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🎯 Improvement Opportunities for Claude Sub-Agents​

This document identifies key areas where the Claude sub-agents could be enhanced for better CODITECT v4 integration and effectiveness.

🔍 Key Improvement Areas​

1. CODITECT-Specific Agents Missing​

Current Gap: No agents specifically trained on CODITECT architecture patterns

Proposed New Agents:

  • coditect-adr-specialist - Expert in CODITECT ADR standards and 40/40 scoring
  • foundationdb-expert - Specialized in FDB patterns and multi-tenant key design
  • actix-web-specialist - Deep expertise in Actix-web patterns and middleware
  • multi-tenant-architect - Focus on tenant isolation and key prefixing
  • codi-monitor-expert - CODI system integration and monitoring patterns

2. Agent Coordination Improvements​

Current State: Agents work independently without awareness of each other

Improvements Needed:

# Add to each agent's frontmatter
coordination:
  compatible_agents: [list of agents that work well together]
  handoff_format: structured output format for next agent
  prerequisites: agents that should run before this one
  validates: agents whose output this agent can validate

3. Context Preservation Enhancement​

Problem: Agents don't maintain project-specific context

Solution: Add context awareness

## Project Context Requirements
- Architecture patterns in use
- ADR compliance requirements  
- Technology stack constraints
- Testing coverage targets
- Security requirements

4. Output Standardization​

Current: Each agent has different output formats

Proposed Standard Format:

## Analysis Summary
[Brief overview]

## Technical Findings
[Detailed analysis]

## Recommendations
[Specific actions with priority]

## Integration Points
[How this connects to other components]

## Quality Metrics
[Coverage, performance, security scores]

## Handoff to Next Agent
[Structured data for next specialist]

5. CODITECT Integration Patterns​

Add to Each Agent:

## CODITECT Integration
- ADR Compliance Checks: [specific ADRs to validate]
- Multi-tenant Considerations: [isolation requirements]
- Logging Standards: [ADR-022 compliance]
- Error Handling: [ADR-026 patterns]
- Testing Requirements: [95% coverage validation]

6. Model Optimization Opportunities​

Current Issues:

  • Some complex agents use Sonnet when Opus would be better
  • Some simple agents use Sonnet when Haiku would suffice

Recommended Changes:

# Upgrade to Opus:
- database-admin → opus (critical data operations)
- deployment-engineer → opus (production deployments)
- terraform-specialist → opus (already done, good!)

# Downgrade to Haiku:
- mermaid-expert → haiku (diagram syntax is straightforward)
- api-documenter → haiku (template-based work)

7. Missing Specialized Agents​

Gaps in Current Collection:

DevOps/Infrastructure:

  • prometheus-expert - Metrics and monitoring
  • grafana-dashboard-designer - Visualization expert
  • vault-secrets-manager - Secrets management
  • service-mesh-architect - Istio/Linkerd expertise

Testing Specialists:

  • load-testing-engineer - K6, JMeter, Locust
  • chaos-engineer - Chaos testing patterns
  • contract-testing-specialist - Pact, API contracts
  • accessibility-tester - WCAG compliance testing

Modern Architecture:

  • event-sourcing-architect - Event-driven patterns
  • cqrs-specialist - Command/query separation
  • saga-orchestrator - Distributed transaction patterns
  • api-gateway-expert - Kong, Traefik, Envoy

8. Workflow Enhancement​

Current: Workflows are command-based, not agent-aware

Improvement: Create agent-specific workflows

# coditect-feature-workflow.md
1. coditect-adr-specialist: Validate against ADRs
2. backend-architect: Design API following standards
3. rust-pro + actix-web-specialist: Implement
4. foundationdb-expert: Design data model
5. test-automator: Achieve 95% coverage
6. security-auditor: Validate security
7. coditect-adr-specialist: Final compliance check

9. Quality Gate Integration​

Add to Security/Review Agents:

## CODITECT Quality Gates
- [ ] ADR Compliance Score: __/40 (must be 40/40)
- [ ] Test Coverage: __% (must be ≥95%)
- [ ] Security Scan: PASS/FAIL
- [ ] Performance Baseline: Met/Not Met
- [ ] Documentation Complete: Yes/No

10. Real-time Collaboration Features​

Current: No awareness of active sessions

Add Session Awareness:

## Session Coordination
- Check active CODI sessions before starting
- Declare file ownership in CODI logs
- Coordinate with other active agents
- Hand off work through CODI system

🚀 Implementation Priorities​

Phase 1: CODITECT-Specific Agents (Highest Priority)​

  1. Create coditect-adr-specialist
  2. Create foundationdb-expert
  3. Create actix-web-specialist
  4. Create multi-tenant-architect

Phase 2: Enhance Existing Agents​

  1. Add CODITECT integration sections
  2. Standardize output formats
  3. Add coordination metadata
  4. Implement quality gates

Phase 3: New Specialist Agents​

  1. Add missing DevOps specialists
  2. Create modern architecture experts
  3. Enhance testing capabilities
  4. Add observability specialists

Phase 4: Workflow Integration​

  1. Create CODITECT-aware workflows
  2. Add session coordination
  3. Implement handoff patterns
  4. Enable real-time collaboration

📊 Expected Benefits​

  1. Better ADR Compliance: Dedicated specialists ensure 40/40 scores
  2. Improved Coordination: Agents work together more effectively
  3. Higher Quality: Built-in quality gates catch issues early
  4. Faster Development: CODITECT-aware agents reduce rework
  5. Better Documentation: Standardized outputs improve clarity

🔧 Quick Wins​

These improvements can be implemented immediately:

  1. Add CODITECT context to existing agent prompts
  2. Create coordination metadata for related agents
  3. Standardize output sections across all agents
  4. Add ADR references to relevant agents
  5. Include CODI logging examples in agent prompts

📝 Sample Enhanced Agent​

Here's how an enhanced rust-pro might look:

---
name: rust-pro-enhanced
description: Rust implementation with CODITECT v4 awareness
model: sonnet
coordination:
  compatible_agents: [backend-architect, test-automator, security-auditor]
  prerequisites: [backend-architect, coditect-adr-specialist]
  validates: [none]
  handoff_format: structured_api_spec
---

You are an enhanced Rust specialist with deep CODITECT v4 knowledge...

## CODITECT Integration
- Follow ADR-026 error handling patterns
- Implement ADR-022 structured logging
- Ensure multi-tenant key isolation
- Use Actix-web 4.x patterns
- Target 95% test coverage

## Output Format
[Standardized sections...]

## Session Coordination
- Log work claims to CODI
- Check for file conflicts
- Coordinate with active sessions

Summary: These improvements would transform the Claude sub-agents from general-purpose tools into CODITECT-optimized specialists, significantly improving development efficiency and quality.