afk-dispatch

Orchestrates a Claude Code agent team to implement GitHub issues labeled AFK.

1|1|Updated Oct 3, 2021
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/benjr70/Smart-Smoker-V2 --skill afk-dispatch-benjr70
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Skill: afk-dispatch
Source: https://github.com/benjr70/Smart-Smoker-V2/tree/main/.claude/skills/afk-dispatch
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/benjr70/Smart-Smoker-V2 --skill afk-dispatch-benjr70

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Coordinating multiple AI agents to autonomously implement a batch of GitHub issues requires manual setup of labels, task lists, review loops, and verification steps. This Skill provides the complete playbook for dispatching a Claude Code agent team (implementer, reviewer, verifier, researcher) that works through every open issue labeled AFK for a given PRD without human intervention. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Agent Team Orchestration: Spawns and coordinates a persistent roster of implementer, reviewer, and verifier teammates, plus on-demand researchers, with a shared task list ordered by issue dependencies. - Idempotent Pre-flight: Verifies Claude Code version, GitHub CLI auth, the experimental agent-teams flag, and creates the ten AFK workflow labels without overwriting existing ones. - Review and Verification Loops: Enforces staged-diff review (capped at 10 rounds), smoke-test verification with commit trailers, and resume support for runs paused by usage exhaustion. - Use Case: A maintainer tags five implementation issues under a PRD with the AFK label, invokes the dispatch with the PRD issue number, and the team autonomously implements, reviews, smoke-tests, and closes each issue in dependency order. ## Quick Start Run /afk-dispatch followed by your PRD issue number to spawn the agent team and process every open AFK-labeled issue.

Frequently Asked Questions about afk-dispatch

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I dispatch a Claude Code agent team to implement GitHub issues?

Invoke /afk-dispatch with the PRD issue number after labeling child issues with AFK. The skill runs pre-flight checks, spawns implementer, reviewer, and verifier teammates, and populates a shared task list in dependency order.

What is the difference between AFK agent teams and Ralph loops?

AFK dispatch is a Level 7 Agent Teams workflow using multiple coordinated teammates, while Ralph is a separate Level 6 loop with its own labels. The skill explicitly forbids touching scripts/ralph/ or mixing AFK and ralph labels on the same issue.

What are the requirements for running Claude Code agent teams?

You need Claude Code version 2.1.32 or later, the CLAUDE_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_AGENT_TEAMS flag set to 1 in .claude/settings.json, an authenticated GitHub CLI, and jq installed for the TeammateIdle hook.

Can I resume an AFK issue paused by usage exhaustion?

Yes, invoke with --issue and --resume flags. The skill checks out the existing feat/issue-N branch, soft-resets the wip freeze commit so partial edits return to the working tree, and primes the implementer to continue TDD from the passing state.

What happens when the reviewer or smoke test keeps failing?

Reviewer change-requests and smoke failures share a cap of 10 rounds per task. On exhaustion the task is marked failed, the issue gets the AFK:failed label with a comment explaining the last failure, and the team moves to the next task.