How do I install the Orchestrate skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add josstei/orchestrate-4 in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Orchestrate skill do?

Run the full Maestro workflow for complex engineering tasks that need a mandatory design dialogue, approved implementation plan, and then execution with shared session state It is listed under Productivity on SkillMD.

Is Orchestrate safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: docs only. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Orchestrate?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Orchestrate free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Orchestrate?

josstei (@josstei) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Orchestrate by josstei — Agent Skill

Name: Orchestrate
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: josstei

File contents

Setup

Call get_runtime_context if it appears in your available tools. Use the returned tool mappings, agent dispatch syntax, MCP prefix, and paths throughout this session.
If get_runtime_context is unavailable, use this compact fallback:
- Core tools: read_file=Read, write_file=Write, replace=Edit, run_shell_command=Bash, glob=Glob, grep_search=Grep, activate_skill=Skill, ask_user=AskUserQuestion, enter_plan_mode=EnterPlanMode, exit_plan_mode=ExitPlanMode
- Extended tools: google_web_search=WebSearch, web_fetch=WebFetch, write_todos=[TaskCreate,TaskUpdate,TaskList], read_many_files=Read, list_directory=Glob, codebase_investigator=Agent (Explore) / Grep / Glob
- Agent dispatch: Agent(subagent_type: "maestro:", prompt: "...")
- MCP prefix: mcp__plugin_maestro_maestro__
- Shared skills/templates/references/protocols: call get_skill_content(resources: ["<name>"])

Execute

Call get_skill_content with resources: ["orchestration-steps"].

Follow the returned step sequence exactly. The steps are the sole procedural authority — do not improvise, skip, or reorder them.

Frequently asked questions

Orchestrate