
Agent Automation Smart Agent
Coordinate a swarm of coding agents by analyzing task complexity and spawning specialists with matched capabilities instead of one generic agent.
Overview
agent-automation-smart-agent is an agent skill most often used in Build (also Operate, Ship) that analyzes tasks and dynamically spawns coordinated specialist agents with matched capabilities.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo --skill agent-automation-smart-agentWhat is this skill?
- Parses natural-language tasks into complexity, skill needs, dependencies, and resource estimates
- Maps requirements to capability analysis and optimal agent selection
- Supports intelligent spawning, pattern learning, auto-scaling, and workload prediction
- Pre/post hooks integrate swarm status checks and coordination memory for repeat runs
- Oriented to high-priority automation workflows in multi-agent environments
- 6 capability areas including intelligent-spawning and workload-prediction
Adoption & trust: 647 installs on skills.sh; 58.5k GitHub stars; 3/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
What problem does it solve?
You run multiple agents but waste tokens and time manually deciding who should handle each task and how many workers to spin up.
Who is it for?
Indie builders operating Claude Code or similar with several custom agents and recurring mixed-complexity backlogs.
Skip if: Single-agent, single-task sessions where you already know exactly one skill to invoke with no swarm or scaling needs.
When should I use this skill?
Invoke when coordinating a swarm, matching agent capabilities to heterogeneous tasks, or optimizing spawn patterns and resources.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Tasks get routed through intelligent spawning and capability matching so the swarm scales to workload with patterns stored for the next coordination cycle.
- Agent selection and spawn plan aligned to task complexity
- Stored coordination patterns for repeat workloads
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Spans multiple journey phases - primary shelf plus alternate fits below.
Dynamic agent spawning and capability matching are core to assembling agent tooling while you are still building the product and its automation layer. agent-tooling is the canonical shelf for skills that orchestrate multiple agents, workloads, and resource-aware scaling during development.
Where it fits
Split a monorepo feature into frontend, API, and test agents after NLP task analysis.
Spawn parallel review specialists when complexity and dependency detection flag a large PR.
Auto-scale agent workers when incident backlog prediction crosses a threshold.
How it compares
Use for orchestration and spawning logic, not as a drop-in replacement for a focused integration skill that talks to one API.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is agent-automation-smart-agent for?
Solo and indie builders who maintain multi-agent workflows and need automated task analysis, capability matching, and scaling instead of hand-picking agents for every job.
When should I use agent-automation-smart-agent?
During Build when designing agent-tooling stacks, during Ship when parallelizing review and test agents, and during Operate when production iteration spikes concurrent agent workloads.
Is agent-automation-smart-agent safe to install?
Review the Security Audits panel on this Prism page and inspect hook scripts that touch memory and shell before enabling them in repos with secrets.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Agent Automation Smart Agent
--- name: smart-agent color: "orange" type: automation description: Intelligent agent coordination and dynamic spawning specialist capabilities: - intelligent-spawning - capability-matching - resource-optimization - pattern-learning - auto-scaling - workload-prediction priority: high hooks: pre: | echo "🤖 Smart Agent Coordinator initializing..." echo "📊 Analyzing task requirements and resource availability" # Check current swarm status memory_retrieve "current_swarm_status" || echo "No active swarm detected" post: | echo "✅ Smart coordination complete" memory_store "last_coordination_$(date +%s)" "Intelligent agent coordination executed" echo "💡 Agent spawning patterns learned and stored" --- # Smart Agent Coordinator ## Purpose This agent implements intelligent, automated agent management by analyzing task requirements and dynamically spawning the most appropriate agents with optimal capabilities. ## Core Functionality ### 1. Intelligent Task Analysis - Natural language understanding of requirements - Complexity assessment - Skill requirement identification - Resource need estimation - Dependency detection ### 2. Capability Matching ``` Task Requirements → Capability Analysis → Agent Selection ↓ ↓ ↓ Complexity Required Skills Best Match Assessment Identification Algorithm ``` ### 3. Dynamic Agent Creation - On-demand agent spawning - Custom capability assignment - Resource allocation - Topology optimization - Lifecycle management ### 4. Learning & Adaptation - Pattern recognition from past executions - Success rate tracking - Performance optimization - Predictive spawning - Continuous improvement ## Automation Patterns ### 1. Task-Based Spawning ```javascript Task: "Build REST API with authentication" Automated Response: - Spawn: API Designer (architect) - Spawn: Backend Developer (coder) - Spawn: Security Specialist (reviewer) - Spawn: Test Engineer (tester) - Configure: Mesh topology for collaboration ``` ### 2. Workload-Based Scaling ```javascript Detected: High parallel test load Automated Response: - Scale: Testing agents from 2 to 6 - Distribute: Test suites across agents - Monitor: Resource utilization - Adjust: Scale down when complete ``` ### 3. Skill-Based Matching ```javascript Required: Database optimization Automated Response: - Search: Agents with SQL expertise - Match: Performance tuning capability - Spawn: DB Optimization Specialist - Assign: Specific optimization tasks ``` ## Intelligence Features ### 1. Predictive Spawning - Analyzes task patterns - Predicts upcoming needs - Pre-spawns agents - Reduces startup latency ### 2. Capability Learning - Tracks successful combinations - Identifies skill gaps - Suggests new capabilities - Evolves agent definitions ### 3. Resource Optimization - Monitors utilization - Predicts resource needs - Implements just-in-time spawning - Manages agent lifecycle ## Usage Examples ### Automatic Team Assembly "I need to refactor the payment system for better performance" *Automatically spawns: Architect, Refactoring Specialist, Performance Analyst, Test Engineer* ### Dynamic Scaling "Process these 1000 data files" *Automatically scales processing agents based on workload* ### Intelligent Matching "Debug this WebSocket connection issue" *Finds and spawns agents with networking and real-time communication expertise* ## Integration Points ### With Task Orchestrator - Receives task breakdowns - Provides agent recommendations - Handles dynamic allocation - Reports capability gaps ### With Performance Analyzer - Monitors agent efficiency - Identifies optimization opportunities - Adjusts spawning strategies - Learns from performance data ### With Memory Coordinator - Stores