What is the difference between agent teams and subagents?

Subagents operate within a single session and only report back to the caller. Agent teams are independent Claude instances that can communicate with each other directly and self-coordinate via a shared task list.

Does using agent teams increase token costs?

Yes. Because each teammate is a separate Claude instance with its own context window, token consumption is significantly higher than using a single session or summarized subagents.

How do I enable the agent-team skill?

Since it is an experimental feature, you must set the CLAUDE_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_AGENT_TEAMS environment variable to 1 in your shell environment or your Claude Code settings.json file.

Which terminals support the split-pane display mode?

Split-pane mode requires tmux or iTerm2 (with the it2 CLI and Python API enabled). If these are not available, the skill defaults to an in-process mode where you switch between teammates using keyboard shortcuts.

Agent Team Orchestrator

Name: Agent Team Orchestrator
Author: CaptainCrouton89

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Collaboration Tools

Coordinates multiple Claude Code instances to work together on complex projects with shared task lists and inter-agent communication.

The agent-team skill enables high-scale productivity by spawning and managing a collaborative squad of Claude instances working toward a common goal. By designating one session as a team lead, users can orchestrate parallel workflows such as multi-layer feature development, comprehensive research, and competitive hypothesis testing. Unlike standard subagents, teammates in an agent-team can message each other directly and share a synchronized task list, providing a sophisticated coordination layer that allows for autonomous, peer-to-peer collaboration within your terminal.

Key Features

01Inter-agent messaging for direct, peer-to-peer communication between Claude instances.

02Advanced governance tools including Plan Approval mode and coordination-only Delegate Mode.

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04Flexible display modes including in-process terminal switching and tmux/iTerm2 split panes.

05Multi-agent coordination with a centralized lead and independent teammate sessions.

06Shared task list management with real-time status tracking and file-locking prevention.

Use Cases

01Parallel feature development where agents simultaneously own frontend, backend, and test suites.

02Research and peer-review cycles where agents investigate different technical paths and challenge each other's findings.

03Complex system debugging where multiple agents test competing hypotheses in parallel to find a root cause faster.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add captaincrouton89/crouton-kit agent-team

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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