-skills
```
Generate `index.json`:
```bash
agentctl hub generate --type docs --path ./my-hub --output index.json
agentctl hub generate --type skills --path ./my-skills --hub-id my-hub --output index.json
```
## Usage
```
agentctl --help
agentctl hub --help
```
### Validation output
On success:
```
✓ Validation passed
```
On failure (exit code 1):
```
✗ skills/my-skill/SKILL.md:1: missing required field: name
✗ skills/my-skill/SKILL.md:1: missing required field: description
✗ Validation failed (2 error(s))
```
### Generated index.json (skills)
```json
{
"hub_id": "my-hub",
"generated_at": "2026-07-14T10:00:00Z",
"skills": [
{
"name": "python-scaffold",
"description": "Scaffold a Python project",
"path": "python-scaffold",
"commit_hash": "abc1234"
}
]
}
```
## CI Integration
Example GitHub Actions workflow for a docs or skills hub:
```yaml
name: Publish Index
on:
push:
branches: [main]
jobs:
publish:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
contents: write
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Install agentctl
run: |
curl -sSL https://github.com/geronimo-iia/agentctl/releases/latest/download/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz | tar xz -C /usr/local/bin
- name: Validate
run: agentctl hub validate --type docs --path .
- name: Generate index.json
run: agentctl hub generate --type docs --path . --output index.json
- name: Commit index.json
run: |
git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
git add index.json
git diff --staged --quiet || git commit -m "chore: regenerate index.json [skip ci]"
git push
```
Replace `--type docs` with `--type skills` for a skills hub.
## License
MIT OR Apache-2.0