[H1][PARALLEL-DISPATCH]

Dictum: Decomposition into concurrent workstreams multiplies throughput on non-trivial tasks.

Orchestrate parallel agents via Task tool.

Workflow:

1. •§DECISION — Gate: trivial? decomposable? independent?
2. •§DECOMPOSITION — Extract facets, map to agents
3. •§AGENT_PROMPT — Structure scope, objective, output, context
4. •§DISPATCH — Launch ALL agents in ONE message
5. •§SYNTHESIS — Integrate convergent, flag divergent

Exclude: Trivial requests, sequential dependencies, overlapping writes, <3 streams.

[CRITICAL] Dispatch ALL agents in ONE message. Multiple messages execute sequentially—defeats parallelism.

[1][DECISION]

Dictum: Binary gates prevent wasted computation on mismatched patterns.

Request received
    ↓
Trivial? (single lookup, direct action)
    ├─ YES → Execute directly
    └─ NO → Decomposable into independent facets?
              ├─ NO → Execute sequentially
              └─ YES → Verify independence → Dispatch parallel

[VERIFY] Independence confirmed:

• • Workstreams share no mutable state
• • No stream depends on another's output
• • Results synthesize without conflict

[CRITICAL] Gate failure → sequential execution required.

[2][DECOMPOSITION]

Dictum: Facet isolation enables contention-free parallel execution.

Extract facets via criteria:

• •Independent questions — Resolve distinct aspects of request
• •Parallel paths — Accelerate via concurrency
• •Validation layers — Strengthen confidence through cross-verification
• •Multiple perspectives — Apply sources independently

Agent Count:

• •Moderate tasks: 3-5 agents
• •Complex tasks: 6-10 agents

[IMPORTANT]:

• •[ALWAYS] Map extracted facets to agent assignments.
• •[NEVER] Decompose by arbitrary boundaries.
• •[NEVER] Create overlapping investigation scope.
• •[NEVER] Dispatch single-agent workloads as parallel.

[3][AGENT_PROMPT]

Dictum: Precise scope prevents overlap and enables conflict-free synthesis.

Structure each agent prompt:

Scope: [Specific facet—included and excluded elements]
Objective: [Concrete deliverable for this agent]
Output: [Structured format for synthesis]
Context: [Relevant background—agents execute statelessly]

[IMPORTANT]:

• •[ALWAYS] Define scope boundaries explicitly—agents receive explicit limits only.
• •[ALWAYS] Specify output structure for synthesis.
• •[ALWAYS] Include sufficient context—no cross-agent communication.
• •[NEVER] Reference other agents or outputs.
• •[NEVER] Assume shared context between agents.

[4][DISPATCH]

Dictum: Single-message dispatch prevents sequential bottleneck.

[CRITICAL] Dispatch ALL agents in ONE message block:

Task("Agent A: [scope, objective, output format]", subagent_type="Explore")
Task("Agent B: [scope, objective, output format]", subagent_type="Explore")
Task("Agent C: [scope, objective, output format]", subagent_type="general-purpose")
Task("Agent D: [scope, objective, output format]", run_in_background=true)

[IMPORTANT]:

• •[ALWAYS] Include complete context per agent—stateless execution.
• •[ALWAYS] Specify subagent_type for optimal agent selection.
• •[ALWAYS] Use run_in_background=true for long-running tasks.
• •[NEVER] Chain agent outputs—parallel means independent.

[5][SYNTHESIS]

Dictum: Integration confirms orthogonality and prevents partial results.

Synthesize post-dispatch:

• •Convergent findings → High confidence; integrate directly.
• •Divergent findings → Flag uncertainty; present alternatives or request resolution.

[CRITICAL] Conflict detected → Decomposition violated orthogonality. Retry sequentially.

[IMPORTANT]:

• •[ALWAYS] Verify all agents returned before synthesis.
• •[ALWAYS] Flag divergent findings explicitly.

[6][VALIDATION]

Dictum: Gates prevent incomplete execution.

[VERIFY] Completion:

• • Decision: Independence gates passed (no shared state, no dependencies).
• • Decomposition: 3-10 facets mapped to agents.
• • Prompts: Scope, objective, output, context defined per agent.
• • Dispatch: ALL agents sent in ONE message block.
• • Synthesis: Convergent integrated, divergent flagged.