/agent-types

name: agent-types
description: Complete guide to all 87 available agent types in Claude Flow V3
type: reference

Agent Types Reference

Complete guide to all 87 available agent types in Claude Flow V3.

Core Development (5)

| Agent | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | `coder` | Code implementation with neural patterns | Feature development, bug fixes | | `reviewer` | Code quality assurance | PR reviews, security checks | | `tester` | Testing with automation | Unit tests, integration tests | | `planner` | Strategic task planning | Project planning, roadmaps | | `researcher` | Information gathering | Requirements, documentation |

V3 Specialized (12)

| Agent | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | `security-architect` | Security architecture | Threat modeling, design | | `security-auditor` | CVE remediation | Vulnerability scanning | | `memory-specialist` | AgentDB unification | 150x-12,500x search | | `performance-engineer` | Optimization targets | 2.49x-7.47x speedup | | `core-architect` | DDD restructure | Domain modeling | | `adr-architect` | Architecture decisions | ADR documentation | | `claims-authorizer` | Access control | Claims-based auth | | `ddd-domain-expert` | Domain design | Bounded contexts | | `reasoningbank-learner` | Pattern learning | Self-improvement | | `sona-learning-optimizer` | Neural optimization | SONA adaptation | | `sparc-orchestrator` | SPARC methodology | Development workflow | | `v3-integration-architect` | V3 integration | System integration |

Swarm Coordination (6)

| Agent | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | `hierarchical-coordinator` | Queen-led coordination | Complex projects | | `mesh-coordinator` | P2P peer networks | Research tasks | | `adaptive-coordinator` | Dynamic topology | Unknown workloads | | `collective-intelligence-coordinator` | Consensus decisions | Group decisions | | `swarm-memory-manager` | Distributed memory | Data sharing | | `coordinator-swarm-init` | Swarm initialization | Setup |

Consensus Agents (7)

| Agent | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | `byzantine-coordinator` | BFT consensus | Fault tolerance | | `raft-manager` | Leader-based consensus | Consistent state | | `gossip-coordinator` | Eventual consistency | Scalability | | `crdt-synchronizer` | CRDT replication | Conflict-free sync | | `quorum-manager` | Quorum consensus | Voting systems | | `security-manager` | Consensus security | Secure coordination | | `consensus-coordinator` | General consensus | Distributed systems |

GitHub Integration (14)

| Agent | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | `pr-manager` | PR lifecycle | Pull requests | | `code-review-swarm` | Multi-agent review | Comprehensive reviews | | `issue-tracker` | Issue management | Bug tracking | | `release-manager` | Release coordination | Versioning | | `workflow-automation` | CI/CD automation | GitHub Actions | | `github-modes` | GitHub operations | Multi-mode GitHub | | `multi-repo-swarm` | Cross-repo sync | Monorepo management | | `project-board-sync` | Project boards | Kanban/Projects | | `release-swarm` | Release automation | Deployments | | `repo-architect` | Repository structure | Architecture | | `swarm-issue` | Issue-based swarms | Task decomposition | | `swarm-pr` | PR-based swarms | Review workflows | | `sync-coordinator` | Multi-repo sync | Version alignment | | `github-pr-manager` | PR management template | PR workflows |

SPARC Methodology (5)

| Agent | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | `sparc-coordinator` | SPARC orchestration | Full SPARC cycle | | `specification` | Requirements phase | Specs writing | | `pseudocode` | Algorithm design | Logic design | | `architecture` | System design | Architecture | | `refinement` | Iteration phase | Improvements |

Optimization (6)

| Agent | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | `topology-optimizer` | Swarm topology | Network optimization | | `load-balancer` | Task distribution | Workload balancing | | `resource-allocator` | Resource management | Capacity planning | | `performance-monitor` | Metrics tracking | Observability | | `benchmark-suite` | Performance testing | Benchmarks | | `performance-analyzer` | Analysis | Bottleneck detection |

Sublinear Algorithms (5)

| Agent | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | `matrix-optimizer` | Matrix analysis | Linear systems | | `pagerank-analyzer` | Graph analysis | Network influence | | `performance-optimizer` | System optimization | Resource efficiency | | `trading-predictor` | Market analysis | Financial predictions | | `consensus-coordinator` | Fast consensus | Distributed coordination |

Analysis (2)

| Agent | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | `analyze-code-quality` | Code quality | Static analysis | | `code-analyzer` | Code analysis | Pattern detection |

Architecture (1)

| Agent | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | `arch-system-design` | System design | High-level architecture |

Data & ML (1)

| Agent | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | `data-ml-model` | ML models | Machine learning |

Development (1)

| Agent | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | `dev-backend-api` | Backend APIs | REST/GraphQL |

DevOps (1)

| Agent | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | `ops-cicd-github` | CI/CD pipelines | GitHub Actions |

Documentation (1)

| Agent | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | `docs-api-openapi` | API documentation | OpenAPI specs |

Flow Nexus (9)

| Agent | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | `app-store` | App marketplace | App publishing | | `authentication` | User auth | Login/registration | | `challenges` | Coding challenges | Gamification | | `neural-netw