compose

MANDATORY PREPARATION

Invoke /agent-workflow — it contains workflow principles, anti-patterns, and the Context Gathering Protocol. Follow the protocol before proceeding — if no workflow context exists yet, you MUST run /teach-maestro first. Consult the agent-architecture reference in the agent-workflow skill for topology patterns and when multi-agent is justified.

Design a multi-agent system. But first — are you sure you need one?

Step 1: Pre-Composition Check

Answer these before proceeding:

1. Has a single agent been tried and failed? (If no, try single agent first)
2. What specific limitation requires multiple agents? (If you can't name it, you don't need multi-agent)
3. Is the cost/latency increase justified? (Multi-agent = 2-10x cost and latency)

If you can't articulate a specific limitation, use /amplify on the single agent instead.