Agent workflowMIT

Dispatching parallel agents

by Jesse Vincent (opens in a new tab) obra/superpowers

Splits independent problems across parallel subagents and merges the results.

Installation

Skills CLI

Skills CLI command
npx skills@latest add obra/superpowers --skill dispatching-parallel-agents

Requires Node.js and npm. Choose your agents in the installer; add -g for a global installation.

Fieldbook review

Reviewed 27 Sept 2026

Clear about when not to parallelise: shared state and sequential work stay with one agent.

  • LicenceMIT
  • FrontmatterValid name and description
  • Risky patternsNone found
  • Size168 lines
  • Last checked27 Sept 2026 · 1968923066f3b707eb01d1992cdf4c42284c3855f70253b9cd5000ff45fca13c

What it can touch

  • Subagents

    Starts other agents to work in parallel.

Read the source

Fieldbook links to the original instead of copying it, so you always read the version you install.

skills/dispatching-parallel-agents/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)