cAgents

Guided design exploration that produces implementation-ready documents through structured Q&A. Use before building to clarify requirements. TRIGGER: design, plan this, think through, architecture. NOT for: implementation (/run) or review (/run review).

Explains cAgents commands and recommends the right one for your task. Use when choosing between skills or learning how they work. TRIGGER: help, which command, how do I, what can cAgents do. NOT for: executing tasks directly.

Execute any task through coordinated agents. Use for building, fixing, writing, or any single-domain work. TRIGGER: run, implement, fix, build, create. NOT for: parallel work or cross-domain strategy (use /team).

Parallel multi-agent execution with wave-based quality gates. Use for complex tasks with 3+ parallelizable items, including cross-domain strategic work (via Strategic Mode). TRIGGER: team, parallel, swarm, complex multi-part, cross-domain, strategic. NOT for: simple single-domain tasks (/run).

Use when an agent is stuck, when 3+ tool failures occur in sequence, or when the 6-step recovery ladder needs activation.

Consolidated analytics agent. Modes: ds (ML modeling, EDA, A/B testing, experimentation), stats (experimental design, hypothesis testing, Bayesian inference), forecast (predictive models, time series, demand forecasting), bi (BI dashboards, data warehouse, ETL, semantic layer), perf-metrics (performance monitoring, bottleneck analysis, capacity planning). Set metadata.mode.

Consolidated analyst agent. Modes: market (primary/secondary research, market sizing, customer segmentation, competitive landscapes), business-research (industry trend research, strategic intelligence gathering, synthesis and reporting), competitive (competitor monitoring, battle cards, win/loss analysis, competitive positioning), requirements (requirements elicitation, gap analysis, acceptance criteria, solution design). Set metadata.mode.

Use when monitoring controller execution progress, verifying coordination_log completeness, or managing phase transitions in the pipeline.

Use when enriching request context at pipeline start, detecting domain and complexity, or preparing enriched_context.yaml for downstream agents.

Use when creating plan.yaml + work_items.yaml in the v12 collapsed pipeline. Absorbs task-decomposer responsibilities: aggressive decomposition, implicit discovery, dependency mapping, controller selection. (v12.6.0: delegation_prompts.yaml emission removed; controllers use standard delegation prompts.)

Use when validating work item outputs against acceptance criteria, performing spec compliance checks, or conducting code quality review in controller loops.

Consolidated task-management agent. Modes: state (CSV-based inventory for 20+ task workflows, 60-80% context savings), merge (task splitting and parallel micro-task consolidation for 15K+ token tasks). Set metadata.mode or pass mode=<value>.

Use when wrapping a controller agent as a team lead for /team wave execution, bridging controller coordination with team teammate protocols.

Use when performing final quality gate validation, checking acceptance criteria evidence chains, or producing PASS/FAIL/REVISE verdicts.

Validates a /team wave gate by running the 7-check protocol against outputs/wave_{K}/ artifacts. Returns 1-line verdict (PASS|CONDITIONAL_PASS|FAIL) and writes gate_validations/wave_{K}.yaml. Lead never sees raw evidence.

Consolidated backend agent. Modes: api (REST/GraphQL APIs, server-side logic, authentication, caching), database (schema design, query optimization, migrations, DBA tasks), engine (game engine systems, rendering pipelines, core engine infrastructure), game (gameplay mechanics, game logic, AI systems, physics integration). Set metadata.mode.

Consolidated frontend agent. Modes: ui (UI components, responsive design, React/Vue/Angular, accessibility, performance — default), ux (user research, wireframing, design systems, usability testing, interaction patterns). Set metadata.mode or pass mode=<value>.

Use when making system design decisions, evaluating technical approaches, designing API contracts, or planning migrations. Provides architecture diagrams, tradeoff analysis, and pattern recommendations.

Consolidated fullstack engineering lead. Modes: coordinate (team coordination, delivery, strategic risk, go/no-go), implement (complex full-stack implementation, refactoring, mentoring), backend-lead (backend domain coordination, API/database planning), frontend-lead (frontend domain coordination, UI/component review). Set metadata.mode or pass mode=<value>.

Consolidated infrastructure security agent. Modes: harden (implement controls, pentest, vulnerability scan), coordinate (controller — threat modeling, security program oversight, tier 3-4), owasp-audit (code audit against OWASP Top 10:2025, LLM Top 10, ASVS 5.0, Agentic AI). Set metadata.mode.

Consolidated quality agent. Modes: coordinate (QA Lead — test strategy, coverage gates, quality assurance coordination), code-review (reviews code for quality/security/performance/maintainability), standards-audit (audits codebase for convention compliance, style-guide violations), a11y (WCAG 2.1/2.2 accessibility compliance audits, ARIA review), playwright (authors and debugs Playwright E2E/API/component/visual tests). Set metadata.mode.

Consolidated marketing controller. Modes: strategy (GTM, positioning, multi-channel planning), brand (brand strategy/guidelines/perception), creative-direction (campaign concepts, visual identity), growth (acquisition experiments, retention, viral loops), ops (martech stack, automation, data hygiene), partnership (co-marketing, affiliate, influencer). Set metadata.mode.

Use when writing technical documentation, creating API references, developing user guides, or maintaining documentation accuracy and consistency.

Consolidated strategist agent. Modes: product (feature prioritization, backlog management, go/no-go decisions, scope tradeoffs), roadmap (product/tech roadmap creation, dependency mapping, Now-Next-Later planning), okr (OKR setting, key result definition, goal tracking, cascade alignment). Set metadata.mode.

Consolidated strategist agent. Modes: strategy (long-term strategy, competitive positioning, vision development — default), portfolio (portfolio management, initiative prioritization, resource allocation), scenario (future scenarios, contingency planning, strategy stress-testing). Set metadata.mode.

Academic research and tutoring consolidated agent. Modes: research (literature review, research design, academic writing, grant proposals), tutor (concept explanation, problem solving, study coaching, exam prep). Set metadata.mode or pass mode=<value> in the invocation.

Consolidated academic research and science coordination agent. Modes: scholarship (DEFAULT — full-lifecycle research: search papers via OpenAlex, synthesize literature reviews, write academic prose), citation-graph (citation network analysis, echo chamber detection, load-bearing reference identification), methodology (adversarial methodology critique — sample sizing, bias, validity threats, ROBUST/WEAK/INVALID verdicts), science-coord (STEM coordination controller — delegates cross-domain science questions to domain specialists). Set metadata.mode.

Provides professional translation, localization, and cultural adaptation across languages and content types including legal, technical, literary, and marketing material. Use when work requires accurate cross-language communication with appropriate cultural and contextual fidelity.

Use when text needs to be checked for AI-writing tells, humanized, or both — detecting synthetic markers (delve, tapestry, em-dash overuse, low burstiness), rewriting generated prose into natural human voice, or running a one-pass detect-then-rewrite gate. Mode-flagged: set metadata.mode or pass mode=<value> (detect | rewrite | both).

Use when content needs polish, prose is awkward, writing is too long, tone needs adjustment, or persuasive copy is needed. Consolidated agent supporting four modes: line-edit (developmental + structural editing), copy-edit (grammar/consistency/style-guide), prose-style (sentence-level rhythm/voice/figurative language), copy (marketing copy, headlines, ad text, email sequences, sales content). Set metadata.mode or pass mode=<value> in the invocation.

Consolidated writer agent for narrative coordination and craft. Modes: direct (creative vision + cross-agent direction), architecture (story structure + multi-act design), reading-experience (scene/sequel pacing + information revelation), plot (twist mechanics + escalation engineering). Set metadata.mode or pass mode=<value> in the invocation.

Use when constructing fictional universes, creating characters with psychological depth, or writing/improving dialogue. Consolidated agent: world (universe design, systems, ecology, culture), character (wound-want-need, arcs, ensemble dynamics), dialogue (subtext, voice differentiation, conversation craft). Set metadata.mode or pass mode=<value> in the invocation.

Consolidated legal advisor. Modes: counsel (GC-level oversight), corporate (entity/M&A/governance), compliance (frameworks/audits/risk), privacy (GDPR/CCPA/PIAs), legal-ops (process/spend/technology). Set metadata.mode.

Parameterized controller for lightweight domains (health, education, personal, arts, trades). Reads domain_overrides.yaml at runtime to discover specialists. Use when the calling domain lacks a dedicated controller.

Consolidated fullstack data agent. Modes: coordinate (data engineering coordination — schema design, pipeline architecture, data quality standards, data team leadership), analyze (data analysis execution — ETL/ELT pipelines, SQL queries, dashboards, BI, data quality checks). Set metadata.mode or pass mode=<value>.

Use for creative vision, narrative strategy, artistic direction, tier 3-4 creative projects, or major creative decisions. Chief Creative Officer.

Use for strategic decisions, major initiatives, and company direction. Chief Executive Officer providing strategic vision and stakeholder alignment.

Use for budget requests, investment decisions, pricing strategy, financial risk assessment, and fundraising. Chief Financial Officer providing financial leadership.

Use for workforce planning, organizational design, talent strategy, culture initiatives, and major HR transformations. Chief Human Resources Officer.

Use for marketing strategy, brand positioning, demand generation oversight, and growth channel optimization. CMO-level marketing leadership.