
deep-agents-orchestration
INVOKE THIS SKILL when using subagents, task planning, or human approval in Deep Agents. Covers SubAgentMiddleware, TodoList for planning, and HITL interrupts.
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Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain-skills --skill deep-agents-orchestration- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads deep-agents-orchestration automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
Security audits
Independent scans of the skill's instructions and bundled files.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
- SubAgentMiddleware: Delegate work via
tasktool to specialized agents - TodoListMiddleware: Plan and track tasks via
write_todostool - HumanInTheLoopMiddleware: Require approval before sensitive operations
All three are automatically included in create_deep_agent().
</overview>
Subagents (Task Delegation)
<when-to-use-subagents>| Use Subagents When | Use Main Agent When |
|---|---|
| Task needs specialized tools | General-purpose tools sufficient |
| Want to isolate complex work | Single-step operation |
| Need clean context for main agent | Context bloat acceptable |
Default subagent: "general-purpose" - automatically available with same tools/config as main agent. </how-subagents-work>
<ex-custom-subagents> <python> Create a custom "researcher" subagent with specialized tools for academic paper search.from deepagents import create_deep_agent
from langchain.tools import tool
@tool
def search_papers(query: str) -> str:
"""Search academic papers."""
return f"Found 10 papers about {query}"
agent = create_deep_agent(
subagents=[
{
"name": "researcher",
"description": "Conduct web research and compile findings",
"system_prompt": "Search thoroughly, return concise summary",
"tools": [search_papers],
}
]
)
# Main agent delegates: task(agent="researcher", instruction="Research AI trends")
import { createDeepAgent } from "deepagents";
import { tool } from "@langchain/core/tools";
import { z } from "zod";
const searchPapers = tool(
async ({ query }) => `Found 10 papers about ${query}`,
{ name: "search_papers", description: "Search papers", schema: z.object({ query: z.string() }) }
);
const agent = await createDeepAgent({
subagents: [
{
name: "researcher",
description: "Conduct web research and compile findings",
systemPrompt: "Search thoroughly, return concise summary",
tools: [searchPapers],
}
]
});
// Main agent delegates: task(agent="researcher", instruction="Research AI trends")
from deepagents import create_deep_agent
from langgraph.checkpoint.memory import MemorySaver
agent = create_deep_agent(
subagents=[
{
"name": "code-deployer",
"description": "Deploy code to production",
"system_prompt": "You deploy code after tests pass.",
"tools": [run_tests, deploy_to_prod],
"interrupt_on": {"deploy_to_prod": True}, # Require approval
}
],
checkpointer=MemorySaver() # Required for interrupts
)
# WRONG: Subagents don't remember previous calls
# task(agent='research', instruction='Find data')
# task(agent='research', instruction='What did you find?') # Starts fresh!
# CORRECT: Complete instructions upfront
# task(agent='research', instruction='Find data on AI, save to /research/, return summary')
// WRONG: Subagents don't remember previous calls
// task research: Find data
// task research: What did you find? // Starts fresh!
// CORRECT: Complete instructions upfront
// task research: Find data on AI, save to /research/, return summary
# WRONG: Custom subagent won't have main agent's skills
agent = create_deep_agent(
skills=["/main-skills/"],
subagents=[{"name": "helper", ...}] # No skills inherited
)
# CORRECT: Provide skills explicitly (general-purpose subagent DOES inherit)
agent = create_deep_agent(
skills=["/main-skills/"],
subagents=[{"name": "helper", "skills": ["/helper-skills/"], ...}]
)
TodoList (Task Planning)
<when-to-use-todolist>| Use TodoList When | Skip TodoList When |
|---|---|
| Complex multi-step tasks | Simple single-action tasks |
| Long-running operations | Quick operations (< 3 steps) |
write_todos(todos: list[dict]) -> None
Each todo item has:
content: Description of the taskstatus: One of"pending","in_progress","completed"</todolist-tool>
from deepagents import create_deep_agent
agent = create_deep_agent() # TodoListMiddleware included by default
result = agent.invoke({
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Create a REST API: design models, implement CRUD, add auth, write tests"}]
}, config={"configurable": {"thread_id": "session-1"}})
# Agent's planning via write_todos:
# [
# {"content": "Design data models", "status": "in_progress"},
# {"content": "Implement CRUD endpoints", "status": "pending"},
# {"content": "Add authentication", "status": "pending"},
# {"content": "Write tests", "status": "pending"}
# ]
import { createDeepAgent } from "deepagents";
const agent = await createDeepAgent(); // TodoListMiddleware included
const result = await agent.invoke({
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Create a REST API: design models, implement CRUD, add auth, write tests" }]
}, { configurable: { thread_id: "session-1" } });
result = agent.invoke({...}, config={"configurable": {"thread_id": "session-1"}})
# Access todo list from final state
todos = result.get("todos", [])
for todo in todos:
print(f"[{todo['status']}] {todo['content']}")
# WRONG: Fresh state each time without thread_id
agent.invoke({"messages": [...]})
# CORRECT: Use thread_id
config = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "user-session"}}
agent.invoke({"messages": [...]}, config=config) # Todos preserved
Human-in-the-Loop (Approval Workflows)
<when-to-use-hitl>| Use HITL When | Skip HITL When |
|---|---|
| High-stakes operations (DB writes, deployments) | Read-only operations |
| Compliance requires human oversight | Fully automated workflows |
from deepagents import create_deep_agent
from langgraph.checkpoint.memory import MemorySaver
agent = create_deep_agent(
interrupt_on={
"write_file": True, # All decisions allowed
"execute_sql": {"allowed_decisions": ["approve", "reject"]},
"read_file": False, # No interrupts
},
checkpointer=MemorySaver() # REQUIRED for interrupts
)
import { createDeepAgent } from "deepagents";
import { MemorySaver } from "@langchain/langgraph";
const agent = await createDeepAgent({
interruptOn: {
write_file: true,
execute_sql: { allowedDecisions: ["approve", "reject"] },
read_file: false,
},
checkpointer: new MemorySaver() // REQUIRED
});
from deepagents import create_deep_agent
from langgraph.checkpoint.memory import MemorySaver
from langgraph.types import Command
agent = create_deep_agent(
interrupt_on={"write_file": True},
checkpointer=MemorySaver()
)
config = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "session-1"}}
# Step 1: Agent proposes write_file - execution pauses
result = agent.invoke({
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Write config to /prod.yaml"}]
}, config=config)
# Step 2: Check for interrupts
state = agent.get_state(config)
if state.next:
print(f"Pending action")
# Step 3: Approve and resume
result = agent.invoke(Command(resume={"decisions": [{"type": "approve"}]}), config=config)
import { createDeepAgent } from "deepagents";
import { MemorySaver, Command } from "@langchain/langgraph";
const agent = await createDeepAgent({
interruptOn: { write_file: true },
checkpointer: new MemorySaver()
});
const config = { configurable: { thread_id: "session-1" } };
// Step 1: Agent proposes write_file - execution pauses
let result = await agent.invoke({
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Write config to /prod.yaml" }]
}, config);
// Step 2: Check for interrupts
const state = await agent.getState(config);
if (state.next) {
console.log("Pending action");
}
// Step 3: Approve and resume
result = await agent.invoke(
new Command({ resume: { decisions: [{ type: "approve" }] } }), config
);
result = agent.invoke(
Command(resume={"decisions": [{"type": "reject", "message": "Run tests first"}]}),
config=config,
)
const result = await agent.invoke(
new Command({ resume: { decisions: [{ type: "reject", message: "Run tests first" }] } }),
config,
);
result = agent.invoke(
Command(resume={"decisions": [{
"type": "edit",
"edited_action": {
"name": "execute_sql",
"args": {"query": "DELETE FROM users WHERE last_login < '2020-01-01' LIMIT 100"},
},
}]}),
config=config,
)
- Subagent names, tools, models, system prompts
- Which tools require approval
- Allowed decision types per tool
- TodoList content and structure
What Agents CANNOT Configure
- Tool names (
task,write_todos) - HITL protocol (approve/edit/reject structure)
- Skip checkpointer requirement for interrupts
- Make subagents stateful (they're ephemeral) </boundaries>
# WRONG
agent = create_deep_agent(interrupt_on={"write_file": True})
# CORRECT
agent = create_deep_agent(interrupt_on={"write_file": True}, checkpointer=MemorySaver())
// WRONG
const agent = await createDeepAgent({ interruptOn: { write_file: true } });
// CORRECT
const agent = await createDeepAgent({ interruptOn: { write_file: true }, checkpointer: new MemorySaver() });
# WRONG: Can't resume without thread_id
agent.invoke({"messages": [...]})
# CORRECT
config = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "session-1"}}
agent.invoke({...}, config=config)
# Resume with Command using same config
agent.invoke(Command(resume={"decisions": [{"type": "approve"}]}), config=config)
// WRONG: Can't resume without thread_id
await agent.invoke({ messages: [...] });
// CORRECT
const config = { configurable: { thread_id: "session-1" } };
await agent.invoke({ messages: [...] }, config);
// Resume with Command using same config
await agent.invoke(new Command({ resume: { decisions: [{ type: "approve" }] } }), config);
result = agent.invoke({...}, config=config) # Step 1: triggers interrupt
if "__interrupt__" in result: # Step 2: check for interrupt
result = agent.invoke( # Step 3: resume
Command(resume={"decisions": [{"type": "approve"}]}),
config=config,
)
FAQ
What does the deep-agents-orchestration skill do?
INVOKE THIS SKILL when using subagents, task planning, or human approval in Deep Agents. Covers SubAgentMiddleware, TodoList for planning, and HITL interrupts.
How do I install deep-agents-orchestration?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain-skills --skill deep-agents-orchestration in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/deep-agents-orchestration/ (personal) or .claude/skills/deep-agents-orchestration/ (project).
Which AI agents can use deep-agents-orchestration?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is deep-agents-orchestration safe to install?
Security partners have reviewed it: Gen Agent Trust Hub passed; Socket passed; Snyk passed; Runlayer passed; ZeroLeaks passed. As with any skill, read the SKILL.md and bundled scripts before installing.
Who maintains deep-agents-orchestration?
It is published by langchain-ai in langchain-ai/langchain-skills, and it is an official skill from the maker of the technology it covers. It has 16,148 recorded installs.
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