Team Feature

Develop features in parallel with multiple agents using file ownership boundaries and dependency management

Published by @Seth Hobson·from wshobson/agents·0 agent reads / 30d·0 saves·

Team Feature

Orchestrate parallel feature development with multiple implementer agents. Decomposes features into work streams with strict file ownership, manages dependencies, and verifies integration.

Pre-flight Checks

  1. Verify CLAUDE_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_AGENT_TEAMS=1 is set
  2. Parse $ARGUMENTS:
    • <feature-description>: description of the feature to build
    • --team-size N: number of implementers (default: 2)
    • --branch: git branch name (default: auto-generated from feature description)
    • --plan-first: decompose and get user approval before spawning

Phase 1: Analysis

  1. Analyze the feature description to understand scope
  2. Explore the codebase to identify:
    • Files that will need modification
    • Existing patterns and conventions to follow
    • Integration points with existing code
    • Test files that need updates

Phase 2: Decomposition

  1. Decompose the feature into work streams:

    • Each stream gets exclusive file ownership (no overlapping files)
    • Define interface contracts between streams
    • Identify dependencies between streams (blockedBy/blocks)
    • Balance workload across streams
  2. If --plan-first is set:

    • Present the decomposition to the user:

      ## Feature Decomposition: {feature}
      
      ### Stream 1: {name}
      Owner: implementer-1
      Files: {list}
      Dependencies: none
      
      ### Stream 2: {name}
      Owner: implementer-2
      Files: {list}
      Dependencies: blocked by Stream 1 (needs interface from {file})
      
      ### Integration Contract
      {shared types/interfaces}
      
    • Wait for user approval before proceeding

    • If user requests changes, adjust decomposition

Phase 3: Team Spawn

  1. If --branch specified, use Bash to create and checkout the branch:
    git checkout -b {branch-name}
    
  2. Use TeamCreate tool to create the team with team_name: "feature-{timestamp}" and description
  3. Spawn a team-lead agent to coordinate
  4. For each work stream, use Agent tool to spawn a team-implementer:
    • name: implementer-{n}
    • subagent_type: "agent-teams:team-implementer"
    • prompt: Include owned files, interface contracts, and implementation requirements

Phase 4: Task Creation

  1. Use TaskCreate for each work stream:
    • Subject: "{stream name}"
    • Description: Owned files, requirements, interface contracts, acceptance criteria
  2. Use TaskUpdate to set blockedBy relationships for dependent streams
  3. Assign tasks to implementers with TaskUpdate (set owner)

Phase 5: Monitor and Coordinate

  1. Monitor TaskList for progress
  2. As implementers complete tasks:
    • Check for integration issues
    • Unblock dependent tasks
    • Rebalance if needed
  3. Handle integration point coordination:
    • When an implementer completes an interface, notify dependent implementers

Phase 6: Integration Verification

After all tasks complete:

  1. Use Bash to verify the code compiles/builds: run appropriate build command
  2. Use Bash to run tests: run appropriate test command
  3. If issues found, create fix tasks and assign to appropriate implementers
  4. Report integration status to user

Phase 7: Cleanup

  1. Present feature summary:

    ## Feature Complete: {feature}
    
    Files modified: {count}
    Streams completed: {count}/{total}
    Tests: {pass/fail}
    
    Changes are on branch: {branch-name}
    
  2. Send shutdown_request to all teammates

  3. Call TeamDelete to remove team resources

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