By name: Granularity Calibration description: Provide quantitative methods for evaluating whether agent decomposition granularity is appropriate
Granularity Calibration
Description
Provide quantitative methods for evaluating whether agent decomposition granularity is appropriate, preventing over-decomposition or under-decomposition.
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This skill belongs exclusively to agents/discovery/role-designer.md
Calibration Methods
Responsibility Weight Assessment
Evaluate the "weight" of each agent's responsibilities to ensure weights are roughly balanced across team agents.
Assessment dimensions:
- Professional depth: How deep is the domain knowledge required? (shallow/medium/deep)
- Task complexity: How many steps does each task involve? (1-3 steps/4-7 steps/8+ steps)
- Decision density: How many judgment-based decisions are made during work? (few/medium/many)
Balance Determination
Ideal state: The difference between the "heaviest" and "lightest" agents in the team should not exceed one level.
If the gap is too large:
- Overweight agents → Consider splitting into 2-3 more specialized roles
- Underweight agents → Consider merging with similar roles, or expanding their responsibility scope
Practical Determination Method
Answer the following questions. If most answers are "yes", granularity is appropriate:
- Can each agent's core responsibility be clearly stated in one sentence?
- After removing any agent, is there clearly identifiable work that would have no one responsible?
- Are agent interactions primarily "deliverable handoffs" rather than "ongoing discussions"?
- Does each agent have distinct quality evaluation criteria?
- Can the coordinator assign tasks without needing to understand technical details?