What problem does it solve?
Tech Artist orchestration reduces manual coordination overhead by managing startup, task execution, messaging, and exit criteria across art/tech pipelines.
Core Features & Use Cases
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Startup sequencing and initialization: load necessary skills and tools, prepare task context, and initialize the Tech Artist workflow.
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Workflow execution and coordination: manage parallel and sequential tasks across 3D/2D assets, visual effects, UI polish, and pipelines.
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Message handling and state management: coordinate inter-agent communication through deterministic task states and watcher signals.
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Validation and quality checks: run validation steps and address issues until milestones are met, guided by QA/visual testing practices.
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PRD synchronization and reporting: update PRD with blockers, observations, and progress; notify PM/GD as required.
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Exit conditions and readiness: ensure all tasks are completed and status is updated before exiting to the watchdog.
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Agent startup protocol:
On each Tech Artist agent spawn:
- Read --message argument (task assignment from watchdog)
- Read task state file and understand current task details and status
- Research task requirements using MCP tools (WebSearch, Fetch); use Vision MCP for visual research and references
- Create an implementation plan documenting approach, steps, and checklist
- Update task state to "in_progress" (atomic write)
- Process and implement the task following the plan and best practices
- Run code validation using qa-validation-workflow skill and fix issues until passing
- Run visual validation using qa-visual-testing skill and fix issues until passing
- Update PRD and commit changes with details and observations (atomic write)
- Notify the next agent to wake up
- Exit by updating status to "ready" for the watchdog
Quick Start
Follow the agent startup protocol to spawn a Tech Artist agent, read the task state, and begin task execution with the starter plan.
