Mechanism Design For Agent Labor

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Mechanism Design For Agent Labor skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Mechanism Design For Agent Labor is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Security · Sub-category: security-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-08

ai:agent

Design bond pricing functions, escrow mechanics, and settlement protocols for AI agent labor markets. Use when pricing Float Plan bonds, designing collateralized work contracts, analyzing incentive compatibility, building settlement oracles, or designing marketplace dynamics for agentic task completion. Grounded in mechanism design theory (Hurwicz, Maskin, Myerson — Nobel 2007), Vickrey auctions, game theory for multi-agent systems (Nisan et al. 2007), and the Port Daddy Bonded Commons protocol. NOT for general auction theory, cryptocurrency tokenomics, DeFi protocol design, or payment processing.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Mechanism Design For Agent Labor includes pricing or quota commentary; 14 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 4,074 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Original author: curiositech
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-08
Catalog position: Security · security-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Mechanism Design For Agent Labor fits the catalog

Mechanism Design For Agent Labor sits in the Security category under the security-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Price the bond. Settle the outcome. Make defection expensive without pricing out legitimate agents. Design the marketplace so that truthful behavior is optimal, adverse selection is mitigated, and the cold start problem has a concrete bootstrap plan.

What this skill does

Mechanism Design For Agent Labor is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the security-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/mechanism-design-for-agent-labor/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when pricing Float Plan bonds, designing collateralized work contracts, analyzing incentive compatibility, building settlement oracles, or designing marketplace dynamics for agentic task completion. Grounded in mechanism design theory (Hurwicz, Maskin, Myerson — Nobel 2007), Vickrey auctions, game theory for multi-agent systems (Nisan et al.

Who uses this skill

The Mechanism Design For Agent Labor Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/mechanism-design-for-agent-labor
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/mechanism-design-for-agent-labor/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/mechanism-design-for-agent-labor/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/mechanism-design-for-agent-labor/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/mechanism-design-for-agent-labor/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\mechanism-design-for-agent-labor\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Mechanism Design For Agent Labor Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/mechanism-design-for-agent-labor/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Mechanism Design For Agent Labor skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Mechanism Design For Agent Labor skill?

Use Mechanism Design For Agent Labor when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the security misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Mechanism Design For Agent Labor" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Mechanism Design For Agent Labor skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Mechanism Design For Agent Labor is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/curiositech/port-daddy/blob/HEAD/skills/mechanism-design-for-agent-labor/SKILL.md
Author: curiositech

Cite this skill

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APA

curiositech. (2026). Mechanism Design For Agent Labor [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/mechanism-design-for-agent-labor/

BibTeX

@misc{mechanism-design-for-agent-labor-2026,
  author    = {curiositech},
  title     = {Mechanism Design For Agent Labor [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/mechanism-design-for-agent-labor/}
}

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