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orchestrating-subagents from zaxbyhub/opencode-swarm is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add zaxbyhub/opencode-swarm/orchestrating-subagents@git:20261012.097422c

Pins git:20261012.097422c in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

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Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
zaxbyhub/opencode-swarm
Path
.claude/skills/orchestrating-subagents/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
5
Latest version
git:20261012.097422c, committed Oct 12, 2026
First version recorded
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Repository stars
518
License
MIT

Tiering and economics for delegating to subagents: which agent type, model, and effort to use per role (explorer, implementer, reviewer, critic), how many agents to launch in parallel, how to write scoped subagent prompts with bounded structured returns, and how to keep the main context clean. Use when launching subagents, parallel explorers, independent reviewers, or critic passes — especially for swarm-mode, qa-sweep, or issue-tracer work.

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What the file says

# Orchestrating Subagents

Swarm-mode work in this repo delegates heavily (explorer → reviewer → critic).
This skill defines HOW to delegate so validation gates stay strong while
breadth stays fast and cheap. It complements — never replaces — the gates in
`.claude/session/swarm-mode.md`, qa-sweep, and swarm-implement.

## Role → tier mapping

| Role | Agent type | Model / effort | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explorer (mapping, candidate findings) | `Explore` when read-only suffices | Cheaper/faster tier acceptable; low–medium effort | Recall-bound, not reasoning-bound; the reviewer gate catches misses |
| Implementer (scoped edits) | general-purpose | Session model; medium–high effort | Edits need project conventions (CLAUDE.md context) |
| Reviewer (independent validation) | general-purpose, **fresh context** | Session (strongest) model; high effort | Precision-bound; false approvals are the expensive failure |
| Critic (final challenge) | general-purpose, **fresh context** | Session (strongest) model; high effort | Same — this is the last line of defense |

Hard rule: economize on explorers, never on reviewers or critics. If the
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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add zaxbyhub/opencode-swarm/orchestrating-subagents@sha256:31271dcc8b0e99c3

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Source

GitHub

zaxbyhub/opencode-swarm · 518 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-05 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_mbxorp4fecrsvo45
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=zaxbyhub/opencode-swarm/orchestrating-subagents
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/31271dcc8b0e99c3866176bff79a546e439cef5f953d833e1a4e597e049528b9

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