native-subagents-first SKILL.md skillA

native-subagents-first from kbediako/evergreen-codex-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add kbediako/evergreen-codex-skills/native-subagents-first@git:20260912.7ff2e86

Pins git:20260912.7ff2e86 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
kbediako/evergreen-codex-skills
Path
skills/native-subagents-first/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
5
Latest version
git:20260912.7ff2e86, committed Sep 12, 2026
First version recorded
Jul 26, 2026
Size
5,679 bytes
Repository stars
5
License
MIT

Coordinate native Codex subagents for requested parallel work or independent execution and review scopes. Use for ownership, worker selection, and lifecycle management.

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

# Native subagents first

The primary agent owns the whole outcome. Delegate independently useful work, integrate returned evidence, and complete the original task. Stay solo when separation adds more coordination cost than value, unless an active delegate-only instruction requires delegation.

Use the direct collaboration tools exposed by the current runtime. The suite uses `spawn_agent`, `send_message`, `followup_task`, `wait_agent`, `interrupt_agent`, and `list_agents`; verify availability rather than inventing tool aliases or a close step.

## Scope and launch

Define the outcome, observable acceptance criteria, exact workspaces, and authorization. Reconcile existing children with `list_agents` before launching work. Give coupled changes and their validation to one owner; directory count is not a reason to split them.

Use one stable milestone and cumulative child-run cap, preserved across resumes and steering. Each `spawn_agent` or `followup_task` consumes a run at any depth, including failed calls, retries, and replacements. Reserve nested runs before authorizing them. Fanout cannot exceed independent scopes, available slots, or remaining unreserved runs.
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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add kbediako/evergreen-codex-skills/native-subagents-first@sha256:27afa14618b7d53e

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260912.7ff2e86, 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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The registry has recorded 5 versions of this file, between Jul 26, 2026 and Sep 12, 2026, about one every 12 days.

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  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
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  • pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
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Source

GitHub

kbediako/evergreen-codex-skills · 5 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-16 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ufxcgz7wvs57gzlr
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=kbediako/evergreen-codex-skills/native-subagents-first
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/27afa14618b7d53ef2ce365b596fa595804d6bdc07ae79e0c3e5ae55d115f16f

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