# Agentic Subagent Routing

> Use before a skill dispatches any subagent to resolve caller skill and slot into agent role, model, and reasoning effort.

- Skill: `dolphinai2026/agentic-subagent-routing` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add dolphinai2026/agentic-subagent-routing`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/dolphinai2026/agentic-subagent-routing/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: dolphinai2026 (https://skillmd.com/u/dolphinai2026)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/dolphinai2026/agentic-subagent-routing

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# Agentic Subagent Routing

Resolve subagent dispatch contracts. Business skills decide what work needs a
subagent; this skill decides which agent role, model, and reasoning effort to
use.

Before dispatching a subagent, collect:

```yaml
backend: codex
caller_skill: <stable-skill-name>
slot: <semantic-slot-name>
category: <review|implementation|research|testing|optional>
hard_fail: false
readonly: <true|false|optional>
```

Use `routes.yaml` as the centralized route registry. Lookup order is exact
`caller_skill + slot`, then `global_slots`, then `categories`, then
`defaults.<backend>`.

For Codex, map the resolved contract to `spawn_agent`:

- `agent_role` -> `agent_type`
- concrete `model` -> `model`
- concrete `reasoning_effort` -> `reasoning_effort`
- `null` model or reasoning means omit that field and inherit the parent value

Do not require third-party skills to provide `subagents.yaml` or parse CLI
output. The CLI/library exists for implementation, wrapper injection, tests,
doctor, and manual diagnostics.