Orchestrate

Orchestrate

Coordinate multiple subagents/worktrees for parallel workstreams. Decomposes a larger task into independent sub-tasks, dispatches each to a dedicated agent in its own worktree, awaits completion, integrates results.

Purpose

Break large tasks into parallel tracks. Use when a single agent working linearly would be too slow or when domain separation improves clarity (e.g., frontend + backend + infra as separate workstreams).

When to use

• "Split this full-stack feature across 3 agents: frontend, API, database"
• "I need 4 concurrent code reviews on different modules"
• "Deploy 5 microservices in parallel, each with its own setup"

Workflow

1. Decompose — Parse task, identify independent sub-tasks with clear boundaries.
2. Spawn agents — Create 1 worktree per sub-task; seed each with context + instructions.
3. Dispatch — Send each sub-task to a dedicated agent (up to 5 parallel, staggered start to avoid resource contention).
4. Monitor — Poll each agent for completion; log progress.
5. Integrate — Merge sub-task results (code, configs, docs) into main branch; resolve conflicts if any.

Example Workflow

User: "Orchestrate: Add OAuth2 to the monorepo (frontend, API, database)"

Decompose:
  - Sub-task 1: Frontend OAuth UI + login flow
  - Sub-task 2: API endpoint + JWT validation
  - Sub-task 3: Database user/session schema

Spawn 3 worktrees, each with dedicated agent:
  - Agent A (worktree-1): frontend-oauth
  - Agent B (worktree-2): api-oauth
  - Agent C (worktree-3): db-oauth

Dispatch: "Implement OAuth login component" → Agent A
          "Add /auth/token endpoint" → Agent B
          "Create user_sessions table" → Agent C

Monitor: Poll every 30s; print status
Integrate: Merge all 3 PRs, run e2e test

Safety Checks

• Each agent works in isolated worktree (no merge conflicts mid-flight).
• Central agent monitors and integrates; reports blockers immediately.
• If any sub-task fails: pause others, diagnose, offer fallback (sequential execution or help-wanted).

References

• Git worktrees: using-git-worktrees skill
• Dispatcher: dispatch skill (single-agent routing)
• Parallel agents: dispatching-parallel-agents pattern