When should I choose to swarm instead of using a single agent?

Swarming is recommended for tasks touching 3 or more files, scenarios with natural parallel boundaries (like frontend and backend), or when different specializations are required.

Can agents learn from previous swarm sessions?

Yes, agents use the Hivemind tools to query learnings from past projects and store new discoveries, ensuring the swarm gets smarter over time.

What is Socratic Planning mode?

Socratic Planning is an interactive phase where the coordinator asks clarifying questions and offers concrete options before work begins to ensure total alignment on the task scope.

What is the purpose of Swarm Mail in this skill?

Swarm Mail is an embedded system used for message passing between agents and managing file reservations to prevent merge conflicts during parallel tasks.

How does the skill prevent context exhaustion during planning?

It follows a Context-Lean pattern by delegating decomposition work to a temporary 'swarm-planner' sub-agent, keeping the main thread's token budget focused on coordination.

Swarm Coordination & Multi-Agent Orchestration

Name: Swarm Coordination & Multi-Agent Orchestration
Author: primeinc

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Productivity & Workflow

Orchestrates complex development workflows by decomposing tasks and managing parallel Claude sub-agents with built-in messaging and file locking.

The Swarm Coordination skill enables advanced multi-agent orchestration within Claude Code, allowing for the efficient parallel execution of large-scale engineering tasks. It provides a rigorous framework for task decomposition, sub-agent spawning, and progress monitoring using the specialized 'Swarm Mail' system for conflict-free file management and inter-agent communication. This skill is essential for managing complex projects that span multiple directories or require specialized expertise across different domains, ensuring high-quality output while preventing context exhaustion in the primary coordinator.

Key Features

01Embedded Swarm Mail system for inter-agent messaging and file reservations

02Automated task decomposition via context-lean planning sub-agents

03Hivemind knowledge integration for persistent learning across sessions

04Socratic planning mode for interactive task clarification and decision making

05Standardized Worker Survival Checklist for consistent agent behavior

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Use Cases

01Refactoring large codebases that require parallel changes across multiple services

02Simultaneous feature development involving frontend, backend, and database migrations

03Coordinating specialized agents for comprehensive security audits and test coverage improvements

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add primeinc/swarm swarm-coordination

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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