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Multi-Agent Orchestration Overview

📋 What You'll Learn

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In plain terms: This section is the promise of the guide. It tells you what you will be able to do after reading, so you can decide if it is worth your time.

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By the end of this playbook, you'll understand:

• Three orchestration layers: Sub-Agents for parallel tasks, Skills for reusable workflows, Agent Teams for full autonomous collaboration
• Parallel execution: how to fire off multiple research or coding tasks simultaneously
• Custom agents: building specialist agents in .claude/agents/ with restricted tools and custom system prompts
• Skills that compound: creating slash commands that chain together and improve with every use
• Cost management: strategies to control token usage across multi-agent setups

Time investment: Start with sub-agents in week 1 (no setup needed), build your first skill in week 2, full multi-agent system in 4 weeks.

Step Zero: Get Claude Code Running

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In plain terms: This is the setup step. You are installing Claude Code, logging in, and making sure it works before you try any advanced “multi-agent” stuff.

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Before you can orchestrate anything, you need Claude Code installed and connected. This takes about 5 minutes.

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