Agent skill

Multi Agent Patterns

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

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…

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Install Multi Agent Patterns

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill multi-agent-patterns -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace multi-agent-patterns --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/sickn33/multi-agent-patterns .claude/skills/multi-agent-patterns && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
multi-agent-patterns
GitHub stars
430
Used in
6 other repos
Token cost
~3.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,587 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
1,085
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

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…

  • Works in 8 steps: Design for context isolation as the… → Choose architecture pattern based on… → Implement explicit handoff protocols… → …
  • Asks to design multi-agent system
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Core Concepts, Detailed Topics and Practical Guidance, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Multi Agent Patterns is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. 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.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `skill-report.json`).

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Multi-agent orchestration and Subagents. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • Asks to design multi-agent system
  • Implement supervisor pattern
  • Create swarm architecture
  • Coordinate multiple agents

Example prompts

  • “design multi-agent system”
  • “implement supervisor pattern”
  • “create swarm architecture”
  • “/multi-agent-patterns”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Design for context isolation as the primary benefit of multi-agent systems
  2. Choose architecture pattern based on coordination needs, not organizational metaphor
  3. Implement explicit handoff protocols with state passing
  4. Use weighted voting or debate protocols for consensus
  5. Monitor for supervisor bottlenecks and implement checkpointing
  6. Validate outputs before passing between agents
  7. Set time-to-live limits to prevent infinite loops
  8. Test failure scenarios explicitly

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4ac52da. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are python).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • langchain-ai.github.io
    • microsoft.github.io
    • docs.crewai.com
    • arxiv.org

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Multi Agent Patterns loads about 3.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 75 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,587 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~75
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.7k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,587 words (~3,735 tokens).

“Multi-agent architectures distribute work across multiple language model instances, each with its own context window. When designed well, this distribution enables capabilities beyond single-agent limits. When designed poorly, it introduces coordination overhead that negates benefits. The critical insight is that…”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
multi-agent-patterns
risk
critical
source
community

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/sickn33/multi-agent-patterns of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4ac52da

Used in 6 other repositories

We found 17 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 6 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Categories

Questions about Multi Agent Patterns

What does Multi Agent Patterns do?

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…. Multi Agent Patterns is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. 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.

When should I use Multi Agent Patterns?

Multi Agent Patterns fits situations like: asks to design multi-agent system; implement supervisor pattern; create swarm architecture; coordinate multiple agents.

How do I install Multi Agent Patterns in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill multi-agent-patterns -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/sickn33/multi-agent-patterns in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/multi-agent-patterns in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Multi Agent Patterns in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill multi-agent-patterns -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/sickn33/multi-agent-patterns in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/multi-agent-patterns in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Multi Agent Patterns in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill multi-agent-patterns -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/multi-agent-patterns, .gemini/skills/multi-agent-patterns, .github/skills/multi-agent-patterns and .opencode/skills/multi-agent-patterns in your project.

What does Multi Agent Patterns need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Multi Agent Patterns is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Multi Agent Patterns access the network?

SKILL.md names 4 domains. As links in the text: langchain-ai.github.io, microsoft.github.io, docs.crewai.com and arxiv.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Multi Agent Patterns safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Multi Agent Patterns use?

No licence was found for Multi Agent Patterns or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Multi Agent Patterns use?

About 3.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 15k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Multi Agent Patterns?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Multi Agent Patterns: Paseo Advisor Second Opinion (getpaseo/paseo, 20k stars), O2 Review Loop (openobserve/openobserve, 22k stars), Harness Agent Team Designer (revfactory/harness, 9.1k stars) and ClawTeam Multi-Agent Swarm (win4r/ClawTeam-OpenClaw, 1.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Multi Agent Patterns?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,085 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.