Hiring a Squad

When you ask Io to hire a squad for a repository, an automated analysis and team generation process begins.

Process

1. Repository Analysis

Io clones or inspects the repository to understand:

• Programming languages used
• Frameworks and libraries
• Project structure and patterns
• Existing CI/CD, tests, documentation

2. Team Generation

Based on the analysis, the LLM proposes a team composition:

• Team Lead (always included)
• QA Agent (always included)
• 2-4 specialists tailored to the repo

Example for a React + Node.js app:

Role	Expertise
Team Lead	Project coordination, architecture
Frontend Developer	React, TypeScript, CSS
API Engineer	Node.js, Express, databases
DevOps	CI/CD, Docker, deployment
QA Agent	Testing, code review, quality

3. User Approval

Io presents the proposed team for your approval:

Io: "I'd like to hire the following squad for my-app:
     - Team Lead
     - Frontend Developer (React/TS specialist)
     - API Engineer (Node.js/Express)
     - QA Agent

     Shall I proceed?"

You: "Yes, but add a DevOps role too"

Io: "Done! Squad hired with 5 members."

4. Squad Activation

Once approved:

• Squad and members stored in the database
• All future messages about that repo route to the squad
• Squad appears in the web dashboard

Customization

After hiring, you can:

• Add or remove members
• Change the PR mode
• Configure MCP servers
• Update squad settings

"Add a documentation writer to the my-app squad"
"Set the my-app squad to draft-pr mode"