team-communication-protocols
Structured messaging protocols for agent team communication including message type selection, plan approval, shutdown procedures, and anti-patterns to avoid. Use this skill when establishing communication norms for a newly spawned team, when deciding whether to send a direct message or a broadcast, when a team-lead needs to review and approve an implementer's plan before work begins, when orchestrating a graceful team shutdown after all tasks are complete, or when debugging why teammates are not coordinating correctly at integration points.
Profile →npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill team-communication-protocols --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.
# Team Communication Protocols Protocols for effective communication between agent teammates, including message type selection, plan approval workflows, shutdown procedures, and common anti-patterns to avoid. ## When to Use This Skill - Establishing communication norms for a new team - Choosing between message types (message, broadcast, shutdown_request) - Handling plan approval workflows - Managing graceful team shutdown - Discovering teammate identities and capabilities ## Message Type Selection ### `message` (Direct Message) — Default Choice Send to a single specific teammate: ```json { "type": "message", "recipient": "implementer-1", "content": "Your API endpoint is ready. You can now build the frontend form.", "summary": "API endpoint ready for frontend" } ``` **Use for**: Task updates, coordination, questions, integration notifications. ### `broadcast` — Use Sparingly Send to ALL teammates simultaneously: ```json { "type": "broadcast", "content": "Critical: shared types file has been updated. Pull latest before continuing.", "summary": "Shared types updated" } ``` **Use ONLY for**: Critical blockers affecting everyone, major changes to shared resources. **Why sparingly?**: Ea
- When to Use This Skill
- Message Type Selection
- message (Direct Message) — Default Choice
- broadcast — Use Sparingly
- shutdownrequest — Graceful Termination
- Communication Anti-Patterns
- Plan Approval Workflow
- Shutdown Protocol
- Graceful Shutdown Sequence
- Handling Rejections
- Teammate Discovery
- Troubleshooting
- Related Skills
What does the team-communication-protocols skill do?
Structured messaging protocols for agent team communication including message type selection, plan approval, shutdown procedures, and anti-patterns to avoid. Use this skill when establishing communication norms for a newly spawned team, when deciding whether to send a direct message or a broadcast, when a team-lead needs to review and approve an implementer's plan before work begins, when orchestrating a graceful team shutdown after all tasks are complete, or when debugging why teammates are not coordinating correctly at integration points.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill team-communication-protocols --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 wshobson/agents, a repository with 38,479 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.