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Install AI Agent Orchestration
Pick your agent. Every command is ready to paste.
npx skills add datadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction --skill ai-agent-orchestrationThe open skills CLI detects your agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ more) and installs to the right folder. Add -g to install globally.
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Install it
Run the command above, or upload the folder in Claude.
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Ask naturally
Describe the task. Your agent loads ai-agent-orchestration when the request matches its description.
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Name it if needed
If it does not trigger, say “use the ai-agent-orchestration skill”. In Codex, type $ai-agent-orchestration.
AI Agent Orchestration for Construction (2026)
Why agents now
2026 construction automation is agentic: not single prompts, but specialized agents that own a domain (estimating, scheduling, documents, QA, safety), share a common data spine (the ERP + CWICR cost bases), and are coordinated by a supervisor with human checkpoints.
Agent roles
| Agent | Owns | Tools it calls |
|---|---|---|
| Estimator agent | BOQ + cost | CWICR search, QTO, market catalogs, costs API |
| Scheduler agent | Time (4D) | task graph, dependencies, critical path, resource leveling |
| Document agent | Specs & contracts | PDF/OCR extraction, clause NER, submittal/RFI routing |
| QA agent | Quality | validation rule packs (DIN276/NRM/GAEB), reconciliation checks |
| Safety agent | HSE | checklist generation, incident classification, regulations lookup |
| Supervisor agent | Orchestration | routes tasks, resolves conflicts, escalates to humans |
Coordination patterns
Supervisor ──► Estimator ──► BOQ draft ──► human approves
│ ▲
├──► Document ──► scope extracted (specs) ─┘
├──► Scheduler ──► draft schedule from BOQ quantities
└──► QA ──► validate BOQ + schedule, report violations
- Data spine first — all agents read/write the same ERP data (BOQ, tasks, cost items); no agent keeps private state.
- Human checkpoints — binding numbers (prices, contracts) always pass a human gate.
- Deterministic validation — QA uses arithmetic and rules, not LLM judgement, for reconciliation (e.g.
qty × price = cost, markup conventions). - Idempotent actions — every agent action is re-runnable (the ERP import is idempotent on
(code, region); use it as the model).
Guardrails
- Never let an agent invent a price: unpriced bases stay rate 0 until a market sheet exists.
- Confidence-scored matches below threshold go to a human.
- Log every agent decision with its inputs (the ERP's usage ledger pattern).
- EU AI Act (2024/1689): construction estimation assistance is low/limited risk, but keep human oversight for safety-critical decisions.
Resources
- OpenConstructionERP: https://github.com/datadrivenconstruction/OpenConstructionERP
- CWICR cost bases: https://github.com/datadrivenconstruction/OpenConstructionEstimate-DDC-CWICR
- Anthropic multi-agent patterns: https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-effective-agents
Tips for AI Agent Orchestration
- • Start a fresh session after installing so your agent picks up the new skill.
- • It is part of a pack with 30 skills. Install only the ones you need with --skill to keep triggers precise.
- • If two skills overlap, mention the one you want by name.
Questions about AI Agent Orchestration
What does the AI Agent Orchestration skill do?
Orchestrate multiple AI agents for construction workflows: estimator, scheduler, document, QA and safety agents coordinated by a supervisor agent, with human checkpoints. Use when automating end-to-end project processes with agentic AI.
How do I install AI Agent Orchestration?
Run "npx skills add datadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction --skill ai-agent-orchestration" in your project. The skills CLI installs it for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents. In Claude on the web, upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Customize > Skills.
Does AI Agent Orchestration work in Cursor and Codex?
Yes. AI Agent Orchestration uses the open SKILL.md format, so it works in Claude Code, Claude, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and other agents that support agent skills.
Is AI Agent Orchestration free?
AI Agent Orchestration is open source on GitHub under the MIT license. It is free to install; check the license before commercial use.
Who made AI Agent Orchestration?
AI Agent Orchestration is published by datadrivenconstruction in the datadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction repository, together with 29 other skills.
