Pre-cast self-check for the main agent. Do I actually need clones? Which of the 9 modes? Am I within my subscription's usage/rate limit? Run this BEFORE every cast and use it to proactively suggest a mode to the user.
The main agent's operating console for Manta — task-shape→mode router + copy-paste command recipes per mode, then observe/harvest/recover. Load BEFORE any manta cast / /manta:* / manta_* tool. Be proactive — when a task fits a cast shape, offer it.
Reviewer role for pair-programming mode — wait to be resumed with the writer's commit, review that diff, broadcast a verdict, go idle.
Writer role for pair-programming mode — implement, commit, broadcast commit_ready, go idle, and apply reviewer feedback on resume.
Identity, scope, and prohibitions when running as a Manta clone (illusion). Loads first thing on clone startup.
File locks, broadcast etiquette, work-claim board. How a clone shares the bus without stepping on siblings.
Council clone instructions — independently propose one reasoned solution to a shared question; the main aggregates (wisdom of crowds, no auto-merge)
Decoy clone instructions — produce a DRAFT deliverable for the main to review/edit/finalize, never a finished artifact