Hierarchy

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name: hierarchy
description: Display PAI agent hierarchy and command structure
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# Agent Hierarchy

> **Purpose:** Display the PAI agent organizational structure
> **Trigger:** `/hierarchy`
> **Updated:** 2026-01-03

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## Full Command Structure (Left → Right)

```
ORCHESTRATOR ─┬─ ARCHITECT ─┬─ COORD_PLATFORM ─┬─ DBA
(99/1 Rule)   │             │                  ├─ BACKEND_ENGINEER
              │             │                  └─ API_DEVELOPER
              │             │
              │             ├─ COORD_ENGINE ───┬─ SCHEDULER
              │             │                  ├─ SWAP_MANAGER
              │             │                  └─ OPTIMIZATION_SPECIALIST
              │             │
              │             └─ COORD_QUALITY ──┬─ QA_TESTER
              │                                ├─ CODE_REVIEWER
              │                                └─ CI_LIAISON
              │
              ├─ SYNTHESIZER ┬─ COORD_OPS ─────┬─ META_UPDATER
              │              │                 └─ RELEASE_MANAGER
              │              │
              │              ├─ COORD_RESILIENCE ┬─ RESILIENCE_ENGINEER
              │              │                   ├─ COMPLIANCE_AUDITOR
              │              │                   └─ SECURITY_AUDITOR
              │              │
              │              ├─ COORD_FRONTEND ──┬─ FRONTEND_ENGINEER
              │              │                   └─ UX_SPECIALIST
              │              │
              │              └─ COORD_TOOLING ───┬─ TOOLSMITH
              │                                  ├─ TOOL_QA
              │                                  └─ TOOL_REVIEWER
              │
              ├─ G-STAFF ────┬─ G1_PERSONNEL
              │              ├─ G2_RECON ──────── /search-party (120 probes)
              │              ├─ G3_OPERATIONS
              │              ├─ G4_CONTEXT_MGR ─┬─ G4_LIBRARIAN
              │              │                  └─ KNOWLEDGE_CURATOR
              │              ├─ G5_PLANNING ───── /plan-party (10 probes)
              │              ├─ G6_SIGNAL
              │              ├─ IG (AUDITOR) ──── /qa-party (120 agents)
              │              └─ PAO (HISTORIAN)
              │
              └─ SPECIAL ────┬─ FORCE_MANAGER ───── Team assembly
                STAFF        ├─ COORD_AAR ────────── After Action Review
                             ├─ COORD_INTEL ──────── Full-stack forensics
                             ├─ DEVCOM_RESEARCH ─── R&D / exotic concepts
                             ├─ MEDCOM ────────────── Medical advisory
                             ├─ INCIDENT_COMMANDER ─ Crisis response
                             └─ BURNOUT_SENTINEL ─── Workload monitoring
```

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## Coordinators (COORDs)

| Coordinator | Domain | Specialists |
|-------------|--------|-------------|
| **COORD_PLATFORM** | Infrastructure | DBA, BACKEND_ENGINEER, API_DEVELOPER |
| **COORD_QUALITY** | Testing/QA | QA_TESTER, CODE_REVIEWER, CI_LIAISON |
| **COORD_ENGINE** | Scheduling | SCHEDULER, SWAP_MANAGER, OPTIMIZATION_SPECIALIST |
| **COORD_OPS** | Operations | META_UPDATER, RELEASE_MANAGER |
| **COORD_RESILIENCE** | Compliance | RESILIENCE_ENGINEER, COMPLIANCE_AUDITOR, SECURITY_AUDITOR |
| **COORD_FRONTEND** | UI/UX | FRONTEND_ENGINEER, UX_SPECIALIST |
| **COORD_TOOLING** | Tools/Skills | TOOLSMITH, TOOL_QA, TOOL_REVIEWER |
| **COORD_INTEL** | Investigation | Full-stack forensics |
| **COORD_AAR** | After Action | Session review (auto-trigger) |

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## G-Staff (Army Doctrine)

| Position | Agent | Role |
|----------|-------|------|
| **G-1** | G1_PERSONNEL | Personnel & roster tracking |
| **G-2** | G2_RECON | Intelligence/Reconnaissance (`/search-party`) |
| **G-3** | G3_OPERATIONS | Operations & workflow coordination |
| **G-4** | G4_CONTEXT_MANAGER | RAG/vector context (+ G4_LIBRARIAN) |
| **G-5** | G5_PLANNING | Strategic planning (`/plan-party`) |
| **G-6** | G6_SIGNAL | Signal/Data Processing |
| **IG** | DELEGATION_AUDITOR | Inspector General (session end) |
| **PAO** | HISTORIAN | Public Affairs - significant sessions |

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## Special Staff

| Agent | Role |
|-------|------|
| **FORCE_MANAGER** | Team assembly, coordinator assignment |
| **COORD_AAR** | After Action Review (auto-trigger at session end) |
| **COORD_INTEL** | Full-stack forensics & investigation |
| **DEVCOM_RESEARCH** | R&D - exotic concepts, cross-disciplinary |
| **MEDCOM** | Medical Advisory - ACGME, clinical implications |
| **INCIDENT_COMMANDER** | Crisis response |
| **BURNOUT_SENTINEL** | Workload monitoring |

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## Specialists (Sample)

| Domain | Agents |
|--------|--------|
| **Scheduling** | SCHEDULER, SWAP_MANAGER, OPTIMIZATION_SPECIALIST, CAPACITY_OPTIMIZER |
| **Platform** | DBA, BACKEND_ENGINEER, API_DEVELOPER, ARCHITECT |
| **Quality** | QA_TESTER, CODE_REVIEWER, CI_LIAISON |
| **Resilience** | RESILIENCE_ENGINEER, COMPLIANCE_AUDITOR, BURNOUT_SENTINEL |
| **Knowledge** | KNOWLEDGE_CURATOR, G4_LIBRARIAN, META_UPDATER |
| **Frontend** | FRONTEND_ENGINEER, UX_SPECIALIST |

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## The 99/1 Rule

**ORCHESTRATOR delegates 99%, executes 1%**

| ORCHESTRATOR Does | ORCHESTRATOR Delegates |
|-------------------|------------------------|
| Git commits/push | All code changes |
| PR creation | All implementation |
| Branch management | All testing |
| Final synthesis | All exploration |

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## Routing Quick Reference

| Task Type | Route |
|-----------|-------|
| Database/API | ARCHITECT → COORD_PLATFORM |
| Tests/CI | ARCHITECT → COORD_QUALITY |
| Scheduling | ARCHITECT → COORD_ENGINE |
| Docs/Releases | SYNTHESIZER → COORD_OPS |
| Resilience | SYNTHESIZER → COORD_RESILIENCE |
| Frontend | SYNTHESIZER → COORD_FRONTEND |
| Recon | G2_RECON (`/search-party`) |
| Planning | G5_PLANNING (`/plan-party`) |

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## IDE Safety

**Max 2 direct spawns from ORCHESTRATOR** - route through coordinators to prevent IDE crash.

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*Run `/hierarchy` anytime for this reference.*