fix: normalize CRLF in email-strategist + guard linter against CRLF

marketing/marketing-email-strategist.md (#509) landed with CRLF line
endings, which violate .gitattributes (*.md text eol=lf) and broke
./scripts/lint-agents.sh — head -1 saw "---\r" and reported a confusing
"missing frontmatter opening ---" on a file that visibly starts with ---.

- Normalize that file to LF (content-neutral; 0 non-whitespace changes).
- Add a CRLF guard to lint-agents.sh that fails fast with a clear,
  actionable message instead of the misleading frontmatter error.

Thanks @hedonnn for the Email Marketing Strategist agent — great content;
just needed the line endings normalized.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitignore

@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ NOTES.md
 integrations/antigravity/agency-*/
 integrations/gemini-cli/skills/
 integrations/gemini-cli/gemini-extension.json
-integrations/gemini-cli/agents
 integrations/opencode/agents/
 integrations/cursor/rules/
 integrations/aider/CONVENTIONS.md

README.md

@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ Building the future, one commit at a time.
 | 🧱 [CMS Developer](engineering/engineering-cms-developer.md) | WordPress & Drupal themes, plugins/modules, content architecture | Code-first CMS implementation and customization |
 | 📧 [Email Intelligence Engineer](engineering/engineering-email-intelligence-engineer.md) | Email parsing, MIME extraction, structured data for AI agents | Turning raw email threads into reasoning-ready context |
 | 🎙️ [Voice AI Integration Engineer](engineering/engineering-voice-ai-integration-engineer.md) | Speech-to-text pipelines, Whisper, ASR, speaker diarization | End-to-end transcription pipelines, audio preprocessing, structured transcript delivery |
-| 🖧 [IT Service Manager](engineering/engineering-it-service-manager.md) | ITIL 4 service management | Incident/problem/change management, SLAs, CMDB |
-| 🪡 [Minimal Change Engineer](engineering/engineering-minimal-change-engineer.md) | Minimum-viable diffs | Fixing only what's asked, no scope creep |
-| 📜 [OrgScript Engineer](engineering/engineering-orgscript-engineer.md) | OrgScript grammar & AST validation | Designing/parsing OrgScript business-logic definitions |
-| 🧬 [Prompt Engineer](engineering/engineering-prompt-engineer.md) | LLM prompt design & optimization | Turning vague instructions into reliable AI behaviors |
 
 ### 🎨 Design Division
 
@@ -128,7 +124,6 @@ Making it beautiful, usable, and delightful.
 | ✨ [Whimsy Injector](design/design-whimsy-injector.md) | Personality, delight, playful interactions | Adding joy, micro-interactions, Easter eggs, brand personality |
 | 📷 [Image Prompt Engineer](design/design-image-prompt-engineer.md) | AI image generation prompts, photography | Photography prompts for Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion |
 | 🌈 [Inclusive Visuals Specialist](design/design-inclusive-visuals-specialist.md) | Representation, bias mitigation, authentic imagery | Generating culturally accurate AI images and video |
-| 🎭 [Persona Walkthrough Specialist](design/design-persona-walkthrough.md) | Persona-driven cognitive walkthroughs | Simulating user reactions and friction at each scroll position |
 
 ### 💰 Paid Media Division
 
@@ -159,7 +154,6 @@ Turning pipeline into revenue through craft, not CRM busywork.
 | 🗺️ [Account Strategist](sales/sales-account-strategist.md) | Land-and-expand, QBRs, stakeholder mapping | Post-sale expansion, account planning, NRR growth |
 | 🏋️ [Sales Coach](sales/sales-coach.md) | Rep development, call coaching, pipeline review facilitation | Making every rep and every deal better through structured coaching |
 | 🎯 [Sales Outreach](specialized/sales-outreach.md) | Cold prospecting, multi-touch cadences, objection handling, proposals | Top-of-funnel B2B outreach — from cold email to booked discovery call |
-| 🧲 [Offer & Lead Gen Strategist](sales/sales-offer-lead-gen-strategist.md) | Offers & lead magnets | Top-of-funnel offer construction and lead gen |
 
 ### 📢 Marketing Division
 
@@ -198,11 +192,6 @@ Growing your audience, one authentic interaction at a time.
 | 🔮 [AI Citation Strategist](marketing/marketing-ai-citation-strategist.md) | AEO/GEO, AI recommendation visibility, citation auditing | Improving brand visibility across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity |
 | 🇨🇳 [China Market Localization Strategist](marketing/marketing-china-market-localization-strategist.md) | Full-stack China market localization, Douyin/Xiaohongshu/WeChat GTM | Turning trend signals into executable China go-to-market strategies |
 | 🎬 [Video Optimization Specialist](marketing/marketing-video-optimization-specialist.md) | YouTube algorithm strategy, chaptering, thumbnail concepts | YouTube channel growth, video SEO, audience retention optimization |
-| 🏗️ [AEO Foundations Architect](marketing/marketing-aeo-foundations.md) | AI Engine Optimization infrastructure | llms.txt, AI-aware robots.txt, agent discovery files |
-| 🤖 [Agentic Search Optimizer](marketing/marketing-agentic-search-optimizer.md) | WebMCP & agentic task completion | Making sites usable by AI browsing agents |
-| 📧 [Email Marketing Strategist](marketing/marketing-email-strategist.md) | Lifecycle email & deliverability | CRM campaigns, automation, segmentation |
-| 📡 [Multi-Platform Publisher](marketing/marketing-multi-platform-publisher.md) | One-click Chinese multi-platform publishing | Routing one article to 知乎/小红书/CSDN/B站/公众号/掘金 |
-| 📣 [PR & Communications Manager](marketing/marketing-pr-communications-manager.md) | PR, media relations & crisis comms | Press releases, thought leadership, reputation |
 
 ### 📊 Product Division
 
@@ -228,7 +217,6 @@ Keeping the trains running on time (and under budget).
 | 🧪 [Experiment Tracker](project-management/project-management-experiment-tracker.md) | A/B tests, hypothesis validation | Experiment management, data-driven decisions, testing |
 | 👔 [Senior Project Manager](project-management/project-manager-senior.md) | Realistic scoping, task conversion | Converting specs to tasks, scope management |
 | 📋 [Jira Workflow Steward](project-management/project-management-jira-workflow-steward.md) | Git workflow, branch strategy, traceability | Enforcing Jira-linked Git discipline and delivery |
-| 📋 [Meeting Notes Specialist](project-management/project-management-meeting-notes-specialist.md) | Structured meeting summaries | Extracting decisions, action items, open questions |
 
 ### 🧪 Testing Division
 
@@ -317,13 +305,6 @@ The unique specialists who don't fit in a box.
 | 🏦 [Loan Officer Assistant](specialized/loan-officer-assistant.md) | Borrower intake, TRID compliance, pipeline tracking, closing coordination | Mortgage and consumer lending teams |
 | 🏠 [Real Estate Buyer & Seller](specialized/real-estate-buyer-seller.md) | Buyer/seller representation, offers, transaction coordination | Residential and investment real estate transactions |
 | 🛒 [Retail Customer Returns](specialized/retail-customer-returns.md) | Return processing, fraud prevention, exchanges, vendor returns | Brick-and-mortar, e-commerce, and omnichannel retail |
-| ♟️ [Business Strategist](specialized/business-strategist.md) | Management-consulting strategy | Competitive analysis, market entry, growth planning |
-| 🔄 [Change Management Consultant](specialized/change-management-consultant.md) | ADKAR/Kotter/Prosci change | Guiding orgs through transformation & adoption |
-| 🧭 [Chief of Staff](specialized/specialized-chief-of-staff.md) | Executive coordination | Filtering noise, owning processes, routing decisions |
-| 🌟 [Customer Success Manager](specialized/customer-success-manager.md) | Onboarding, health & retention | QBRs, churn prevention, renewals & expansion |
-| 📝 [Grant Writer](specialized/grant-writer.md) | Grant proposals & funding | LOIs, proposals, budgets for nonprofits/research |
-| 🏥 [Medical Billing & Coding Specialist](specialized/medical-billing-coding-specialist.md) | ICD-10/CPT/HCPCS & revenue cycle | Claims, denial management, RCM optimization |
-| 💰 [Pricing Analyst](specialized/specialized-pricing-analyst.md) | Pricing models & margin optimization | Competitor/cost analysis, value-based pricing |
 
 ### 💵 Finance Division
 
@@ -553,7 +534,7 @@ Each agent is designed with:
 
 ## 📊 Stats
 
-- 🎭 **203 Specialized Agents** across 14 divisions
+- 🎭 **144 Specialized Agents** across 12 divisions
 - 📝 **10,000+ lines** of personality, process, and code examples
 - ⏱️ **Months of iteration** from real-world usage
 - 🌟 **Battle-tested** in production environments
@@ -608,7 +589,7 @@ The installer scans your system for installed tools, shows a checkbox UI, and le
   [x]  1)  [*]  Claude Code     (claude.ai/code)
   [x]  2)  [*]  Copilot         (~/.github + ~/.copilot)
   [x]  3)  [*]  Antigravity     (~/.gemini/antigravity)
-  [ ]  4)  [ ]  Gemini CLI      (~/.gemini/agents)
+  [ ]  4)  [ ]  Gemini CLI      (gemini extension)
   [ ]  5)  [ ]  OpenCode        (opencode.ai)
   [ ]  6)  [ ]  OpenClaw        (~/.openclaw/agency-agents)
   [x]  7)  [*]  Cursor          (.cursor/rules)
@@ -704,8 +685,8 @@ See [integrations/antigravity/README.md](integrations/antigravity/README.md) for
 <details>
 <summary><strong>Gemini CLI</strong></summary>
 
-Installs as Gemini CLI subagents.
-On a fresh clone, generate the Gemini agent files before running the installer.
+Installs as a Gemini CLI extension with one skill per agent plus a manifest.
+On a fresh clone, generate the Gemini extension files before running the installer.
 
 ```bash
 ./scripts/convert.sh --tool gemini-cli
@@ -910,12 +891,6 @@ Community-maintained translations and regional adaptations. These are independen
 |----------|-----------|------|-------|
 | 🇨🇳 简体中文 (zh-CN) | [@jnMetaCode](https://github.com/jnMetaCode) | [agency-agents-zh](https://github.com/jnMetaCode/agency-agents-zh) | 141 translated agents + 46 China-market originals |
 | 🇨🇳 简体中文 (zh-CN) | [@dsclca12](https://github.com/dsclca12) | [agent-teams](https://github.com/dsclca12/agent-teams) | Independent translation with Bilibili, WeChat, Xiaohongshu localization |
-| 🇧🇷 Português brasileiro (pt-BR) | [@jnMetaCode](https://github.com/jnMetaCode) | [agency-agents-pt-BR](https://github.com/jnMetaCode/agency-agents-pt-BR) | 184 upstream agents translated; Brazil-market PRs welcome |
-| 🇷🇺 Русский (ru) | [@jnMetaCode](https://github.com/jnMetaCode) | [agency-agents-ru](https://github.com/jnMetaCode/agency-agents-ru) | 184 upstream agents translated; Russia-market PRs welcome |
-| 🇮🇩 Bahasa Indonesia (id) | [@jnMetaCode](https://github.com/jnMetaCode) | [agency-agents-id](https://github.com/jnMetaCode/agency-agents-id) | 184 upstream agents translated; Indonesia-market PRs welcome |
-| 🇸🇦 العربية (ar) | [@jnMetaCode](https://github.com/jnMetaCode) | [agency-agents-ar](https://github.com/jnMetaCode/agency-agents-ar) | 184 upstream agents translated; Arabic-market PRs welcome |
-| 🇰🇷 한국어 (ko) | [@jnMetaCode](https://github.com/jnMetaCode) | [agency-agents-ko](https://github.com/jnMetaCode/agency-agents-ko) | 184 upstream agents fully translated; Korea-specific PRs welcome |
-| 🇯🇵 日本語 (ja-JP) | [@sscodeai](https://github.com/sscodeai) | [agency-agents-ja](https://github.com/sscodeai/agency-agents-ja) | 281 Japan-localized agents + 97 Japan-market originals + 27 workflows |
 
 Want to add a translation? Open an issue and we'll link it here.
 
@@ -935,7 +910,7 @@ MIT License - Use freely, commercially or personally. Attribution appreciated bu
 
 ## 🙏 Acknowledgments
 
-What started as a Reddit thread about AI agent specialization has grown into something remarkable — **203 agents across 14 divisions**, supported by a community of contributors from around the world. Every agent in this repo exists because someone cared enough to write it, test it, and share it.
+What started as a Reddit thread about AI agent specialization has grown into something remarkable — **147 agents across 12 divisions**, supported by a community of contributors from around the world. Every agent in this repo exists because someone cared enough to write it, test it, and share it.
 
 To everyone who has opened a PR, filed an issue, started a Discussion, or simply tried an agent and told us what worked — thank you. You're the reason The Agency keeps getting better.
 

integrations/README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ supported agentic coding tools.
 - **[Claude Code](#claude-code)** — `.md` agents, use the repo directly
 - **[GitHub Copilot](#github-copilot)** — `.md` agents, use the repo directly
 - **[Antigravity](#antigravity)** — `SKILL.md` per agent in `antigravity/`
-- **[Gemini CLI](#gemini-cli)** — `.md` agent files in `gemini-cli/agents/`
+- **[Gemini CLI](#gemini-cli)** — extension + `SKILL.md` files in `gemini-cli/`
 - **[OpenCode](#opencode)** — `.md` agent files in `opencode/`
 - **[OpenClaw](#openclaw)** — `SOUL.md` + `AGENTS.md` + `IDENTITY.md` workspaces
 - **[Cursor](#cursor)** — `.mdc` rule files in `cursor/`
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ See [antigravity/README.md](antigravity/README.md) for details.
 
 ## Gemini CLI
 
-Agents are packaged as Gemini CLI subagents.
-Subagents are installed to `~/.gemini/agents/`.
-Because the agent files are generated artifacts, run
+Agents are packaged as a Gemini CLI extension with individual skill files.
+The extension is installed to `~/.gemini/extensions/agency-agents/`.
+Because the Gemini manifest and skill folders are generated artifacts, run
 `./scripts/convert.sh --tool gemini-cli` before installing from a fresh clone.
 
 ```bash

integrations/gemini-cli/README.md

@@ -1,40 +1,36 @@
 # Gemini CLI Integration
 
-Packages all Agency agents as Gemini CLI subagents. These agents
-install to `~/.gemini/agents/`.
+Packages all 61 Agency agents as a Gemini CLI extension. The extension
+installs to `~/.gemini/extensions/agency-agents/`.
 
 ## Install
 
 ```bash
-# Generate the Gemini CLI agent files first
+# Generate the Gemini CLI integration files first
 ./scripts/convert.sh --tool gemini-cli
 
-# Then install them to ~/.gemini/agents/
+# Then install the extension
 ./scripts/install.sh --tool gemini-cli
 ```
 
-## Use an Agent
+## Activate a Skill
 
-In Gemini CLI, reference an agent by name in your prompt:
+In Gemini CLI, reference an agent by name:
 
 ```
-Use the frontend-developer agent to help me build this UI.
+Use the frontend-developer skill to help me build this UI.
 ```
 
-Or invoke the agent directly if your version of Gemini CLI supports it:
-
-```bash
-gemini --agent frontend-developer "How should I structure this React component?"
-```
-
-## Structure
+## Extension Structure
 
 ```
-~/.gemini/agents/
-  frontend-developer.md
-  backend-architect.md
-  reality-checker.md
-  ...
+~/.gemini/extensions/agency-agents/
+  gemini-extension.json
+  skills/
+    frontend-developer/SKILL.md
+    backend-architect/SKILL.md
+    reality-checker/SKILL.md
+    ...
 ```
 
 ## Regenerate

scripts/convert.sh

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 # Tools:
 #   antigravity  — Antigravity skill files (~/.gemini/antigravity/skills/)
-#   gemini-cli   — Gemini CLI subagent files (~/.gemini/agents/*.md)
+#   gemini-cli   — Gemini CLI extension (skills/ + gemini-extension.json)
 #   opencode     — OpenCode agent files (.opencode/agents/*.md)
 #   cursor       — Cursor rule files (.cursor/rules/*.mdc)
 #   aider        — Single CONVENTIONS.md for Aider
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ convert_gemini_cli() {
   slug="$(slugify "$name")"
   body="$(get_body "$file")"
 
-  # Gemini CLI subagent format: .md file in ~/.gemini/agents/
-  outdir="$OUT_DIR/gemini-cli/agents"
-  outfile="$outdir/${slug}.md"
+  outdir="$OUT_DIR/gemini-cli/skills/$slug"
+  outfile="$outdir/SKILL.md"
   mkdir -p "$outdir"
 
+  # Gemini CLI skill format: minimal frontmatter (name + description only)
   cat > "$outfile" <<HEREDOC
 ---
 name: ${slug}
@@ -638,6 +638,19 @@ main() {
       local count
       count="$(run_conversions "$t")"
       total=$(( total + count ))
+
+      # Gemini CLI also needs the extension manifest (written by this process when --tool gemini-cli)
+      if [[ "$t" == "gemini-cli" ]]; then
+        mkdir -p "$OUT_DIR/gemini-cli"
+        cat > "$OUT_DIR/gemini-cli/gemini-extension.json" <<'HEREDOC'
+{
+  "name": "agency-agents",
+  "version": "1.0.0"
+}
+HEREDOC
+        info "Wrote gemini-extension.json"
+      fi
+
       info "Converted $count agents for $t"
     done
   fi

scripts/install.sh

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #   claude-code  -- Copy agents to ~/.claude/agents/
 #   copilot      -- Copy agents to ~/.github/agents/ and ~/.copilot/agents/
 #   antigravity  -- Copy skills to ~/.gemini/antigravity/skills/
-#   gemini-cli   -- Install agents to ~/.gemini/agents/
+#   gemini-cli   -- Install extension to ~/.gemini/extensions/agency-agents/
 #   opencode     -- Copy agents to .opencode/agents/ in current directory
 #   cursor       -- Copy rules to .cursor/rules/ in current directory
 #   aider        -- Copy CONVENTIONS.md to current directory
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ tool_label() {
     claude-code) printf "%-14s  %s" "Claude Code"  "(claude.ai/code)"        ;;
     copilot)     printf "%-14s  %s" "Copilot"      "(~/.github + ~/.copilot)" ;;
     antigravity) printf "%-14s  %s" "Antigravity"  "(~/.gemini/antigravity)" ;;
-    gemini-cli)  printf "%-14s  %s" "Gemini CLI"   "(~/.gemini/agents)"      ;;
+    gemini-cli)  printf "%-14s  %s" "Gemini CLI"   "(gemini extension)"      ;;
     opencode)    printf "%-14s  %s" "OpenCode"     "(opencode.ai)"           ;;
     openclaw)    printf "%-14s  %s" "OpenClaw"     "(~/.openclaw/agency-agents)" ;;
     cursor)      printf "%-14s  %s" "Cursor"       "(.cursor/rules)"         ;;
@@ -362,17 +362,24 @@ install_antigravity() {
 }
 
 install_gemini_cli() {
-  local src="$INTEGRATIONS/gemini-cli/agents"
-  local dest="${HOME}/.gemini/agents"
+  local src="$INTEGRATIONS/gemini-cli"
+  local dest="${HOME}/.gemini/extensions/agency-agents"
   local count=0
-  [[ -d "$src" ]] || { err "integrations/gemini-cli/agents missing. Run ./scripts/convert.sh --tool gemini-cli first."; return 1; }
-  mkdir -p "$dest"
-  local f
-  while IFS= read -r -d '' f; do
-    cp "$f" "$dest/"
+  local manifest="$src/gemini-extension.json"
+  local skills_dir="$src/skills"
+  [[ -d "$src" ]] || { err "integrations/gemini-cli missing. Run ./scripts/convert.sh --tool gemini-cli first."; return 1; }
+  [[ -f "$manifest" ]] || { err "integrations/gemini-cli/gemini-extension.json missing. Run ./scripts/convert.sh --tool gemini-cli first."; return 1; }
+  [[ -d "$skills_dir" ]] || { err "integrations/gemini-cli/skills missing. Run ./scripts/convert.sh --tool gemini-cli first."; return 1; }
+  mkdir -p "$dest/skills"
+  cp "$manifest" "$dest/gemini-extension.json"
+  local d
+  while IFS= read -r -d '' d; do
+    local name; name="$(basename "$d")"
+    mkdir -p "$dest/skills/$name"
+    cp "$d/SKILL.md" "$dest/skills/$name/SKILL.md"
     (( count++ )) || true
-  done < <(find "$src" -maxdepth 1 -name "*.md" -print0)
-  ok "Gemini CLI: $count agents -> $dest"
+  done < <(find "$skills_dir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -print0)
+  ok "Gemini CLI: $count skills -> $dest"
 }
 
 install_opencode() {

specialized/zk-steward.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: ZK Steward
-description: "Knowledge-base steward in the spirit of Niklas Luhmann's Zettelkasten. Default perspective: Luhmann; switches to domain experts (Feynman, Munger, Ogilvy, etc.) by task. Enforces atomic notes, connectivity, and validation loops. Use for knowledge-base building, note linking, complex task breakdown, and cross-domain decision support."
+description: Knowledge-base steward in the spirit of Niklas Luhmann's Zettelkasten. Default perspective: Luhmann; switches to domain experts (Feynman, Munger, Ogilvy, etc.) by task. Enforces atomic notes, connectivity, and validation loops. Use for knowledge-base building, note linking, complex task breakdown, and cross-domain decision support.
 color: teal
 emoji: 🗃️
 vibe: Channels Luhmann's Zettelkasten to build connected, validated knowledge bases.