| name | dispatching-sub-orchestrators |
| description | DEPRECATED: The sub-orchestrator (CEO/Manager) execution mode has been removed.
Spellbook now supports single-orchestrator dispatch only (direct / delegated).
Nested subagent dispatch proved unreliable because dispatched subagents do not
reliably have the Task tool, so a "Manager" sub-orchestrator could not dispatch
its own gate sub-subagents. Use develop's single-orchestrator delegated mode
instead; for very large efforts, checkpoint the `develop_gate_ledger` and
hand off to a fresh session. The original body is preserved in ARCHIVE.md.
|
Dispatching Sub-Orchestrators (Deprecated)
This skill is deprecated. The `sub_orchestrators` execution mode (the CEO/Manager
nested-dispatch pattern) and the related `work_items` separate-session
decomposition mode have been removed from `develop` / `feature-implement`.
Why it was removed: the pattern depended on a "Manager" subagent dispatching
its own per-gate sub-subagents via the Task tool. In practice, dispatched
subagents do not reliably have the Task tool wired through, so Managers silently
degraded to inline execution and the intended per-gate context isolation was
lost. The single-orchestrator model is the only reliable dispatch topology.
Migration:
- Use
develop's single-orchestrator delegated execution mode: one
orchestrator dispatches gate subagents directly.
- For very large features, do NOT nest orchestrators. Instead, checkpoint the
develop_gate_ledger and hand off to a fresh develop session when the
orchestrator's context approaches its limit.
- End-of-phase quality gates (comprehensive audit, full test suite, green-mirage
audit, comprehensive fact-check, pre-PR claim validation) still run at the
single orchestrator level.
Provenance: the original ~500-line skill body (CEO loop, Manager Dispatch
Template, gotchas) is preserved verbatim in
ARCHIVE.md for historical reference. It is NOT live guidance.
Invariant Principles
- Deprecated - Do not use this skill or the
sub_orchestrators / work_items
execution modes. Use develop's single-orchestrator delegated mode instead.
This skill is deprecated. Nested sub-orchestrator dispatch is unsupported because dispatched subagents lack a reliable Task tool. The original body lives in ARCHIVE.md.
If invoked, redirect the user to develop's single-orchestrator delegated mode, and point to the develop_gate_ledger checkpoint mechanism for very large efforts.
