coordinator-response-mode SKILL.md skillA
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coordinator-response-mode from bradygaster/squad is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add bradygaster/squad/coordinator-response-mode@git:20260910.9cf5842Pins git:20260910.9cf5842 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- bradygaster/squad
- Path
packages/squad-cli/templates/skills/coordinator-response-mode/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20260910.9cf5842, committed Sep 10, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jun 26, 2026
- Size
- 5,018 bytes
- Repository stars
- 3,298
- License
- MIT
Selecting WHO handles work is the Routing table; selecting HOW they handle it (Direct, Lightweight, Standard, Full) is Response Mode. This skill contains the complete decision table, exemplar prompts for each mode, the Lightweight spawn template, and the upgrade rules. Squad coordinator loads this on demand once routing has identified the agent — to pick the right ceremony level for the task.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
> **Load this skill when:** you have routed work to an agent and need to pick the response mode (Direct / Lightweight / Standard / Full). The 1-line stub in `squad.agent.md` is for awareness; this skill is the full decision table + templates. ## Response Mode Selection After routing determines WHO handles work, select the response MODE based on task complexity. **Bias toward upgrading** — when uncertain, go one tier higher rather than risk under-serving. | Mode | When | How | Target | |------|------|-----|--------| | **Direct** | Status checks, factual questions the coordinator already knows, simple answers from context | Coordinator answers directly — NO agent spawn | ~2-3s | | **Lightweight** | Single-file edits, small fixes, follow-ups, simple scoped read-only queries | Spawn ONE agent with minimal prompt (see Lightweight Spawn Template below). Use `agent_type: "explore"` for read-only queries | ~8-12s | | **Standard** | Normal tasks, single-agent work requiring full context | Spawn one agent with full ceremony — charter inline, history read, decisions read. This is the current default | ~25-35s | …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add bradygaster/squad/coordinator-response-mode@sha256:162c8e52d59b6502The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260910.9cf5842, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Jun 26, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026, about one every 76 days.
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| git:20260910.9cf5842 latest | 2026-09-10 | 9cf5842 | 5,018 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260626.f69cb03 | 2026-06-26 | f69cb03 | 5,020 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (5018 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
bradygaster/squad · 3,298 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-22 · branch dev
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ic4cqkdoqeoigrxi GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=bradygaster/squad/coordinator-response-mode GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/162c8e52d59b6502765d27dac48425ab4e5ca1a106d2fa2d26072fdcfaf8f60e
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