dispatching-parallel-agents
Delegate independent tasks to specialized agents working concurrently with isolated context.
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.
Maintain dispatching-parallel-agents?
Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.
[](https://getagentictools.com/skills/obra-superpowers-dispatching-parallel-agents?ref=badge) npx agentictools info skills/obra-superpowers-dispatching-parallel-agents The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.