vc-agent-teams

name: vc-agent-teams description: Codex-native Agent Teams orchestration using file mailboxes and vc teams commands for create/send/status/prune workflows. metadata: short-description: Codex-native team lifecycle + mailbox protocol.

VC Agent Teams

Purpose

Use this skill when the task needs multi-agent coordination in Codex with explicit team lifecycle control.

This skill maps Claude-style team concepts into Codex-native operations:

• Team lifecycle: create/delete
• Membership: add/remove members
• Messaging protocol: direct, broadcast, shutdown, plan approvals
• Mailbox runtime: file-backed JSON inboxes under ~/.vc/teams

Command Surface

Use the vc teams command group:

vc teams create --name my-project --description "research + implementation"
vc teams add-member --team my-project --name researcher --agent-type researcher
vc teams add-member --team my-project --name implementer --agent-type coder
vc teams send --team my-project --type message --from team-lead --recipient researcher --content "Analyze architecture"
vc teams send --team my-project --type broadcast --from team-lead --content "Status update"
vc teams status --team my-project
vc teams watch --team my-project --interval-ms 500 --max-iterations 5
vc teams read --team my-project --agent researcher --unread
vc teams await --team my-project --agent team-lead --request-id <id> --timeout-ms 15000 --json
vc teams prune --team my-project --days 7
vc teams delete --name my-project --force true

Mailbox Layout

~/.vc/teams/{team-name}/
├── config.json
├── inboxes/
│   ├── team-lead.json
│   ├── researcher.json
│   └── implementer.json
└── tasks/

Protocol Mapping

vc teams send --type ... supports:

• message
• broadcast
• shutdown_request
• shutdown_response
• shutdown_approved
• shutdown_rejected
• plan_approval_request
• plan_approval_response

For request/response safety:

• shutdown_request and plan_approval_request generate requestId automatically if omitted.
• shutdown_response and plan_approval_response require both --request-id and --approve <true|false>.
• Responses fail if there is no matching pending request.

Execution Rules

1. Keep the lead as coordinator; members handle narrow scopes.
2. Prefer direct messages over broad broadcasts.
3. Mark processed inbox entries as read to avoid duplicate work.
4. Prune stale read messages periodically.
5. Delete teams only after removing non-lead members (or use --force true).