List and use cases of built-in subagents and Bundled Skills in Qoder CLI
Qoder CLI includes a built-in set of subagents and skills that are ready to use without any installation. This page lists their names and purposes. For information on how to use extended capabilities, see Built-in Capabilities Overview.
Subagents are independent execution units spawned by the main agent to handle specific types of tasks in isolation.
Skills are reusable templates for specialized capabilities, invoked via
Built-in Subagents
Subagents are independent execution units spawned by the main agent to handle specific types of tasks in isolation.
| Agent | Purpose | Constraints |
|---|---|---|
general-purpose | General-purpose agent for handling most user requests and complex multi-step tasks. | Access to all tools. |
Explore | Explore agent for read-only code retrieval and understanding; thoroughness can be specified (fast / medium / very thorough). | Read-only; write and state-changing tools are disabled; uses a lightweight model. |
Plan | Plan agent for designing implementation plans, providing steps, key files, and architectural trade-offs. | Read-only; write and state-changing tools are disabled; inherits the current session model. |
statusline-setup | Assists in configuring the status bar. | Available only in the interactive interface (not registered in SDK mode). |
qoder-guide | Answers questions about Qoder CLI features and usage. | Available only in the interactive interface (not registered in SDK mode); read-only toolset. |
You can use the agents.overrides configuration item to override models, tools, or runtime configurations for specific agents, or to disable an agent. For custom agents, see Subagents.
Built-in Bundled Skills
Skills are reusable templates for specialized capabilities, invoked via /skill-name or automatically called by the agent on demand.
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
loop | Executes prompts or slash commands repeatedly at fixed intervals. See Loop Command Reference. |
remember | Reviews auto-accumulated memory entries, suggests promotions to instructions files, and identifies outdated, conflicting, and duplicate entries (requires auto-memory to be enabled). |
run | Launches and drives the project's actual application to observe the effects of changes at runtime. |
run-skill-generator | Creates or improves project-specific run skills—that is, instructs the agent on how to build, launch, and drive the project's application; suitable for configuring projects, writing run instructions, or verifying build/run steps. |
batch | Spawns parallel working agents in isolated git worktrees to apply bulk changes across multiple files (requires the current directory to be a Git repository). |
debug | Debug assistant that helps locate and fix issues. |
quest | Intelligent Workflow Orchestrator that guides feature development through dedicated subagents. |
verify | Validates whether results meet expectations. |
security-scan | Qoder cloud security scan (supports L2 lightweight and L3 deep review). |
simplify | Simplifies code or processes. |
mcp-config | Manages MCP server configurations. |
Next Steps
- Overview of built-in capabilities: Built-in Capabilities Overview.
- Custom skills: Skills.
- Custom agents: Subagents.