dispatching-parallel-agents

name	dispatching-parallel-agents
description	Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies
trigger	when_needed
language	zh-TW
adapted_from	openskills/dispatching-parallel-agents
version	1.0.0-antigravity
original_license	Unknown

DISPATCHING-PARALLEL-AGENTS 處理指南

技能版本: v1.0 (Antigravity 適配版)
原始來源: openskills/dispatching-parallel-agents
語言: 繁體中文

概述

Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies

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Dispatching Parallel Agents

使用情境

此技能適用於以下情況：

• 用戶明確要求相關功能時
• 任務需要專業領域知識時
• 需要遵循特定工作流程時

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概述

When you have multiple unrelated failures (different test files, different subsystems, different bugs), investigating them sequentially wastes time. Each investigation is independent and can happen in parallel.

Core principle: Dispatch one agent per independent problem domain. Let them work concurrently.

When to Use

詳細內容請參閱：example_4.txt

Use when:

• 3+ test files failing with different root causes
• Multiple subsystems broken independently
• Each problem can be understood without context from others
• No shared state between investigations

Don't use when:

• Failures are related (fix one might fix others)
• Need to understand full system state
• Agents would interfere with each other

The Pattern

1. Identify Independent Domains

Group failures by what's broken:

• File A tests: Tool approval flow
• File B tests: Batch completion behavior
• File C tests: Abort functionality

Each domain is independent - fixing tool approval doesn't affect abort tests.

2. Create Focused Agent Tasks

Each agent gets:

• Specific scope: One test file or subsystem
• Clear goal: Make these tests pass
• Constraints: Don't change other code
• Expected output: Summary of what you found and fixed

3. Dispatch in Parallel

// In Claude Code / AI environment
Task("Fix agent-tool-abort.test.ts failures")
Task("Fix batch-completion-behavior.test.ts failures")
Task("Fix tool-approval-race-conditions.test.ts failures")
// All three run concurrently

詳細內容請參閱：[example_5.txt](examples/example_5.txt)


## Common Mistakes

**❌ Too broad:** "Fix all the tests" - agent gets lost
**✅ Specific:** "Fix agent-tool-abort.test.ts" - focused scope

**❌ No context:** "Fix the race condition" - agent doesn't know where
**✅ Context:** Paste the error messages and test names

**❌ No constraints:** Agent might refactor everything
**✅ Constraints:** "Do NOT change production code" or "Fix tests only"

**❌ Vague output:** "Fix it" - you don't know what changed
**✅ Specific:** "Return summary of root cause and changes"

## When NOT to Use

**Related failures:** Fixing one might fix others - investigate together first
**Need full context:** Understanding requires seeing entire system
**Exploratory debugging:** You don't know what's broken yet
**Shared state:** Agents would interfere (editing same files, using same resources)

## Real Example from Session

**Scenario:** 6 test failures across 3 files after major refactoring

**Failures:**
- agent-tool-abort.test.ts: 3 failures (timing issues)
- batch-completion-behavior.test.ts: 2 failures (tools not executing)
- tool-approval-race-conditions.test.ts: 1 failure (execution count = 0)

**Decision:** Independent domains - abort logic separate from batch completion separate from race conditions

**Dispatch:**

Agent 1 → Fix agent-tool-abort.test.ts Agent 2 → Fix batch-completion-behavior.test.ts Agent 3 → Fix tool-approval-race-conditions.test.ts

**Results:**
- Agent 1: Replaced timeouts with event-based waiting
- Agent 2: Fixed event structure bug (threadId in wrong place)
- Agent 3: Added wait for async tool execution to complete

**Integration:** All fixes independent, no conflicts, full suite green

**Time saved:** 3 problems solved in parallel vs sequentially

## Key Benefits

1. **Parallelization** - Multiple investigations happen simultaneously
2. **Focus** - Each agent has narrow scope, less context to track
3. **Independence** - Agents don't interfere with each other
4. **Speed** - 3 problems solved in time of 1

## Verification

After agents return:
1. **Review each summary** - Understand what changed
2. **Check for conflicts** - Did agents edit same code?
3. **Run full suite** - Verify all fixes work together
4. **Spot check** - Agents can make systematic errors

## Real-World Impact

From debugging session (2025-10-03):
- 6 failures across 3 files
- 3 agents dispatched in parallel
- All investigations completed concurrently
- All fixes integrated successfully
- Zero conflicts between agent changes


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## 專案整合

此技能已適配 Antigravity 系統：

- 遵循 `skills/_base/coding_style.md` 編碼規範
- 與 `skills/_base/architecture.md` 架構模式一致
- 符合 Constitution v3.1 語言規範 (繁體中文)

### 相關技能

可搭配以下技能使用：
- `systematic-debugging` - 系統化除錯
- `verification-before-completion` - 完成前驗證