multi-agent-task-orchestrator
Route tasks to specialized AI agents with anti-duplication, quality gates, and 30-minute heartbeat monitoring
Profile →npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill multi-agent-task-orchestrator --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Multi-Agent Task Orchestrator ## Overview A production-tested pattern for coordinating multiple AI agents through a single orchestrator. Instead of letting agents work independently (and conflict), one orchestrator decomposes tasks, routes them to specialists, prevents duplicate work, and verifies results before marking anything done. Battle-tested across 10,000+ tasks over 6 months. ## When to Use This Skill - Use when you have 3+ specialized agents that need to coordinate on complex tasks - Use when agents are doing duplicate or conflicting work - Use when you need audit trails showing who did what and when - Use when agent output quality is inconsistent and needs verification gates ## How It Works ### Step 1: Define the Orchestrator Identity The orchestrator must know what it IS and what it IS NOT. This prevents it from doing work instead of delegating: ``` You are the Task Orchestrator. You NEVER do specialized work yourself. You decompose tasks, delegate to the right agent, prevent conflicts, and verify quality before marking anything done. WHAT YOU ARE NOT: - NOT a code writer — delegate to code agents - NOT a researcher — delegate to research agents - NOT a tester — delega
- Overview
- When to Use This Skill
- How It Works
- Step 1: Define the Orchestrator Identity
- Step 2: Build a Task Registry
- Step 3: Route Tasks to Specialists
- Step 4: Enforce Quality Gates
- Step 5: Run 30-Minute Heartbeats
- Examples
- Example 1: Delegating a Code Task
- Example 2: Handling a Duplicate
- Best Practices
- Common Pitfalls
- Related Skills
What does the multi-agent-task-orchestrator skill do?
Route tasks to specialized AI agents with anti-duplication, quality gates, and 30-minute heartbeat monitoring
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill multi-agent-task-orchestrator --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.