dispatching-parallel-agents

Delegate independent tasks to specialized agents working concurrently with isolated context.

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What it does

  • 3+ test files failing with different root causes
  • Multiple subsystems broken independently
  • Each problem can be understood without context from others
  • No shared state between investigations
  • Failures are related (fix one might fix others)
  • Need to understand full system state
  • Agents would interfere with each other

Requirements & configuration

  • Need to understand full system state
  • Need full context: Understanding requires seeing entire system

Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23

Delegate independent tasks to specialized agents working concurrently with isolated context.

Source

Repository: https://github.com/obra/superpowers

dispatching-parallel-agents FAQ

What does the dispatching-parallel-agents skill do?

Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies 3+ test files failing with different root causes Multiple subsystems broken independently

What does dispatching-parallel-agents require?

Need to understand full system state Need full context: Understanding requires seeing entire system

How do I install dispatching-parallel-agents?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/obra/superpowers --skill dispatching-parallel-agents --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/obra/superpowers.

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