Swarm & Team Collaboration
Coordinated multi-agent teams with shared state and inter-agent messaging
Beyond single coordinator→worker delegation, Claude Code can provision entire teams of agents with shared directories, structured task boards, and real-time messaging. An agent architect designs each teammate's configuration, and a communication protocol keeps the swarm coordinated.
6 stepsswarmteamscollaborationagents
Step-by-step breakdown
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🔧Provision the team
Team Create ToolTeamCreate sets up a shared workspace: team directory, task board, and communication channels for multiple agents to collaborate.
Use this tool proactively whenever
Techniques
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🔌Design agent configurations
Agent Creation (generateAgent)3
🔧Launch team members
Agent Tool4
🔌Teammate communication protocol
Swarm Teammate System Addendum5
🔧Inter-agent messaging
Send Message Tool6
🔧Clean up the team
Team Delete Tool