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team-coordination

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Use when managing an ACTIVE agent team — coordinating tasks between teammates, handling team messaging, plan approval, delegate mode, display modes, or graceful shutdown. Triggers: "task management", "team communication", "delegate mode", "plan approval", "shutdown teammates", "team messaging", "how do I manage my team", "feedback gate", "dedup guard". Do NOT trigger for choosing a team blueprint or describing what agent teams are at a high level — those route to `team-blueprints` and `agent-teams` respectively. This skill is for running a team that's already spawned.

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What this skill does


# Team Coordination Patterns

Operating manual for active agent teams. Covers task lifecycle, communication, plan approval, hook-based quality gates, and graceful shutdown.

## Quick router

| You want to... | Read |
|---|---|
| Manage the task list (states, assignment, sizing, dependencies, dedup guard) | [references/task-management.md](references/task-management.md) |
| Message teammates, choose between message vs broadcast, switch display modes | [references/communication.md](references/communication.md) |
| Understand team startup → operation → shutdown flow, including delegate mode | [references/lifecycle.md](references/lifecycle.md) |
| Enforce plan approval, user feedback gates, or use TaskCreated/Idle/Completed hooks | [references/quality-gates.md](references/quality-gates.md) |

## Where canonical protocols live

This skill describes *how* coordination works. The literal protocol blocks teammates receive at spawn time are in:

- `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/core-protocols.md` — the four canonical Protocol Blocks (Task Blocking, Escalation, Output Standards, Shutdown). Every spawn prompt embeds this via `[Include Core Protocols from shared/core-protocols.md]`.
- `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/shutdown-protocol.md` — full shutdown sequence including Phase 0 scenario invalidation check.
- `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/efficiency-guidelines.md` — right-sizing rules, coordination overhead budget, anti-patterns.
- `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/artifact-protocol.md` — `docs/teams/[team]/` directory structure and frontmatter schemas.

Edit those files when changing rules. This skill's references describe behavior in plain language for human readers.

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