# Agent Teams Core Constraint

> Sub-skill of agent-teams: Core Constraint.

- Skill: `vamseeachanta/agent-teams-core-constraint-2` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add vamseeachanta/agent-teams-core-constraint-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/vamseeachanta/agent-teams-core-constraint-2/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: vamseeachanta (https://skillmd.com/u/vamseeachanta)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/vamseeachanta/agent-teams-core-constraint-2

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# Core Constraint

## Core Constraint


```
MAX_TEAMMATES = 10  (set in .claude/settings.json — git-tracked)
Recommended sweet spot: 2–3 teammates for this workspace's workload
```

Default to **fewer agents**, not more. Spawn only as many as strictly needed.
Coordination overhead grows quadratically; benefits only appear when tasks are
truly parallel and long-running.

`MAX_TEAMMATES=10` is a ceiling, not a target. The realistic effective range
for workspace-hub engineering work is **2–3 teammates**. Raising it above that
adds token cost with diminishing returns given the predominantly sequential
solver-pipeline nature of the work.