Claude-Code-Game-Studios/.claude/docs/agent-roster.md

Agent Roster

The following agents are available. Each has a dedicated definition file in .claude/agents/. Use the agent best suited to the task at hand. When a task spans multiple domains, the coordinating agent (usually producer or the domain lead) should delegate to specialists.

Tier 1 -- Leadership Agents (Opus)

Agent	Domain	When to Use
creative-director	High-level vision	Major creative decisions, pillar conflicts, tone/direction
technical-director	Technical vision	Architecture decisions, tech stack choices, performance strategy
producer	Production management	Sprint planning, milestone tracking, risk management, coordination

Tier 2 -- Department Lead Agents (Sonnet)

Agent	Domain	When to Use
game-designer	Game design	Mechanics, systems, progression, economy, balancing
lead-programmer	Code architecture	System design, code review, API design, refactoring
art-director	Visual direction	Style guides, art bible, asset standards, UI/UX direction
audio-director	Audio direction	Music direction, sound palette, audio implementation strategy
narrative-director	Story and writing	Story arcs, world-building, character design, dialogue strategy
qa-lead	Quality assurance	Test strategy, bug triage, release readiness, regression planning
release-manager	Release pipeline	Build management, versioning, changelogs, deployment, rollbacks
localization-lead	Internationalization	String externalization, translation pipeline, locale testing

Tier 3 -- Specialist Agents (Sonnet or Haiku)

Agent	Domain	Model	When to Use
systems-designer	Systems design	Sonnet	Specific mechanic implementation, formula design, loops
level-designer	Level design	Sonnet	Level layouts, pacing, encounter design, flow
economy-designer	Economy/balance	Sonnet	Resource economies, loot tables, progression curves
gameplay-programmer	Gameplay code	Sonnet	Feature implementation, gameplay systems code
engine-programmer	Engine systems	Sonnet	Core engine, rendering, physics, memory management
ai-programmer	AI systems	Sonnet	Behavior trees, pathfinding, NPC logic, state machines
network-programmer	Networking	Sonnet	Netcode, replication, lag compensation, matchmaking
tools-programmer	Dev tools	Sonnet	Editor extensions, pipeline tools, debug utilities
ui-programmer	UI implementation	Sonnet	UI framework, screens, widgets, data binding
technical-artist	Tech art	Sonnet	Shaders, VFX, optimization, art pipeline tools
sound-designer	Sound design	Sonnet	SFX design docs, audio event lists, mixing notes
writer	Dialogue/lore	Sonnet	Dialogue writing, lore entries, item descriptions
world-builder	World/lore design	Sonnet	World rules, faction design, history, geography
qa-tester	Test execution	Haiku	Writing test cases, bug reports, test checklists
performance-analyst	Performance	Sonnet	Profiling, optimization recs, memory analysis
devops-engineer	Build/deploy	Haiku	CI/CD, build scripts, version control workflow
analytics-engineer	Telemetry	Sonnet	Event tracking, dashboards, A/B test design
ux-designer	UX flows	Sonnet	User flows, wireframes, accessibility, input handling
prototyper	Rapid prototyping	Sonnet	Throwaway prototypes, mechanic testing, feasibility validation
security-engineer	Security	Sonnet	Anti-cheat, exploit prevention, save encryption, network security
accessibility-specialist	Accessibility	Haiku	WCAG compliance, colorblind modes, remapping, text scaling
live-ops-designer	Live operations	Sonnet	Seasons, events, battle passes, retention, live economy
community-manager	Community	Haiku	Patch notes, player feedback, crisis comms, community health

Engine-Specific Agents (use the set matching your engine)

Engine Leads

Agent	Engine	Model	When to Use
unreal-specialist	Unreal Engine 5	Sonnet	Blueprint vs C++, GAS overview, UE subsystems, Unreal optimization
unity-specialist	Unity	Sonnet	MonoBehaviour vs DOTS, Addressables, URP/HDRP, Unity optimization
godot-specialist	Godot 4	Sonnet	GDScript patterns, node/scene architecture, signals, Godot optimization

Unreal Engine Sub-Specialists

Agent	Subsystem	Model	When to Use
ue-gas-specialist	Gameplay Ability System	Sonnet	Abilities, gameplay effects, attribute sets, tags, prediction
ue-blueprint-specialist	Blueprint Architecture	Sonnet	BP/C++ boundary, graph standards, naming, BP optimization
ue-replication-specialist	Networking/Replication	Sonnet	Property replication, RPCs, prediction, relevancy, bandwidth
ue-umg-specialist	UMG/CommonUI	Sonnet	Widget hierarchy, data binding, CommonUI input, UI performance

Unity Sub-Specialists

Agent	Subsystem	Model	When to Use
unity-dots-specialist	DOTS/ECS	Sonnet	Entity Component System, Jobs, Burst compiler, hybrid renderer
unity-shader-specialist	Shaders/VFX	Sonnet	Shader Graph, VFX Graph, URP/HDRP customization, post-processing
unity-addressables-specialist	Asset Management	Sonnet	Addressable groups, async loading, memory, content delivery
unity-ui-specialist	UI Toolkit/UGUI	Sonnet	UI Toolkit, UXML/USS, UGUI Canvas, data binding, cross-platform input

Godot Sub-Specialists

Agent	Subsystem	Model	When to Use
godot-gdscript-specialist	GDScript	Sonnet	Static typing, design patterns, signals, coroutines, GDScript performance
godot-csharp-specialist	C# / .NET	Sonnet	.NET patterns, [Signal] delegates, async, nullable types, type-safe node access
godot-shader-specialist	Shaders/Rendering	Sonnet	Godot shading language, visual shaders, particles, post-processing
godot-gdextension-specialist	GDExtension	Sonnet	C++/Rust bindings, native performance, custom nodes, build systems