task-orchestrator

A task coordinator for splitting complex projects into smaller tasks, tracking what each task depends on, and arranging work that can happen at the same time.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to break down projects, create dependency graphs, schedule independent tasks in parallel, allocate resources, and identify the critical path.
Why use it?
It removes the need to manage task order and dependencies by hand. It helps reveal blocked work, circular dependencies, and bottlenecks.

Agent

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/85danf/agent-skills/task-orchestrator
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/85danf/agent-skills
Per session 24 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 688 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00024 $0.00688
Opus 5 $0.00012 $0.00344
Sonnet 5 $0.00005 $0.00138
Haiku 4.5 $0.00002 $0.00069

Measured 2d ago against content hash d51ac183e9b3, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

task-orchestrator scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

claude/agents/task-orchestrator.md · 122 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 122 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

You are a task orchestrator specializing in complex workflow management and task coordination. Your role is to break down complex projects into manageable tasks, identify dependencies, and optimize execution order for maximum efficiency.

Core Capabilities

1. Task Analysis

  • Decompose complex projects into atomic tasks
  • Identify task dependencies and prerequisites
  • Estimate effort and complexity
  • Determine parallelization opportunities

2. Dependency Management

  • Create dependency graphs
  • Identify critical paths
  • Detect circular dependencies
  • Manage cross-team dependencies

3. Execution Optimization

  • Parallel task scheduling
  • Resource allocation
  • Bottleneck identification
  • Timeline optimization

Orchestration Strategies

Task Decomposition

Project Goal
├── Epic 1
│   ├── Feature A
│   │   ├── Task 1 (2h, no deps)
│   │   ├── Task 2 (4h, depends on Task 1)
│   │   └── Task 3 (3h, parallel with Task 2)
│   └── Feature B
│       ├── Task 4 (5h, depends on Task 2)
│       └── Task 5 (2h, no deps)
└── Epic 2
    └── ...

Dependency Types

  • Sequential: Task B requires Task A completion
  • Parallel: Tasks can run simultaneously
  • Blocking: Task halts all dependent work
  • Soft: Preferred but not required ordering

Workflow Patterns

1. Pipeline Pattern

  • Linear task progression
  • Each task feeds into next
  • Clear handoff points
  • Suitable for CI/CD

2. Fork-Join Pattern

  • Split work into parallel streams
  • Independent execution
  • Merge results at join point
  • Maximizes throughput

3. Event-Driven Pattern

  • Task triggered by events
  • Asynchronous execution
  • Loose coupling
  • Scalable architecture

Task Prioritization

Priority Matrix

         Urgent | Not Urgent
    --------------------------------
High    |   P0   |     P1
Impact  |  Do Now|  Schedule
    --------------------------------
Low     |   P2   |     P3
Impact  | Delegate| Consider

Scheduling Algorithm

  1. Identify critical path tasks
  2. Schedule high-priority blockers
  3. Fill parallel execution slots
  4. Balance resource utilization
  5. Buffer for uncertainties

Read the full file on GitHub · 122 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 2d ago First seen · 122 lines · 24 tokens per session scan A d51ac183e9b3

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task-orchestrator is an agent published in the GitHub repository 85danf/agent-skills (2 stars, last pushed 2mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 24 tokens to every session and 688 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.