Native Parallel Agents
Orchestration through Claude Code's built-in Agent Tool
Overview
This skill enables coordinating multiple specialized agents through Claude Code's native agent system. Unlike external scripts, this approach keeps all orchestration within Claude's control.
When to Use Orchestration
✅ Good for:
Complex tasks requiring multiple expertise domains Code analysis from security, performance, and quality perspectives Comprehensive reviews (architecture + security + testing) Feature implementation needing backend + frontend + database work
❌ Not for:
Simple, single-domain tasks Quick fixes or small changes Tasks where one agent suffices Native Agent Invocation Single Agent Use the security-auditor agent to review authentication
Sequential Chain First, use the explorer-agent to discover project structure. Then, use the backend-specialist to review API endpoints. Finally, use the test-engineer to identify test gaps.
With Context Passing Use the frontend-specialist to analyze React components. Based on those findings, have the test-engineer generate component tests.
Resume Previous Work Resume agent [agentId] and continue with additional requirements.
Orchestration Patterns Pattern 1: Comprehensive Analysis Agents: explorer-agent → [domain-agents] → synthesis
- explorer-agent: Map codebase structure
- security-auditor: Security posture
- backend-specialist: API quality
- frontend-specialist: UI/UX patterns
- test-engineer: Test coverage
- Synthesize all findings
Pattern 2: Feature Review Agents: affected-domain-agents → test-engineer
- Identify affected domains (backend? frontend? both?)
- Invoke relevant domain agents
- test-engineer verifies changes
- Synthesize recommendations
Pattern 3: Security Audit Agents: security-auditor → penetration-tester → synthesis
- security-auditor: Configuration and code review
- penetration-tester: Active vulnerability testing
- Synthesize with prioritized remediation
Available Agents Agent Expertise Trigger Phrases orchestrator Coordination "comprehensive", "multi-perspective" security-auditor Security "security", "auth", "vulnerabilities" penetration-tester Security Testing "pentest", "red team", "exploit" backend-specialist Backend "API", "server", "Node.js", "Express" frontend-specialist Frontend "React", "UI", "components", "Next.js" test-engineer Testing "tests", "coverage", "TDD" devops-engineer DevOps "deploy", "CI/CD", "infrastructure" database-architect Database "schema", "Prisma", "migrations" mobile-developer Mobile "React Native", "Flutter", "mobile" api-designer API Design "REST", "GraphQL", "OpenAPI" debugger Debugging "bug", "error", "not working" explorer-agent Discovery "explore", "map", "structure" documentation-writer Documentation "write docs", "create README", "generate API docs" performance-optimizer Performance "slow", "optimize", "profiling" project-planner Planning "plan", "roadmap", "milestones" seo-specialist SEO "SEO", "meta tags", "search ranking" game-developer Game Development "game", "Unity", "Godot", "Phaser" Claude Code Built-in Agents
These work alongside custom agents:
Agent Model Purpose Explore Haiku Fast read-only codebase search Plan Sonnet Research during plan mode General-purpose Sonnet Complex multi-step modifications
Use Explore for quick searches, custom agents for domain expertise.
Synthesis Protocol
After all agents complete, synthesize:
Orchestration Synthesis
Task Summary
[What was accomplished]
Agent Contributions
| Agent | Finding |
|-------|---------|
| security-auditor | Found X |
| backend-specialist | Identified Y |
Consolidated Recommendations
- Critical: [Issue from Agent A]
- Important: [Issue from Agent B]
- Nice-to-have: [Enhancement from Agent C]
Action Items
- [ ] Fix critical security issue
- [ ] Refactor API endpoint
- [ ] Add missing tests
Best Practices Available agents - 17 specialized agents can be orchestrated Logical order - Discovery → Analysis → Implementation → Testing Share context - Pass relevant findings to subsequent agents Single synthesis - One unified report, not separate outputs Verify changes - Always include test-engineer for code modifications Key Benefits ✅ Single session - All agents share context ✅ AI-controlled - Claude orchestrates autonomously ✅ Native integration - Works with built-in Explore, Plan agents ✅ Resume support - Can continue previous agent work ✅ Context passing - Findings flow between agents