# CCW Workflow Difficulty Guide
## Overview
CCW provides two workflow systems: **Main Workflow** and **Issue Workflow**, working together to cover the complete software development lifecycle.
```
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Main Workflow │
│ │
│ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ │
│ │ Level 1 │ → │ Level 2 │ → │ Level 3 │ → │ Level 4 │→ │ Level 5 │ │
│ │ Rapid │ │ Lightweight │ │ Standard │ │ Brainstorm │ │ Intelligent │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Orchestration│ │
│ │ lite-lite- │ │ lite-plan │ │ plan │ │ brainstorm │ │ ccw- │ │
│ │ lite │ │ lite-fix │ │ tdd-plan │ │ :auto- │ │ coordinator │ │
│ │ │ │ multi-cli- │ │ test-fix- │ │ parallel │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ plan │ │ gen │ │ ↓ │ │ Auto- │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ plan │ │ analyze & │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ recommend │ │
│ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └──────────────┘ │
│ │
│ Manual Degree: ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━▶ │
│ High (manual selection) Low (fully auto) │
│ │
│ Complexity: ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━▶ │
│ Low High │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
│ After development
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Issue Workflow │
│ │
│ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ │
│ │ Accumulate │ → │ Plan │ → │ Execute │ │
│ │ Discover & │ │ Batch │ │ Parallel │ │
│ │ Collect │ │ Planning │ │ Execution │ │
│ └──────────────┘ └──────────────┘ └──────────────┘ │
│ │
│ Supplementary role: Maintain main branch stability, worktree isolation │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
---
## Main Workflow vs Issue Workflow
### Design Philosophy
| Aspect | Main Workflow | Issue Workflow |
|--------|---------------|----------------|
| **Purpose** | Primary development cycle | Post-development maintenance |
| **Timing** | Feature development phase | After main workflow completes |
| **Scope** | Complete feature implementation | Targeted fixes/enhancements |
| **Parallelism** | Dependency analysis → Agent parallel | Worktree isolation (optional) |
| **Branch Model** | Work on current branch | Can use isolated worktree |
### Why Main Workflow Doesn't Use Worktree Automatically?
**Dependency analysis already solves parallelism**:
1. Planning phase (`/workflow:plan`) performs dependency analysis
2. Automatically identifies task dependencies and critical paths
3. Partitions into **parallel groups** (independent tasks) and **serial chains** (dependent tasks)
4. Agents execute independent tasks in parallel without filesystem isolation
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Dependency Analysis │
│ │
│ Task A ─────┐ │
│ ├──→ Parallel Group 1 ──→ Agent 1 │
│ Task B ─────┘ │
│ │
│ Task C ────────→ Serial Chain ──────→ Agent 2 │
│ ↓ │
│ Task D ────────→ │
│ │
│ Same worktree, parallelism through scheduling │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
### Why Issue Workflow Supports Worktree?
Issue Workflow serves as a **supplementary mechanism** with different scenarios:
1. Main development complete, merged to `main`
2. Issues discovered requiring fixes
3. Need to fix without affecting current development
4. Worktree isolation keeps main branch stable
```
Development → Release → Discover Issue → Worktree Fix → Merge back
↑ │
└────────────── Continue new feature ←─────────────────┘
```
---
## Level 1: Rapid Execution (lite-lite-lite)
**Simplest - Single CLI analysis to execution, zero artifacts**
### Characteristics
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Complexity** | Low |
| **Artifacts** | None |
| **State** | Stateless |
| **CLI Selection** | Auto-analyze task type |
| **Iteration** | Via AskUser |
### Flow
```
User Input → Clarification → Auto-select CLI → Parallel Analysis → Show Results → Direct Execute
↓
No intermediate files
```
### Command
```bash
/workflow:lite-lite-lite
# Or CCW auto-selects for simple tasks
```
### Use Cases
- ✅ Quick fixes
- ✅ Simple feature additions
- ✅ Configuration adjustments
- ✅ Small-scope renaming
- ❌ Multi-module changes
- ❌ Need persistent records
---
## Level 2: Lightweight Planning
**Lightweight - In-memory planning or single analysis, fast iteration**
### Included Workflows
| Workflow | Purpose | Artifacts | Execution |
|----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
| `lite-plan` | Clear requirement development | memory://plan | → `lite-execute` |
| `lite-fix` | Bug diagnosis and fix | `.workflow/.lite-fix/` | → `lite-execute` |
| `multi-cli-plan` | Multi-perspective tasks | `.workflow/.multi-cli-plan/` | → `lite-execute` |
### Common Characteristics
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Complexity** | Low-Medium |
| **State** | Session-scoped / Lightweight persistence |
| **Execution** | Unified via `lite-execute` |
| **Use Case** | Relatively clear requirements |
---
### 2.1 lite-plan → lite-execute
**In-memory planning + Direct execution**
```
┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐
│ lite-plan │ ──→ │ lite-execute │
│ In-memory plan │ │ Direct execute │
└─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘
```
```bash
/workflow:lite-plan # Planning
/workflow:lite-execute # Execution
```
**Use Case**: Clear single-module features
---
### 2.2 lite-fix
**Intelligent diagnosis + Fix (5 phases)**
```
Phase 1: Bug Analysis & Diagnosis
├─ Intelligent severity pre-assessment (Low/Medium/High/Critical)
└─ Parallel cli-explore-agent diagnosis (1-4 angles)
Phase 2: Clarification (optional)
└─ Aggregate clarification needs, AskUserQuestion
Phase 3: Fix Planning
├─ Low/Medium → Claude direct planning
└─ High/Critical → cli-lite-planning-agent
Phase 4: Confirmation & Selection
└─ User confirms execution method
Phase 5: Execute
└─ SlashCommand("/workflow:lite-execute --in-memory --mode bugfix")
```
```bash
/workflow:lite-fix # Standard fix
/workflow:lite-fix --hotfix # Emergency hotfix (skip diagnosis)
```
**Artifacts**: `.workflow/.lite-fix/{bug-slug}-{date}/`
- `diagnosis-{angle}.json` (1-4 diagnosis files)
- `diagnoses-manifest.json`
- `fix-plan.json`
**Use Case**: Bug diagnosis, production emergencies
---
### 2.3 multi-cli-plan → lite-execute
**Multi-CLI collaborative analysis + Consensus convergence (5 phases)**
```
Phase 1: Context Gathering
└─ ACE semantic search, build context package
Phase 2: Multi-CLI Discussion (iterative)
├─ cli-discuss-agent executes Gemini + Codex + Claude
├─ Cross-verification, synthesize solutions
└─ Loop until convergence or max rounds
Phase 3: Present Options
└─ Display solutions with trade-offs
Phase 4: User Decision
└─ User selects solution
Phase 5: Plan Generation
├─ cli-lite-planning-agent generates plan
└─ → lite-execute
```
```bash
/workflow:multi-cli-plan "task description" # Multi-CLI collaborative planning
/workflow:lite-execute # Execute selected solution
```
**Artifacts**: `.workflow/.multi-cli-plan/{MCP-task-slug-date}/`
- `rounds/*/synthesis.json` (per-round analysis)
- `context-package.json`
- `IMPL_PLAN.md` + `plan.json`
**vs lite-plan comparison**:
| Aspect | multi-cli-plan | lite-plan |
|--------|---------------|-----------|
| **Context** | ACE semantic search | Manual file patterns |
| **Analysis** | Multi-CLI cross-verification | Single planning |
| **Iteration** | Multiple rounds until convergence | Single round |
| **Confidence** | High (consensus-driven) | Medium (single perspective) |
**Use Case**: Multi-perspective analysis, technology selection, solution comparison
---
## Level 3: Standard Planning
**Standard - Complete planning + Persistent Session + Verification**
### Included Workflows
| Workflow | Purpose | Phases | Artifact Location |
|----------|---------|--------|-------------------|
| `plan` | Complex feature development | 5 phases | `.workflow/active/{session}/` |
| `tdd-plan` | Test-driven development | 6 phases | `.workflow/active/{session}/` |
| `test-fix-gen` | Test fix generation | 5 phases | `.workflow/active/WFS-test-{session}/` |
### Common Characteristics
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Complexity** | Medium-High |
| **Artifacts** | Persistent files (`.workflow/active/{session}/`) |
| **State** | Full session management |
| **Verification** | Built-in verification steps |
| **Execution** | `/workflow:execute` |
| **Use Case** | Multi-module, traceable tasks |
---
### 3.1 plan → verify → execute
**5-phase complete planning workflow**
```
Phase 1: Session Discovery
└─ /workflow:session:start --auto
Phase 2: Context Gathering
└─ /workflow:tools:context-gather
└─ Returns context-package.json + conflict_risk
Phase 3: Conflict Resolution (conditional)
└─ IF conflict_risk ≥ medium → /workflow:tools:conflict-resolution
Phase 4: Task Generation
└─ /workflow:tools:task-generate-agent
└─ Returns IMPL_PLAN.md + IMPL-*.json + TODO_LIST.md
Return: Summary + Next Steps
```
```bash
/workflow:plan "task description" # Complete planning
/workflow:plan-verify # Verify plan (recommended)
/workflow:execute # Execute
/workflow:review # (optional) Review
```
**Artifacts**: `.workflow/active/{WFS-session}/`
- `workflow-session.json`
- `IMPL_PLAN.md`
- `TODO_LIST.md`
- `.task/IMPL-*.json`
- `.process/context-package.json`
**Use Case**: Multi-module changes, refactoring, dependency analysis needed
---
### 3.2 tdd-plan → execute → tdd-verify
**6-phase test-driven development workflow**
```
Phase 1: Session Discovery
└─ /workflow:session:start --type tdd --auto
Phase 2: Context Gathering
└─ /workflow:tools:context-gather
Phase 3: Test Coverage Analysis
└─ /workflow:tools:test-context-gather
└─ Detect test framework, analyze coverage
Phase 4: Conflict Resolution (conditional)
└─ IF conflict_risk ≥ medium → /workflow:tools:conflict-resolution
Phase 5: TDD Task Generation
└─ /workflow:tools:task-generate-tdd
└─ Generate IMPL tasks with built-in Red-Green-Refactor cycles
Phase 6: TDD Structure Validation
└─ Verify TDD structure compliance
```
```bash
/workflow:tdd-plan "feature description" # TDD planning
/workflow:plan-verify # Verify (recommended)
/workflow:execute # Execute (follow Red-Green-Refactor)
/workflow:tdd-verify # Verify TDD compliance
```
**TDD Task Structure**:
- Each IMPL task contains complete internal Red-Green-Refactor cycle
- `meta.tdd_workflow: true`
- `flow_control.implementation_approach` contains 3 steps (red/green/refactor)
- Green phase includes test-fix-cycle configuration
**Use Case**: Test-driven development, high-quality feature requirements
---
### 3.3 test-fix-gen → test-cycle-execute
**5-phase test fix generation workflow**
```
Phase 1: Create Test Session
└─ /workflow:session:start --type test --new
Phase 2: Gather Test Context
├─ Session Mode: /workflow:tools:test-context-gather
└─ Prompt Mode: /workflow:tools:context-gather
Phase 3: Test Generation Analysis
└─ /workflow:tools:test-concept-enhanced
└─ Multi-layer test requirements (L0: Static, L1: Unit, L2: Integration, L3: E2E)
Phase 4: Generate Test Tasks
└─ /workflow:tools:test-task-generate
└─ IMPL-001 (generate) + IMPL-001.5 (quality gate) + IMPL-002 (execute fix)
Phase 5: Return Summary
└─ → /workflow:test-cycle-execute
```
**Dual-mode support**:
| Mode | Input Pattern | Context Source |
|------|---------------|----------------|
| Session Mode | `WFS-xxx` | Source session summaries |
| Prompt Mode | Text/file path | Direct codebase analysis |
```bash
/workflow:test-fix-gen WFS-user-auth-v2 # Session Mode
/workflow:test-fix-gen "Test the auth API" # Prompt Mode
/workflow:test-cycle-execute # Execute test-fix cycle
```
**Artifacts**: `.workflow/active/WFS-test-{session}/`
- `.task/IMPL-001.json` (test understanding & generation)
- `.task/IMPL-001.5-review.json` (quality gate)
- `.task/IMPL-002.json` (test execution & fix cycle)
- `.process/TEST_ANALYSIS_RESULTS.md`
**Use Case**: Test failure fixes, coverage improvement
---
## Level 4: Brainstorming (brainstorm:auto-parallel)
**Most Complex - Multi-role brainstorming + Complete planning + Execution**
### Characteristics
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Complexity** | High |
| **Artifacts** | Multi-role analysis docs + `IMPL_PLAN.md` |
| **Role Count** | 3-9 (default 3) |
| **Execution Mode** | Phase 1/3 sequential, Phase 2 parallel |
### 3-Phase Flow
```
Phase 1: Interactive Framework Generation
└─ /workflow:brainstorm:artifacts
├─ Topic analysis, generate questions
├─ Role selection (user confirmation)
├─ Role question collection
├─ Conflict detection and resolution
└─ Generate guidance-specification.md
Phase 2: Parallel Role Analysis (parallel)
└─ N × Task(conceptual-planning-agent)
├─ Each role analyzes independently
└─ Parallel generate {role}/analysis.md
Phase 3: Synthesis Integration
└─ /workflow:brainstorm:synthesis
└─ Integrate all role analyses → synthesis-specification.md
```
### Commands
```bash
/workflow:brainstorm:auto-parallel "topic" [--count N] [--style-skill package]
/workflow:plan --session {sessionId} # Plan based on brainstorm results
/workflow:plan-verify # Verify
/workflow:execute # Execute
```
### Available Roles
| Role | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `system-architect` | System Architect |
| `ui-designer` | UI Designer |
| `ux-expert` | UX Expert |
| `product-manager` | Product Manager |
| `product-owner` | Product Owner |
| `data-architect` | Data Architect |
| `scrum-master` | Scrum Master |
| `subject-matter-expert` | Domain Expert |
| `test-strategist` | Test Strategist |
### Artifact Structure
```
.workflow/active/WFS-{topic}/
├── workflow-session.json # Session metadata
└── .brainstorming/
├── guidance-specification.md # Framework (Phase 1)
├── {role}/
│ ├── analysis.md # Main document
│ └── analysis-{slug}.md # Sub-documents (optional, max 5)
└── synthesis-specification.md # Integration (Phase 3)
```
### Use Cases
- ✅ New feature design
- ✅ System architecture refactoring
- ✅ Exploratory requirements
- ✅ Uncertain implementation approach
- ✅ Multi-dimensional trade-offs needed
- ❌ Clear requirements
- ❌ Time-sensitive tasks
---
## Level 5: Intelligent Orchestration (CCW Coordinator)
**Most Intelligent - Automated command chain orchestration + Sequential execution + State persistence**
### Core Concept: Minimum Execution Units
**Definition**: A set of commands that must execute together as an atomic group to achieve a meaningful workflow milestone. Splitting these commands breaks the logical flow and creates incomplete states.
**Why This Matters**:
- **Prevents Incomplete States**: Avoid stopping after task generation without execution
- **User Experience**: User gets complete results, not intermediate artifacts requiring manual follow-up
- **Workflow Integrity**: Maintains logical coherence of multi-step operations
### Minimum Execution Units
**Planning + Execution Units**:
| Unit Name | Commands | Purpose | Output |
|-----------|----------|---------|--------|
| **Quick Implementation** | lite-plan → lite-execute | Lightweight plan and immediate execution | Working code |
| **Multi-CLI Planning** | multi-cli-plan → lite-execute | Multi-perspective analysis and execution | Working code |
| **Bug Fix** | lite-fix → lite-execute | Quick bug diagnosis and fix execution | Fixed code |
| **Full Planning + Execution** | plan → execute | Detailed planning and execution | Working code |
| **Verified Planning + Execution** | plan → plan-verify → execute | Planning with verification and execution | Working code |
| **Replanning + Execution** | replan → execute | Update plan and execute changes | Working code |
| **TDD Planning + Execution** | tdd-plan → execute | Test-driven development planning and execution | Working code |
| **Test Generation + Execution** | test-gen → execute | Generate test suite and execute | Generated tests |
**Testing Units**:
| Unit Name | Commands | Purpose | Output |
|-----------|----------|---------|--------|
| **Test Validation** | test-fix-gen → test-cycle-execute | Generate test tasks and execute test-fix cycle | Tests passed |
**Review Units**:
| Unit Name | Commands | Purpose | Output |
|-----------|----------|---------|--------|
| **Code Review (Session)** | review-session-cycle → review-fix | Complete review cycle and apply fixes | Fixed code |
| **Code Review (Module)** | review-module-cycle → review-fix | Module review cycle and apply fixes | Fixed code |
### 3-Phase Workflow
#### Phase 1: Analyze Requirements
Parse task description to extract: goal, scope, constraints, complexity, and task type.
```javascript
function analyzeRequirements(taskDescription) {
return {
goal: extractMainGoal(taskDescription), // e.g., "Implement user registration"
scope: extractScope(taskDescription), // e.g., ["auth", "user_management"]
constraints: extractConstraints(taskDescription), // e.g., ["no breaking changes"]
complexity: determineComplexity(taskDescription), // 'simple' | 'medium' | 'complex'
task_type: detectTaskType(taskDescription) // See task type patterns below
};
}
// Task Type Detection Patterns
function detectTaskType(text) {
// Priority order (first match wins)
if (/fix|bug|error|crash|fail|debug|diagnose/.test(text)) return 'bugfix';
if (/tdd|test-driven|test first/.test(text)) return 'tdd';
if (/test fail|fix test|failing test/.test(text)) return 'test-fix';
if (/generate test|add test/.test(text)) return 'test-gen';
if (/review/.test(text)) return 'review';
if (/explore|brainstorm/.test(text)) return 'brainstorm';
if (/multi-perspective|comparison/.test(text)) return 'multi-cli';
return 'feature'; // Default
}
// Complexity Assessment
function determineComplexity(text) {
let score = 0;
if (/refactor|migrate|architect|system/.test(text)) score += 2;
if (/multiple|across|all|entire/.test(text)) score += 2;
if (/integrate|api|database/.test(text)) score += 1;
if (/security|performance|scale/.test(text)) score += 1;
return score >= 4 ? 'complex' : score >= 2 ? 'medium' : 'simple';
}
```
#### Phase 2: Discover Commands & Recommend Chain
Dynamic command chain assembly using port-based matching.
**Display to user**:
```
Recommended Command Chain:
Pipeline (visual):
Requirement → lite-plan → Plan → lite-execute → Code → test-cycle-execute → Tests Passed
Commands:
1. /workflow:lite-plan
2. /workflow:lite-execute
3. /workflow:test-cycle-execute
Proceed? [Confirm / Show Details / Adjust / Cancel]
```
**User Confirmation**:
```javascript
async function getUserConfirmation(chain) {
// Present chain with options:
// - Confirm and execute
// - Show details
// - Adjust chain
// - Cancel
}
```
#### Phase 3: Execute Sequential Command Chain
```javascript
async function executeCommandChain(chain, analysis) {
const sessionId = `ccw-coord-${Date.now()}`;
const stateDir = `.workflow/.ccw-coordinator/${sessionId}`;
// Initialize state
const state = {
session_id: sessionId,
status: 'running',
created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
analysis: analysis,
command_chain: chain.map((cmd, idx) => ({ ...cmd, index: idx, status: 'pending' })),
execution_results: [],
prompts_used: []
};
// Save initial state
Write(`${stateDir}/state.json`, JSON.stringify(state, null, 2));
for (let i = 0; i < chain.length; i++) {
const cmd = chain[i];
// Assemble prompt
let prompt = formatCommand(cmd, state.execution_results, analysis);
prompt += `\n\nTask: ${analysis.goal}`;
if (state.execution_results.length > 0) {
prompt += '\n\nPrevious results:\n';
state.execution_results.forEach(r => {
if (r.session_id) {
prompt += `- ${r.command}: ${r.session_id}\n`;
}
});
}
// Launch CLI in background
const taskId = Bash(
`ccw cli -p "${escapePrompt(prompt)}" --tool claude --mode write`,
{ run_in_background: true }
).task_id;
// Save checkpoint
state.execution_results.push({
index: i,
command: cmd.command,
status: 'in-progress',
task_id: taskId,
session_id: null,
artifacts: [],
timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
});
// Stop here - wait for hook callback
Write(`${stateDir}/state.json`, JSON.stringify(state, null, 2));
break;
}
state.status = 'waiting';
Write(`${stateDir}/state.json`, JSON.stringify(state, null, 2));
return state;
}
```
### State File Structure
**Location**: `.workflow/.ccw-coordinator/{session_id}/state.json`
```json
{
"session_id": "ccw-coord-20250124-143025",
"status": "running|waiting|completed|failed",
"created_at": "2025-01-24T14:30:25Z",
"updated_at": "2025-01-24T14:35:45Z",
"analysis": {
"goal": "Implement user registration",
"scope": ["authentication", "user_management"],
"constraints": ["no breaking changes"],
"complexity": "medium",
"task_type": "feature"
},
"command_chain": [
{
"index": 0,
"command": "/workflow:plan",
"name": "plan",
"status": "completed"
},
{
"index": 1,
"command": "/workflow:execute",
"name": "execute",
"status": "running"
}
],
"execution_results": [
{
"index": 0,
"command": "/workflow:plan",
"status": "completed",
"task_id": "task-001",
"session_id": "WFS-plan-20250124",
"artifacts": ["IMPL_PLAN.md"],
"timestamp": "2025-01-24T14:30:25Z",
"completed_at": "2025-01-24T14:30:45Z"
}
]
}
```
### Complete Lifecycle Decision Flowchart
```mermaid
flowchart TD
Start([Start New Task]) --> Q0{Is this a bug fix?}
Q0 -->|Yes| BugFix[🐛 Bug Fix Process]
Q0 -->|No| Q1{Do you know what to do?}
BugFix --> BugSeverity{Understand root cause?}
BugSeverity -->|Clear| LiteFix[/workflow:lite-fix
Standard fix /]
BugSeverity -->|Production incident| HotFix[/workflow:lite-fix --hotfix
Emergency hotfix /]
BugSeverity -->|Unclear| BugDiag[/workflow:lite-fix
Auto-diagnose root cause /]
BugDiag --> LiteFix
LiteFix --> BugComplete[Bug fixed]
HotFix --> FollowUp[/Auto-generate follow-up tasks
Complete fix + post-mortem /]
FollowUp --> BugComplete
BugComplete --> End([Task Complete])
Q1 -->|No| Ideation[💡 Exploration Phase
Clarify requirements]
Q1 -->|Yes| Q2{Do you know how to do it?}
Ideation --> BrainIdea[/workflow:brainstorm:auto-parallel
Explore product direction /]
BrainIdea --> Q2
Q2 -->|No| Design[🏗️ Design Exploration
Explore architecture]
Q2 -->|Yes| Q3{Need planning?}
Design --> BrainDesign[/workflow:brainstorm:auto-parallel
Explore technical solutions /]
BrainDesign --> Q3
Q3 -->|Quick and simple| LitePlan[⚡ Lightweight Planning
/workflow:lite-plan]
Q3 -->|Complex and complete| FullPlan[📋 Standard Planning
/workflow:plan]
LitePlan --> Q4{Need code exploration?}
Q4 -->|Yes| LitePlanE[/workflow:lite-plan -e
Task description /]
Q4 -->|No| LitePlanNormal[/workflow:lite-plan
Task description /]
LitePlanE --> LiteConfirm[Three-dimensional confirmation:
1️⃣ Task approval
2️⃣ Execution method
3️⃣ Code review]
LitePlanNormal --> LiteConfirm
LiteConfirm --> Q5{Select execution method}
Q5 -->|Agent| LiteAgent[/workflow:lite-execute
Use @code-developer /]
Q5 -->|CLI tool| LiteCLI[CLI Execution
Gemini/Qwen/Codex]
Q5 -->|Plan only| UserImpl[User manual implementation]
FullPlan --> PlanVerify{Verify plan quality?}
PlanVerify -->|Yes| Verify[/workflow:action-plan-verify /]
PlanVerify -->|No| Execute
Verify --> Q6{Verification passed?}
Q6 -->|No| FixPlan[Fix plan issues]
Q6 -->|Yes| Execute
FixPlan --> Execute
Execute[🚀 Execution Phase
/workflow:execute]
LiteAgent --> TestDecision
LiteCLI --> TestDecision
UserImpl --> TestDecision
Execute --> TestDecision
TestDecision{Need tests?}
TestDecision -->|TDD mode| TDD[/workflow:tdd-plan
Test-driven development /]
TestDecision -->|Post-test| TestGen[/workflow:test-gen
Generate tests /]
TestDecision -->|Tests exist| TestCycle[/workflow:test-cycle-execute
Test-fix cycle /]
TestDecision -->|Not needed| Review
TDD --> TDDExecute[/workflow:execute
Red-Green-Refactor /]
TDDExecute --> TDDVerify[/workflow:tdd-verify
Verify TDD compliance /]
TDDVerify --> Review
TestGen --> TestExecute[/workflow:execute
Execute test tasks /]
TestExecute --> TestResult{Tests passed?}
TestResult -->|No| TestCycle
TestResult -->|Yes| Review
TestCycle --> TestPass{Pass rate ≥ 95%?}
TestPass -->|No, continue fixing| TestCycle
TestPass -->|Yes| Review
Review[📝 Review Phase]
Review --> Q7{Need specialized review?}
Q7 -->|Security| SecurityReview[/workflow:review
--type security /]
Q7 -->|Architecture| ArchReview[/workflow:review
--type architecture /]
Q7 -->|Quality| QualityReview[/workflow:review
--type quality /]
Q7 -->|General| GeneralReview[/workflow:review
General review /]
Q7 -->|Not needed| Complete
SecurityReview --> Complete
ArchReview --> Complete
QualityReview --> Complete
GeneralReview --> Complete
Complete[✅ Completion Phase
/workflow:session:complete]
Complete --> End
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style LiteFix fill:#ffccbc
style HotFix fill:#ff8a65
style BugDiag fill:#ffccbc
style BugComplete fill:#c8e6c9
style End fill:#c8e6c9
style BrainIdea fill:#fff9c4
style BrainDesign fill:#fff9c4
style LitePlan fill:#b3e5fc
style FullPlan fill:#b3e5fc
style Execute fill:#c5e1a5
style TDD fill:#ffccbc
style TestGen fill:#ffccbc
style TestCycle fill:#ffccbc
style Review fill:#d1c4e9
style Complete fill:#c8e6c9
```
### Commands
```bash
/ccw-coordinator "task description"
# Auto-analyze → recommend command chain → execute sequentially
```
### Use Cases
- ✅ Complex multi-step workflows
- ✅ Uncertain which commands to use
- ✅ Desire end-to-end automation
- ✅ Need full state tracking and resumability
- ✅ Team collaboration with unified execution flow
- ❌ Simple single-command tasks
- ❌ Already know exact commands needed
### Relationship with Other Levels
| Level | Manual Degree | CCW Coordinator Role |
|-------|---------------|-----------------------|
| Level 1-4 | Manual command selection | Auto-combine these commands |
| Level 5 | Auto command selection | Intelligent orchestrator |
**CCW Coordinator uses Level 1-4 internally**:
- Analyzes task → Auto-selects appropriate Level
- Assembles command chain → Includes Level 1-4 commands
- Executes sequentially → Follows Minimum Execution Units
---
## Issue Workflow
**Main Workflow Supplement - Post-development continuous maintenance**
### Two-Phase Lifecycle
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Phase 1: Accumulation │
│ │
│ Triggers: │
│ • Post-task review │
│ • Code review findings │
│ • Test failures │
│ │
│ ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ │
│ │ discover │ │ discover- │ │ new │ │
│ │ Auto-find │ │ by-prompt │ │ Manual │ │
│ └────────────┘ └────────────┘ └────────────┘ │
│ │
│ Continuously accumulate issues to pending queue │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
│ After sufficient accumulation
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Phase 2: Batch Resolution │
│ │
│ ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ │
│ │ plan │ ──→ │ queue │ ──→ │ execute │ │
│ │ --all- │ │ Optimize │ │ Parallel │ │
│ │ pending │ │ order │ │ execution │ │
│ └────────────┘ └────────────┘ └────────────┘ │
│ │
│ Supports worktree isolation, maintains main branch stability │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
### Command List
**Accumulation Phase:**
```bash
/issue:discover # Multi-perspective auto-discovery
/issue:discover-by-prompt # Prompt-based discovery
/issue:new # Manual creation
```
**Batch Resolution:**
```bash
/issue:plan --all-pending # Batch plan all pending
/issue:queue # Generate optimized execution queue
/issue:execute # Parallel execution
```
### Collaboration with Main Workflow
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Development Iteration Loop │
│ │
│ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ │
│ │ Feature │ ──→ Main Workflow ──→ Done ──→│ Review │ │
│ │ Request │ (Level 1-4) └────┬────┘ │
│ └─────────┘ │ │
│ ▲ │ Issues found │
│ │ ▼ │
│ │ ┌─────────┐ │
│ │ │ Issue │ │
│ │ │ Workflow│ │
│ Continue│ └────┬────┘ │
│ new │ │ │
│ feature │ ┌──────────────────────────┘ │
│ │ │ Fix complete │
│ │ ▼ │
│ ┌────┴────┐◀────── │
│ │ Main │ Merge │
│ │ Branch │ back │
│ └─────────┘ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
---
## Workflow Selection Guide
### Quick Selection Table
| Scenario | Recommended Workflow | Level |
|----------|---------------------|-------|
| Quick fixes, config adjustments | `lite-lite-lite` | 1 |
| Clear single-module features | `lite-plan → lite-execute` | 2 |
| Bug diagnosis and fix | `lite-fix` | 2 |
| Production emergencies | `lite-fix --hotfix` | 2 |
| Technology selection, solution comparison | `multi-cli-plan → lite-execute` | 2 |
| Multi-module changes, refactoring | `plan → verify → execute` | 3 |
| Test-driven development | `tdd-plan → execute → tdd-verify` | 3 |
| Test failure fixes | `test-fix-gen → test-cycle-execute` | 3 |
| New features, architecture design | `brainstorm:auto-parallel → plan → execute` | 4 |
| Complex multi-step workflows, uncertain commands | `ccw-coordinator` | 5 |
| Post-development issue fixes | Issue Workflow | - |
### Decision Flowchart
```
Start
│
├─ Is it post-development maintenance?
│ ├─ Yes → Issue Workflow
│ └─ No ↓
│
├─ Uncertain which commands to use?
│ ├─ Yes → Level 5 (ccw-coordinator - auto-analyze & recommend)
│ └─ No ↓
│
├─ Are requirements clear?
│ ├─ Uncertain → Level 4 (brainstorm:auto-parallel)
│ └─ Clear ↓
│
├─ Need persistent Session?
│ ├─ Yes → Level 3 (plan / tdd-plan / test-fix-gen)
│ └─ No ↓
│
├─ Need multi-perspective / solution comparison?
│ ├─ Yes → Level 2 (multi-cli-plan)
│ └─ No ↓
│
├─ Is it a bug fix?
│ ├─ Yes → Level 2 (lite-fix)
│ └─ No ↓
│
├─ Need planning?
│ ├─ Yes → Level 2 (lite-plan)
│ └─ No → Level 1 (lite-lite-lite)
```
### Complexity Indicators
System auto-evaluates complexity based on these keywords:
| Weight | Keywords |
|--------|----------|
| +2 | refactor, migrate, architect, system |
| +2 | multiple, across, all, entire |
| +1 | integrate, api, database |
| +1 | security, performance, scale |
- **High complexity** (≥4): Auto-select Level 3-4
- **Medium complexity** (2-3): Auto-select Level 2
- **Low complexity** (<2): Auto-select Level 1
---
## Semantic CLI Invocation
Users can **semantically specify CLI tools** in prompts - the system automatically invokes the corresponding CLI.
### Basic Invocation
| User Prompt | System Action |
|-------------|---------------|
| "Use Gemini to analyze the auth module" | Auto-invoke `gemini` CLI for analysis |
| "Let Codex review this code" | Auto-invoke `codex` CLI for review |
| "Ask Qwen about performance optimization" | Auto-invoke `qwen` CLI for consultation |
### Multi-CLI Orchestration
| Pattern | User Prompt Example |
|---------|---------------------|
| **Collaborative** | "Use Gemini and Codex to collaboratively analyze security vulnerabilities" |
| **Parallel** | "Have Gemini, Codex, and Qwen analyze the architecture in parallel" |
| **Iterative** | "Use Gemini to diagnose, then Codex to fix, iterate until resolved" |
| **Pipeline** | "Gemini designs the solution, Codex implements, Claude reviews" |
### Custom CLI Registration
Register **any API as a custom CLI** via Dashboard interface:
```bash
ccw view # Open Dashboard → Status → API Settings → Add Custom CLI
```
| Field | Example |
|-------|---------|
| **Name** | `deepseek` |
| **Endpoint** | `https://api.deepseek.com/v1/chat` |
| **API Key** | `your-api-key` |
> Register once, invoke semantically forever - no code changes needed.
---
## ACE Tool Configuration
ACE (Augment Context Engine) provides powerful semantic code search. Two configuration methods available:
| Method | Link |
|--------|------|
| **Official** | [Augment MCP Documentation](https://docs.augmentcode.com/context-services/mcp/overview) |
| **Proxy** | [ace-tool (GitHub)](https://github.com/eastxiaodong/ace-tool) |
### Usage Example
```javascript
mcp__ace-tool__search_context({
project_root_path: "/path/to/project",
query: "authentication logic"
})
```
---
## Summary
### Level Overview
| Level | Name | Included Workflows | Artifacts | Execution |
|-------|------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
| **1** | Rapid | `lite-lite-lite` | None | Direct execute |
| **2** | Lightweight | `lite-plan`, `lite-fix`, `multi-cli-plan` | Memory/Lightweight files | → `lite-execute` |
| **3** | Standard | `plan`, `tdd-plan`, `test-fix-gen` | Session persistence | → `execute` / `test-cycle-execute` |
| **4** | Brainstorm | `brainstorm:auto-parallel` → `plan` | Multi-role analysis + Session | → `execute` |
| **5** | Intelligent | `ccw-coordinator` | Full state persistence | Auto-analyze & recommend |
| **-** | Issue | `discover` → `plan` → `queue` → `execute` | Issue records | Worktree isolation (optional) |
### Core Principles
1. **Main Workflow** solves parallelism through **dependency analysis + Agent parallel execution**, no worktree needed
2. **Issue Workflow** serves as a **supplementary mechanism**, supporting worktree isolation to maintain main branch stability
3. Select appropriate workflow level based on task complexity, **avoid over-engineering**
4. **Level 1-4** require manual command selection; **Level 5** auto-analyzes and recommends optimal command chains
5. Level 2 workflow selection criteria:
- Clear requirements → `lite-plan`
- Bug fix → `lite-fix`
- Need multi-perspective → `multi-cli-plan`
6. Level 3 workflow selection criteria:
- Standard development → `plan`
- Test-driven → `tdd-plan`
- Test fix → `test-fix-gen`
7. Level 5 usage:
- Uncertain which commands to use → `ccw-coordinator`
- Need end-to-end workflow automation → `ccw-coordinator`
- Require complete state tracking and resumability → `ccw-coordinator`