delegate_to_subagents

Assign development tasks to specialized subagents like backend, frontend, and QA engineers for autonomous execution in parallel or sequential modes, optimizing workflow efficiency.

Instructions

Delegate tasks to Goose CLI subagents for autonomous development

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`agents`	Yes	Array of subagents to create
`execution_mode`	No	How to execute the subagents	parallel
`task`	Yes	The development task to delegate to subagents
`working_directory`	No	Working directory for the subagents (defaults to current directory)

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "agents": {
      "description": "Array of subagents to create",
      "items": {
        "properties": {
          "instructions": {
            "description": "Specific instructions for this agent",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "recipe": {
            "description": "Optional recipe name to use for this agent",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "role": {
            "description": "Agent role (e.g., backend_developer, frontend_developer, qa_engineer)",
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "role",
          "instructions"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "execution_mode": {
      "default": "parallel",
      "description": "How to execute the subagents",
      "enum": [
        "parallel",
        "sequential"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "task": {
      "description": "The development task to delegate to subagents",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "working_directory": {
      "description": "Working directory for the subagents (defaults to current directory)",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "task",
    "agents"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

MCP Goose Subagents Server

delegate_to_subagents

Instructions

Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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