using-orchestrator

# Using-Orchestrator (Auto-Skill Dispatch) > Project-instruction file resolution: `CLAUDE.md` and `AGENTS.md` (Codex CLI) are transparent aliases — see [skills/_shared/instruction-file-resolution.md](../_shared/instruction-file-resolution.md). Wherever this skill mentions `CLAUDE.md`, the alias rule applies. > Internal dispatch meta-skill. Never invoked directly by the user. Called by entry-point > skills once after the bootstrap gate opens, before their Phase 1, when > `auto-skill-dispatch: true` is set in Session Config. ## When This Skill Runs This skill is **opt-in and off by default**. Check the Session Config flag before any action: ```yaml # CLAUDE.md (or AGENTS.md on Codex CLI) — Session Config default auto-skill-dispatch: false ``` When the flag is `false` (or absent), this skill MUST return immediately without reading any messages, without logging, and without side effects. The calling skill continues to its own Phase 1 as if this skill was never invoked. When the flag is `true`, proceed with the dispatch algorithm below. ## Default Behavior When `auto-skill-dispatch: false`: **do nothing. Return silently.** This is the shipped default. Zero behavior change for all existing call sites. ## How Dispatch Works 1. **Read the user's first message** from the current conversation context. "First message" is the earliest human turn in the session — the message that triggered the skill chain. 2. **Run the phrase map** (see section below) against the message te...