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task-orchestrator

Autonomous multi-agent task orchestration with dependency analysis, parallel tmux/Codex execution, and self-healing heartbeat monitoring. Use for large projects with multiple issues/tasks that need coordinated parallel execution.

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

57%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A code-rich, largely actionable skill body that is weakened by redundancy across its Setup/Workflow/Tips/Lessons sections, a missing validation gate for its batch-destructive operations, and a monolithic structure with no progressive disclosure. Tightening duplication and adding an explicit verify-before-PR checkpoint would most improve it.

Suggestions

Consolidate the overlapping Setup Commands and Workflow steps 1-3 into a single sequenced procedure, and fold the Tips and Lessons Learned items that merely restate existing content back into their relevant sections.

Add an explicit validation checkpoint before Step 5 (Create PRs) — e.g. require 'All tests passed' confirmation and a clean `git status` in the worktree before pushing, with a fix-and-revalidate loop.

Extract the full check_progress.sh script and the manifest schema into separate reference files (e.g. references/check_progress.sh, references/manifest.schema.json) and link to them from the body to enable progressive disclosure.

Resolve the model-config inconsistency: either use the `--model gpt-5.2-codex-high` flag consistently or remove it in favor of the ~/.codex/config.toml note, and replace pseudocode loops and the non-standard 'cron action:add' syntax with real, executable equivalents.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The bulk is concrete code rather than fluff, but Setup Commands overlaps Workflow steps 1-3, the Tips section restates phase-gates/self-heal, and the dated 'Lessons Learned' block duplicates and partially contradicts the earlier monitoring logic.

3 / 5

Actionability

Highly executable bash, tmux, and gh commands plus a concrete manifest schema; minor gaps include pseudocode loops ('for task in phase1_tasks'), non-standard 'cron action:add' syntax, and a '--model' flag that contradicts the note that model config lives in ~/.codex/config.toml.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The six-step orchestration sequence is clear, but this is a batch/destructive operation (parallel exec, git push, --force worktree removal) with no explicit test/validation gate before PR creation, so the batch-operations cap applies.

3 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Section headers give reasonable structure, but this is a ~400-line monolith with no bundle files and no external references; the full progress-check script, manifest schema, and worked example are inlined where separate files would aid navigation.

3 / 5

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20

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Description

83%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong description that pairs a clear capability statement with an explicit 'Use for' trigger clause. It is concrete and distinct, with only minor jargon-leaning and synonym gaps preventing a top score across the trigger and specificity dimensions.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists several concrete actions ('dependency analysis, parallel tmux/Codex execution, and self-healing heartbeat monitoring'), though the headline 'multi-agent task orchestration' is somewhat abstract; not a 5 because coverage has minor gaps.

4 / 5

Completeness

Clearly answers 'what' (autonomous orchestration with three named capabilities) and 'when' via an explicit 'Use for large projects...' trigger clause with concrete trigger phrases.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Includes natural terms a user would say ('large projects with multiple issues/tasks', 'coordinated parallel execution'), but leans jargon-heavy ('tmux/Codex', 'heartbeat monitoring') and misses common synonyms; not a 5 due to those gaps.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

The tmux/Codex + self-healing multi-agent niche is mostly distinct with low conflict risk; minor overlap with general project/coding skills keeps it below 5.

4 / 5

Total

17

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20

Passed

Validation

81%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 13 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

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metadata_version

'metadata.version' is missing

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metadata_field

'metadata' should map string keys to string values

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frontmatter_unknown_keys

Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata

Warning

Total

13

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16

Passed

Repository

jdrhyne/agent-skills

Path

skills/task-orchestrator/SKILL.md

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