parallel-subagent SKILL.md skillA

parallel-subagent from ahundt/autorun is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add ahundt/autorun/parallel-subagent@git:20260815.2807be5

Pins git:20260815.2807be5 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
ahundt/autorun
Path
plugins/autorun/skills/parallel-subagent/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
3
Latest version
git:20260815.2807be5, committed Aug 15, 2026
First version recorded
Feb 21, 2026
Size
14,591 bytes
Repository stars
13
License
a license file GitHub does not identify

Eliminate a stubborn configuration bug by testing 8-10 fundamentally different fixes in parallel instead of one at a time. Use when the root cause is ambiguous and asked to "fix this stubborn bug", "we've tried everything", "run approaches in parallel", "use parallel subagents", or "find which config actually works". Builds a minimal test harness, evaluates every approach simultaneously, identifies the winners, and explains WHY they work.

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

# Fix Stubborn Bugs Fast By Parallelizing

<purpose>

**Eliminate ambiguous configuration bugs in hours, not days.** Test 8-10 fundamentally different solution approaches simultaneously to discover what works and understand why. Transforms trial-and-error into systematic exploration.

## Summary

**6-Step Process:** Read buggy code → Research 8-10 orthogonal approaches (document sources) → Build minimal harness → Implement all solutions → Test and identify winners → Apply fix with analysis + citations

**Best for:** Configuration/integration bugs in complex subsystems where root cause is ambiguous.

**Time:** 1-2 hours to build harness, saves hours/days of serial debugging.

**Success factors:** Platform compatibility, realistic test data with edge cases, comprehensive logging, matching production context, academic-quality documentation with cited sources.

**Research requirement:** Document all sources with URLs (GitHub issues, Stack Overflow, API docs, papers). Cite in code comments and README.

**Related methodologies:**
1. Binary Search Debugging (bisecting commits)
2. Fuzzing (input space exploration)
3. Property-Based Testing (behavior space)
…

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add ahundt/autorun/parallel-subagent@sha256:0c6f77ce0d256c22

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260815.2807be5, 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 3 versions of this file, between Feb 21, 2026 and Aug 15, 2026, about one every 88 days. Its first recorded version is graded C and its latest A.

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git:20260221.1e885ab2026-02-21 1e885ab 37 BC view

Audit of the latest version

A  17 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (14591 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

GitHub

ahundt/autorun · 13 stars · license a license file GitHub does not identify · pushed 2026-11-01 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_l3oayekace5ngd6m
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=ahundt/autorun/parallel-subagent
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/0c6f77ce0d256c226a20d3032e7a7ac7a92149b890c5075674f11662de9e4b92

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