subagents

You can orchestrate subagents using WHAT/WHY prompts combined with DoD validation to ensure focused delegation. Dispatch tasks using Story, Business, Goal, and DoD criteria, plus an annotated file tree architecture block to keep work structured.

The best way to coordinate multiple subtasks in parallel is to use Project Manager mode. This mode handles multi-task coordination by tracking agent IDs, allowing you to resume interrupted work and manage parallel subtask execution efficiently.

You can resume interrupted work with saved agent IDs through built-in agent ID tracking. This resilience capability supports resuming subagent tasks and parallel coordination by referencing the specific agent ID assigned during the initial dispatch.

Choose Lead Engineer mode for single-context work and Project Manager mode for multi-task coordination. Selecting between Lead Engineer vs Project Manager mode depends on whether your subagent delegation requires focused single-context work or broader parallel subtask management.

You define observable acceptance criteria for subagent tasks using the DoD, or Definition of Done, validation block. The DoD ensures specific, observable acceptance criteria are met before a dispatched subagent task is considered complete and validated.