/coordinate

description: Kick off a multi-agent coordination task. Sends one email thread that CC's the whole team and lets them take turns.
argument-hint: <task description>
allowed-tools: [mcp__agenticmail__list_agents, mcp__agenticmail__create_account, mcp__agenticmail__send_email, mcp__agenticmail__wait_for_email, mcp__agenticmail__list_inbox, mcp__agenticmail__read_email]

/agenticmail-coordinate

Run a multi-agent task using the email thread pattern. This is how AgenticMail expects agents to coordinate. One thread, everyone on CC, agents take turns from context. Do not spawn native sub-agents to roleplay.

The user's task description is: $ARGUMENTS

Steps

1. `mcp__agenticmail__list_agents` to see who exists. If the task needs specific roles that are not there, create them with `mcp__agenticmail__create_account` (give each one a clear role like "designer", "developer", "qa-reviewer"). 2. Send one kickoff email with `mcp__agenticmail__send_email`. The first named actor goes on `to`. Everyone else, including the bridge identity, goes on `cc`. The body should:

• Name each teammate and what step they own
• Tell them to reply-all at each handoff
• Tell them to do real work with native tools (write files, run code) not paste source into emails

3. Watch the thread with `mcp__agenticmail__wait_for_email` filtered on the thread subject. Surface each reply to the user as it lands. 4. Stop when the last handoff lands or the user says enough.

Why this works

Every local recipient is auto-woken by the mail server when the kickoff lands. Each agent reads the full thread, sees who is CC'd, decides if it is their turn, and either reply-all's or stays silent. Turn-taking is implicit from context. The thread is a searchable audit trail.

Do not

• Do not pass `_account: "<someone-else>"` from the host session, that falsifies the From header.
• Do not call `Agent { subagent_type: "..." }` and tell it to act as the AgenticMail agent. Send mail to them instead.
• Do not compose their reply yourself and send it on their behalf. Let them reply.