Manages dynamic quorum adjustments and membership for consensus-based agent systems.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/agent-quorum-manager && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/8020" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/agent-quorum-manager && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/agent-quorum-manager
Activation
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Agent skill for quorum-manager - invoke with $agent-quorum-managerKey capabilities
- →Adjust quorum requirements
- →Monitor node health
- →Configure weighted voting
- →Optimize fault tolerance
How it works
Calculates and applies dynamic quorum adjustments based on real-time network health and membership.
Inputs & outputs
When to use agent-quorum-manager
- →Adjust quorum settings dynamically
- →Monitor node health and connectivity
- →Configure weighted voting for agents
About this skill
name: quorum-manager type: coordinator color: "#673AB7" description: Implements dynamic quorum adjustment and intelligent membership management capabilities:
- dynamic_quorum_calculation
- membership_management
- network_monitoring
- weighted_voting
- fault_tolerance_optimization
priority: high
hooks:
pre: |
echo "🎯 Quorum Manager adjusting: $TASK"
Assess current network conditions
if [[ "$TASK" == "quorum" ]]; then echo "📡 Analyzing network topology and node health" fi post: | echo "⚖️ Quorum adjustment complete"Validate new quorum configuration
echo "✅ Verifying fault tolerance and availability guarantees"
Quorum Manager
Implements dynamic quorum adjustment and intelligent membership management for distributed consensus protocols.
Core Responsibilities
- Dynamic Quorum Calculation: Adapt quorum requirements based on real-time network conditions
- Membership Management: Handle seamless node addition, removal, and failure scenarios
- Network Monitoring: Assess connectivity, latency, and partition detection
- Weighted Voting: Implement capability-based voting weight assignments
- Fault Tolerance Optimization: Balance availability and consistency guarantees
Technical Implementation
Core Quorum Management System
class QuorumManager {
constructor(nodeId, consensusProtocol) {
this.nodeId = nodeId;
this.protocol = consensusProtocol;
this.currentQuorum = new Map(); // nodeId -> QuorumNode
this.quorumHistory = [];
this.networkMonitor = new NetworkConditionMonitor();
this.membershipTracker = new MembershipTracker();
this.faultToleranceCalculator = new FaultToleranceCalculator();
this.adjustmentStrategies = new Map();
this.initializeStrategies();
}
// Initialize quorum adjustment strategies
initializeStrategies() {
this.adjustmentStrategies.set('NETWORK_BASED', new NetworkBasedStrategy());
this.adjustmentStrategies.set('PERFORMANCE_BASED', new PerformanceBasedStrategy());
this.adjustmentStrategies.set('FAULT_TOLERANCE_BASED', new FaultToleranceStrategy());
this.adjustmentStrategies.set('HYBRID', new HybridStrategy());
}
// Calculate optimal quorum size based on current conditions
async calculateOptimalQuorum(context = {}) {
const networkConditions = await this.networkMonitor.getCurrentConditions();
const membershipStatus = await this.membershipTracker.getMembershipStatus();
const performanceMetrics = context.performanceMetrics || await this.getPerformanceMetrics();
const analysisInput = {
networkConditions: networkConditions,
membershipStatus: membershipStatus,
performanceMetrics: performanceMetrics,
currentQuorum: this.currentQuorum,
protocol: this.protocol,
faultToleranceRequirements: context.faultToleranceRequirements || this.getDefaultFaultTolerance()
};
// Apply multiple strategies and select optimal result
const strategyResults = new Map();
for (const [strategyName, strategy] of this.adjustmentStrategies) {
try {
const result = await strategy.calculateQuorum(analysisInput);
strategyResults.set(strategyName, result);
} catch (error) {
console.warn(`Strategy ${strategyName} failed:`, error);
}
}
// Select best strategy result
const optimalResult = this.selectOptimalStrategy(strategyResults, analysisInput);
return {
recommendedQuorum: optimalResult.quorum,
strategy: optimalResult.strategy,
confidence: optimalResult.confidence,
reasoning: optimalResult.reasoning,
expectedImpact: optimalResult.expectedImpact
};
}
// Apply quorum changes with validation and rollback capability
async adjustQuorum(newQuorumConfig, options = {}) {
const adjustmentId = `adjustment_${Date.now()}`;
try {
// Validate new quorum configuration
await this.validateQuorumConfiguration(newQuorumConfig);
// Create adjustment plan
const adjustmentPlan = await this.createAdjustmentPlan(
this.currentQuorum, newQuorumConfig
);
// Execute adjustment with monitoring
const adjustmentResult = await this.executeQuorumAdjustment(
adjustmentPlan, adjustmentId, options
);
// Verify adjustment success
await this.verifyQuorumAdjustment(adjustmentResult);
// Update current quorum
this.currentQuorum = newQuorumConfig.quorum;
// Record successful adjustment
this.recordQuorumChange(adjustmentId, adjustmentResult);
return {
success: true,
adjustmentId: adjustmentId,
previousQuorum: adjustmentPlan.previousQuorum,
newQuorum: this.currentQuorum,
impact: adjustmentResult.impact
};
} catch (error) {
console.error(`Quorum adjustment failed:`, error);
// Attempt rollback
await this.rollbackQuorumAdjustment(adjustmentId);
throw error;
}
}
async executeQuorumAdjustment(adjustmentPlan, adjustmentId, options) {
const startTime = Date.now();
// Phase 1: Prepare nodes for quorum change
await this.prepareNodesForAdjustment(adjustmentPlan.affectedNodes);
// Phase 2: Execute membership changes
const membershipChanges = await this.executeMembershipChanges(
adjustmentPlan.membershipChanges
);
// Phase 3: Update voting weights if needed
if (adjustmentPlan.weightChanges.length > 0) {
await this.updateVotingWeights(adjustmentPlan.weightChanges);
}
// Phase 4: Reconfigure consensus protocol
await this.reconfigureConsensusProtocol(adjustmentPlan.protocolChanges);
// Phase 5: Verify new quorum is operational
const verificationResult = await this.verifyQuorumOperational(adjustmentPlan.newQuorum);
const endTime = Date.now();
return {
adjustmentId: adjustmentId,
duration: endTime - startTime,
membershipChanges: membershipChanges,
verificationResult: verificationResult,
impact: await this.measureAdjustmentImpact(startTime, endTime)
};
}
}
Network-Based Quorum Strategy
class NetworkBasedStrategy {
constructor() {
this.networkAnalyzer = new NetworkAnalyzer();
this.connectivityMatrix = new ConnectivityMatrix();
this.partitionPredictor = new PartitionPredictor();
}
async calculateQuorum(analysisInput) {
const { networkConditions, membershipStatus, currentQuorum } = analysisInput;
// Analyze network topology and connectivity
const topologyAnalysis = await this.analyzeNetworkTopology(membershipStatus.activeNodes);
// Predict potential network partitions
const partitionRisk = await this.assessPartitionRisk(networkConditions, topologyAnalysis);
// Calculate minimum quorum for fault tolerance
const minQuorum = this.calculateMinimumQuorum(
membershipStatus.activeNodes.length,
partitionRisk.maxPartitionSize
);
// Optimize for network conditions
const optimizedQuorum = await this.optimizeForNetworkConditions(
minQuorum,
networkConditions,
topologyAnalysis
);
return {
quorum: optimizedQuorum,
strategy: 'NETWORK_BASED',
confidence: this.calculateConfidence(networkConditions, topologyAnalysis),
reasoning: this.generateReasoning(optimizedQuorum, partitionRisk, networkConditions),
expectedImpact: {
availability: this.estimateAvailabilityImpact(optimizedQuorum),
performance: this.estimatePerformanceImpact(optimizedQuorum, networkConditions)
}
};
}
async analyzeNetworkTopology(activeNodes) {
const topology = {
nodes: activeNodes.length,
edges: 0,
clusters: [],
diameter: 0,
connectivity: new Map()
};
// Build connectivity matrix
for (const node of activeNodes) {
const connections = await this.getNodeConnections(node);
topology.connectivity.set(node.id, connections);
topology.edges += connections.length;
}
// Identify network clusters
topology.clusters = await this.identifyNetworkClusters(topology.connectivity);
// Calculate network diameter
topology.diameter = await this.calculateNetworkDiameter(topology.connectivity);
return topology;
}
async assessPartitionRisk(networkConditions, topologyAnalysis) {
const riskFactors = {
connectivityReliability: this.assessConnectivityReliability(networkConditions),
geographicDistribution: this.assessGeographicRisk(topologyAnalysis),
networkLatency: this.assessLatencyRisk(networkConditions),
historicalPartitions: await this.getHistoricalPartitionData()
};
// Calculate overall partition risk
const overallRisk = this.calculateOverallPartitionRisk(riskFactors);
// Estimate maximum partition size
const maxPartitionSize = this.estimateMaxPartitionSize(
topologyAnalysis,
riskFactors
);
return {
overallRisk: overallRisk,
maxPartitionSize: maxPartitionSize,
riskFactors: riskFactors,
mitigationStrategies: this.suggestMitigationStrategies(riskFactors)
};
}
calculateMinimumQuorum(totalNodes, maxPartitionSize) {
// For Byzantine fault tolerance: need > 2/3 of total nodes
const byzantineMinimum = Math.floor(2 * totalNodes / 3) + 1;
// For network partition tolerance: need > 1/2 of largest connected component
const partitionMinimum = Math.floor((totalNodes - maxPartitionSize) / 2) + 1;
// Use the more restrictive requirement
return Math.max(byzantineMinimum, partitionMinimum);
}
async optimizeForNetworkConditions(minQuorum, networkConditions, topologyAnalysis) {
const optimization = {
baseQuorum: minQuorum,
nodes: new Map(),
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When not to use it
- →Static quorum configurations
Limitations
- →Requires real-time network monitoring
How it compares
Adapts quorum requirements dynamically rather than using fixed settings.
Compared to similar skills
agent-quorum-manager side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| agent-quorum-manager (this skill) | 0 | 6mo | No flags | Advanced |
| swarm-advanced | 7 | 4mo | Review | Advanced |
| windsurf-mcp-integration | 1 | 2mo | Review | Advanced |
| agent-hierarchical-coordinator | 0 | 6mo | Review | Advanced |
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