team

name	team
description	Split an approved plan into parallel tmux panes in the current window so the user can watch agents work. Prefer this visual flow by default; use `omp team` only when the user explicitly wants background execution or runtime messaging/status APIs.
argument-hint	<number of workers> <task description>

Team — tmux-based parallel agent execution

/team launches independent Copilot CLI agents in parallel tmux panes.

Default behavior: use the split-window flow so the user sees agents working in the current tmux window.

Use runtime mode (omp team) only when the user explicitly asks for background execution, detached monitoring, or runtime APIs like status, nudging, or worker messaging.

Two modes available:

Mode	Command	Panes visible in	Best for
Split	team-launch.sh	Current window	Default. Visual demo, watching agents work
Runtime	omp team N:copilot "task"	Separate tmux session	Explicit background jobs, task tracking, nudging, messaging

When a Ralph, Ultrawork, or UltraQA loop is active, both modes automatically keep idle workers moving: a pane idle for at least 30 seconds receives the standard continuation prompt, with a hard maximum of three prompts for that pane launch. With no loop active, there is no automatic idle prompting. team status and team collect remain read-only.

When to use

• Work has independent lanes (no shared files, no ordering constraints)
• You want parallel execution in split terminals

Default mode — Split window (team-launch.sh)

Use this unless the user asks for background execution.

When to choose it

• The user wants to see the agents working
• You want panes in the current tmux window
• You are demoing or smoke-testing the skill

Step 1 — Write lanes JSON

Write a temporary file at /tmp/team-lanes-<timestamp>.json:

[
  { "id": "lane-a", "name": "Short name", "prompt": "Complete self-contained task prompt..." },
  { "id": "lane-b", "name": "Another lane", "prompt": "Another task prompt..." }
]

Lane IDs and the --session value must use only letters, digits, dots, underscores, or hyphens; start each lane ID with a letter or digit. Use a fresh session name because the launcher creates a new private delivery directory and refuses to reuse an existing one.

Step 2 — Launch

Resolve the launcher (installed plugin if present, else a dev checkout) and run it with --no-monitor. That mode splits the panes, launches the agents, sends each lane's prompt, then returns (~20–30s) — it does NOT block on the long completion-monitor loop. Run it in the foreground (no &/nohup): a backgrounded launcher gets killed by your shell-tool cleanup before it sends the prompts, leaving the agents idle.

For development or smoke tests, OMP_TEAM_CONTROL_CLI may name one absolute, executable omp path. Otherwise the launcher prefers the adjacent built CLI and only falls back to omp on PATH when its package version matches. A missing or mismatched control CLI warns but does not terminate already-launched worker panes.

if [ -f ~/.copilot/installed-plugins/oh-my-copilot/oh-my-copilot/.github/skills/team/scripts/team-launch.sh ]; then
  bash ~/.copilot/installed-plugins/oh-my-copilot/oh-my-copilot/.github/skills/team/scripts/team-launch.sh \
    --session "team-<name>" --lanes <lanes-file> --no-monitor
else
  bash .github/skills/team/scripts/team-launch.sh \
    --session "team-<name>" --lanes <lanes-file> --no-monitor
fi

The script (with --no-monitor):

1. Splits the current window into panes
2. Launches omp --madmax in each
3. Auto-accepts folder trust prompts
4. Waits for readiness, sends each lane's prompt
5. Returns — the agents keep working in the panes for the user to watch (omit --no-monitor to instead block and print a completion summary)

Step 3 — Collect (you drive the loop — do NOT go idle)

Each worker was told to write its final result to a file; the launcher prints the exact collect command to use (it may contain an absolute CLI path). Completion is a real file write — not a guess from the live pane — so it's reliable. You must actively poll until every lane has delivered, then synthesize. Do not stop after launching and wait.

Collection accepts only the launcher's validated manifest and regular, non-linked result files inside that delivery directory.

Run the launcher’s printed command verbatim; its control CLI and delivery path are the same ones used to register the live panes.

Returns { dir, total, doneCount, allDone, lanes: [{ id, name, status, output }] } where status is working | done | dead. Procedure:

1. Call collect. If allDone is false, sleep 25 and call it again. Keep looping — the workers run live in the panes.
2. A done lane's output is the worker's delivered result; a dead lane's pane exited without delivering (note it as failed/needs review).
3. When allDone is true, read every lane's output and synthesize the combined results back to the user (per lane: what it produced).

Keep the loop bounded (e.g. stop after ~15 min and report whatever delivered).

Optional mode — Runtime (omp team)

Choose this only when the user explicitly wants the team to run in the background or needs runtime features.

When to choose it

• The user asked for a background team
• You need omp team status, shutdown, or runtime task APIs
• You do not need the panes in the current tmux window

Launch

omp team <N>:copilot "<task description>" --name <name>

The runtime automatically:

1. Creates a tmux session with split panes
2. Launches copilot --allow-all-tools in each pane
3. Auto-accepts folder trust prompts
4. Waits for readiness, then sends the task prompt
5. Tracks task state and heartbeats; active loops enable bounded idle prompting

Monitor and cleanup

omp team status <name>            # check progress (same <name> passed to --name)
tmux attach -t omp-team-<name>    # watch panes live
omp team shutdown <name>          # kill when done

Prerequisites

• tmux installed and session running
• omp on PATH
• jq for JSON parsing (split mode only)

Task / prompt guidelines

Each task must be self-contained. The agent has no context from this session. Include:

• Exact files or directories to work in
• What to do (fix, upgrade, etc.)
• How to verify (run tests, etc.)
• Commit message to use

Good example

In src/auth/login.ts, replace bcrypt with argon2. Update the import, change the verify call, run npm test -- --grep auth. Commit: "refactor: switch to argon2".

Bad example

Fix the auth module. (Too vague)

Composition

Use /ralplan before /team to produce the plan. Use /verify after completion.

Limitations

• Each pane is an independent session — no shared state
• Workers can message each other via omp team api send-message (runtime mode only)
• If tasks depend on each other, use /ralph instead

Cost/token note

This skill can drive multiple tool calls or long-running output. Use omp cost [--today] [--session <id>] for local hook-ledger estimates only; it is not provider billing. Keep injected summaries concise and prefer bounded output when rerunning noisy commands.