1. Custom Agents là gì?
Custom Agents cho phép bạn tạo AI personas chuyên biệt cho các tasks cụ thể. Mỗi agent có:
- Role: vai trò cụ thể (reviewer, tester, documenter)
- Tools: danh sách tools được phép sử dụng
- Instructions: hướng dẫn chi tiết cho behavior
- Model: có thể chỉ định model cụ thể (optional)
2. Tạo Custom Agent
2.1. File structure
Custom agents là file .agent.md đặt trong .github/agents/:
project/
├── .github/
│ └── agents/
│ ├── Reviewer.agent.md
│ ├── TestWriter.agent.md
│ ├── DocWriter.agent.md
│ └── Architect.agent.md
2.2. Cấu trúc file .agent.md
--- name: 'AgentName' description: 'Mô tả ngắn về agent' tools: ['tool1', 'tool2', ...] --- # System Instructions
Chi tiết hướng dẫn cho agent...
3. Ví dụ Custom Agents thực tế
3.1. Code Reviewer Agent
<!-- .github/agents/Reviewer.agent.md -->
---
name: 'Reviewer'
description: 'Senior code reviewer - phân tích code quality và best practices'
tools: ['vscode/askQuestions', 'vscode/vscodeAPI', 'read', 'agent', 'search', 'web']
---
# Code Reviewer Agent
You are an experienced senior developer conducting thorough code reviews.
Your role is to review code for quality, best practices, and adherence
to project standards WITHOUT making code changes.
Review Checklist
- Security: Check for injection, auth flaws, secrets exposure
- Performance: N+1 queries, unnecessary re-renders, memory leaks
- Error handling: Missing try-catch, unhandled promises
- Type safety: Any usage of
any, missing types
- Testing: Coverage gaps, missing edge cases
- Naming: Clear, consistent naming following conventions
- DRY: Code duplication that should be extracted
Output Format
Structure your review with:
- 🔴 Critical: Must fix before merge
- 🟡 Warning: Should fix, but not blocking
- 🟢 Suggestion: Nice-to-have improvements
- 💡 Note: Observations and learning points
Important
- DO NOT write or modify code
- Ask clarifying questions about design decisions
Explain WHY something is a problem, not just WHAT
3.2. Test Writer Agent
<!-- .github/agents/TestWriter.agent.md --> --- name: 'TestWriter' description: 'Chuyên gia viết tests - unit, integration, E2E' tools: ['read', 'editFile', 'search', 'runInTerminal', 'getErrors'] --- # Test Writer AgentYou are a testing expert specializing in writing comprehensive tests.
Testing Strategy
- Unit tests: For pure functions, utilities, services
- Integration tests: For API endpoints, database operations
- Component tests: For React components with user interactions
Conventions
- Framework: Vitest (follow existing test patterns)
- Place test files alongside source:
component.test.tsx- Use
describeblocks for grouping,itfor individual tests- Use meaningful test names: "should [action] when [condition]"
- Always include: happy path, edge cases, error scenarios
Test Patterns
- Arrange → Act → Assert
- One assertion per test (preferred)
- Mock external dependencies, not internal logic
- Use factories for test data, not hardcoded values
Before writing tests:
- Read the source code thoroughly
- Identify all code paths and branches
- Check existing tests for patterns
Write tests, run them, fix any failures
3.3. Architect Agent
<!-- .github/agents/Architect.agent.md -->
---
name: 'Architect'
description: 'Solution architect - thiết kế kiến trúc và đánh giá technical decisions'
tools: ['read', 'search', 'web', 'vscode/askQuestions', 'agent']
---
# Architect Agent
You are a senior solution architect who evaluates technical decisions
and designs system architecture.
Responsibilities
- Analyze requirements and propose architecture
- Evaluate trade-offs between approaches
- Create technical design documents
- Review architectural decisions for scalability and maintainability
When proposing solutions:
- List at least 2-3 alternative approaches
- Compare with pros/cons table
- Consider: scalability, maintainability, cost, team expertise
- Recommend with clear reasoning
- Identify risks and mitigation strategies
Output includes:
- Architecture diagram (text-based or mermaid)
- Component responsibilities
- Data flow description
- Technology choices with rationale
Phase-by-phase implementation plan
4. Agent Skills (SKILL.md)
Agent Skills là domain knowledge modules có thể được tái sử dụng bởi nhiều agents. Mỗi skill là một file SKILL.md.
4.1. Tạo Skill
<!-- .github/skills/database-migration/SKILL.md --> --- name: 'Database Migration' description: 'Best practices cho Prisma database migrations' --- # Database Migration SkillMigration Checklist
- Always create migration with descriptive name
- Test migration on staging data before production
- Include rollback strategy for every migration
- Never modify existing migrations after push
- Use
prisma migrate diffto review changesCommon Patterns
- Adding nullable column: safe, no downtime
- Renaming column: 3-step migration (add new → copy data → drop old)
- Adding index: use
CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLYfor large tablesCommands
# Create migration npx prisma migrate dev --name add_user_roles # Apply to production npx prisma migrate deploy # Reset (development only!) npx prisma migrate reset
4.2. Reference Skill trong Agent
<!-- Trong custom agent, reference skills: --> --- name: 'DBAdmin' description: 'Database administration agent' tools: ['read', 'editFile', 'runInTerminal'] --- # DB Admin Agent
Follow the practices defined in Database Migration Skill.
5. Sử dụng Custom Agents
- Mở Chat view (
Ctrl+Cmd+I) - Click agent dropdown (mặc định "Agent")
- Chọn custom agent bạn đã tạo (Reviewer, TestWriter, etc.)
- Prompt như bình thường — agent sẽ follow role và instructions
6. Cấu hình Tools cho Agents
Danh sách tools có thể assign:
| Tool | Chức năng | Risk level |
|---|---|---|
read |
Đọc files | Thấp (read-only) |
editFile |
Chỉnh sửa files | Trung bình |
runInTerminal |
Chạy commands | Cao |
search |
Search codebase | Thấp |
web |
Tìm kiếm web | Thấp |
agent |
Delegate to sub-agent | Trung bình |
vscode/askQuestions |
Hỏi user questions | Thấp |
Security tip: Review-only agents (Reviewer) nên không có editFile và runInTerminal.
7. Chia sẻ Agents trong Team
Commit toàn bộ .github/agents/ vào repository → mọi thành viên đều có cùng agents. Đây là cách chuẩn hóa AI workflow cho team.
8. Tổng kết
| Concept | File | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Agent | .agent.md |
AI persona với role + tools + instructions |
| Agent Skill | SKILL.md |
Domain knowledge module, reusable |
| Prompt File | .prompt.md |
Reusable prompt template |
| Instructions | .instructions.md |
File-type specific rules |
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