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Agent Hierarchy

Agent Hierarchy is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from cbrock84/headcount. Designs orchestrator-and-subagent hierarchies for a repository — splitting agents by exclusive write surface, pairing every producer with an independent auditor, and enforcing the split with a. It works with Claude Code and Codex and has 2,088 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills.

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Add this skill

Claude

This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add cbrock84/headcount
/plugin install executive@headcount

In the Claude apps, zip the agent-hierarchy folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount.git
cp -r headcount/plugins/executive/skills/agent-hierarchy .agents/skills/agent-hierarchy   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount.git
cp -r headcount/plugins/executive/skills/agent-hierarchy .cursor/skills/agent-hierarchy   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

Designs orchestrator-and-subagent hierarchies for a repository — splitting agents by exclusive write surface, pairing every producer with an independent auditor, and enforcing the split with a script that runs in CI. Use this whenever the user wants to set up, expand, audit, or fix a multi-agent or subagent structure for a codebase; asks how to divide work between agents; wants agent charters, roles, or a surface map written; or is hitting agents that collide on the same files, review their…

When it triggers

  • Use this whenever the user wants to set up, expand, audit, or fix a multi-agent or subagent structure for a codebase; asks how to divide work between agents; wants agent charters, roles, or a surface map written; or is hitting agents that c
  • use when sizing a roster or deciding whether a new agent is justified.

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2 skills are listed from this repository.

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FAQ

Agent Hierarchy FAQ

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How do I install the Agent Hierarchy skill?

In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add cbrock84/headcount and then /plugin install executive@headcount. For Codex or Cursor, copy the agent-hierarchy folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.

Is the Agent Hierarchy skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.

Is Agent Hierarchy maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 18, 2026. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.