/ashlr-parallelize

Spawn one sub-agent per file, all running the same task in parallel, then merge their outputs.

Usage

/ashlr-parallelize <task> <file1> [file2] [file3] ... [--code]

• <task> — the instruction to apply to each file (quoted string or unquoted phrase ending before the first file path).
• <file1> [file2] ... — one or more file paths (contain / or . or start with __).
• --code — optional flag. When present, use ashlr:ashlr:code (sonnet) agents instead of the default ashlr:ashlr:explore (haiku) agents. Use --code when the task requires edits; omit for read-only analysis.

Examples

/ashlr-parallelize "explain what this module exports" src/utils.ts src/helpers.ts src/types.ts
/ashlr-parallelize "find all TODO comments and summarize them" hooks/pretooluse-read.ts hooks/pretooluse-bash.ts
/ashlr-parallelize --code "add JSDoc to all exported functions" servers/read-server.ts servers/grep-server.ts

Steps

1. Parse $ARGUMENTS:

   • Detect --code flag (remove from argument list before further parsing).
   • Determine subagent_type: ashlr:ashlr:code if --code, else ashlr:ashlr:explore.
   • Split remaining tokens: file-path-like tokens (contain /, ., or start with __) → file list; everything before the first file path → task string.
   • If no files are found, error: "No files specified. Usage: /ashlr-parallelize <task> <file1> [file2] ..."
   • If task string is empty, error: "No task specified. Usage: /ashlr-parallelize <task> <file1> [file2] ..."

2. For each file, construct an agent prompt:

   Task: <task>
   
   File: <file_path>
   
   Focus exclusively on this file. Do not read other files unless they are direct imports needed to answer the task. Keep your response under 300 words. Cite file:line for every claim.

3. Spawn all agents in parallel via the Agent tool — one per file — each with subagent_type as determined in step 1.

4. Wait for all agents to complete.

5. Print merged report:

   ## /ashlr-parallelize — <N> agents · task: <task>
   
   ### <file1>
   <agent 1 output>
   
   ### <file2>
   <agent 2 output>
   
   ---
   Agents: <N> · subagent_type: <type> · files: <list>

Reuses agent definitions from agents/ashlr-explore.md (default) and agents/ashlr-code.md (--code).