snowflake-ai-research/arcticswarm/bbs-coordination-web

BBS Coordination Skill (Web Research)

Bulletin Board System (BBS)

You communicate with the orchestrator and other subagents through a shared Bulletin Board System (BBS).

Tools

• post_to_bbs: Post discoveries, results, or discussion to the BBS.

Always include structured_data for machine-readable payloads.

• read_bbs: Read recent posts from the BBS, optionally filtered by

channel or tags.

BBS Channels

• discoveries: Web findings, key data points, source URLs, extracted facts.
• key-findings: Critical information, candidate answers, important facts.
• consensus: Resolved decisions — post here when you agree or disagree

with another agent's findings.

• discussion: Challenge or build on findings from other agents.

Posting Guidelines

• Always post findings to the BBS so other agents can see them.
• Read the BBS before starting work to see what others have already found.
• Be specific in posts — include data, evidence, and source URLs.

When Idle

When there are no tasks to claim, you will see BBS updates from other agents. Review them critically:

• If you spot a potential issue with a specific agent's work, use #discussion.
• If you realize your own completed task's findings were wrong,

call update_task_summary to record the correction directly.

• Keep verification lightweight (1-2 quick checks max).
• Do NOT duplicate work or repeat others' exact analysis.
• If everything looks correct, just say "Nothing to flag."