Agent Patterns

Overview

Agent Patterns defines the coordination protocol for multi-agent sprint execution within the Sprint plugin. It governs how the project architect spawns implementation and testing agents, how agents communicate results via structured reports, and how parallel agents avoid conflicts.

Prerequisites

• Sprint plugin installed and configured (/plugin install sprint)
• Sprint directory initialized at .claude/sprint/[N]/
• specs.md written with clear scope and testing configuration
• Familiarity with the sprint phase lifecycle (see the sprint-workflow skill)

Instructions

1. Structure every agent spawn using the SPAWN REQUEST format. Include the agent name, the specification file it should read, and any scope constraints: