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Use at the start of non-trivial software tasks. Gather repo ground truth with batched reads and searches before planning or delegate_task.
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Keep coordinator and leaf context lean-batch reads, cap logs, use execute_code to filter-so swarms stay fast and within token limits.
Obey Plan 1A hook session phases so mutating tools, delegate_task sizing, and re-planning do not waste turns or trigger blocks.
Use when spawning delegate_task leaves for coding work. Pack self-contained goals and context so parallel Composer workers ship verifiable patches without coordinator chat history.
Require structured candidate-result JSON from swarm leaves so critique_candidates.py and synthesis run on evidence, not prose self-reports.
Enrich slim hook-injected delegate_tasks with touch map, failure excerpts, and verification commands so parallel leaves produce verifiable patches without coordinator chat history.
After failed candidates or a red ship gate, spawn a narrow focused delegate_task wave with failure evidence instead of re-running a full-width council.
| name | heavy-explore-first |
| description | Use at the start of non-trivial software tasks. Gather repo ground truth with batched reads and searches before planning or delegate_task. |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| author | CodeGraphTheory |
| license | MIT |
| metadata | {"hermes":{"tags":["heavy-coder","discovery","context","software-development"],"related_skills":["heavy-leaf-brief","heavy-team-default","plan","heavy-scope-router"]}} |
Swarms amplify wrong assumptions. Spend one coordinator turn on ground truth: layout, entrypoints, tests, and the failure signal. Batch independent read_file / search_files / terminal calls in parallel.
team_coordinator.py or a wide delegate_task batchSkip when:
path:line and confirmed file contents this sessionpyproject.toml, package.json, go.mod, or Cargo.toml (project root).AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, .cursorrules, .hermes.md if present.search_files for symbols, error strings, feature flags.tests/, __tests__, *_test.go).context.Done when: you can name root path, test command, and at least three relevant file paths without guessing.
Independent lookups belong in one assistant turn (parallel tool calls). Do not serialize reads that do not depend on each other.
patch + heavy-ship-gate.heavy-leaf-brief, run coordinator plan, then delegate.For Hermes profiles: read distribution.yaml, config.yaml, skills/*/SKILL.md names, and scripts/validate_distribution.py expectations before editing packaging or hooks.