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subagent-architecture

Advanced patterns for specialized subagent orchestration with production-ready reference implementations.

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by @donovanpankratz-del

Setup & Installation

openclaw skills install @donovanpankratz-del/subagent-architecture

Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:

npx clawhub install subagent-architecture

Version History

v2.3.5Feb 26, 2026 - Version note by skill developer:

Docs: added complexity explanation section — why the skill is large, why scanners flag it, what each component does. Helps users and automated scanners understand scope vs. malice.

What This Skill Does

Patterns and production-ready reference libraries for orchestrating multi-agent systems in OpenClaw. Covers security isolation, parallel research with multi-lens synthesis, phased implementation pipelines, peer validation, cost estimation, and intent drift detection. Each pattern ships with a JS library and a spawn template.

Instead of designing isolation, cost-gating, and drift-detection patterns from scratch, you get tested JS libraries and spawn templates with documented security tradeoffs already worked out.

When to use it

  • Isolating an untrusted third-party API behind a sandboxed security proxy
  • Running parallel optimist/pessimist/pragmatist researchers on a technology adoption decision
  • Breaking a feature build into architect, coder, and reviewer phases with per-phase cost caps
  • Pre-estimating subagent spend and blocking spawns that exceed a budget threshold
  • Detecting when an agent's outputs have drifted from its stated purpose over time

Example Workflow

Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.

INPUT

User asks: Should we migrate our backend to FrameworkX?

AGENT
  1. 1Determine task complexity is high and select the research team pattern
  2. 2Spawn three parallel researchers with distinct lenses: optimist (best-case analysis), pessimist (risks and failure modes), pragmatist (real-world adoption data)
  3. 3Each researcher independently gathers and validates sources, posting findings to a shared append-only chatroom
  4. 4UnifierAgent reads all three lens outputs and synthesizes a balanced decision tree with tradeoffs and adoption criteria
OUTPUT

Structured recommendation covering upside potential, known risks, current ecosystem maturity, and a go/no-go criteria checklist