| name | autonomy |
| description | Activate when a subagent completes work and needs continuation check. Activate when a task finishes to determine next steps or when detecting work patterns in user messages. Governs automatic work continuation and queue management. |
Autonomy Skill
Invoke automatically after subagent completion or when deciding next actions.
When to Invoke (Automatic)
| Trigger | Action |
|---|
| Subagent returns completed work | Check .agent/queue/ for next item |
| Task finishes successfully | Update status, pick next pending item |
| Work pattern detected in user message | Add to work queue if L2/L3 |
| Multiple tasks identified | Queue all, parallelize if L3 |
Autonomy Levels
L1 - Guided
- Confirm before each action
- Wait for explicit user instruction
- No automatic continuation
L2 - Balanced (Default)
- Add detected work to
.agent/queue/
- Confirm significant changes
- Continue routine tasks automatically
L3 - Autonomous
- Execute without confirmation
- Continue to next queued item on completion
- Discover and queue related work
- Maximum parallel execution
Continuation Logic (L3)
After work completes:
1. Mark current item completed in .agent/queue/
2. Check: Are there pending items in queue?
3. Check: Did the work reveal new tasks?
4. If yes → Add to queue, execute next pending item
5. If no more work → Report completion to user
Work Detection
Triggers queue addition:
- Action verbs: implement, fix, create, deploy, update, refactor
- @Role patterns: "@Developer implement X"
- Continuation: testing after implementation
Direct response (no queue):
- Questions: what, how, why, explain
- Status checks
- Simple lookups
Queue Integration
Uses .agent/queue/ for cross-platform work tracking:
- Claude Code: TodoWrite for display + queue for persistence
- Other agents: Queue files directly
See work-queue skill for queue management details.
Configuration
Level stored in autonomy.level (L1/L2/L3)
