> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ade-ac1c6011-ade-mobile-chat-stability-54bd7ef0.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# CTO

> Use the CTO as a project-level agent for planning, delegation, Linear context, and worker coordination.

The CTO is ADE's project-level agent. Use it when the question or task spans more than one lane, needs planning, or should be delegated to workers.

## Use the CTO for

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Project summaries" icon="clipboard-list">
    Ask what changed, what is blocked, and what needs attention.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Delegation" icon="users">
    Break larger work into lane-scoped worker tasks.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Linear context" icon="layers">
    Read issues, link work, and publish updates when Linear is connected.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Review help" icon="code-pull-request">
    Ask for PR risk summaries, CI explanations, or follow-up plans.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## CTO vs lane chat

| Use lane chat when                   | Use CTO when                               |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ |
| You know the specific lane and task. | The work spans several lanes or issues.    |
| You want one agent to edit files.    | You want planning, routing, or delegation. |
| You are debugging a local failure.   | You need project-wide state summarized.    |

## Workers

Workers are scoped agent identities the CTO can assign work to. They can have roles, budgets, model settings, and activity history. See [Workers](/cto/workers) for the operational model.

<Tip>
  Ask the CTO for a plan before asking it to delegate. A good split saves time and reduces review noise.
</Tip>