dispatching-parallel-agents

Dispatch concurrent subagents to investigate independent failures across separate problem domains.

1|Updated Jul 6, 2015
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/ksolomon/dotfiles --skill dispatching-parallel-agents-ksolomon
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
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Skill: dispatching-parallel-agents
Source: https://github.com/ksolomon/dotfiles/tree/main/AI/.claude/plugins/cache/claude-plugins-official/superpowers/6.1.1/skills/dispatching-parallel-agents
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ksolomon/dotfiles --skill dispatching-parallel-agents-ksolomon

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? When multiple unrelated test failures or bugs appear across different files and subsystems, investigating them sequentially wastes time and bloats your working context. This Skill provides a structured pattern for delegating each independent problem to a focused subagent that works in parallel with isolated context. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Independence Assessment: Decision criteria and a flowchart to determine whether failures are independent enough for parallel dispatch or require sequential investigation. - Agent Prompt Structure: A template for writing focused, self-contained agent prompts with specific scope, constraints, and expected output. - Parallel Dispatch Pattern: Guidance on issuing multiple subagent dispatches in a single response so they execute concurrently, plus review and integration steps. - Use Case: After a major refactoring leaves 6 test failures across 3 files (abort logic, batch completion, race conditions), dispatch one agent per file, then integrate the independent fixes and run the full suite. ## Quick Start Dispatch one subagent per failing test file to investigate and fix each independent failure in parallel, then review their summaries and run the full test suite.

Frequently Asked Questions about dispatching-parallel-agents

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I run multiple AI subagents in parallel?▼

Issue all subagent dispatch calls in the same response so they execute concurrently. Dispatching one agent per response runs them sequentially instead. Each agent should receive a focused, self-contained prompt for one problem domain.

When should I use parallel agents for debugging test failures?▼

Use parallel agents when you have multiple failures with different root causes across separate files or subsystems, and each problem can be understood without context from the others. Three or more independent failing test files is a typical trigger.

When should I not dispatch parallel agents?▼

Avoid parallel dispatch when failures are related and fixing one might fix others, when understanding requires full system state, during exploratory debugging, or when agents would share state such as editing the same files.

How do I write a good prompt for a delegated subagent?▼

Make the prompt focused on one problem domain, self-contained with all needed context such as error messages and test names, explicit about constraints like not changing production code, and specific about the expected output such as a summary of root cause and fixes.

How do I integrate changes from multiple parallel agents?▼

Read each agent's summary, verify the fixes do not conflict by checking whether agents edited the same code, run the full test suite to confirm all fixes work together, and spot check results since agents can make systematic errors.