Pack comparison
Two packs, side-by-side. Merged comparisons, shared shape, and diff highlights in one view.
subagent-delegation-three-isolation-modes
SkillTool vs AgentTool, 6 built-in types, 3 isolation modes. The knob every harness engineer gets wrong first.
Install
npx attrition-sh pack install subagent-delegation-three-isolation-modesToken budget
50,000
Pass rate
—
Avg tokens
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Publisher
Agent Workspace
Compatibility
Contract summary
3 required outputs, 2 permissions, 3 completion conditions.
out: .sidechains/<task-id>.jsonl
turn-execution-pipeline
The 9-step loop, 5 context shapers, 3 recovery paths. The 98.4% infrastructure under every turn.
Install
npx attrition-sh pack install turn-execution-pipelineToken budget
200,000
Pass rate
—
Avg tokens
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Publisher
Agent Workspace
Compatibility
Contract summary
3 required outputs, 4 permissions, 3 completion conditions.
out: .transcripts/<session>.jsonl
Shared shape
What both packs have in common
Overlap across canonical pattern, compatibility, tags, and required packs.
Compatibility
Tags
Merged comparisons
Head-to-head claims from both packs
Each row is attributed to the pack that authored it. The winner column is normalised to this compare view (A / B / Tie).
| Source | Alternative | Axis | Winner | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | advisor-pattern-v2 | cost | Tie | Advisor routes intelligence by confidence (cheap executor + expensive advisor). Subagent delegation routes context (keep wide reads out of the parent window). Different cost axes; stack them when both apply. |
| A | claude-code-guide | complexity | Alternative | Claude Code Guide is a 10-section reference covering the whole harness including subagents. This pack is the deep dive on just subagent delegation — use the guide for onboarding, this pack for production tuning. |
| A | turn-execution-pipeline | latency | Tie | Each subagent runs its own 9-step turn pipeline internally. Subagent spawns add 1-3s round-trip on top of a pipeline turn; fan-out parallelises across children to amortise. |
| B | advisor-pattern-v2 | complexity | Alternative | Advisor is a specialized loop shape running inside a pipeline like this one. Advisor is simpler because it ignores the shaper chain; this pack is the whole pipeline. |
| B | claude-code-guide | maintainability | Tie | Claude Code Guide is the operator's view (AGENTS.md, hooks, skills); this pack is the implementer's view (loop, shapers, recovery). Use together when onboarding a team building a clone. |
| B | orchestrator-workers | accuracy | Tie | Orchestrator-workers is the canonical pattern family; this pack is the specific instantiation inside Claude Code's harness. The match is substantial but not total — the 5-shaper chain is not part of the generic orchestrator-workers shape. |
Diff highlights
What each pack brings that the other doesn't
Unique coverage and any measurable gap between the two.
Unique to A — Subagent Delegation — Three Isolation Modes
Comparisons not in B
Compatibility A-only
(none)
Tags A-only
Unique to B — Turn Execution Pipeline
Comparisons not in A
Compatibility B-only
(none)
Tags B-only
Token budget gap
Difference: 150,000 tokens. A (Subagent Delegation — Three Isolation Modes) is the cheaper declared contract.
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