What problem does it solve?
Complex requests often fail because the work is too large to handle in one pass, leading to missing steps, slow progress, and unclear scope.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Atomic task planning with mandatory TodoWrite: Converts non-trivial requests into explicit, trackable sub-steps before execution, improving correctness and alignment.
- Parallel execution for independent work: Runs exploratory or independent subtasks concurrently to reduce latency and speed up completion.
- Delegated deep planning and work: Pushes deep implementation to Hephaestus and planning to Prometheus while keeping Sisyphus responsible for coordination and status tracking.
- Real-time progress tracking: Enforces in_progress/completed status updates per step to prevent “silent” failures and batching mistakes.
Task types it supports
- Large engineering or implementation tasks that require file-by-file changes.
- Work that includes ambiguity or multiple included items requiring clarification before coding.
- Multi-file updates where parallel analysis and then integration improves speed.
Quick Start
Ask the agent to break down and implement a complex feature end-to-end, for example: "Implement REST API authentication with token validation, updating the correct files, adding tests, and verifying the build."
