What happens if an agent cannot resolve a task?

If an agent fails a quality gate three times or encounters an unresolvable blocker, it follows a protocol to escalate the issue to the Lead agent with full context and recommendations.

How does the Teammate skill handle task assignments?

Teammates autonomously claim unblocked and unassigned tasks from a shared list, ensuring a continuous workflow without waiting for a lead agent to manually assign every item.

Can multiple agents edit the same file simultaneously?

No, the protocol enforces strict file ownership boundaries. Agents can only modify files assigned to them, though they retain read-only access to others to maintain context.

Does this skill manage Git operations?

No, the Teammate protocol specifically prohibits agents from managing Git state or bead lifecycles; those responsibilities are reserved for the Lead agent to ensure repository stability.

Agent Team Member

Name: Agent Team Member
Author: rbergman

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Collaboration Tools

Coordinates autonomous Claude Code sessions through a standardized protocol for task self-claiming and inter-agent communication.

The Agent Team Member skill establishes a sophisticated collaboration protocol for Claude Code instances operating in multi-agent environments. It empowers individual AI agents to function as independent teammates that self-coordinate via shared task lists, respect strict file ownership boundaries, and communicate directly with peers to solve complex problems. By implementing automated quality gates and clear escalation paths to a lead agent, this skill enables scalable, parallelized software development while maintaining code integrity and reducing the overhead of manual agent management.

Key Features

01Autonomous task self-claiming from shared backlogs

02Automated quality gate validation for task completion

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04Strict file ownership boundaries to prevent conflicts

05Direct inter-agent messaging and peer-to-peer coordination

06Structured escalation paths for blockers and security-sensitive tasks

Use Cases

01Executing complex refactoring projects that span multiple architectural layers

02Managing distributed development tasks in an Agent Teams configuration

03Parallelizing large-scale feature development across multiple Claude sessions

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add rbergman/dark-matter-marketplace teammate

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

Key Features

01Autonomous task self-claiming from shared backlogs

02Automated quality gate validation for task completion

032 GitHub stars

04Strict file ownership boundaries to prevent conflicts

05Direct inter-agent messaging and peer-to-peer coordination

06Structured escalation paths for blockers and security-sensitive tasks

Use Cases

01Executing complex refactoring projects that span multiple architectural layers

02Managing distributed development tasks in an Agent Teams configuration

03Parallelizing large-scale feature development across multiple Claude sessions

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add rbergman/dark-matter-marketplace teammate

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT