Delegate and cross-review
On this page
Let a coordinating agent ask another agent to implement, investigate or review a bounded task.
Before you start
Launch a supported agent inside Code Overlord so it receives the app's local MCP tools. The tools let it discover available agents, create sessions, send input and read results. A separately launched external chat does not automatically have the same tool access.
Delegate a task
- Open the coordinator's terminal and enter the instruction directly there.
- Describe the overall task and the specialist work to delegate.
- Specify whether each worker may edit files. Assign ownership when several writers share a checkout.
- Ask the coordinator to use Code Overlord's session tools to launch the workers and collect their results.
- Review the worker sessions from the sidebar, or ask the coordinator for a progress summary.
- Have one owner integrate the results and run the final checks.
Example instruction
Use Code Overlord's session tools to ask a Codex agent for a read-only review of the current checkout changes. Give it the task context and acceptance criteria. Collect its findings, fix confirmed issues, then report the checks you ran.
Save a specialist
Open Summon → Minions → Edit minions. Create a specialist with a name, underlying Grunt and operating instructions. Add reporting relationships or a supported model profile when useful. Save it, then select that Minion on future launches.
For example, a reviewer can focus on observable bugs, relevant tests and file references. Specialist configurations may depend on build or product settings; if Minions are hidden, use a base agent with the same explicit instructions.
Check the result
The worker should appear as a separate session. Its findings should reach the coordinator, and the final response should distinguish completed work from unresolved blockers. Opening multiple terminals alone does not establish a completed handoff.
If delegation is unavailable
Ask the agent which Code Overlord session tools it can access. Confirm it was launched from the correct app workspace and that the target agent is installed. As a manual route, launch the reviewer yourself and send it the same scoped instructions.