# episode-orchestrator

This subagent validates episode details and passes them through a configured sequence of specialized agents. Use it for workflows that need conditional routing.

- subagent · `type=agent` · Claude Code · 399 installs
- Author: davila7
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/agents/podcast-creator-team/episode-orchestrator.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/agents/episode-orchestrator

## What it does

The subagent checks whether a request has enough episode information, validates required fields, then sends the payload to configured agents in order. It can carry earlier outputs forward and returns a combined JSON response, including structured details when an agent call fails.

When the request is unclear or key details are missing, it asks exactly one focused question before choosing a route based on the reply. Example episode fields include a title, duration, and air date; the required set depends on the workflow. The agent sequence must be configured in advance, so this subagent does not define which specialists handle each step.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --agent podcast-creator-team/episode-orchestrator
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/agents/episode-orchestrator.md` — For all projects use ~/.claude/agents/. Claude delegates by the description field or an @-mention

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.codex/agents/episode-orchestrator.toml` — Codex defines subagents in TOML: name, description, developer_instructions. Move the Markdown text into developer_instructions by hand. For all projects use ~/.codex/agents/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/agents/episode-orchestrator.md` — Cursor also reads .claude/agents/

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/agents/podcast-creator-team/episode-orchestrator.md

## When to use it
- validate episode details before dispatch
- send a payload through agents in a fixed sequence
- ask for missing details before routing
- combine agent responses and errors as JSON

## Example prompts
- Check whether this episode request has the required details, then route it to the configured agents.
- Ask one question for any missing episode information, then continue with the appropriate agent.
- Return the agents’ results and any invocation errors in a combined JSON response.

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