multi-agent-patterns

tessl i github:muratcankoylan/Agent-Skills-for-Context-Engineering --skill multi-agent-patterns

This skill should be used when the user asks to "design multi-agent system", "implement supervisor pattern", "create swarm architecture", "coordinate multiple agents", or mentions multi-agent patterns, context isolation, agent handoffs, sub-agents, or parallel agent execution.

58%

Overall

Validation — 88%

Implementation — 57%

Activation — 37%

SKILL.md

Review

Evals

Validation

88%

Warnings & errors only

Criteria	Description	Result
metadata_version	'metadata' field is not a dictionary	Warning
license_field	'license' field is missing	Warning

	Total	14 / 16 Passed

Implementation

57%

This skill provides comprehensive conceptual coverage of multi-agent architectures with good organization and references, but falls short on actionability. The content explains patterns well but lacks executable, production-ready code examples. The verbose explanations of concepts Claude already understands (context windows, parallelization benefits) consume tokens without adding proportional value.

Suggestions

Replace pseudocode examples with complete, executable implementations for at least one pattern (e.g., a working supervisor pattern with actual agent instantiation and coordination code)

Add a 'Quick Start' section with a minimal working multi-agent example that can be copy-pasted and run

Trim explanatory sections like 'The Context Bottleneck' and 'The Parallelization Argument' to 1-2 sentences each—Claude understands these concepts

Add explicit validation steps to the Guidelines section (e.g., 'Before deploying: verify handoff protocols handle edge cases, test failure recovery, measure token overhead')

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The skill contains valuable information but includes some unnecessary explanatory content Claude already knows (e.g., explaining what context windows are, basic definitions of patterns). The token economics table and research citations add value, but sections like 'The Context Bottleneck' explain concepts that could be assumed.	2 / 3
Actionability	Provides some concrete code examples (handoff protocol, forward_message function) but many are pseudocode or incomplete. The examples section shows architecture diagrams as text rather than executable implementations. Missing copy-paste ready implementations for the core patterns.	2 / 3
Workflow Clarity	Patterns are described conceptually but lack explicit step-by-step implementation sequences. The failure modes section lists mitigations but doesn't provide validation checkpoints or feedback loops for implementing multi-agent systems. No clear 'do this, then validate, then proceed' workflow.	2 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	Well-organized with clear sections, appropriate use of headers, and explicit references to related skills and external documentation. The References section properly points to framework docs and related internal skills. Content is appropriately structured without deep nesting.	3 / 3
	Total	9 / 12 Passed

Activation

37%

This description is fundamentally incomplete - it functions purely as a trigger list without explaining what the skill actually does. While the trigger terms are well-chosen and comprehensive for the multi-agent domain, the complete absence of capability descriptions makes it impossible for Claude to understand what actions this skill enables or how it differs from other agent-related skills.

Suggestions

Add a capability statement at the beginning describing what the skill does, e.g., 'Designs and implements multi-agent architectures including supervisor patterns, swarm systems, and agent coordination frameworks.'

Restructure to follow the pattern: '[What it does]. Use when [triggers].' to ensure both components are present.

Include specific deliverables or outputs the skill produces, such as 'Creates agent communication protocols, implements handoff logic, and manages context isolation between agents.'

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	The description contains no concrete actions - it only lists trigger phrases without explaining what the skill actually does. There are no verbs describing capabilities like 'design', 'implement', or 'coordinate' as actions the skill performs.	1 / 3
Completeness	The description only addresses 'when' (trigger conditions) but completely omits 'what' - there is no explanation of what capabilities or actions this skill provides. The 'what' component is entirely missing.	1 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Excellent coverage of natural trigger terms users would say: 'design multi-agent system', 'implement supervisor pattern', 'create swarm architecture', 'coordinate multiple agents', plus technical terms like 'context isolation', 'agent handoffs', 'sub-agents', 'parallel agent execution'.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The trigger terms are fairly specific to multi-agent systems, but without describing what the skill actually does, it's unclear how it would be distinguished from other agent-related skills. Terms like 'coordinate multiple agents' could overlap with general orchestration skills.	2 / 3
	Total	7 / 12 Passed

Reviewed

16 days ago

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