team-audio

name	team-audio
description	Orchestrate audio team: audio-director + sound-designer + technical-artist + gameplay-programmer for full audio pipeline from direction to implementation.

Team Audio

This is the Codex-adapted version of the original workflow. Use only .codex/ runtime assets when following it.

Arguments: [feature or area to design audio for]

When this skill is invoked, orchestrate the audio team through a structured pipeline.

Decision Points: At each step transition, use request_user_input to present the user with the subagent's proposals as selectable options. apply_patch the agent's full analysis in conversation, then capture the decision with concise labels. The user must approve before moving to the next step.

1. Read the argument for the target feature or area (e.g., combat, main menu, forest biome, boss encounter).

2. Gather context:

   • Read relevant design docs in design/gdd/ for the feature
   • Read the sound bible at design/gdd/sound-bible.md if it exists
   • Read existing audio asset lists in assets/audio/
   • Read any existing sound design docs for this area

How to Delegate

Use the spawn_agent tool to spawn each team member as a subagent:

• subagent_type: audio-director — Sonic identity, emotional tone, audio palette
• subagent_type: sound-designer — SFX specifications, audio events, mixing groups
• subagent_type: technical-artist — Audio middleware, bus structure, memory budgets
• subagent_type: gameplay-programmer — Audio manager, gameplay triggers, adaptive music

Always provide full context in each agent's prompt (feature description, existing audio assets, design doc references).

3. Orchestrate the audio team in sequence:

Step 1: Audio Direction (audio-director)

Spawn the audio-director agent to:

• Define the sonic identity for this feature/area
• Specify the emotional tone and audio palette
• Set music direction (adaptive layers, stems, transitions)
• Define audio priorities and mix targets
• Establish any adaptive audio rules (combat intensity, exploration, tension)

Step 2: Sound Design (sound-designer)

Spawn the sound-designer agent to:

• Create detailed SFX specifications for every audio event
• Define sound categories (ambient, UI, gameplay, music, dialogue)
• Specify per-sound parameters (volume range, pitch variation, attenuation)
• Plan audio event list with trigger conditions
• Define mixing groups and ducking rules

Step 3: Technical Implementation (technical-artist)

Spawn the technical-artist agent to:

• Design the audio middleware integration (Wwise/FMOD/native)
• Define audio bus structure and routing
• Specify memory budgets for audio assets per platform
• Plan streaming vs preloaded asset strategy
• Design any audio-reactive visual effects

Step 4: Code Integration (gameplay-programmer)

Spawn the gameplay-programmer agent to:

• Implement audio manager system or review existing
• Wire up audio events to gameplay triggers
• Implement adaptive music system (if specified)
• Set up audio occlusion/reverb zones
• apply_patch unit tests for audio event triggers

4. Compile the audio design document combining all team outputs.

5. Save to design/gdd/audio-[feature].md.

6. Output a summary with: audio event count, estimated asset count, implementation tasks, and any open questions between team members.