SKILL.md
Tool-agnostic agent instructions — how to plan, stay in scope, and update status with short titles and notes.
Agent Skills
Peacae Agent Skills are the setup layer for AI-agent-native project management. One portable contract per project — `.peacae/SKILL.md` — so any coding agent knows how to plan, write tasks, and update status without calling Peacae APIs.
The kit
Each repo gets a small agent-ready setup at the root. Agents write short board signals; Desktop and Cloud handle sync for humans.
Tool-agnostic agent instructions — how to plan, stay in scope, and update status with short titles and notes.
Features and nested tasks the agent writes as it ships. The durable record the team scans instead of chat logs.
Project name, description, and allowed scope so agents ask before improvising outside the contract.
Desktop-owned metadata agents ignore. Keeps local watching and Cloud mirroring separate from agent work.
In the repo
.peacae/ SKILL.md ← agent contract (any tool) tasks.json ← live board (gitignored) config.json ← name, scope, description AGENTS.md ← optional pointer to SKILL.md
Get started
You do not need Cloud on day one. Skills and Desktop are enough for solo work.
Add the portable `.peacae/` folder and optional root `AGENTS.md` to the project you want the agent to plan in.
Edit project preferences so the agent knows what it may plan, execute, and update — and when to ask a human.
Add the folder under Watched projects in Peacae Desktop so Board, Tasks, and Activity refresh as the agent works.
Tell your coding agent to follow `.peacae/SKILL.md`. Peacae adds no AI of its own — the agent you already use writes the board.
Tool-agnostic
The skill lives in the repo, not in a vendor-specific pack. Optional thin pointers (for example under `.cursor/skills/`) can link to the same file.
Load `AGENTS.md` or point a Cursor skill at `.peacae/SKILL.md`. Same contract, same board updates.
Attach or paste `.peacae/SKILL.md` in the session. The agent updates the repo board — no Peacae API calls.
If it can follow instructions and write JSON in the repo, it can participate in AI-agent-native project management.
The loop
Agent Skills are step one. Desktop watches what the agent writes. Cloud is optional until the team needs shared visibility.
Teach the agent the board contract — one setup per repo, any coding agent.
Watch one or many projects locally. Offline-friendly board, Tasks, and Activity.
Learn moreSign in, link projects, and mirror board data for invites and org Orchestrator.
Learn moreOptional
Copy-paste prompts for designing and building tools in any coding agent. Peacae optional — use with or without the board.
Open prompt library