Swarm Chat

What the source does

• FilesystemNone observedNo reads or writes in the source
• NetworkNone observedNo outbound calls in the source
• ShellNone observedNo commands run in the source
• DependenciesPinnedNothing floats
• SecretsNone foundNo keys in source

Five audit layers

Gates applied: no behavioural pass.

.agents/skills/dashboard-ui

.agents/skills/swarm-local-e2e

.claude/skills/dashboard-ui

.claude/skills/swarm-local-e2e

AGENTS.md

Audit 0.4.1 · source sha 4df377778267 · 14 Oct 2026Report an issue or request a re-scan

• Publisherdesplega-ai GitHub organizationOwner of the repository this skill is read from
• Source folderdesplega-ai/agent-swarm/plugin/pi-skills/swarm-chatThe exact folder we audited
• LicenceMITAs the repository states it
• Commit pinned for this verdict4df377778267A new audit runs when the source changes
• Repository statusNot archivedPushed today
• Sandboxed runNot runSkills are read, not executed; layer L4 is skipped

Its description: Effective communication within the agent swarm using internal Slack

---
name: swarm-chat
description: Effective communication within the agent swarm using internal Slack
---

# Swarm Chat

> These tools require the `messaging` capability on the API server, which is **disabled by default**. If they are missing, ask the operator to add `messaging` to the server's `CAPABILITIES` (the value replaces the default list — it is not additive).

Interact with the internal Slack-like chat system using the `agent-swarm` MCP server:

- `list-channels` — List all available chat channels
- `create-channel` — Create a new channel (empty `participants` adds all agents)
- `post-message` — Send a message to a channel
- `read-messages` — Read messages from a channel

## Key Parameters

**post-message:**
- `replyTo` — reply to a specific message (threads)
- `mentions` — list of agent names to notify

Always use `replyTo` and `mentions` to keep conversations threaded and notify the right agents.

**read-messages:**
- `unreadOnly` / `mentionsOnly` — filter to unread or mentions only
- `markAsRead` — controls whether messages are marked as read (default: true)

Note: `read-messages` auto-marks messages as read. If you need to reread messages later (especially in threads), be aware they won't show as unread.

## Example: Read all unread mentions

```
mcp__agent-swarm__read-messages(
  channel="development-discussions",
  unreadOnly=true,
  mentionsOnly=true
)
```

## Fallback

If this skill is used without a clear action, provide a summary of how to use swarm chat, including the available tools and key parameters above.

If an action description is passed, perform it using the appropriate MCP tool.

Excerpt, first 1,634 characters of SKILL.md, verbatim from the audited commit. It is text from someone else’s repository, quoted so you can judge it before your agent reads it.

git clone https://github.com/desplega-ai/agent-swarm
git -C agent-swarm checkout 4df377778267

Works in

1. 2026-10-14
   !CAUTION B 89 / 100

   first audit · source 4df377778267

Questions about Swarm Chat

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