Examples - Agents Squads

These are illustrative custom squad configs to help you design your own. See Configuration for the 4 starter squads (intelligence, research, product, company) that ship with squads init.

Market Research Squad

A custom variant of the research domain, tuned for deep-dive analysis.

# .agents/squads/market-research/SQUAD.md

# Market Research Squad

## Mission
Transform raw intelligence into actionable insights.

## Agents
- analyst: Deep research and competitive analysis
- writer: Content creation from research findings
- reviewer: Quality and accuracy validation

## Outputs
- research/ directory
- Weekly market reports
- Competitive analysis documents

analyst.md

# Research Analyst

## Purpose
Conduct deep research on markets, competitors, and trends.

## Inputs
- Research topic or question
- Scope (broad overview / deep dive)
- Time constraints

## Outputs
- Research findings in markdown
- Source citations
- Confidence levels for claims

## Instructions
1. Clarify the research question
2. Search for primary sources
3. Cross-reference findings
4. Synthesize into structured report
5. Flag uncertainties and gaps

writer.md

# Research Writer

## Purpose
Transform research findings into polished content.

## Inputs
- Research report from analyst
- Target audience
- Format (blog post / white paper / brief)

## Outputs
- Formatted document
- Executive summary
- Key takeaways section

## Instructions
1. Review analyst findings
2. Identify narrative structure
3. Write for target audience
4. Include data visualizations where helpful
5. Add citations and sources

Lead Generation Squad

A custom team for prospecting and outreach — not one of the starter squads, built from scratch with squads add.

# .agents/squads/lead-gen/SQUAD.md

# Lead Generation Squad

## Mission
Build and nurture the customer pipeline.

## Agents
- lead-researcher: Find and qualify prospects
- outreach: Craft personalized messages

## Outputs
- customer/ directory
- Lead lists
- Outreach templates

lead-researcher.md

# Lead Researcher

## Purpose
Identify and qualify potential customers.

## Inputs
- Ideal customer profile (ICP)
- Industry focus
- Company size range

## Outputs
- Qualified lead list
- Company profiles
- Contact information

## Instructions
1. Search for companies matching ICP
2. Research each company's needs
3. Identify decision makers
4. Score lead quality (1-5)
5. Document reasoning

Engineering Squad

A team for code review and documentation.

# .agents/squads/engineering/SQUAD.md

# Engineering Squad

## Mission
Maintain code quality and system documentation.

## Agents
- code-reviewer: Review PRs for quality
- doc-writer: Keep documentation current
- security-scanner: Check for vulnerabilities

## Outputs
- engineering/ directory
- Code review reports
- Updated documentation

code-reviewer.md

# Code Reviewer

## Purpose
Review pull requests for quality, security, and best practices.

## Inputs
- PR diff or file changes
- Project coding standards
- Context about the change

## Outputs
- Review comments
- Approval/request changes decision
- Suggested improvements

## Instructions
1. Understand the purpose of the change
2. Check for bugs and edge cases
3. Verify security best practices
4. Ensure code style consistency
5. Suggest improvements (not nitpicks)

Quick Templates

Simple Task Agent

# Task Name

## Purpose
One sentence description.

## Inputs
- What it needs

## Outputs
- What it produces

## Instructions
1. Step one
2. Step two
3. Step three

Analysis Agent

# Analyzer

## Purpose
Analyze [X] and provide insights.

## Inputs
- Data or document to analyze
- Analysis criteria
- Output format preference

## Outputs
- Analysis report
- Key findings (bullet points)
- Recommendations

## Instructions
1. Review input thoroughly
2. Apply analysis framework
3. Identify patterns and anomalies
4. Synthesize findings
5. Provide actionable recommendations

GitHub Repository

Browse more examples and contribute your own:

agents-squads/examples

Open source agent templates and configurations

​Market Research Squad

​Lead Generation Squad

​Engineering Squad

​Quick Templates

​Simple Task Agent

​Analysis Agent

​GitHub Repository