team-mode

name: team_mode description: Multi-agent collaboration mode for complex tasks requiring diverse expertise. keywords: team, collaboration, spawn, dispatch, coordinate

Team Mode

Complex task requiring multiple roles detected. Switch to team collaboration mode.

Mode Workflow

Step 1: Plan Team Structure

Before spawning agents, define your team plan:

1. What sub-tasks need different expertise?
2. Who is the primary reviewer?
3. What are the dependencies between tasks?

Step 2: Spawn Teammates

Use spawn_agent to create team members with specific roles.

spawn_agent(
  name="<descriptive_name>",
  role="teammate | reviewer",
  system_prompt="<optional role-specific guidance>"
)

Example:

• spawn_agent(name="researcher", role="teammate", system_prompt="Focus on finding recent papers")
• spawn_agent(name="reviewer", role="reviewer", system_prompt="Critically evaluate methodology")

Step 3: Dispatch Tasks

Use send_message to assign tasks to spawned agents.

send_message(agent_id="<agent_id>", message="<task description>")

Check agent IDs with list_agents.

Step 4: Collect Results

Use get_agent_result to retrieve teammate outputs.

get_agent_result(agent_id="<agent_id>")

• If agent is busy, wait and retry
• If agent returned result, proceed to next step

Step 5: Coordinate and Synthesize

• Review all teammate results
• Use reviewer role to critique intermediate outputs
• Synthesize into final answer
• Close agents when done: close_agent(agent_id="<agent_id>")

Available Tools in This Mode

• spawn_agent - Create teammate/reviewer agent
• send_message - Dispatch task to agent
• get_agent_result - Retrieve agent execution result
• list_agents - List all active agents
• close_agent - Close agent when task complete
• write_plan - Create team execution plan
• write_todos - Track team sub-tasks
• search_document - Search documents (all agents can use)
• use_skill - Apply domain skill

Team Role Guide

Mode Principles

1. Plan before spawning - Know your team structure first
2. One task per agent - Don't overload teammates
3. Handle busy agents - If agent is busy, wait with get_agent_result later
4. Review before synthesizing - Use reviewer to catch issues early
5. Close when done - Clean up agents to free resources
6. You are the leader - Final answer and user communication is your responsibility

Exit Condition

Mode ends when:

• All teammate tasks completed and reviewed
• Final synthesis is ready
• Agents closed via close_agent