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name: workflow-orchestration description: > Coordinate structured thinking and multi-agent parallel execution for complex tasks. Use when tackling multi-step projects, planning parallel work, breaking down complex problems, coordinating specialist tasks, facing architectural decisions, or when user mentions "workflow", "orchestration", "multi-step", "coordinate", "parallel execution", "structured thinking", "break this down", "plan this out", "how should I approach", or needs help planning complex implementations.

Workflow Orchestration

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

Quick Decision

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:

Copy1. 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

/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: /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

Output

When providing orchestration guidance:

Copy## 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