Run Swarm

Devloop Run Swarm

Execute plan tasks via fresh-context subagents. You are the orchestrator.

Bash hygiene: prefer quiet flags to minimize output (npm install --silent, git status -sb, pipe long output through | tail -n 20).

Monitor for validation commands: When the orchestrator runs test or build commands to validate phase completion, use Monitor for real-time streaming. Worker agents (swarm-worker, haiku-worker) also have Monitor available and should use it for long-running commands within their tasks.

Long-running commands that warrant Monitor: test suites (npm test, pytest, go test ./..., cargo test, make test), builds (npm run build, make, cargo build, tsc), and full-codebase linting (eslint ., ruff check ., golangci-lint run).

Orchestrator validation example:

Monitor({ description: "swarm validation tests", command: "npm test 2>&1 | grep --line-buffered -E 'PASS|FAIL|Error|passed|failed'", timeout_ms: 300000, persistent: false })

Fallback: if Monitor errors, use Bash directly.

Step 1: Check Plan State

Run ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/check-plan-complete.sh .devloop/plan.md.

• No plan: Show entry points (/devloop:plan) and STOP.
• Complete: AskUserQuestion: Ship it, Archive, or Review. STOP.
• Pending: Continue to Step 2.

Step 2: Parse Arguments

• --max-tasks N: Max tasks before pausing.
• --dry-run: List pending tasks and STOP.
• --worktrees: Run each worker with isolation: "worktree". Each worker gets an isolated git worktree; the orchestrator merges results back after each batch. Off by default.

Also read the local config to detect git.worktree_isolation:

Bash: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/parse-local-config.sh

If git.worktree_isolation is true in the config, treat it as if --worktrees was passed. The CLI flag always wins: --worktrees enables isolation regardless of config.

Step 3: Gather Shared Context

Extract max 100 lines from CLAUDE.md (code style, patterns) and plan's Overview/Considerations. Store as shared context.

Step 4: Task Execution Loop

4a. Build Execution Plan

Read all - [ ] tasks from plan.md. Group them:

1. Parallel groups: Tasks sharing [parallel:X] markers → batch together
2. Dependent tasks: Tasks with [depends:N.M] → schedule after dependency completes
3. Sequential tasks: Everything else → run in order

4b. For Each Batch (Parallel Group or Single Task)

Gather Context

Run ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/gather-task-context.sh or Grep/Glob for relevant files (max 20 per task).

Select Model by Hint

Parse [model:X] from the task line:

• [model:haiku]: Spawn with model: "haiku"
• [model:sonnet] or no annotation: Spawn with model: "sonnet" (default)

Spawn Workers

For a parallel batch, spawn all workers simultaneously (multiple Agent calls in a single message).

Prompt caching: Static content (Instructions, Phase) goes FIRST -- it is identical across all workers in a batch and gets cached after the first spawn. Dynamic content (Task description, Context files) goes LAST -- it varies per worker and is not cached. This ordering maximizes cache hits when spawning multiple workers in a single batch.

Without --worktrees (default):

Agent:
  subagent_type: "devloop:swarm-worker"  # or devloop:haiku-worker for [model:haiku]
  model: "haiku"  # or "sonnet" per annotation
  prompt: |
    Instructions: Implement the task below. Do NOT modify plan.md or commit.
    Phase: [phase name]
    [STATIC: shared project conventions from CLAUDE.md or plan Overview -- same for all workers]

    Task: [description]
    Context: [relevant files and conventions -- dynamic, task-specific]

With --worktrees (or git.worktree_isolation: true in local.md):

Agent:
  subagent_type: "devloop:swarm-worker"  # or devloop:haiku-worker for [model:haiku]
  model: "haiku"  # or "sonnet" per annotation
  isolation: "worktree"
  prompt: |
    Instructions: Implement the task below. Do NOT modify plan.md or commit.
    Note: You are running inside an isolated git worktree. Use relative paths in your
    summary. Your changes will be merged back to the main branch by the orchestrator.
    Phase: [phase name]
    [STATIC: shared project conventions from CLAUDE.md or plan Overview -- same for all workers]

    Task: [description]
    Context: [relevant files and conventions -- dynamic, task-specific]

After each batch completes in worktree mode, perform merge-back (Step 4c).

4c. Merge-Back (Worktree Mode Only)

Skip this step if --worktrees was not used.

After all workers in a batch complete:

1. Collect branch names: Inspect each Agent result for a returned worktree branch name.
   • If the result contains a branch name → worker made changes, merge needed.
   • If no branch name in result → worker made no changes, worktree was auto-cleaned. Skip.
2. Merge each branch (sequentially, to minimize conflicts):

   git merge <worktree-branch> --no-commit --no-ff
   

   The --no-commit flag stages the merged changes without creating a commit, preserving the existing auto_commit flow.
3. On conflict: Do NOT auto-resolve. Run git merge --abort and surface to user:

   AskUserQuestion: "Merge conflict from worktree branch <branch>. Options:
   (a) Resolve manually and continue, (b) Skip this task's changes, (c) Stop swarm."
   

4. After successful merge: Delete the worktree branch:

   git branch -d <worktree-branch>
   

5. If no workers in the batch returned a branch (all made no changes), skip merge-back entirely.

4d. Record Progress

1. Display git diff --stat and worker summary for each completed task.
2. Mark task [x] in plan.md and update native task.
3. If auto_commit: true and phase complete, commit changes.
4. Pause if --max-tasks reached.
5. Check [depends:N.M] — if a just-completed task unblocks dependent tasks, add them to the next batch.

Step 5: Finalize

When all [x], AskUserQuestion: Ship it, Archive, or Review.

Step 6: Error Handling

If worker fails, AskUserQuestion:

• Retry: New worker with error context.
• Skip: Mark [!], continue.
• Stop: Pause for intervention.
• Fix inline: You fix it directly.

Now: Check plan state and begin swarm.