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orchestrating-multi-agents

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Use for explicit multi-subagent orchestration when tasks are independent and parallelization improves quality or speed while preserving deterministic merge.

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Orchestrating Multi-Agents

Use this skill when a task benefits from parallel specialist analysis or implementation.

When to use

  • Independent research tracks (architecture, security, performance)
  • Cross-repo impact analysis
  • Large review surfaces requiring specialized reviewers
  • Structured synthesis from multiple viewpoints

Guardrails

  1. Keep one orchestrator owner for final merge.
  2. Split tasks by clear responsibility boundaries.
  3. Run only independent tasks in parallel.
  4. Merge into one deterministic decision/report.
  5. For high-risk autonomous actions, ask user before execution.

Execution pattern

  1. Define 2-4 parallel lanes with explicit deliverables.
  2. Launch subagents simultaneously.
  3. Require concise, structured outputs from each lane.
  4. Resolve conflicts explicitly (do not average contradictions).
  5. Produce final plan/report with rationale and chosen direction.

Naming convention

In prompts, reference agents with collision-safe namespace:

  • psters-ai-workflow:<category>:<agent-name>

Anti-patterns

  • Parallelizing dependent tasks that need sequencing
  • Letting subagents mutate broad code areas without clear ownership
  • Returning multiple conflicting answers without a final merged decision