adk-skill-design-patterns

Standard agent design patterns include Tool Wrapper, Generator, Reviewer, Inversion, and Pipeline. These five canonical patterns solve specific challenges related to API interaction, structured output generation, and multi-step workflow execution to ensure architectural reliability.

To choose the right agent architecture, use a structured decision matrix that matches your specific agent requirements—such as API interaction, structured output generation, or multi-step workflow execution—with the most effective canonical design pattern.

Generate consistent skill skeletons by loading integrated reference templates for each design pattern. These ready-to-use templates accelerate the development of robust, production-ready agent skills while ensuring architectural consistency.

Yes, this agent design framework works without external dependencies. It relies entirely on internal references and integrated decision logic to provide the architectural framework and templates needed for standardizing agent skills.

Use the Pipeline pattern when your agent requirements involve multi-step workflow execution. This canonical design pattern provides a standardized architectural framework to ensure reliability and maintainability for complex, sequential processing tasks.