🤖 @jhowland/agents

54 specialized AI agents for software development - Design, Development, Marketing, Product, and more.

🚀 Quick Start

Install via npm

# Install globally
npm install -g @jhowland/agents

# Or use with npx (no install)
npx @jhowland/agents list

CLI Usage

# List all agents
jhowland-agent list
# or short alias
jla list

# List by department
jla ls development
jla ls autonomous

# View specific agent
jla use bolt
jla use code-reviewer

# Search agents
jla search "performance"
jla search "security"

# Show agent info
jla info rapid-prototyper

# Install to Claude Code
jla install

# Show help
jla help

📁 Agent Departments

agents/
├── 🤖 autonomous/            (7 agents)
│   ├── bolt                  ⚡ Performance optimization
│   ├── sentinel              🛡️ Security
│   ├── janitor               🧹 Code cleanup
│   ├── migrator              🔄 Migrations
│   ├── optimizer             🎯 Optimization
│   ├── a11y-specialist       ♿ Accessibility
│   └── i18n-specialist       🌍 Internationalization
│
├── 💻 development/           (10 agents) ← NEW
│   ├── rapid-prototyper      🚀 MVPs in days
│   ├── frontend-developer    💻 React/Next.js
│   ├── backend-architect     🏗️ APIs & systems
│   ├── mobile-app-builder    📱 iOS/Android
│   ├── ai-engineer           🤖 AI/ML integration
│   ├── devops-automator      🔄 CI/CD
│   ├── database-engineer     🗄️ Schema & queries
│   ├── code-reviewer         👀 Code review
│   ├── test-writer-fixer     🧪 Automated tests
│   └── api-designer          🔌 API design
│
├── 🎨 design/                (8 agents)
├── 📦 product/               (4 agents)
├── 📢 marketing/             (7 agents)
├── 📋 project-management/    (3 agents)
├── ⚙️ studio-operations/     (6 agents)
├── 🧪 testing/               (7 agents)
└── 🎁 bonus/                 (2 agents)

Total: 54 agents across 10 departments

💻 Development Department

The development/ department combines the best agents for software engineering:

| Agent | Description | Use When | |-------|-------------|----------| | rapid-prototyper | Build MVPs fast | Starting new projects | | frontend-developer | Modern UI development | React/Next.js work | | backend-architect | Scalable APIs | Backend systems | | mobile-app-builder | Native mobile apps | iOS/Android development | | ai-engineer | AI/ML integration | Adding AI features | | devops-automator | CI/CD pipelines | Deployment automation | | database-engineer | Database design | Schema & optimization | | code-reviewer | Code review | PR reviews | | test-writer-fixer | Automated testing | Test coverage | | api-designer | API architecture | REST/GraphQL APIs |

🔧 Installation to Claude Code

After installing the npm package, install agents to Claude Code:

# Install globally first
npm install -g @jhowland/agents

# Then install to Claude Code
jhowland-agent install

# Or use npx
npx @jhowland/agents install

This copies all agents to ~/.claude/agents/ for use with Claude Code.

🎯 Usage Examples

View an Agent

$ jla use bolt

# Bolt ⚡ - Performance Optimization Agent
#
# ## Identity
# You are Bolt - an agent obsessed with performance...

List by Department

$ jla ls development

💻 Development (10 agents)
────────────────────────────────────────
  • rapid-prototyper       Build MVPs in days, not weeks
  • frontend-developer     Modern frontend development
  • backend-architect      Scalable API design
  ...

Search Agents

$ jla search security

🔍 Search results for "security" (2 found):

  🛡️ sentinel              Security vulnerabilities and secrets
  ⚙️ legal-compliance       Legal and compliance checking

📦 Manual Installation

If you prefer not to use npm:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/jhowtkd/jhowlandstudio.git

# Copy to Claude Code agents directory
cp -r jhowlandstudio/* ~/.claude/agents/

🤖 Autonomous Agents

Agents in autonomous/ work continuously to improve your codebase:

| Agent | Icon | Mission | |-------|------|---------| | bolt | ⚡ | One performance improvement per day | | sentinel | 🛡️ | One security fix per day | | janitor | 🧹 | One code cleanup per day | | migrator | 🔄 | Handle migrations | | optimizer | 🎯 | General optimization | | a11y-specialist | ♿ | Accessibility improvements | | i18n-specialist | 🌍 | Internationalization |

🎨 Design Agents

| Agent | Description | |-------|-------------| | ui-designer | Interfaces developers can build | | ux-researcher | User insights to improvements | | brand-guardian | Brand identity consistency | | visual-storyteller | Visuals that convert | | whimsy-injector | Delight in interactions | | palette | UX & accessibility | | polish | UI refinement | | ux-writer | Microcopy optimization |

📦 Product Agents

| Agent | Description | |-------|-------------| | trend-researcher | Identify viral opportunities | | feedback-synthesizer | Complaints to features | | sprint-prioritizer | Max value in sprints | | researcher | Feature research & innovation |

📢 Marketing Agents

| Agent | Description | |-------|-------------| | growth-hacker | Viral growth loops | | content-creator | Multi-platform content | | app-store-optimizer | ASO optimization | | tiktok-strategist | Viral TikTok content | | instagram-curator | Visual content | | twitter-engager | Twitter engagement | | reddit-community-builder | Reddit communities |

📋 Project Management Agents

| Agent | Description | |-------|-------------| | project-shipper | Ship without crashes | | studio-producer | Keep teams productive | | experiment-tracker | Data-driven validation |

⚙️ Studio Operations Agents

| Agent | Description | |-------|-------------| | infrastructure-maintainer | Scalable infrastructure | | analytics-reporter | Data insights | | support-responder | Customer support | | finance-tracker | Financial tracking | | legal-compliance-checker | Compliance | | analyst | Data analysis |

🧪 Testing Agents

| Agent | Description | |-------|-------------| | tester | Manual testing strategy | | api-tester | API testing | | performance-benchmarker | Performance tests | | test-results-analyzer | Result analysis | | workflow-optimizer | Workflow optimization | | tool-evaluator | Tool evaluation | | mocker | Mock creation |

🎁 Bonus Agents

| Agent | Description | |-------|-------------| | studio-coach | Excellence coaching | | joker | Humor & fun |

🔄 Typical Workflows

New Feature Development

product/researcher → design/ui-designer → development/rapid-prototyper 
  → development/test-writer-fixer → autonomous/sentinel

Code Maintenance

autonomous/janitor → development/code-reviewer → development/test-writer-fixer 
  → autonomous/bolt

Performance Optimization

autonomous/bolt → development/database-engineer → autonomous/optimizer

🛠️ CLI Reference

# List commands
jhowland-agent list [department]
jla ls [department]

# View agents
jhowland-agent use <agent-name>
jla use <agent-name>

# Information
jhowland-agent info <agent-name>
jla info <agent-name>

# Search
jhowland-agent search <term>
jla search <term>

# Install
jhowland-agent install
jla install

# Help
jhowland-agent help
jla help

📄 License

MIT © JhowLand Studio

Version: 2.0.0
Total Agents: 54
Last Updated: 2026-02-04