Team Communication Protocols
Skill Verified ActiveStructured messaging protocols for agent team communication including message type selection, plan approval, shutdown procedures, and anti-patterns to avoid. Use this skill when establishing communication norms for a newly spawned team, when deciding whether to send a direct message or a broadcast, when a team-lead needs to review and approve an implementer's plan before work begins, when orchestrating a graceful team shutdown after all tasks are complete, or when debugging why teammates are not coordinating correctly at integration points.
To establish clear and effective communication norms within agent teams, ensuring smooth coordination, efficient task management, and graceful termination.
Features
- Defines message types: message, broadcast, shutdown_request
- Implements plan approval workflow
- Orchestrates graceful team shutdown procedures
- Documents communication anti-patterns
- Provides teammate discovery via config file
Use Cases
- Establishing communication norms for a new team
- Deciding message types (direct vs. broadcast)
- Reviewing and approving agent plans
- Coordinating graceful team shutdowns
- Debugging teammate coordination issues
Non-Goals
- Directly executing tasks or code
- Managing individual agent task assignments (beyond message routing)
- Providing a generic chat interface for arbitrary conversation
Documentation
- info:Configuration & parameter referenceWhile message formats are documented, explicit details on parameters for all message types and the `config.json` structure could be more explicit.
Execution
- info:ValidationInput message structures are defined, but explicit validation of all fields (e.g., recipient format, content type) is not detailed.
Code Execution
- info:Error HandlingThe SKILL.md outlines error scenarios like missing `request_id` and provides user-facing explanations, but detailed structured error reporting is not evident.
Errors
- info:Actionable error messagesThe SKILL.md identifies potential error conditions like missing `request_id` and provides a user-friendly explanation, but does not detail specific remediation steps or doc links.
Practical Utility
- info:Edge casesThe troubleshooting section addresses some edge cases like unresponsive teammates and rejected shutdowns, but detailed failure modes with specific recovery steps could be expanded.
Installation
First, add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents/plugin install agent-teams@claude-code-workflowsQuality Score
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