How does the swarm handle progress tracking?

Workers use the swarm_progress tool to report status at 25%, 50%, and 75% completion, which triggers automatic system checkpoints.

When should I use the Swarm Coordination skill?

Use this skill for complex tasks affecting three or more files or when work can be parallelized, such as simultaneous frontend and backend development.

How does the skill prevent agents from overwriting each other?

It implements a strict file reservation protocol where workers must reserve specific files before editing and release them only upon completion.

What is the difference between foreground and background workers?

Foreground workers have access to MCP tools for interactive tasks, while background workers are limited to static work like documentation or basic code edits.

Swarm Coordination

Name: Swarm Coordination
Author: joelhooks

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Productivity & Workflow

Orchestrates multi-agent workflows to parallelize complex software development tasks through autonomous coordination and file reservation protocols.

The Swarm Coordination skill enables Claude to manage high-complexity tasks by deploying a network of specialized agents. It streamlines the multi-agent lifecycle by handling task decomposition, worker spawning, and conflict prevention through a strict file reservation system. Designed for large-scale refactors or features touching multiple files, this skill utilizes a 'hivemind' to query past learnings and distinguishes between foreground workers with MCP tool access and background workers for static tasks, significantly accelerating project timelines.

Key Features

01Conflict-free file reservation and release protocol

02Automated progress reporting with status checkpoints

03Differentiated foreground and background agent management

04359 GitHub stars

05Automated task decomposition and worker assignment

06Hivemind integration for querying historical task data

Use Cases

01Parallel development of frontend, backend, and testing layers

02Large-scale refactoring touching three or more files simultaneously

03Complex system migrations requiring specialized agent expertise

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add joelhooks/swarm-tools swarm-coordination

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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