todero-when-to-hire

Decides when to request a new AI agent hire and drafts the role brief.

Updated Mar 26, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/nabitllc/todero --skill todero-when-to-hire-nabitllc
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: todero-when-to-hire
Source: https://github.com/nabitllc/todero/tree/main/skills/todero-when-to-hire
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/nabitllc/todero --skill todero-when-to-hire-nabitllc

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Multi-agent teams waste budget and attention when agents are hired for work a single agent could finish alone. This Skill gives a planner agent a strict three-condition test for requesting a new hire, plus a template for the brief the new agent needs to start work without guessing. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Three-rung hiring test: Request a hire only when the work needs a skill the current agent lacks, when ready tasks exceed the machine's parallel capacity, or when completed work needs an independent reviewer. - Structured hire proposal: Every request includes the role, model tier, a one-paragraph brief with objective, output shape, and task boundaries, plus the files the new agent reads first. - Model tier guidance: Choose the strongest model when the output is a verdict that gets acted on; use the default tier when a wrong answer is caught downstream. - Use Case: A planning agent in Todero has twelve ready tasks but the machine serves only two models at once. It proposes a second worker owning one feature, with a brief and reading list, instead of letting the tasks queue. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to evaluate whether the current workload justifies hiring another agent and to draft the hire proposal if it does.

Frequently Asked Questions about todero-when-to-hire

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

FAQPage Schema
When should I hire another AI agent instead of doing the work myself?

Request a hire only when one of three conditions holds: the work needs a skill your role lacks, more tasks are ready than the machine can run in parallel, or finished work needs a reviewer who is not you. Single tasks you can finish alone never justify a hire.

How do I write a brief for a new AI agent?

A hire proposal needs four parts: the role, the model tier, a one-paragraph brief, and the files the agent reads first. The brief must state an objective, the shape of the expected output, and the boundary of what is and is not the agent's work.

How do I choose which model tier to request for a new agent?

Base the tier on what a wrong answer costs, not task size. Request the strongest model when the output is a verdict that gets acted on directly; for work whose errors are caught by a later step, the default tier is sufficient.

Does requesting a hire in Todero guarantee a new agent is created?

No. You ask for a hire, but Todero's orchestration rules decide whether it happens. Only the parallel-capacity trigger is implemented in code, in the decideExtraWorker function in orchestration-rules.ts; the other two triggers are guidance text only.

When is multi-agent fan-out not worth it?

Fan-out fails when tasks depend on each other mid-way, since that is one piece of work, not two. A manager that mostly rephrases instructions adds complexity without reliability, and one well-briefed agent matched or beat multi-agent setups on about 64% of tasks.