Max-3-cycle protocol for agent sub-tasks with WHY context and coordinator validation. Use when spawning sub-agents to complete scoped work.
Install
npx skills add github/gh-aw --skill iterative-retrievalnpx skills add github/gh-aw --skill iterative-retrieval -a claude-code -gnpx skills add github/gh-aw --skill iterative-retrieval -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/github/gh-aw.git --path .squad/templates/skills/iterative-retrievalgh skill install github/gh-aw iterative-retrievalgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/gh-aw /tmp/github__gh-aw
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/github__gh-aw/.squad/templates/skills/iterative-retrieval ~/.claude/skills/iterative-retrieval # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/github__gh-aw/.squad/templates/skills/iterative-retrieval ~/.agents/skills/iterative-retrieval # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode