Coordinate Persistent Copilot Agent Teams With Squad

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name: "Coordinate persistent Copilot agent teams with Squad"
slug: "coordinate-persistent-copilot-agent-teams-with-squad"
description: "Use Squad to create human-directed specialist agents that persist in a repository, share decisions through files, and help coordinate implementation, testing, and review work in GitHub Copilot."
github_stars: 2518
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/bradygaster/squad"
author: "Brady Gaster"
publisher_type: "independent_open_source"
category: "Templates & Workflows"
framework: "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "bradygaster/squad"
  github_stars: 2518
  npm_package: "@bradygaster/squad-cli"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 0
---

# Coordinate persistent Copilot agent teams with Squad

Use Squad to create human-directed specialist agents that persist in a repository, share decisions through files, and help coordinate implementation, testing, and review work in GitHub Copilot.

## Prerequisites

Node/npm; Squad CLI; GitHub CLI authentication; GitHub Copilot agent mode

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npm install -g @bradygaster/squad-cli
- git clone https://github.com/bradygaster/squad.git
- npm install
- npm run build

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Here's what I'm building: a recipe sharing app with React and Node.
- node ./packages/squad-cli/dist/cli-entry.js init

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ### 1. Create your project
- bash
- mkdir my-project && cd my-project

- Source: https://github.com/bradygaster/squad
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bradygaster/squad/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://bradygaster.github.io/squad/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/coordinate-persistent-copilot-agent-teams-with-squad/)