Workflow orchestration

Workflow Orchestration

Guide users through structured thinking and recommend appropriate tools for complex tasks.

Quick Decision

Situation	Recommendation
Multi-step project, full SDLC	/core:develop command
Plan only, implement later	/core:develop --plan-only
Resume existing plan	/core:develop @path/to/plan.md
Single complex problem needing deep analysis	/think command
Security-sensitive or high-stakes work	/core:develop --validate
Strategic decision with long-term impact	deep-think-partner agent
Simple task, clear steps	Inline guidance (no command needed)

When to Orchestrate

Detect these signals for structured thinking:

Keyword triggers:

• "workflow", "orchestration", "coordinate", "parallel"
• "multi-step", "sequential", "dependencies"
• "break down", "plan this out", "how should I approach"

Context triggers:

• Architectural decisions affecting multiple components
• Multi-file changes requiring coordination
• Problems with unclear scope needing discovery
• Tasks that benefit from specialist agents

Orchestration Pattern

When structured approach is needed:

1. GATE     → Is the request clear and actionable?
2. CONTEXT  → What files/patterns are relevant?
3. PLAN     → What tasks? Parallel vs sequential?
4. EXECUTE  → Deploy specialists, maximize parallelism
5. VALIDATE → Confidence scoring (if needed)
6. REPORT   → Summary with next steps

Command Reference

/core:develop <request> [flags]

Unified SDLC command with 6-phase pipeline and multi-agent orchestration.

Flags:

• --plan-only - Stop after Phase 2 (save plan, don't implement)
• --validate - Enable deep validation with opus agent
• --phase=N - Execute specific phase only
• --auto - Autonomous mode (no checkpoints)

Best for: Feature implementations, refactoring projects, any multi-step development task.

Resume mode: /core:develop @path/to/plan.md loads existing plan and continues.

/think [problem]

Invoke deep-think-partner for collaborative reasoning.

Best for: Single complex problems, decision analysis, reasoning validation, architectural decisions.

Inline Guidance

For simpler tasks, provide structured thinking directly:

1. Clarify scope - What exactly needs to be done?
2. Identify dependencies - What must happen first?
3. Plan sequence - Parallel where possible, sequential where required
4. Execute - Work through each step
5. Verify - Check results meet requirements

Model Tier Strategy

Task Type	Model	Use Case
Gating, routing	haiku	Quick decisions, simple queries
Implementation	sonnet	Standard coding, documentation
Deep analysis	opus	Architecture, complex reasoning

Output

When providing orchestration guidance:

## Recommended Approach

**Complexity:** [Low | Medium | High]
**Suggested tool:** [command or inline]

### Why
[Brief explanation of why this approach fits]

### Steps
1. [First step]
2. [Second step]
...

Additional Resources

• WORKFLOW.md - Detailed orchestration patterns
• EXAMPLES.md - Real-world usage scenarios
• TROUBLESHOOTING.md - Common issues and solutions