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catlog22 0130a66642 refactor: optimize workflow execution with parallel agent support
## Key Changes

### execute.md
- Simplify Agent Prompt (77 lines → 34 lines, -56% tokens)
- Add dependency graph batch execution algorithm
- Implement parallel task execution with execution_group
- Clarify orchestrator vs agent responsibilities
- Add TodoWrite parallel task status support

### task-generate.md
- Update task decomposition: shared context merging + independent parallelization
- Add execution_group and context_signature fields to task JSON
- Implement context signature algorithm for intelligent task grouping
- Add automatic parallel group assignment logic

## Core Requirements Verified (by Gemini)
 Complete JSON context preserved in Agent Prompt
 Shared context merging logic implemented (context_signature algorithm)
 Independent parallelization enabled (execution_group + batch execution)
 All critical functionality retained and enhanced

## Performance Impact
- 3-5x execution speed improvement (parallel batch execution)
- Reduced token usage in Agent Prompt (56% reduction)
- Intelligent task grouping (automatic context reuse)

## Risk Assessment: LOW
- Removed content: orchestrator's flow control execution → transferred to agent
- Mitigation: clear Agent JSON Loading Specification and prompt template
- Result: clearer separation of concerns, more maintainable

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-10-18 19:36:03 +08:00

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---
name: execute
description: Coordinate agents for existing workflow tasks with automatic discovery
argument-hint: "[--resume-session=\"session-id\"]"
---
# Workflow Execute Command
## Overview
Orchestrates autonomous workflow execution through systematic task discovery, agent coordination, and progress tracking. **Executes entire workflow without user interruption**, providing complete context to agents and ensuring proper flow control execution with comprehensive TodoWrite tracking.
**Resume Mode**: When called with `--resume-session` flag, skips discovery phase and directly enters TodoWrite generation and agent execution for the specified session.
## Core Rules
**Complete entire workflow autonomously without user interruption, using TodoWrite for comprehensive progress tracking.**
**Execute all discovered pending tasks sequentially until workflow completion or blocking dependency.**
**Auto-complete session when all tasks finished: Call `/workflow:session:complete` upon workflow completion.**
## Core Responsibilities
- **Session Discovery**: Identify and select active workflow sessions
- **Task Dependency Resolution**: Analyze task relationships and execution order
- **TodoWrite Progress Tracking**: Maintain real-time execution status throughout entire workflow
- **Agent Orchestration**: Coordinate specialized agents with complete context
- **Flow Control Execution**: Execute pre-analysis steps and context accumulation
- **Status Synchronization**: Update task JSON files and workflow state
- **Autonomous Completion**: Continue execution until all tasks complete or reach blocking state
- **Session Auto-Complete**: Call `/workflow:session:complete` when all workflow tasks finished
## Execution Philosophy
- **Discovery-first**: Auto-discover existing plans and tasks
- **Status-aware**: Execute only ready tasks with resolved dependencies
- **Context-rich**: Provide complete task JSON and accumulated context to agents
- **Progress tracking**: **Continuous TodoWrite updates throughout entire workflow execution**
- **Flow control**: Sequential step execution with variable passing
- **Autonomous completion**: **Execute all tasks without user interruption until workflow complete**
## Flow Control Execution
**[FLOW_CONTROL]** marker indicates task JSON contains `flow_control.pre_analysis` steps for context preparation.
### Orchestrator Responsibility
- Pass complete task JSON to agent (including `flow_control` block)
- Provide session paths for artifact access
- Monitor agent completion
### Agent Responsibility
- Parse `flow_control.pre_analysis` array from JSON
- Execute steps sequentially with variable substitution
- Accumulate context from artifacts and dependencies
- Follow error handling per `step.on_error`
- Complete implementation using accumulated context
**Orchestrator does NOT execute flow control steps - Agent interprets and executes them from JSON.**
## Execution Lifecycle
### Resume Mode Detection
**Special Flag Processing**: When `--resume-session="session-id"` is provided:
1. **Skip Discovery Phase**: Use provided session ID directly
2. **Load Specified Session**: Read session state from `.workflow/{session-id}/`
3. **Direct TodoWrite Generation**: Skip to Phase 3 (Planning) immediately
4. **Accelerated Execution**: Enter agent coordination without validation delays
### Phase 1: Discovery (Normal Mode Only)
1. **Check Active Sessions**: Find `.workflow/.active-*` markers
2. **Select Session**: If multiple found, prompt user selection
3. **Load Session State**: Read `workflow-session.json` and `IMPL_PLAN.md`
4. **Scan Tasks**: Analyze `.task/*.json` files for ready tasks
**Note**: In resume mode, this phase is completely skipped.
### Phase 2: Analysis (Normal Mode Only)
1. **Dependency Resolution**: Build execution order based on `depends_on`
2. **Status Validation**: Filter tasks with `status: "pending"` and met dependencies
3. **Agent Assignment**: Determine agent type from `meta.agent` or `meta.type`
4. **Context Preparation**: Load dependency summaries and inherited context
**Note**: In resume mode, this phase is also skipped as session analysis was already completed by `/workflow:status`.
### Phase 3: Planning (Resume Mode Entry Point)
**This is where resume mode directly enters after skipping Phases 1 & 2**
1. **Create TodoWrite List**: Generate task list with status markers from session state
2. **Mark Initial Status**: Set first pending task as `in_progress`
3. **Prepare Session Context**: Inject workflow paths for agent use (using provided session-id)
4. **Prepare Complete Task JSON**: Include pre_analysis and flow control steps for agent consumption
5. **Validate Prerequisites**: Ensure all required context is available from existing session
**Resume Mode Behavior**:
- Load existing session state directly from `.workflow/{session-id}/`
- Use session's task files and summaries without discovery
- Generate TodoWrite from current session progress
- Proceed immediately to agent execution
### Phase 4: Execution
1. **Pass Task with Flow Control**: Include complete task JSON with `pre_analysis` steps for agent execution
2. **Launch Agent**: Invoke specialized agent with complete context including flow control steps
3. **Monitor Progress**: Track agent execution and handle errors without user interruption
4. **Collect Results**: Gather implementation results and outputs
5. **Continue Workflow**: Automatically proceed to next pending task until completion
### Phase 5: Completion
1. **Update Task Status**: Mark completed tasks in JSON files
2. **Generate Summary**: Create task summary in `.summaries/`
3. **Update TodoWrite**: Mark current task complete, advance to next
4. **Synchronize State**: Update session state and workflow status
5. **Check Workflow Complete**: Verify all tasks are completed
6. **Auto-Complete Session**: Call `/workflow:session:complete` when all tasks finished
## Task Discovery & Queue Building
### Session Discovery Process (Normal Mode)
```
├── Check for .active-* markers in .workflow/
├── If multiple active sessions found → Prompt user to select
├── Locate selected session's workflow folder
├── Load selected session's workflow-session.json and IMPL_PLAN.md
├── Scan selected session's .task/ directory for task JSON files
├── Analyze task statuses and dependencies for selected session only
└── Build execution queue of ready tasks from selected session
```
### Resume Mode Process (--resume-session flag)
```
├── Use provided session-id directly (skip discovery)
├── Validate .workflow/{session-id}/ directory exists
├── Load session's workflow-session.json and IMPL_PLAN.md directly
├── Scan session's .task/ directory for task JSON files
├── Use existing task statuses and dependencies (no re-analysis needed)
└── Build execution queue from session state (prioritize pending/in-progress tasks)
```
### Task Status Logic
```
pending + dependencies_met → executable
completed → skip
blocked → skip until dependencies clear
```
## Batch Execution with Dependency Graph
### Parallel Execution Algorithm
**Core principle**: Execute independent tasks concurrently in batches based on dependency graph.
#### Algorithm Steps
```javascript
function executeBatchWorkflow(sessionId) {
// 1. Build dependency graph from task JSONs
const graph = buildDependencyGraph(`.workflow/${sessionId}/.task/*.json`);
// 2. Process batches until graph is empty
while (!graph.isEmpty()) {
// 3. Identify current batch (tasks with in-degree = 0)
const batch = graph.getNodesWithInDegreeZero();
// 4. Check for parallel execution opportunities
const parallelGroups = groupByExecutionGroup(batch);
// 5. Execute batch concurrently
await Promise.all(
parallelGroups.map(group => executeBatch(group))
);
// 6. Update graph: remove completed tasks and their edges
graph.removeNodes(batch);
// 7. Update TodoWrite to reflect completed batch
updateTodoWriteAfterBatch(batch);
}
// 8. All tasks complete - auto-complete session
SlashCommand("/workflow:session:complete");
}
function buildDependencyGraph(taskFiles) {
const tasks = loadAllTaskJSONs(taskFiles);
const graph = new DirectedGraph();
tasks.forEach(task => {
graph.addNode(task.id, task);
// Add edges for dependencies
task.context.depends_on?.forEach(depId => {
graph.addEdge(depId, task.id); // Edge from dependency to task
});
});
return graph;
}
function groupByExecutionGroup(tasks) {
const groups = {};
tasks.forEach(task => {
const groupId = task.meta.execution_group || task.id;
if (!groups[groupId]) groups[groupId] = [];
groups[groupId].push(task);
});
return Object.values(groups);
}
async function executeBatch(tasks) {
// Execute all tasks in batch concurrently
return Promise.all(
tasks.map(task => executeTask(task))
);
}
```
#### Execution Group Rules
1. **Same `execution_group` ID** → Execute in parallel (independent, different contexts)
2. **No `execution_group` (null)** → Execute sequentially (has dependencies)
3. **Different `execution_group` IDs** → Execute in parallel (independent batches)
4. **Same `context_signature`** → Should have been merged (warning if not)
#### Parallel Execution Example
```
Batch 1 (no dependencies):
- IMPL-1.1 (execution_group: "parallel-auth-api") → Agent 1
- IMPL-1.2 (execution_group: "parallel-ui-comp") → Agent 2
- IMPL-1.3 (execution_group: "parallel-db-schema") → Agent 3
Wait for Batch 1 completion...
Batch 2 (depends on Batch 1):
- IMPL-2.1 (execution_group: null, depends_on: [IMPL-1.1, IMPL-1.2]) → Agent 1
Wait for Batch 2 completion...
Batch 3 (independent of Batch 2):
- IMPL-3.1 (execution_group: "parallel-tests-1") → Agent 1
- IMPL-3.2 (execution_group: "parallel-tests-2") → Agent 2
```
## TodoWrite Coordination
**Comprehensive workflow tracking** with immediate status updates throughout entire execution without user interruption:
#### TodoWrite Workflow Rules
1. **Initial Creation**: Generate TodoWrite from discovered pending tasks for entire workflow
- **Normal Mode**: Create from discovery results
- **Resume Mode**: Create from existing session state and current progress
2. **Parallel Task Support**:
- **Single-task execution**: Mark ONLY ONE task as `in_progress` at a time
- **Batch execution**: Mark ALL tasks in current batch as `in_progress` simultaneously
- **Execution group indicator**: Show `[execution_group: group-id]` for parallel tasks
3. **Immediate Updates**: Update status after each task/batch completion without user interruption
4. **Status Synchronization**: Sync with JSON task files after updates
5. **Continuous Tracking**: Maintain TodoWrite throughout entire workflow execution until completion
#### Resume Mode TodoWrite Generation
**Special behavior when `--resume-session` flag is present**:
- Load existing session progress from `.workflow/{session-id}/TODO_LIST.md`
- Identify currently in-progress or next pending task
- Generate TodoWrite starting from interruption point
- Preserve completed task history in TodoWrite display
- Focus on remaining pending tasks for execution
#### TodoWrite Tool Usage
**Use Claude Code's built-in TodoWrite tool** to track workflow progress in real-time:
```javascript
// Example 1: Sequential execution (traditional)
TodoWrite({
todos: [
{
content: "Execute IMPL-1.1: Design auth schema [code-developer] [FLOW_CONTROL]",
status: "in_progress", // Single task in progress
activeForm: "Executing IMPL-1.1: Design auth schema"
},
{
content: "Execute IMPL-1.2: Implement auth logic [code-developer] [FLOW_CONTROL]",
status: "pending",
activeForm: "Executing IMPL-1.2: Implement auth logic"
}
]
});
// Example 2: Batch execution (parallel tasks with execution_group)
TodoWrite({
todos: [
{
content: "Execute IMPL-1.1: Build Auth API [code-developer] [execution_group: parallel-auth-api]",
status: "in_progress", // Batch task 1
activeForm: "Executing IMPL-1.1: Build Auth API"
},
{
content: "Execute IMPL-1.2: Build User UI [code-developer] [execution_group: parallel-ui-comp]",
status: "in_progress", // Batch task 2 (running concurrently)
activeForm: "Executing IMPL-1.2: Build User UI"
},
{
content: "Execute IMPL-1.3: Setup Database [code-developer] [execution_group: parallel-db-schema]",
status: "in_progress", // Batch task 3 (running concurrently)
activeForm: "Executing IMPL-1.3: Setup Database"
},
{
content: "Execute IMPL-2.1: Integration Tests [test-fix-agent] [depends_on: IMPL-1.1, IMPL-1.2, IMPL-1.3]",
status: "pending", // Next batch (waits for current batch completion)
activeForm: "Executing IMPL-2.1: Integration Tests"
}
]
});
// Example 3: After batch completion
TodoWrite({
todos: [
{
content: "Execute IMPL-1.1: Build Auth API [code-developer] [execution_group: parallel-auth-api]",
status: "completed", // Batch completed
activeForm: "Executing IMPL-1.1: Build Auth API"
},
{
content: "Execute IMPL-1.2: Build User UI [code-developer] [execution_group: parallel-ui-comp]",
status: "completed", // Batch completed
activeForm: "Executing IMPL-1.2: Build User UI"
},
{
content: "Execute IMPL-1.3: Setup Database [code-developer] [execution_group: parallel-db-schema]",
status: "completed", // Batch completed
activeForm: "Executing IMPL-1.3: Setup Database"
},
{
content: "Execute IMPL-2.1: Integration Tests [test-fix-agent]",
status: "in_progress", // Next batch started
activeForm: "Executing IMPL-2.1: Integration Tests"
}
]
});
```
**TodoWrite Integration Rules**:
- **Continuous Workflow Tracking**: Use TodoWrite tool throughout entire workflow execution
- **Real-time Updates**: Immediate progress tracking without user interruption
- **Single Active Task**: Only ONE task marked as `in_progress` at any time
- **Immediate Completion**: Mark tasks `completed` immediately after finishing
- **Status Sync**: Sync TodoWrite status with JSON task files after each update
- **Full Execution**: Continue TodoWrite tracking until all workflow tasks complete
- **Workflow Completion Check**: When all tasks marked `completed`, auto-call `/workflow:session:complete`
#### TODO_LIST.md Update Timing
- **Before Agent Launch**: Update TODO_LIST.md to mark task as `in_progress` (⚠️)
- **After Task Complete**: Update TODO_LIST.md to mark as `completed` (✅), advance to next
- **On Error**: Keep as `in_progress` in TODO_LIST.md, add error note
- **Workflow Complete**: When all tasks completed, call `/workflow:session:complete`
- **Session End**: Sync all TODO_LIST.md statuses with JSON task files
### 3. Agent Context Management
**Comprehensive context preparation** for autonomous agent execution:
#### Context Sources (Priority Order)
1. **Complete Task JSON**: Full task definition including all fields and artifacts
2. **Artifacts Context**: Brainstorming outputs and synthesis specifications from task.context.artifacts
3. **Flow Control Context**: Accumulated outputs from pre_analysis steps (including artifact loading)
4. **Dependency Summaries**: Previous task completion summaries
5. **Session Context**: Workflow paths and session metadata
6. **Inherited Context**: Parent task context and shared variables
#### Context Assembly Process
```
1. Load Task JSON → Base context (including artifacts array)
2. Load Artifacts → Synthesis specifications and brainstorming outputs
3. Execute Flow Control → Accumulated context (with artifact loading steps)
4. Load Dependencies → Dependency context
5. Prepare Session Paths → Session context
6. Combine All → Complete agent context with artifact integration
```
#### Agent Context Package Structure
```json
{
"task": { /* Complete task JSON with artifacts array */ },
"artifacts": {
"synthesis_specification": { "path": ".workflow/WFS-session/.brainstorming/synthesis-specification.md", "priority": "highest" },
"topic_framework": { "path": ".workflow/WFS-session/.brainstorming/topic-framework.md", "priority": "medium" },
"role_analyses": [ /* Individual role analysis files */ ],
"available_artifacts": [ /* All detected brainstorming artifacts */ ]
},
"flow_context": {
"step_outputs": {
"synthesis_specification": "...",
"individual_artifacts": "...",
"pattern_analysis": "...",
"dependency_context": "..."
}
},
"session": {
"workflow_dir": ".workflow/WFS-session/",
"brainstorming_dir": ".workflow/WFS-session/.brainstorming/",
"todo_list_path": ".workflow/WFS-session/TODO_LIST.md",
"summaries_dir": ".workflow/WFS-session/.summaries/",
"task_json_path": ".workflow/WFS-session/.task/IMPL-1.1.json"
},
"dependencies": [ /* Task summaries from depends_on */ ],
"inherited": { /* Parent task context */ }
}
```
#### Context Validation Rules
- **Task JSON Complete**: All 5 fields present and valid, including artifacts array in context
- **Artifacts Available**: Synthesis specifications and brainstorming outputs accessible
- **Flow Control Ready**: All pre_analysis steps completed including artifact loading steps
- **Dependencies Loaded**: All depends_on summaries available
- **Session Paths Valid**: All workflow paths exist and accessible, including .brainstorming directory
- **Agent Assignment**: Valid agent type specified in meta.agent
### 4. Agent Execution Pattern
**Structured agent invocation** with complete context and clear instructions:
#### Agent Prompt Template
```bash
Task(subagent_type="{meta.agent}",
prompt="**EXECUTE TASK FROM JSON**
## Task JSON Location
{session.task_json_path}
## Instructions
1. **Load Complete Task JSON**: Read and validate all fields (id, title, status, meta, context, flow_control)
2. **Execute Flow Control**: If `flow_control.pre_analysis` exists, execute steps sequentially:
- Load artifacts (synthesis-specification.md, role analyses) using commands in each step
- Accumulate context from step outputs using variable substitution [variable_name]
- Handle errors per step.on_error (skip_optional | fail | retry_once)
3. **Implement Solution**: Follow `flow_control.implementation_approach` using accumulated context
4. **Complete Task**:
- Update task status: `jq '.status = \"completed\"' {session.task_json_path} > temp.json && mv temp.json {session.task_json_path}`
- Update TODO list: {session.todo_list_path}
- Generate summary: {session.summaries_dir}/{task.id}-summary.md
- Check workflow completion and call `/workflow:session:complete` if all tasks done
## Context Sources (All from JSON)
- Requirements: `context.requirements`
- Focus Paths: `context.focus_paths`
- Acceptance: `context.acceptance`
- Artifacts: `context.artifacts` (synthesis specs, brainstorming outputs)
- Dependencies: `context.depends_on`
- Target Files: `flow_control.target_files`
## Session Paths
- Workflow Dir: {session.workflow_dir}
- TODO List: {session.todo_list_path}
- Summaries: {session.summaries_dir}
- Flow Context: {flow_context.step_outputs}
**Complete JSON structure is authoritative - load and follow it exactly.**"),
description="Execute task: {task.id}")
```
#### Agent JSON Loading Specification
**MANDATORY AGENT PROTOCOL**: All agents must follow this exact loading sequence:
1. **JSON Loading**: First action must be `cat {session.task_json_path}`
2. **Field Validation**: Verify all 5 required fields exist: `id`, `title`, `status`, `meta`, `context`, `flow_control`
3. **Structure Parsing**: Parse nested fields correctly:
- `meta.type` and `meta.agent` (NOT flat `task_type`)
- `context.requirements`, `context.focus_paths`, `context.acceptance`
- `context.depends_on`, `context.inherited`
- `flow_control.pre_analysis` array, `flow_control.target_files`
4. **Flow Control Execution**: If `flow_control.pre_analysis` exists, execute steps sequentially
5. **Status Management**: Update JSON status upon completion
**JSON Field Reference**:
```json
{
"id": "IMPL-1.2",
"title": "Task title",
"status": "pending|active|completed|blocked",
"meta": {
"type": "feature|bugfix|refactor|test-gen|test-fix|docs",
"agent": "@code-developer|@test-fix-agent|@general-purpose"
},
"context": {
"requirements": ["req1", "req2"],
"focus_paths": ["src/path1", "src/path2"],
"acceptance": ["criteria1", "criteria2"],
"depends_on": ["IMPL-1.1"],
"inherited": { "from": "parent", "context": ["info"] },
"artifacts": [
{
"type": "synthesis_specification",
"source": "brainstorm_synthesis",
"path": ".workflow/WFS-[session]/.brainstorming/synthesis-specification.md",
"priority": "highest",
"contains": "complete_integrated_specification"
},
{
"type": "individual_role_analysis",
"source": "brainstorm_roles",
"path": ".workflow/WFS-[session]/.brainstorming/[role]/analysis.md",
"priority": "low",
"contains": "role_specific_analysis_fallback"
}
]
},
"flow_control": {
"pre_analysis": [
{
"step": "load_synthesis_specification",
"action": "Load consolidated synthesis specification from brainstorming",
"commands": [
"bash(ls .workflow/WFS-[session]/.brainstorming/synthesis-specification.md 2>/dev/null || echo 'synthesis specification not found')",
"Read(.workflow/WFS-[session]/.brainstorming/synthesis-specification.md)"
],
"output_to": "synthesis_specification",
"on_error": "skip_optional"
},
{
"step": "step_name",
"command": "bash_command",
"output_to": "variable",
"on_error": "skip_optional|fail|retry_once"
}
],
"implementation_approach": [
{
"step": 1,
"title": "Implement task following synthesis specification",
"description": "Implement '[title]' following synthesis specification. PRIORITY: Use synthesis-specification.md as primary requirement source. When implementation needs technical details (e.g., API schemas, caching configs, design tokens), refer to artifacts[] for detailed specifications from original role analyses.",
"modification_points": [
"Apply consolidated requirements from synthesis-specification.md",
"Follow technical guidelines from synthesis",
"Consult artifacts for implementation details when needed",
"Integrate with existing patterns"
],
"logic_flow": [
"Load synthesis specification",
"Parse architecture and requirements",
"Implement following specification",
"Consult artifacts for technical details when needed",
"Validate against acceptance criteria"
],
"depends_on": [],
"output": "implementation"
}
],
"target_files": ["file:function:lines", "path/to/NewFile.ts"]
}
}
```
#### Execution Flow
1. **Load Task JSON**: Agent reads and validates complete JSON structure
2. **Execute Flow Control**: Agent runs pre_analysis steps if present
3. **Prepare Implementation**: Agent uses implementation_approach from JSON
4. **Launch Implementation**: Agent follows focus_paths and target_files
5. **Update Status**: Agent marks JSON status as completed
6. **Generate Summary**: Agent creates completion summary
#### Agent Assignment Rules
```
meta.agent specified → Use specified agent
meta.agent missing → Infer from meta.type:
- "feature" → @code-developer
- "test-gen" → @code-developer
- "test-fix" → @test-fix-agent
- "review" → @general-purpose
- "docs" → @doc-generator
```
#### Error Handling During Execution
- **Agent Failure**: Retry once with adjusted context
- **Flow Control Error**: Skip optional steps, fail on critical
- **Context Missing**: Reload from JSON files and retry
- **Timeout**: Mark as blocked, continue with next task
## Workflow File Structure Reference
```
.workflow/WFS-[topic-slug]/
├── workflow-session.json # Session state and metadata
├── IMPL_PLAN.md # Planning document and requirements
├── TODO_LIST.md # Progress tracking (auto-updated)
├── .task/ # Task definitions (JSON only)
│ ├── IMPL-1.json # Main task definitions
│ └── IMPL-1.1.json # Subtask definitions
├── .summaries/ # Task completion summaries
│ ├── IMPL-1-summary.md # Task completion details
│ └── IMPL-1.1-summary.md # Subtask completion details
└── .process/ # Planning artifacts
└── ANALYSIS_RESULTS.md # Planning analysis results
```
## Error Handling & Recovery
### Discovery Phase Errors
| Error | Cause | Resolution | Command |
|-------|-------|------------|---------|
| No active session | No `.active-*` markers found | Create or resume session | `/workflow:plan "project"` |
| Multiple sessions | Multiple `.active-*` markers | Select specific session | Manual choice prompt |
| Corrupted session | Invalid JSON files | Recreate session structure | `/workflow:session:status --validate` |
| Missing task files | Broken task references | Regenerate tasks | `/task:create` or repair |
### Execution Phase Errors
| Error | Cause | Recovery Strategy | Max Attempts |
|-------|-------|------------------|--------------|
| Agent failure | Agent crash/timeout | Retry with simplified context | 2 |
| Flow control error | Command failure | Skip optional, fail critical | 1 per step |
| Context loading error | Missing dependencies | Reload from JSON, use defaults | 3 |
| JSON file corruption | File system issues | Restore from backup/recreate | 1 |
### Recovery Procedures
#### Session Recovery
```bash
# Check session integrity
find .workflow -name ".active-*" | while read marker; do
session=$(basename "$marker" | sed 's/^\.active-//')
if [ ! -d ".workflow/$session" ]; then
echo "Removing orphaned marker: $marker"
rm "$marker"
fi
done
# Recreate corrupted session files
if [ ! -f ".workflow/$session/workflow-session.json" ]; then
echo '{"session_id":"'$session'","status":"active"}' > ".workflow/$session/workflow-session.json"
fi
```
#### Task Recovery
```bash
# Validate task JSON integrity
for task_file in .workflow/$session/.task/*.json; do
if ! jq empty "$task_file" 2>/dev/null; then
echo "Corrupted task file: $task_file"
# Backup and regenerate or restore from backup
fi
done
# Fix missing dependencies
missing_deps=$(jq -r '.context.depends_on[]?' .workflow/$session/.task/*.json | sort -u)
for dep in $missing_deps; do
if [ ! -f ".workflow/$session/.task/$dep.json" ]; then
echo "Missing dependency: $dep - creating placeholder"
fi
done
```
#### Context Recovery
```bash
# Reload context from available sources
if [ -f ".workflow/$session/.process/ANALYSIS_RESULTS.md" ]; then
echo "Reloading planning context..."
fi
# Restore from documentation if available
if [ -d ".workflow/docs/" ]; then
echo "Using documentation context as fallback..."
fi
```
### Error Prevention
- **Pre-flight Checks**: Validate session integrity before execution
- **Backup Strategy**: Create task snapshots before major operations
- **Atomic Updates**: Update JSON files atomically to prevent corruption
- **Dependency Validation**: Check all depends_on references exist
- **Context Verification**: Ensure all required context is available
## Usage Examples
### Basic Usage
```bash
/workflow:execute # Execute all pending tasks autonomously
/workflow:session:status # Check progress
/task:execute IMPL-1.2 # Execute specific task
```
### Integration
- **Planning**: `/workflow:plan``/workflow:execute``/workflow:review`
- **Recovery**: `/workflow:status --validate``/workflow:execute`