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Parallel Feature Development

A playbook for splitting a large feature across multiple implementer agents using file ownership, interface contracts, and integration patterns.

Dev & CodingIntermediate★ 40,414⑂ 4,305AI score 8/10Last updated: Oct 5, 2026

What it does

Gives Claude a concrete ruleset for coordinating several implementers on one feature without merge chaos:

  • File ownership strategies — by directory, by module, or by architectural layer, with guidance on which fits your codebase
  • Conflict avoidance — the cardinal "one owner per file" rule, plus a sequential-change procedure when a file truly must be shared
  • Interface contracts — a lead-owned, read-only types file so implementers can build against each other's APIs before they exist
  • Integration patterns — vertical slice vs horizontal layer vs hybrid, with pros and cons for each
  • Branch management — single shared branch for 2–3 agents, sub-branches for larger teams
  • Troubleshooting — blocked implementers, barrel/index file conflicts, contract drift breaking tests

Who it's for

  • Developers orchestrating multiple Claude Code sub-agents on one feature
  • Tech leads decomposing full-stack work across UI, API, and test streams
  • Teams that keep losing time to merge conflicts in a shared repo
  • Monorepo or layered-architecture projects needing a work-splitting standard

Examples

  1. Three-way auth split: assign src/components/auth/, src/api/auth/, and tests/auth/ to separate agents, with shared types frozen in src/types/auth-contract.ts
  2. Vertical slices: agent 1 owns the entire login feature (form + API + tests), agent 2 owns registration, minimizing integration points
  3. Fixing barrel-file conflicts: when two agents both edit index.ts, designate a single owner for all barrel files or have the lead merge them last

· · · Install guide · · ·

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Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Copy the plugins/agent-teams/skills/parallel-feature-development folder from the GitHub repo wshobson/agents into my ~/.claude/skills/parallel-feature-development/.
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Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/wshobson/agents.git /tmp/agents && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/agents/plugins/agent-teams/skills/parallel-feature-development ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal.
  2. Clone the repo into a temp folder: git clone https://github.com/wshobson/agents.git /tmp/agents
  3. Create the skills directory if needed: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy just this skill: cp -r /tmp/agents/plugins/agent-teams/skills/parallel-feature-development ~/.claude/skills/
  5. Optionally copy team-composition-patterns and team-communication-protocols the same way so the in-document links resolve.
  6. Restart Claude Code and try a prompt like "split this feature across three implementer agents."
  7. Clean up with rm -rf /tmp/agents.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT