Manifest Reader

Aggregate and summarize results from sub-agent manifest files.

When to Use

• After orchestrator completes a wave
• Reviewing results from parallel agent runs
• Session recap to see what was accomplished
• Debugging why a sub-agent produced unexpected results

Procedure

1. Locate Manifests

   • Read all files in

     .claude/manifests/

   • Sort by modification time (newest first)
   • Filter by session or task prefix if specified

2. Parse Each Manifest Extract from frontmatter:

   • task

     : what was assigned

   • status

     : complete, failed, partial

   • agent

     : which agent ran it

   Extract from body:

   • Key findings
   • Errors encountered
   • Files created or modified

3. Aggregate

   • Count: total, complete, failed, partial
   • Group findings by theme or category
   • Collect all errors into a single list

4. Summarize Output concise report:

   Manifests: {count} found
   Status: {complete}/{total} complete, {failed} failed
   
   Key Findings:
   - {finding 1}
   - {finding 2}
   
   Errors:
   - {error 1 or "none"}
   
   Files Modified:
   - {path list}
   

Output Format

Manifests: 5 found
Status: 4/5 complete, 1 failed

Key Findings:
- Auth module has 3 unpatched vulnerabilities
- API coverage at 72%, below 80% target
- Database queries optimized (avg 40ms reduction)

Errors:
- security-scan: timeout after 120s on legacy module

Files Modified:
- src/api/users.ts
- src/db/queries.ts

Rules

• Read all manifests before summarizing (do not stream partial results)
• Highlight failures prominently
• Keep summary under 20 lines
• If no manifests found, say so clearly
• Do not delete manifests; the orchestrator handles cleanup