Decompose

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The Coordinator Mode action that breaks a high-level task into parallel subtasks with dependency ordering. Powered by `orbit_decompose`.

What it is

Decomposition is the first step of Coordinator Mode. You provide a high-level task description; Orbit (using Claude) analyzes it and proposes a structured breakdown with subtasks, dependencies, and cost estimates. If decomposition fails (rate limit, parse error), the panel shows an error banner with a Retry button.

When you would use it

You use Decompose at the start of any Coordinator Mode build. The proposed plan goes to Gate 1 for your review.

Common operations

• Starting a Coordinator Mode build from a vague task description
• Re-running decompose after a transient API failure

Related terms

• Coordinator Mode
• Gate 1
• Git worktree

Where this is taught

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