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

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: joaquimscosta
• Source: joaquimscosta/arkhe-claude-plugins
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.