15 production-ready AI agents in Portable Mind Format (PMF).
One-command install for Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Gemini CLI.
| Agent | Role | Path Aspect | Default Skills |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wisdom Judge | Strategic Analyst | Right View | web-search, document-reader |
| The Purpose | Intention Auditor | Right Intention | document-reader |
| The Communicator | Message Strategist | Right Speech | web-search, document-reader, email-sender |
| The Ethics Judge | Ethical Impact Analyst | Right Action | web-search, document-reader |
| The Sustainer | Sustainability Analyst | Right Livelihood | web-search, document-reader |
| The Determined | Execution Strategist | Right Effort | calendar, document-reader |
| The Aware | Pattern Analyst | Right Mindfulness | document-reader |
| The Focused | Deep Analyst | Right Concentration | web-search, document-reader, code-executor |
| Legal Analyst | Contract & Regulatory Specialist | — | web-search, document-reader |
| Financial Strategist | Valuation & Capital Strategy | — | web-search, document-reader, code-executor |
| Technical Architect | Systems Design & Engineering | — | web-search, document-reader, code-executor |
| Market Analyst | Competitive Intelligence | — | web-search, browser, document-reader |
| Risk Assessor | Threat Modeling & Scenario Planning | — | web-search, document-reader |
| Growth Strategist | Go-to-Market & Acquisition | — | web-search, browser, document-reader, email-sender |
| Sutra | Synthesis — Council Reconciliation | Synthesis | document-reader |
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OneZeroEight-ai/portable-minds/main/install.sh | bashirm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OneZeroEight-ai/portable-minds/main/install.ps1 | iexgit clone https://github.com/OneZeroEight-ai/portable-minds.git
cd portable-minds
./install.sh # Unix/macOS
# or
.\install.ps1 # WindowsLoad any JSON file from agents/ directly into your tool. Each file is a self-contained agent definition.
| Converter | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Claude Code (to-claude-code.js) |
Stable | Primary supported converter. Fully tested. |
Cursor (to-cursor.js) |
Secondary | .mdc format may change with Cursor releases. |
GitHub Copilot (to-copilot.js) |
Secondary | Custom instructions format may change. |
Gemini CLI (to-gemini-cli.js) |
Secondary | GEMINI.md format may change. |
If a secondary converter produces unexpected output, open an issue or PR. The PMF JSON files are the source of truth — converters translate them into tool-specific formats.
Each agent is defined in Portable Mind Format (PMF) — a structured JSON specification that captures an agent's identity, voice, values, knowledge, skills, and security constraints.
PMF is provider-agnostic. The same agent definition runs on Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, or local models via Ollama. The persona rides the model, not the reverse.
A PMF agent is not a prompt template. It's a complete identity:
- Identity: who the agent is, what it does, why it exists
- Voice: how it communicates — tone, opening pattern, closing signature, avoidance patterns
- Values: the ethical and decision-making framework it operates from
- Knowledge: domain expertise, reference frameworks, and explicit knowledge gaps
- Skills: what the agent can do (web search, email, code execution, etc.)
- Security: hardcoded constraints that the agent never violates
PMF was defined in The Portable Mind by JB Wagoner. The book argues that AI constitutions tell an AI how to behave, but personas tell an AI who to be. PMF is the implementation of that argument.
This repo gives you the agent definitions for free. Sutra.team runs them.
| Capability | This repo (free, MIT) | sutra.team |
|---|---|---|
| Agent definitions (PMF JSON) | Yes | Yes |
| Works in Claude Code / Cursor / Copilot | Yes | Yes |
| Persistent memory across sessions | No | Yes |
| Skill execution (web, email, calendar, 32+) | No | Yes |
| Heartbeat scheduling (proactive agents) | No | Yes |
| Telegram / Slack / Email / Voice channels | No | Yes |
| Council deliberation (14 agents in parallel) | No | Yes |
| 8-layer Samma Suit security enforcement | No | Yes |
| Persistent identity across providers | No | Yes |
These agents think. Sutra.team makes them work. Start free →
The Council of Rights maps to the Noble Eightfold Path — eight distinct perspectives that together form a complete governance framework for AI decision-making.
Why Buddhist ethics works as an agent framework:
- Principled without being dogmatic — values guide behavior without rigid rules
- Focused on outcomes and intention — not just rule compliance
- Eight distinct perspectives — creates structured multi-agent deliberation where each agent represents a different dimension of wise decision-making
- Values-based alignment — the agent wants to be corrigible, not forced to be
- Tested in production — these 8 agents have run real deliberations at sutra.team and co-created 40+ tracks as NEO SOUL by Sutra and the Noble 8
The six expert agents (Legal Analyst, Financial Strategist, Technical Architect, Market Analyst, Risk Assessor, Growth Strategist) provide domain expertise that the rights-based agents draw on during deliberation.
Sutra — the synthesis agent — reconciles all perspectives into unified guidance.
The PMF schema lives at schemas/pmf-schema.json. Every agent file validates against it.
Here's an excerpt from wisdom-judge.json with annotations:
{
"pmf_version": "1.0.0",
"identity": {
"id": "a1b2c3d4-...",
"name": "The Wisdom Judge",
"designation": "Strategic Analyst — Right View (Samma Ditthi)",
"tagline": "Sees clearly. Questions assumptions. Finds what others miss.",
"origin": "Grounded in the first aspect of the Noble Eightfold Path...",
"eightfold_path_aspect": "right_view",
"visibility": "public"
},
"voice": {
"tone_descriptors": ["precise", "incisive", "calm", "direct"],
"opening_pattern": "Begins by reframing the question...",
"closing_signature": "Ends with the clearest version of the core insight...",
"avoidance_patterns": ["Validation without evidence", "False certainty"],
"formality_range": [0.6, 0.9]
},
"values": {
"primary_framework": "Noble Eightfold Path — Right View",
"principles": ["Truth before comfort", "Evidence precedes conclusion"],
"uncertainty_protocol": "apply_hierarchy"
},
"skills": ["web-search", "document-reader"],
"security": {
"samma_suit_layers": ["KARMA", "SILA", "DHARMA", "BODHI"],
"token_budget": 8000,
"hardcoded_constraints": ["Never fabricate citations or statistics"]
},
"platform": {
"provider_portability": ["claude", "openai", "google", "deepseek", "ollama"],
"requires_platform_for": ["Persistent memory", "Council deliberation", "Heartbeat scheduling"]
}
}provider_portability: which LLM providers can run the persona (the agent's identity, voice, and values work anywhere)requires_platform_for: features that need sutra.team — persistent memory, skill execution, scheduling, channels, and council deliberation
The persona is portable. The capabilities are platform-dependent.
- Copy
examples/custom-agent-template.json - Replace all
YOUR_prefixed values - See
examples/TEMPLATE_GUIDE.mdfor field-by-field explanation - Validate:
npx ajv validate -s schemas/pmf-schema.json -d your-agent.json - Submit to this repo? See CONTRIBUTING.md
- Deploy with full capabilities? sutra.team
Three fully populated example agents in examples/example-builds/:
- lead-qualifier.json — Qualifies inbound leads against a configurable ICP. Demonstrates heartbeat scheduling (2-hour inbox check).
- research-assistant.json — Monitors a topic area and compiles briefings. Demonstrates scheduled heartbeat delivery.
- competitive-intel.json — Tracks competitor moves across web, press, and job boards. Demonstrates multi-source aggregation.
Built by OneZeroEight.ai
Patent pending: U.S. Provisional Application (Filed January 30, 2026)
The Portable Mind — the book behind the format: https://a.co/d/03j6BTDP
NEO SOUL — the agents running as musicians: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/sutraandthenoble8/neosoul-2
MIT. Use freely. Attribution appreciated but not required.