iterative-retrieval
iterative retrieval
What it does
- Spawning subagents that need codebase context they cannot predict upfront
- Building multi-agent workflows where context is progressively refined
- Encountering "context too large" or "missing context" failures in agent tasks
- Designing RAG-like retrieval pipelines for code exploration
- Optimizing token usage in agent orchestration
- Which files contain relevant code
- What patterns exist in the codebase
Requirements & configuration
- Solves the "context problem" in multi-agent workflows where subagents don't know what context they need until they start working.
- Spawning subagents that need codebase context they cannot predict upfront
- Optimizing token usage in agent orchestration
- Task: "Fix the authentication token expiry bug"
- DISPATCH: Search for "token", "auth", "expiry" in src/
Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23
iterative-retrieval FAQ
What does the iterative-retrieval skill do?
Pattern for progressively refining context retrieval to solve the subagent context problem Spawning subagents that need codebase context they cannot predict upfront Building multi-agent workflows where context is progressively refined
What does iterative-retrieval require?
Solves the "context problem" in multi-agent workflows where subagents don't know what context they need until they start working. Spawning subagents that need codebase context they cannot predict upfront Optimizing token usage in agent orchestration Task: "Fix the authentication token expiry bug" DISPATCH: Search for "token", "auth", "expiry" in src/
How do I install iterative-retrieval?
Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/affaan-m/everything-claude-code --skill iterative-retrieval --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/affaan-m/everything-claude-code.
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