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Enable general multi-agent team mode via spawn_agent/wait tools. Supports orchestrator, worker, reviewer, research, writer, and editor roles.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/anymouschina/TapCanvas/blob/HEAD/apps/agents-cli/skills/agents-team/SKILL.md

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agents-team

This Skill enables general agents team mode. It is disabled by default and only becomes available after you load this Skill.

Principles

  • Only use multi-agent tools when the user explicitly requests team mode, or after this Skill is loaded.
  • Always explicitly declare roles by using agent_type:
    • orchestrator: plan, delegate, and merge.
    • worker: implement a bounded code or execution task.
    • reviewer: do a read-only audit for bugs, regressions, or missing checks.
    • research: summarize sources / produce supporting material.
    • writer: draft a section or structured artifact.
    • editor: unify voice, tighten structure, fix inconsistencies.
  • Keep each sub-agent task well-scoped and output-oriented.
  • Prefer parallel delegation only for independent work. If one result determines the next step, do not parallelize.
  • Use list_agents and wait to observe real team state instead of assuming progress.
  • When you need to reference a specific dispatched task, track the returned submission_id, not only the agent_id.
  • Use fork_context: true only when the child genuinely needs the current conversation context; otherwise keep prompts tighter.
  • Team children inherit the parent runtime grant for tools/filesystem/network, but runtime strips further subagent spawning (spawn_agent / legacy Task).
  • Do not add blanket constraints like “不要调用任何工具” unless the task truly requires it; role prompts are soft guidance, runtime grant is the hard boundary.

Tools (available only after this Skill is loaded)

  • spawn_agent({ agent_type, prompt, description?, fork_context? }) -> { agent_id, submission_id }
  • wait({ ids, timeout_ms? }) -> agent statuses + submission statuses/previews
  • send_input({ id, prompt, interrupt? }) -> queue more work for that agent and return a new submission_id
  • resume_agent({ id }) -> reopen a closed agent so it can receive future work
  • close_agent({ id })
  • list_agents()

Recommended Workflow (General Team)

  1. Orchestrator determines whether the next step is read-only exploration, implementation, review, or synthesis.
  2. Spawn only the agents that materially reduce wall-clock time.
  3. wait for the blocking agents before the next dependent step.
  4. If implementation happened, run a reviewer or explicit verification pass before finalizing.
  5. Final answer: one merged result with evidence, changed files, or findings as appropriate.

Lifecycle Notes

  • close_agent only stops future queued work. It does not kill in-flight execution.
  • resume_agent is for reopening a previously closed agent, not for rewinding history.
  • interrupt: true is reserved but not yet implemented as a real preemption primitive. If the target agent is still busy, the tool should fail explicitly instead of pretending success.
  • If you pass task_id to spawn_agent and that task is already owned by the current parent agent, runtime will drop the duplicate child binding. If another owner already holds it, spawn_agent fails explicitly and you should retry without task_id when you only need an unbound helper.

Prompt Template

Use this exact structure when delegating:

  • Context: target audience, constraints, length, tone
  • Deliverable: what to output, format requirements
  • Must include: bullet list of required points
  • Must avoid: banned content / style