Choosing an Agent
Interactive selector and complete reference for picking the right agent for any task.
Which Agent For Your Task?
OrchestKit's 36 agents cover the full software development lifecycle. Use the interactive selector below to find the right specialist — filter by category, task type, or use the guided quiz.
Quick Start: Top 5 Agents
Most common picks:
backend-system-architect (APIs), frontend-ui-developer (React),
security-auditor (OWASP), workflow-architect (LangGraph),
debug-investigator (bugs). For full-stack features, use /ork:implement.
Common Scenarios
"I need to build a new feature end-to-end"
Use /ork:implement. It spawns up to 14 agents across design, implementation, and validation phases. You choose the scope (full-stack, backend-only, frontend-only, or quick prototype).
"Someone submitted a PR, I need to review it"
Use /ork:review-pr 123. It spawns 6 parallel reviewers (code quality, type safety, security, tests, backend, frontend) and synthesizes their findings into a single structured report.
"The app is broken and I do not know why"
Spawn debug-investigator. It follows a scientific method: reproduce, gather evidence, form hypotheses, test them, isolate the root cause, and recommend a fix -- without modifying any code.
"I need to set up CI/CD and deploy to production"
Start with ci-cd-engineer for pipeline setup, then deployment-manager for the release. The release-engineer handles versioning and changelogs.
"I want to design an architecture before coding"
Use system-design-reviewer to evaluate your plan against five dimensions (Scale, Data, Security, UX, Coherence). It returns a structured review with APPROVE / REQUEST CHANGES / REJECT verdicts.
"I need to audit security before a release"
Run security-auditor for OWASP Top 10 and dependency scanning. Add ai-safety-auditor if the codebase includes LLM integrations. Use security-layer-auditor for defense-in-depth verification.
Read-Only vs Read-Write Agents
Some agents are intentionally restricted to read-only operations using agent-scoped hooks that block Write and Edit tools:
| Read-Only Agents | Why |
|---|---|
security-auditor | Should report vulnerabilities, not fix them |
debug-investigator | Should diagnose problems, not change code |
code-quality-reviewer | Should review code, not rewrite it |
system-design-reviewer | Should evaluate plans, not implement them |
All other agents have full read-write access to the tools listed in their frontmatter.
What's Next
- Multi-Agent Patterns -- How agents work together in parallel
- Writing Agents -- Create your own custom agent
Agents Overview
36 specialized agents -- how they activate, what they know, and when to use each.
Multi-Agent Patterns
How OrchestKit orchestrates parallel agents for implementation, review, and complex workflows.
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