Dispatching Parallel Agents

Overview

Use Codex subagents to accelerate sidecar work, not to outsource thinking on the critical path.

Core principle: Keep the next blocking step local. Delegate bounded work that can run in parallel without shared write ownership.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• There are 2 or more independent questions or implementation slices
• One subtask does not need the result of another
• You can assign clear file or responsibility boundaries

Do not use this skill when:

• The next action is blocked on the delegated result
• Multiple agents would need to edit the same files
• The problem is still too unclear to split safely