[H1][PARALLEL-DISPATCH] Skill

[H1][PARALLEL-DISPATCH]

Dictum: Decomposition into concurrent workstreams multiplies throughput on non-trivial tasks.

Orchestrate parallel agents via Task tool.

Workflow:

§DECISION — Gate: trivial? decomposable? independent?
§DECOMPOSITION — Extract facets, map to agents
§AGENT_PROMPT — Structure scope, objective, output, context
§DISPATCH — Launch ALL agents in ONE message
§SYNTHESIS — Integrate convergent, flag divergent

Exclude: Trivial requests, sequential dependencies, overlapping writes, <3 streams.

[CRITICAL] Dispatch ALL agents in ONE message. Multiple messages execute sequentially—defeats parallelism.

[1][DECISION]

Dictum: Binary gates prevent wasted computation on mismatched patterns.

Request received
    ↓
Trivial? (single lookup, direct action)
    ├─ YES → Execute directly
    └─ NO → Decomposable into independent facets?
              ├─ NO → Execute sequentially
              └─ YES → Verify independence → Dispatch parallel

[VERIFY] Independence confirmed:

[ ] Workstreams share no mutable state
[ ] No stream depends on another's output
[ ] Results synthesize without conflict

[CRITICAL] Gate failure → sequential execution required.

[2][DECOMPOSITION]

Dictum: Facet isolation enables contention-free parallel execution.

Extract facets via criteria:

Independent questions — Resolve distinct aspects of request
Parallel paths — Accelerate via concurrency
Validation layers — Strengthen confidence through cross-verification
Multiple perspectives — Apply sources independently

Agent Count:

Moderate tasks: 3-5 agents
Complex tasks: 6-10 agents

[IMPORTANT]:

[ALWAYS] Map extracted facets to agent assignments.
[NEVER] Decompose by arbitrary boundaries.
[NEVER] Create overlapping investigation scope.
[NEVER] Dispatch single-agent workloads as parallel.

[3][AGENT_PROMPT]

Dictum: Precise scope prevents overlap and enables conflict-free synthesis.

Structure each agent prompt:

Scope: [Specific facet—included and excluded elements]
Objective: [Concrete deliverable for this agent]
Output: [Structured format for synthesis]
Context: [Relevant background—agents execute statelessly]

[IMPORTANT]:

[ALWAYS] Define scope boundaries explicitly—agents receive explicit limits only.
[ALWAYS] Specify output structure for synthesis.
[ALWAYS] Include sufficient context—no cross-agent communication.
[NEVER] Reference other agents or outputs.
[NEVER] Assume shared context between agents.

[4][DISPATCH]

Dictum: Single-message dispatch prevents sequential bottleneck.

[CRITICAL] Dispatch ALL agents in ONE message block:

Task("Agent A: [scope, objective, output format]")
Task("Agent B: [scope, objective, output format]")
Task("Agent C: [scope, objective, output format]")
Task("Agent D: [scope, objective, output format]")
Task("Agent E: [scope, objective, output format]")

[IMPORTANT]:

[ALWAYS] Include complete context per agent—stateless execution.
[NEVER] Chain agent outputs—parallel means independent.

[5][SYNTHESIS]

Dictum: Integration confirms orthogonality and prevents partial results.

Synthesize post-dispatch:

Convergent findings → High confidence; integrate directly.
Divergent findings → Flag uncertainty; present alternatives or request resolution.

[CRITICAL] Conflict detected → Decomposition violated orthogonality. Retry sequentially.

[IMPORTANT]:

[ALWAYS] Verify all agents returned before synthesis.
[ALWAYS] Flag divergent findings explicitly.

[6][VALIDATION]

Dictum: Gates prevent incomplete execution.

[VERIFY] Completion:

[ ] Decision: Independence gates passed (no shared state, no dependencies).
[ ] Decomposition: 3-10 facets mapped to agents.
[ ] Prompts: Scope, objective, output, context defined per agent.
[ ] Dispatch: ALL agents sent in ONE message block.
[ ] Synthesis: Convergent integrated, divergent flagged.

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