Sub-Agent Orchestrator

The Problem

Your AI agent is powerful, but it's one agent. When you need to research 50 states, write 8 blog posts, AND monitor your inbox — all before lunch — a single agent becomes a bottleneck. Sequential execution turns a 30-minute task into a 4-hour crawl. You need orchestration, not just intelligence.

What You Get

• Parallel task execution — Breaks complex workflows into independent sub-tasks and runs them simultaneously. A 50-state lead research campaign runs 5-10 states in parallel instead of one at a time.
• Dependency management — Understands which tasks depend on others and sequences them correctly. "Write the blog post" waits for "research the topic" to finish. "Send the newsletter" waits for "write the newsletter" and "build the email list."
• Result aggregation — Collects outputs from multiple sub-agents, deduplicates, validates, and merges into a unified result. No manual assembly required.
• Error handling and retry — When a sub-agent fails or produces low-quality output, the orchestrator detects it, retries with adjusted parameters, and reports what happened. No silent failures.
• Progress tracking — Real-time visibility into what's running, what's complete, what's blocked, and estimated time to completion. Know where your workflow stands without asking.
• Resource-aware scheduling — Understands API rate limits, token budgets, and model capacity. Doesn't launch 50 parallel agents when your API key supports 5 concurrent requests.

What Makes This Different From a Generic Prompt

• Architecture, not instructions — This isn't a prompt that says "do these things in order." It's a workflow engine that understands parallelism, dependencies, error recovery, and resource constraints.
• Sub-agent isolation — Each sub-agent gets its own context window and task scope. One agent's failure doesn't corrupt another's output. Clean separation of concerns.
• Intelligent task decomposition — Knows how to break "research the entire US market" into 50 independent state-level tasks. Understands granularity tradeoffs.
• Battle-tested on real workflows — Built from orchestrating actual multi-day, multi-hundred-task campaigns. Not theoretical — operationally proven.

Anti-Patterns This Skill Knows to Avoid

• ❌ Never launches more parallel tasks than the system can handle — respects rate limits
• ❌ Never silently drops failed sub-tasks — always reports and retries
• ❌ Never merges contradictory results without flagging the conflict
• ❌ Never loses context between orchestration steps
• ❌ Never runs expensive operations without confirming the scope first
• ❌ Never creates circular dependencies in task graphs

Pairs Well With

• AI Cofounder ($49) — Orchestrate complex multi-department operations
• Lead Research Engine ($39) — Parallelize state-by-state research campaigns
• Content Pipeline ($29) — Run multi-article content sprints simultaneously
• Agent Memory Architecture ($1.99) — Maintain orchestration context across sessions

Setup

Install in under 5 minutes. Drop the SKILL.md into your OpenClaw workspace and your agent gains workflow orchestration capability immediately. Define your task graph and let it coordinate.