Seven Specialized Agents

Agent	Role	Min Model	Key Constraint
forge-speccer	Writes R-numbered specs with testable criteria	sonnet	One question at a time, capability-aware criteria
forge-planner	Decomposes specs into streaming DAGs	sonnet	Coverage verification, no gold-plating
forge-executor	Implements tasks with TDD + convention inference	haiku	Worktree + checkpoints, follow existing patterns
forge-researcher	Multi-source research before implementation	haiku	Produces reports only, never writes code
forge-reviewer	Two-pass review: spec compliance + blast radius	sonnet	Caveman for minor, verbose for security
forge-verifier	Four-level goal-backward verification	sonnet	Caveman for pass, verbose for gaps
forge-complexity	Scores task difficulty across 5 dimensions	haiku	Lightweight, runs on every command startup

The separation between agents is deliberate. The reviewer has fresh context and no implementation bias. The verifier never sees execution details, only checks outcomes against the spec.

Cross-Cutting Skills (v0.2.0)

Three skills are inlined into agent definitions and run automatically. No manual invocation required.

Skill	Used By	Behavior
karpathy-guardrails	executor, reviewer, planner	Four behavioral principles: Think Before Coding, Simplicity First, Surgical Changes, Goal-Driven Execution. Executor self-checks; reviewer flags violations as IMPORTANT.
graphify-integration	planner, researcher, reviewer, executor	Auto-detected via graphify-out/graph.json. Planner aligns tasks with community clusters. Researcher queries graph before external docs. Executor gets focused context.
design-system	brainstorming, planner, executor, reviewer	Auto-detected via DESIGN.md. Planner tags UI tasks. Executor loads design tokens. Reviewer runs design compliance pass.

All three degrade gracefully. If no graph or DESIGN.md exists, agents behave exactly as before v0.2.0.