- →The top 3 for most engineers: Backend Architect, Security Engineer, Code Reviewer.
- →Install only the
engineering/division to start — it has 45+ agents. - →Works best in Claude Code — activate by name in your session.
Best Agency Agents for Software Engineers
The Agency Agents engineering division has 45+ personas — more than any other division. That's a lot to choose from. This guide cuts through the noise and tells you exactly which ones are worth activating, for what tasks, and how to use them effectively.
Top 8 Engineering Agents
Backend Architect
EngineeringSystem design, API design, microservices architecture
Starting a new service, reviewing architecture decisions
“Design a multi-tenant PostgreSQL schema for a SaaS application with row-level security.”
Security Engineer
EngineeringCode security audits, OWASP review, threat modeling
Pre-deployment security review, auth flow design
“Review this JWT authentication implementation for security vulnerabilities.”
SRE (Site Reliability)
EngineeringIncident runbooks, SLO definition, monitoring setup
Setting up observability, writing on-call documentation
“Write a runbook for handling a PostgreSQL connection pool exhaustion incident.”
Code Reviewer
EngineeringPull request reviews, code quality, maintainability
Self-review before PRs, catching issues you'd miss solo
“Review this React component for performance issues, accessibility, and code quality.”
DevOps Automator
EngineeringCI/CD pipeline design, Terraform, Kubernetes configs
Infrastructure automation, deployment pipeline setup
“Create a GitHub Actions workflow for a Next.js app with testing, preview deployments, and production deploy.”
Data Engineer
EngineeringDatabase schema design, ETL pipelines, query optimization
Schema design, complex query optimization
“Design a data pipeline that syncs Stripe events to a PostgreSQL analytics schema.”
API Designer
EngineeringREST/GraphQL API design, OpenAPI spec, versioning strategy
Designing new API endpoints, documentation generation
“Design a RESTful API for a multi-tenant SaaS app with proper authentication and versioning.”
Frontend Developer
EngineeringReact/Next.js components, Core Web Vitals, accessibility
Complex UI components, performance optimization
“Refactor this React component to improve render performance and Core Web Vitals scores.”
How to Install Just the Engineering Division
You don't need all 230+ agents. Start with just engineering:
Full installation guide with both app and CLI methods.