Agent Catalog
Specialist agent reference for advanced use inside the standard workflow.
Start with $deep-interview, then $ralplan, then execute with $team or $ralph. Use the catalog below when you already know you need a specialist lane.
Build & Analysis
| Agent | Model | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| explore | low | Codebase discovery and symbol mapping. | explore "map auth flow" |
| analyst | high | Clarifies requirements and acceptance criteria. | analyst "define scope" |
| planner | high | Builds execution plans and sequencing. | planner "plan migration" |
| architect | high | System boundaries and architecture design. | architect "review service boundaries" |
| debugger | medium | Root-cause and regression diagnosis. | debugger "investigate flaky test" |
| executor | medium | Implementation and refactoring work. | executor "add validation" |
| verifier | medium | Evidence-backed completion checks. | verifier "verify release readiness" |
Review
| Agent | Model | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| style-reviewer | low | Formatting and naming conventions. | style-reviewer "check style" |
| quality-reviewer | medium | Logic and maintainability defects. | quality-reviewer "review PR" |
| api-reviewer | medium | API contracts and compatibility. | api-reviewer "audit API changes" |
| security-reviewer | medium | Security boundaries and vulnerabilities. | security-reviewer "security audit" |
| performance-reviewer | medium | Performance and complexity bottlenecks. | performance-reviewer "profile hotspots" |
| code-reviewer | high | Comprehensive multi-axis code review. | code-reviewer "comprehensive review" |
Domain Specialists
| Agent | Model | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| dependency-expert | medium | External SDK/API/package evaluation. | dependency-expert "compare SDK options" |
| test-engineer | medium | Test strategy and coverage improvements. | test-engineer "write test plan" |
| quality-strategist | medium | Release quality and risk strategy. | quality-strategist "assess release risk" |
| build-fixer | medium | Build/toolchain/type issue resolution. | build-fixer "fix CI failures" |
| designer | medium | UI/UX architecture and interaction design. | designer "improve onboarding UX" |
| writer | low | Documentation and user guidance. | writer "draft migration guide" |
| qa-tester | medium | Interactive runtime QA validation. | qa-tester "run manual QA pass" |
| git-master | medium | Commit strategy and history hygiene. | git-master "prepare clean commit plan" |
| code-simplifier (internal) | high | Post-stop code simplification and cleanup automation. | code-simplifier "simplify touched files" |
| researcher | medium | Reference and external documentation research. | researcher "collect official API docs" |
Product
| Agent | Model | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| product-manager | medium | Problem framing and PRD definition. | product-manager "define user outcomes" |
| ux-researcher | medium | Usability and accessibility audits. | ux-researcher "run heuristic audit" |
| information-architect | medium | Navigation, taxonomy, and structure. | information-architect "improve docs IA" |
| product-analyst | medium | Metrics, funnels, and experiments. | product-analyst "analyze onboarding funnel" |
Coordination
| Agent | Model | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| critic | high | Critical challenge for plans and designs. | critic "challenge this plan" |
| scholastic | high | Ontology-first review for category mistakes, assumptions, modalities, and minimal repairs. | scholastic "check this spec ontology" |
| vision | medium | Image/screenshot and diagram analysis. | vision "review this screenshot" |