/agent-coordination
Agent Coordination
Multi-agent setup, routing, and lifecycle management
Bespoke TierUtility & Infrastructure
Overview
Reference skill for setting up and running multi-agent workflows. Provides execution model selection (parallel, sequential, pipeline), agent roster templates, quality gate protocols, and dead-agent detection patterns.
What It Does
- Selects execution model (parallel, sequential, or staged pipeline) based on a decision tree
- Provides templates for agent rosters, orchestrator state files, and standing prompts
- Enforces quality gates with max-3-retry escalation and specific feedback requirements
- Manages agent lifecycle: registration, spawning, idle detection, respawning, and shutdown
Inputs
- Workflow description
- Number of agents
- Interaction requirements
Outputs
- Execution model recommendation
- Orchestrator state file
- Agent roster table
- Standing prompt templates
Example
/agent-coordination
Building a newsletter pipeline where 5 persona agents independently score events and a coordinator merges results. Agent Coordination identifies this as parallel independent and scaffolds the roster, quality gates, and merge protocol.
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Built and maintained by Victor Sowers at STEEPWORKS