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Master multi-agent orchestration using Claude Code's TeammateTool and Task system. Use when coordinating multiple agents, running parallel code reviews, creating pipeline workflows with dependencies, building self-organizing task queues, or any task benefiting from divide-and-con

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Claude Code Swarm Orchestration

Master multi-agent orchestration using Claude Code's TeammateTool and Task system.

Primitives

Primitive	What It Is	File Location
Agent	A Claude instance that can use tools. You are an agent. Subagents are agents you spawn.	N/A (process)
Team	A named group of agents working together. One leader, multiple teammates.	`~/.claude/teams/{name}/config.json`
Teammate	An agent that joined a team. Has a name, color, inbox. Spawned via Task with `team_name` + `name`.	Listed in team config
Leader	The agent that created the team. Receives teammate messages, approves plans/shutdowns.	First member in config
Task	A work item with subject, description, status, owner, and dependencies.	`~/.claude/tasks/{team}/N.json`
Inbox	JSON file where an agent receives messages from teammates.	`~/.claude/teams/{name}/inboxes/{agent}.json`
Message	A JSON object sent between agents. Can be text or structured (shutdown_request, idle_notification, etc).	Stored in inbox files
Backend	How teammates run. Auto-detected: `in-process` (same Node.js, invisible), `tmux` (separate panes, visible), `iterm2` (split panes in iTerm2). See Spawn Backends.	Auto-detected based on environment

How They Connect

flowchart TB
    subgraph TEAM[TEAM]
        Leader[Leader - you]
        T1[Teammate 1]
        T2[Teammate 2]

        Leader <-->|messages via inbox| T1
        Leader <-->|messages via inbox| T2
        T1 <-.->|can message| T2
    end

    subgraph TASKS[TASK LIST]
        Task1["#1 completed: Research<br/>owner: teammate1"]
        Task2["#2 in_progress: Implement<br/>owner: teammate2"]
        Task3["#3 pending: Test<br/>blocked by #2"]
    end

    T1 --> Task1
    T2 --> Task2
    Task2 -.->|unblocks| Task3

Lifecycle

flowchart LR
    A[1. Create Team] --> B[2. Create Tasks]
    B --> C[3. Spawn Teammates]
    C --> D[4. Work]
    D --> E[5. Coordinate]
    E --> F[6. Shutdown]
    F --> G[7. Cleanup]

Message Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant L as Leader
    participant T1 as Teammate 1
    participant T2 as Teammate 2
    participant Tasks as Task List

    L->>Tasks: TaskCreate (3 tasks)
    L->>T1: spawn with prompt
    L->>T2: spawn with prompt

    T1->>Tasks: claim task #1
    T2->>Tasks: claim task #2

    T1->>Tasks: complete #1
    T1->>L: send findings (inbox)

    Note over Tasks: #3 auto-unblocks

    T2->>Tasks: complete #2
    T2->>L: send findings (inbox)

    L->>T1: requestShutdown
    T1->>L: approveShutdown
    L->>T2: requestShutdown
    T2->>L: approveShutdown

    L->>L: cleanup

Core Architecture

How Swarms Work

A swarm consists of:

Leader (you) - Creates team, spawns workers, coordinates work
Teammates (spawned agents) - Execute tasks, report back
Task List - Shared work queue with dependencies
Inboxes - JSON files for inter-agent messaging

File Structure

~/.claude/teams/{team-name}/
├── config.json              # Team metadata and member list
└── inboxes/
    ├── team-lead.json       # Leader's inbox
    ├── worker-1.json        # Worker 1's inbox
    └── worker-2.json        # Worker 2's inbox

~/.claude/tasks/{team-name}/
├── 1.json                   # Task #1
├── 2.json                   # Task #2
└── 3.json                   # Task #3

Team Config Structure

{
  "name": "my-project",
  "description": "Working on feature X",
  "leadAgentId": "team-lead@my-project",
  "createdAt": 1706000000000,
  "members": [
    {
      "agentId": "team-lead@my-project",
      "name": "team-lead",
      "agentType": "team-lead",
      "color": "#4A90D9",
      "joinedAt": 1706000000000,
      "backendType": "in-process"
    },
    {
      "agentId": "worker-1@my-project",
      "name": "worker-1",
      "agentType": "Explore",
      "model": "haiku",
      "prompt": "Analyze the codebase structure...",
      "color": "#D94A4A",
      "planModeRequired": false,
      "joinedAt": 1706000001000,
      "tmuxPaneId": "in-process",
      "cwd": "/Users/me/project",
      "backendType": "in-process"
    }
  ]
}

Two Ways to Spawn Agents

Method 1: Task Tool (Subagents)

Use Task for short-lived, focused work that returns a result:

Task({
  subagent_type: "Explore",
  description: "Find auth files",
  prompt: "Find all authentication-related files in this codebase",
  model: "haiku"  // Optional: haiku, sonnet, opus
})

Characteristics:

Runs synchronously (blocks until complete) or async with run_in_background: true
Returns result directly to you
No team membership required
Best for: searches, analysis, focused research

Method 2: Task Tool + team_name + name (Teammates)

Use Task with team_name and name to spawn persistent teammates:

// First create a team
Teammate({ operation: "spawnTeam", team_name: "my-project" })

// Then spawn a teammate into that team
Task({
  team_name: "my-project",        // Required: which team to join
  name: "security-reviewer",      // Required: teammate's name
  subagent_type: "security-sentinel",
  prompt: "Review all authentication code for vulnerabilities. Send findings to team-lead via Teammate write.",
  run_in_background: true         // Teammates usually run in background
})

Characteristics:

Joins team, appears in config.json
Communicates via inbox messages
Can claim tasks from shared task list
Persists until shutdown
Best for: parallel work, ongoing collaboration, pipeline stages

Key Difference

Aspect	Task (subagent)	Task + team_name + name (teammate)
Lifespan	Until task complete	Until shutdown requested
Communication	Return value	Inbox messages
Task access	None	Shared task list
Team membership	No	Yes
Coordination	One-off	Ongoing

Built-in Agent Types

These are always available without plugins:

Bash

Task({
  subagent_type: "Bash",
  description: "Run git commands",
  prompt: "Check git status and show recent commits"
})

Tools: Bash only
Model: Inherits from parent
Best for: Git operations, command execution, system tasks

Explore

Task({
  subagent_type: "Explore",
  description: "Find API endpoints",
  prompt: "Find all API endpoints in this codebase. Be very thorough.",
  model: "haiku"  // Fast and cheap
})

Tools: All read-only tools (no Edit, Write, NotebookEdit, Task)
Model: Haiku (optimized for speed)
Best for: Codebase exploration, file searches, code understanding
Thoroughness levels: "quick", "medium", "very thorough"

Plan

Task({
  subagent_type: "Plan",
  description: "Design auth system",
  prompt: "Create an implementation plan for adding OAuth2 authentication"
})

Tools: All read-only tools
Model: Inherits from parent
Best for: Architecture planning, implementation strategies

general-purpose

Task({
  subagent_type: "general-purpose",
  description: "Research and implement",
  prompt: "Research React Query best practices and implement caching for the user API"
})

Tools: All tools (*)
Model: Inherits from parent
Best for: Multi-step tasks, research + action combinations

claude-code-guide

Task({
  subagent_type: "claude-code-guide",
  description: "Help with Claude Code",
  prompt: "How do I configure MCP servers?"
})

Tools: Read-only + WebFetch + WebSearch
Best for: Questions about Claude Code, Agent SDK, Anthropic API

statusline-setup

Task({
  subagent_type: "statusline-setup",
  description: "Configure status line",
  prompt: "Set up a status line showing git branch and node version"
})

Tools: Read, Edit only
Model: Sonnet
Best for: Configuring Claude Code status line

Plugin Agent Types

From the compound-engineering plugin (examples):

Review Agents

// Security review
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:review:security-sentinel",
  description: "Security audit",
  prompt: "Audit this PR for security vulnerabilities"
})

// Performance review
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:review:performance-oracle",
  description: "Performance check",
  prompt: "Analyze this code for performance bottlenecks"
})

// Rails code review
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:review:kieran-rails-reviewer",
  description: "Rails review",
  prompt: "Review this Rails code for best practices"
})

// Architecture review
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:review:architecture-strategist",
  description: "Architecture review",
  prompt: "Review the system architecture of the authentication module"
})

// Code simplicity
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:review:code-simplicity-reviewer",
  description: "Simplicity check",
  prompt: "Check if this implementation can be simplified"
})

All review agents from compound-engineering:

agent-native-reviewer - Ensures features work for agents too
architecture-strategist - Architectural compliance
code-simplicity-reviewer - YAGNI and minimalism
data-integrity-guardian - Database and data safety
data-migration-expert - Migration validation
deployment-verification-agent - Pre-deploy checklists
dhh-rails-reviewer - DHH/37signals Rails style
julik-frontend-races-reviewer - JavaScript race conditions
kieran-python-reviewer - Python best practices
kieran-rails-reviewer - Rails best practices
kieran-typescript-reviewer - TypeScript best practices
pattern-recognition-specialist - Design patterns and anti-patterns
performance-oracle - Performance analysis
security-sentinel - Security vulnerabilities

Research Agents

// Best practices research
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:research:best-practices-researcher",
  description: "Research auth best practices",
  prompt: "Research current best practices for JWT authentication in Rails 2024-2026"
})

// Framework documentation
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:research:framework-docs-researcher",
  description: "Research Active Storage",
  prompt: "Gather comprehensive documentation about Active Storage file uploads"
})

// Git history analysis
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:research:git-history-analyzer",
  description: "Analyze auth history",
  prompt: "Analyze the git history of the authentication module to understand its evolution"
})

All research agents:

best-practices-researcher - External best practices
framework-docs-researcher - Framework documentation
git-history-analyzer - Code archaeology
learnings-researcher - Search docs/solutions/
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name: orchestrating-swarms
description: Master multi-agent orchestration using Claude Code's TeammateTool and Task system. Use when coordinating multiple agents, running parallel code reviews, creating pipeline workflows with dependencies, building self-organizing task queues, or any task benefiting from divide-and-conquer patterns.

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---
name: orchestrating-swarms
description: Master multi-agent orchestration using Claude Code's TeammateTool and Task system. Use when coordinating multiple agents, running parallel code reviews, creating pipeline workflows with dependencies, building self-organizing task queues, or any task benefiting from divide-and-conquer patterns.
---

# Claude Code Swarm Orchestration

Master multi-agent orchestration using Claude Code's TeammateTool and Task system.

---

## Primitives

| Primitive | What It Is | File Location |
|-----------|-----------|---------------|
| **Agent** | A Claude instance that can use tools. You are an agent. Subagents are agents you spawn. | N/A (process) |
| **Team** | A named group of agents working together. One leader, multiple teammates. | `~/.claude/teams/{name}/config.json` |
| **Teammate** | An agent that joined a team. Has a name, color, inbox. Spawned via Task with `team_name` + `name`. | Listed in team config |
| **Leader** | The agent that created the team. Receives teammate messages, approves plans/shutdowns. | First member in config |
| **Task** | A work item with subject, description, status, owner, and dependencies. | `~/.claude/tasks/{team}/N.json` |
| **Inbox** | JSON file where an agent receives messages from teammates. | `~/.claude/teams/{name}/inboxes/{agent}.json` |
| **Message** | A JSON object sent between agents. Can be text or structured (shutdown_request, idle_notification, etc). | Stored in inbox files |
| **Backend** | How teammates run. Auto-detected: `in-process` (same Node.js, invisible), `tmux` (separate panes, visible), `iterm2` (split panes in iTerm2). See [Spawn Backends](#spawn-backends). | Auto-detected based on environment |

### How They Connect

```mermaid
flowchart TB
    subgraph TEAM[TEAM]
        Leader[Leader - you]
        T1[Teammate 1]
        T2[Teammate 2]

        Leader <-->|messages via inbox| T1
        Leader <-->|messages via inbox| T2
        T1 <-.->|can message| T2
    end

    subgraph TASKS[TASK LIST]
        Task1["#1 completed: Research<br/>owner: teammate1"]
        Task2["#2 in_progress: Implement<br/>owner: teammate2"]
        Task3["#3 pending: Test<br/>blocked by #2"]
    end

    T1 --> Task1
    T2 --> Task2
    Task2 -.->|unblocks| Task3
```

### Lifecycle

```mermaid
flowchart LR
    A[1. Create Team] --> B[2. Create Tasks]
    B --> C[3. Spawn Teammates]
    C --> D[4. Work]
    D --> E[5. Coordinate]
    E --> F[6. Shutdown]
    F --> G[7. Cleanup]
```

### Message Flow

```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
    participant L as Leader
    participant T1 as Teammate 1
    participant T2 as Teammate 2
    participant Tasks as Task List

    L->>Tasks: TaskCreate (3 tasks)
    L->>T1: spawn with prompt
    L->>T2: spawn with prompt

    T1->>Tasks: claim task #1
    T2->>Tasks: claim task #2

    T1->>Tasks: complete #1
    T1->>L: send findings (inbox)

    Note over Tasks: #3 auto-unblocks

    T2->>Tasks: complete #2
    T2->>L: send findings (inbox)

    L->>T1: requestShutdown
    T1->>L: approveShutdown
    L->>T2: requestShutdown
    T2->>L: approveShutdown

    L->>L: cleanup
```

---

## Table of Contents

1. [Core Architecture](#core-architecture)
2. [Two Ways to Spawn Agents](#two-ways-to-spawn-agents)
3. [Built-in Agent Types](#built-in-agent-types)
4. [Plugin Agent Types](#plugin-agent-types)
5. [TeammateTool Operations](#teammatetool-operations)
6. [Task System Integration](#task-system-integration)
7. [Message Formats](#message-formats)
8. [Orchestration Patterns](#orchestration-patterns)
9. [Environment Variables](#environment-variables)
10. [Spawn Backends](#spawn-backends)
11. [Error Handling](#error-handling)
12. [Complete Workflows](#complete-workflows)

---

## Core Architecture

### How Swarms Work

A swarm consists of:
- **Leader** (you) - Creates team, spawns workers, coordinates work
- **Teammates** (spawned agents) - Execute tasks, report back
- **Task List** - Shared work queue with dependencies
- **Inboxes** - JSON files for inter-agent messaging

### File Structure

```
~/.claude/teams/{team-name}/
├── config.json              # Team metadata and member list
└── inboxes/
    ├── team-lead.json       # Leader's inbox
    ├── worker-1.json        # Worker 1's inbox
    └── worker-2.json        # Worker 2's inbox

~/.claude/tasks/{team-name}/
├── 1.json                   # Task #1
├── 2.json                   # Task #2
└── 3.json                   # Task #3
```

### Team Config Structure

```json
{
  "name": "my-project",
  "description": "Working on feature X",
  "leadAgentId": "team-lead@my-project",
  "createdAt": 1706000000000,
  "members": [
    {
      "agentId": "team-lead@my-project",
      "name": "team-lead",
      "agentType": "team-lead",
      "color": "#4A90D9",
      "joinedAt": 1706000000000,
      "backendType": "in-process"
    },
    {
      "agentId": "worker-1@my-project",
      "name": "worker-1",
      "agentType": "Explore",
      "model": "haiku",
      "prompt": "Analyze the codebase structure...",
      "color": "#D94A4A",
      "planModeRequired": false,
      "joinedAt": 1706000001000,
      "tmuxPaneId": "in-process",
      "cwd": "/Users/me/project",
      "backendType": "in-process"
    }
  ]
}
```

---

## Two Ways to Spawn Agents

### Method 1: Task Tool (Subagents)

Use Task for **short-lived, focused work** that returns a result:

```javascript
Task({
  subagent_type: "Explore",
  description: "Find auth files",
  prompt: "Find all authentication-related files in this codebase",
  model: "haiku"  // Optional: haiku, sonnet, opus
})
```

**Characteristics:**
- Runs synchronously (blocks until complete) or async with `run_in_background: true`
- Returns result directly to you
- No team membership required
- Best for: searches, analysis, focused research

### Method 2: Task Tool + team_name + name (Teammates)

Use Task with `team_name` and `name` to **spawn persistent teammates**:

```javascript
// First create a team
Teammate({ operation: "spawnTeam", team_name: "my-project" })

// Then spawn a teammate into that team
Task({
  team_name: "my-project",        // Required: which team to join
  name: "security-reviewer",      // Required: teammate's name
  subagent_type: "security-sentinel",
  prompt: "Review all authentication code for vulnerabilities. Send findings to team-lead via Teammate write.",
  run_in_background: true         // Teammates usually run in background
})
```

**Characteristics:**
- Joins team, appears in `config.json`
- Communicates via inbox messages
- Can claim tasks from shared task list
- Persists until shutdown
- Best for: parallel work, ongoing collaboration, pipeline stages

### Key Difference

| Aspect | Task (subagent) | Task + team_name + name (teammate) |
|--------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
| Lifespan | Until task complete | Until shutdown requested |
| Communication | Return value | Inbox messages |
| Task access | None | Shared task list |
| Team membership | No | Yes |
| Coordination | One-off | Ongoing |

---

## Built-in Agent Types

These are always available without plugins:

### Bash
```javascript
Task({
  subagent_type: "Bash",
  description: "Run git commands",
  prompt: "Check git status and show recent commits"
})
```
- **Tools:** Bash only
- **Model:** Inherits from parent
- **Best for:** Git operations, command execution, system tasks

### Explore
```javascript
Task({
  subagent_type: "Explore",
  description: "Find API endpoints",
  prompt: "Find all API endpoints in this codebase. Be very thorough.",
  model: "haiku"  // Fast and cheap
})
```
- **Tools:** All read-only tools (no Edit, Write, NotebookEdit, Task)
- **Model:** Haiku (optimized for speed)
- **Best for:** Codebase exploration, file searches, code understanding
- **Thoroughness levels:** "quick", "medium", "very thorough"

### Plan
```javascript
Task({
  subagent_type: "Plan",
  description: "Design auth system",
  prompt: "Create an implementation plan for adding OAuth2 authentication"
})
```
- **Tools:** All read-only tools
- **Model:** Inherits from parent
- **Best for:** Architecture planning, implementation strategies

### general-purpose
```javascript
Task({
  subagent_type: "general-purpose",
  description: "Research and implement",
  prompt: "Research React Query best practices and implement caching for the user API"
})
```
- **Tools:** All tools (*)
- **Model:** Inherits from parent
- **Best for:** Multi-step tasks, research + action combinations

### claude-code-guide
```javascript
Task({
  subagent_type: "claude-code-guide",
  description: "Help with Claude Code",
  prompt: "How do I configure MCP servers?"
})
```
- **Tools:** Read-only + WebFetch + WebSearch
- **Best for:** Questions about Claude Code, Agent SDK, Anthropic API

### statusline-setup
```javascript
Task({
  subagent_type: "statusline-setup",
  description: "Configure status line",
  prompt: "Set up a status line showing git branch and node version"
})
```
- **Tools:** Read, Edit only
- **Model:** Sonnet
- **Best for:** Configuring Claude Code status line

---

## Plugin Agent Types

From the `compound-engineering` plugin (examples):

### Review Agents
```javascript
// Security review
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:review:security-sentinel",
  description: "Security audit",
  prompt: "Audit this PR for security vulnerabilities"
})

// Performance review
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:review:performance-oracle",
  description: "Performance check",
  prompt: "Analyze this code for performance bottlenecks"
})

// Rails code review
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:review:kieran-rails-reviewer",
  description: "Rails review",
  prompt: "Review this Rails code for best practices"
})

// Architecture review
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:review:architecture-strategist",
  description: "Architecture review",
  prompt: "Review the system architecture of the authentication module"
})

// Code simplicity
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:review:code-simplicity-reviewer",
  description: "Simplicity check",
  prompt: "Check if this implementation can be simplified"
})
```

**All review agents from compound-engineering:**
- `agent-native-reviewer` - Ensures features work for agents too
- `architecture-strategist` - Architectural compliance
- `code-simplicity-reviewer` - YAGNI and minimalism
- `data-integrity-guardian` - Database and data safety
- `data-migration-expert` - Migration validation
- `deployment-verification-agent` - Pre-deploy checklists
- `dhh-rails-reviewer` - DHH/37signals Rails style
- `julik-frontend-races-reviewer` - JavaScript race conditions
- `kieran-python-reviewer` - Python best practices
- `kieran-rails-reviewer` - Rails best practices
- `kieran-typescript-reviewer` - TypeScript best practices
- `pattern-recognition-specialist` - Design patterns and anti-patterns
- `performance-oracle` - Performance analysis
- `security-sentinel` - Security vulnerabilities

### Research Agents
```javascript
// Best practices research
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:research:best-practices-researcher",
  description: "Research auth best practices",
  prompt: "Research current best practices for JWT authentication in Rails 2024-2026"
})

// Framework documentation
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:research:framework-docs-researcher",
  description: "Research Active Storage",
  prompt: "Gather comprehensive documentation about Active Storage file uploads"
})

// Git history analysis
Task({
  subagent_type: "compound-engineering:research:git-history-analyzer",
  description: "Analyze auth history",
  prompt: "Analyze the git history of the authentication module to understand its evolution"
})
```

**All research agents:**
- `best-practices-researcher` - External best practices
- `framework-docs-researcher` - Framework documentation
- `git-history-analyzer` - Code archaeology
- `learnings-researcher` - Search docs/solutions/
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Claude Code Swarm Orchestration

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