Claude-Code-Workflow/docs/skills/core-skills.md

Core Skills

CCW includes 32 built-in skills organized across 3 categories, with 15 workflow combinations for common development scenarios.

Categories Overview

Category	Count	Description
Standalone	11	Single-purpose skills for specific tasks
Team	14	Multi-agent collaborative skills
Workflow	7	Planning and execution pipeline skills

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Standalone Skills

brainstorm

Purpose: Unified brainstorming with dual-mode operation

Triggers: brainstorm, 头脑风暴

Description: Auto pipeline and single role analysis for idea generation.

Roles: coordinator, product-manager, data-architect, security-engineer, performance-engineer, frontend-engineer, backend-engineer, devops-engineer, qa-engineer, technical-writer

Phases:

1. Phase 1: Initialization
2. Phase 2: Parallel Analysis (auto mode) / Single Role Selection (single mode)
3. Phase 3: Consolidation

Modes: auto, single-role

Skill(skill="brainstorm")

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ccw-help

Purpose: CCW command help system

Triggers: ccw-help, ccw-issue

Description: Search, browse, and recommend commands.

Phases:

1. Command Discovery
2. Intent Understanding
3. Command Recommendation
4. Workflow Orchestration

Modes: search, browse, recommend

Skill(skill="ccw-help", args="search auth")

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memory-capture

Purpose: Unified memory capture with routing

Triggers: memory capture, compact session, save session, quick tip, memory tips, 记录, 压缩会话

Description: Session compact or quick tips capture.

Phases:

1. Mode Detection
2. Session Compact (memory-capture mode) / Quick Tips (quick-tips mode)

Modes: memory-capture, quick-tips

Skill(skill="memory-capture")

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memory-manage

Purpose: Unified memory management

Triggers: memory manage, update claude, update memory, generate docs, 更新记忆, 生成文档

Description: CLAUDE.md updates and documentation generation with interactive routing.

Phases:

1. Mode Selection
2. CLAUDE.md Update / Documentation Generation

Modes: claude-update, docs-generation

Skill(skill="memory-manage")

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issue-manage

Purpose: Interactive issue management with menu-driven CRUD operations

Triggers: manage issue, list issues, edit issue, delete issue, bulk update, issue dashboard, issue history, completed issues

Phases:

1. Menu Selection
2. Operation Execution

Mode: interactive-menu

Skill(skill="issue-manage")

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review-code

Purpose: Multi-dimensional code review with structured reports

Triggers: review code, code review, 审查代码, 代码审查

Description: Analyzes correctness, readability, performance, security, testing, and architecture.

Phases:

1. Input Parsing
2. 6-Dimension Analysis
3. Report Generation

Dimensions: correctness, readability, performance, security, testing, architecture

Skill(skill="review-code")

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review-cycle

Purpose: Unified multi-dimensional code review with automated fix orchestration

Triggers: workflow:review-cycle, workflow:review-session-cycle, workflow:review-module-cycle, workflow:review-cycle-fix

Description: Routes to session-based, module-based, or fix mode.

Phases:

1. Mode Routing
2. Session-based Review / Module-based Review / Fix Mode

Modes: session, module, fix

Skill(skill="review-cycle")

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skill-generator

Purpose: Meta-skill for creating new Claude Code skills

Triggers: create skill, new skill, skill generator

Description: Configurable execution modes for skill scaffolding.

Phases:

1. Requirements Gathering
2. Skill Generation
3. Validation

Modes: sequential, autonomous

Skill(skill="skill-generator")

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skill-tuning

Purpose: Universal skill diagnosis and optimization tool

Triggers: skill tuning, tune skill, skill diagnosis, optimize skill, skill debug

Description: Detects and fixes skill execution issues.

Issues: context-explosion, long-tail-forgetting, data-flow-disruption, agent-coordination-failure

Phases:

1. Skill Loading
2. Diagnosis
3. Optimization
4. Validation

Skill(skill="skill-tuning")

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spec-generator

Purpose: Specification generator with 6-phase document chain

Triggers: generate spec, create specification, spec generator, workflow:spec

Description: Produces product brief, PRD, architecture, and epics.

Roles: product-manager, business-analyst, architect, tech-lead, project-manager, qa-lead

Phases:

1. Phase 1: Product Brief
2. Phase 2: PRD
3. Phase 3: Architecture Design
4. Phase 4: Tech Stack
5. Phase 5: Epics
6. Phase 6: Quality Gate

Outputs: PRODUCT_BRIEF.md, PRD.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, TECH_STACK.md, EPICS.md, QUALITY_GATE.md

Skill(skill="spec-generator")

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software-manual

Purpose: Generate interactive TiddlyWiki-style HTML software manuals

Triggers: software manual, user guide, generate manual, create docs

Description: Screenshots, API docs, and multi-level code examples.

Roles: Product Manager, UX Expert, API Architect, DevOps Engineer, Support Engineer, Developer Advocate

Phases:

1. Requirements Discovery
2. Project Exploration
3. API Extraction
4. Parallel Analysis (6 agents)
5. Consolidation
6. Screenshot Capture
7. HTML Assembly
8. Iterative Refinement

Features: search, collapse-expand, tag-navigation, theme-toggle, single-file, offline, print-friendly

Skill(skill="software-manual")

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Team Skills

team-lifecycle-v4

Purpose: Unified team skill for full lifecycle - spec/impl/test

Triggers: team lifecycle

Description: Optimized cadence with inline discuss subagent and shared explore.

Roles:

Role	Prefix	Type
coordinator	COORD	orchestrator
spec-lead	SPEC	lead
architect	ARCH	worker
impl-lead	IMPL	lead
frontend-dev	FE	worker
backend-dev	BE	worker
test-lead	TEST	lead
qa-analyst	QA	worker

Phases:

1. Phase 1: Spec Planning (coordinator + spec-lead)
2. Phase 2: Architecture Design (architect)
3. Phase 3: Implementation Planning (impl-lead + dev team)
4. Phase 4: Test Planning (test-lead + qa-analyst)
5. Phase 5: Execution & Verification

Integrations: inline-discuss, shared-explore, ui-ux-pro-max

Skill(skill="team-lifecycle-v4", args="Build user authentication system")

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team-brainstorm

Purpose: Unified team skill for brainstorming team

Triggers: team brainstorm

Description: Multi-angle ideation with collaborative roles.

Roles:

Role	Prefix	Type
coordinator	COORD	orchestrator
ideator	IDEA	worker
challenger	CHAL	worker
synthesizer	SYNC	worker
evaluator	EVAL	worker

Phases:

1. Setup
2. Ideation
3. Challenge
4. Synthesis
5. Evaluation

Output: brainstorm-results.md

Skill(skill="team-brainstorm")

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team-frontend

Purpose: Unified team skill for frontend development team

Triggers: team frontend

Description: Built-in ui-ux-pro-max design intelligence.

Roles:

Role	Prefix	Type
coordinator	COORD	orchestrator
frontend-lead	FE-LEAD	lead
ui-developer	UI-DEV	worker
ux-engineer	UX	worker
component-dev	COMP	worker
qa-specialist	QA	worker

Phases: Planning, Design Integration, Component Development, Integration, Testing

Integrations: ui-ux-pro-max

Skill(skill="team-frontend")

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team-issue

Purpose: Unified team skill for issue resolution

Triggers: team issue

Description: 5-phase pipeline from exploration to integration.

Roles:

Role	Prefix	Type
coordinator	COORD	orchestrator
explorer	EXP	worker
planner	PLAN	worker
implementer	IMPL	worker
reviewer	REV	worker
integrator	INT	worker

Phases:

1. Exploration
2. Planning
3. Implementation
4. Review
5. Integration

Skill(skill="team-issue")

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team-iterdev

Purpose: Unified team skill for iterative development team

Triggers: team iterdev

Description: Generator-critic loop pattern.

Roles:

Role	Prefix	Type
coordinator	COORD	orchestrator
generator	GEN	worker
critic	CRIT	worker
integrator	INT	worker
validator	VAL	worker

Phases: Generation, Critique, Refinement, Integration, Validation

Pattern: generator-critic-loop

Skill(skill="team-iterdev")

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team-planex

Purpose: Unified team skill for plan-and-execute pipeline

Triggers: team planex

Description: 2-member team with wave pipeline for concurrent planning and execution.

Roles:

Role	Prefix	Type
coordinator	COORD	orchestrator
planner	PLAN	lead
executor	EXEC	lead

Phases:

• Wave 1: Initial Plan
• Wave 2: Execution + Next Wave Planning
• Wave N: Progressive Execution

Pattern: wave-pipeline

Skill(skill="team-planex")

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team-quality-assurance

Purpose: Unified team skill for quality assurance team

Triggers: team quality-assurance, team qa

Roles:

Role	Prefix	Type
coordinator	COORD	orchestrator
scout	SCOUT	worker
strategist	STRAT	worker
generator	GEN	worker
executor	EXEC	worker
analyst	ANA	worker

Phases: Scouting, Strategy, Generation, Execution, Analysis

Skill(skill="team-quality-assurance")

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team-review

Purpose: Unified team skill for code scanning and review

Triggers: team-review

Description: Vulnerability review, optimization suggestions, and automated fix.

Roles:

Role	Prefix	Type
coordinator	COORD	orchestrator
scanner	SCAN	worker
reviewer	REV	worker
fixer	FIX	worker

Phases: Scanning, Review, Fix Planning, Fix Execution

Skill(skill="team-review")

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team-roadmap-dev

Purpose: Unified team skill for roadmap-driven development workflow

Triggers: team roadmap-dev

Roles:

Role	Prefix	Type
coordinator	COORD	orchestrator
planner	PLAN	lead
executor	EXEC	lead
verifier	VER	worker

Phases: Roadmap Discussion, Phased Execution (plan → execute → verify)

Skill(skill="team-roadmap-dev")

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team-tech-debt

Purpose: Unified team skill for tech debt identification and cleanup

Triggers: team tech-debt, tech debt cleanup, 技术债务

Roles:

Role	Prefix	Type
coordinator	COORD	orchestrator
scanner	SCAN	worker
assessor	ASSESS	worker
planner	PLAN	worker
executor	EXEC	worker
validator	VAL	worker

Phases: Scanning, Assessment, Planning, Execution, Validation

Skill(skill="team-tech-debt")

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team-testing

Purpose: Unified team skill for testing team

Triggers: team testing

Description: Progressive test coverage.

Roles:

Role	Prefix	Type
coordinator	COORD	orchestrator
strategist	STRAT	worker
generator	GEN	worker
executor	EXEC	worker
analyst	ANA	worker

Phases: Strategy, Generation, Execution, Analysis

Skill(skill="team-testing")

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team-uidesign

Purpose: Unified team skill for UI design team

Triggers: team uidesign

Description: Design token system and CP-9 dual-track.

Roles:

Role	Prefix	Type
coordinator	COORD	orchestrator
designer	DES	worker
developer	DEV	worker
reviewer	REV	worker

Phases: Design, Implementation, Review

Integrations: ui-ux-pro-max, design-token-system

Pattern: CP-9-dual-track

Skill(skill="team-uidesign")

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team-ultra-analyze

Purpose: Unified team skill for deep collaborative analysis

Triggers: team ultra-analyze, team analyze

Roles:

Role	Prefix	Type
coordinator	COORD	orchestrator
explorer	EXP	worker
analyst	ANA	worker
discussant	DIS	worker
synthesizer	SYNC	worker

Phases: Exploration, Analysis, Discussion, Synthesis

Skill(skill="team-ultra-analyze")

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Workflow Skills

workflow-plan

Purpose: Unified planning skill with 4-phase workflow

Triggers: workflow:plan, workflow:plan-verify, workflow:replan

Description: Plan verification and interactive replanning.

Phases:

1. Session Discovery
2. Context Gathering
3. Conflict Resolution (conditional)
4. Task Generation
5. Plan Verification (verify mode)
6. Interactive Replan (replan mode)

Modes: plan, verify, replan

Artifacts: IMPL_PLAN.md, task JSONs, TODO_LIST.md, PLAN_VERIFICATION.md

Protection: TodoWrite tracking + sentinel fallback for compact recovery

Skill(skill="workflow-plan")

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workflow-lite-plan

Purpose: Lightweight planning and execution skill

Triggers: workflow:lite-plan, workflow:lite-execute

Description: Route to lite-plan or lite-execute with prompt enhancement.

Phases:

1. Phase 1: Lite Plan
2. Phase 2: Lite Execute

Modes: lite-plan, lite-execute

Artifacts: LITE_PLAN.md, execution results

Skill(skill="workflow-lite-plan")

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workflow-multi-cli-plan

Purpose: Multi-CLI collaborative planning and execution skill

Triggers: workflow:multi-cli-plan, workflow:lite-execute

Description: Route to multi-cli-plan or lite-execute with prompt enhancement.

Phases:

1. Phase 1: Multi-CLI Plan (ACE context → discussion → plan → execute)
2. Phase 2: Lite Execute (execution engine)

Modes: plan, execute

Features: ACE context engine, multi-CLI discussion, handoff to execution

Skill(skill="workflow-multi-cli-plan")

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workflow-execute

Purpose: Coordinate agent execution for workflow tasks

Triggers: workflow:execute

Description: Automatic session discovery, parallel task processing, and status tracking.

Phases:

1. Session Discovery
2. Task Execution
3. Status Tracking

Features: parallel execution, session discovery, progress tracking

Skill(skill="workflow-execute")

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workflow-tdd

Purpose: Unified TDD workflow skill

Triggers: workflow:tdd-plan, workflow:tdd-verify

Description: 6-phase TDD planning with Red-Green-Refactor task chain generation.

Phases:

1. Feature Analysis
2. Test Design
3. Task Generation
4. Planning Documentation
5. Quality Gate
6. Preparation
7. Verification Phases 1-4

Modes: tdd-plan, tdd-verify

Artifacts: TDD_PLAN.md, task chain JSONs, TDD_VERIFICATION.md

Pattern: Red-Green-Refactor

Skill(skill="workflow-tdd")

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workflow-test-fix

Purpose: Unified test-fix pipeline

Triggers: workflow:test-fix-gen, workflow:test-cycle-execute, test fix workflow

Description: Combines test generation with iterative test-cycle execution.

Phases:

• Generation Phase 1: Session Discovery
• Generation Phase 2: Context Gathering
• Generation Phase 3: Analysis
• Generation Phase 4: Task Generation
• Execution Phases 1-4: Adaptive strategy, progressive testing, CLI fallback

Modes: test-fix-gen, test-cycle-execute

Features: adaptive strategy, progressive testing, CLI fallback

Skill(skill="workflow-test-fix")

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workflow-skill-designer

Purpose: Meta-skill for designing orchestrator+phases structured workflow skills

Triggers: design workflow skill, create workflow skill, workflow skill designer

Description: Creates SKILL.md coordinator with progressive phase loading.

Phases:

1. Requirements
2. Structure Design
3. SKILL.md Generation
4. Phase Files Generation

Outputs: SKILL.md, phases/*.md

Patterns: progressive phase loading, TodoWrite patterns, data flow, compact recovery

Skill(skill="workflow-skill-designer")

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Workflow Combinations

Pre-defined skill sequences for common development scenarios:

1. Full Lifecycle Development

Purpose: Complete spec → impl → test workflow

Use Case: New feature development with full planning and verification

Skill(skill="brainstorm")
Skill(skill="workflow-plan")
Skill(skill="workflow-plan", args="--mode verify")
Skill(skill="workflow-execute")
Skill(skill="review-cycle")

Team Alternative: team-lifecycle-v4

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2. Quick Iteration

Purpose: Fast plan and execute cycle

Use Case: Quick iterations and rapid prototyping

Skill(skill="workflow-lite-plan")
Skill(skill="workflow-execute")

Team Alternative: team-planex

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3. Multi-CLI Collaborative Planning

Purpose: Deep analysis with multiple CLIs collaborating

Use Case: Complex tasks requiring deep semantic analysis

Skill(skill="workflow-multi-cli-plan")
Skill(skill="workflow-execute")

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4. Test-Driven Development

Purpose: TDD workflow with test generation and verification

Use Case: Test-driven development with Red-Green-Refactor cycle

Skill(skill="workflow-tdd", args="--mode tdd-plan")
Skill(skill="workflow-execute")
Skill(skill="workflow-tdd", args="--mode tdd-verify")

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5. Test-Fix Cycle

Purpose: Generate tests and iteratively fix failures

Use Case: Improving test coverage with automatic fix loops

Skill(skill="workflow-test-fix", args="--mode test-fix-gen")
Skill(skill="workflow-test-fix", args="--mode test-cycle-execute")

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6. Spec Generation Workflow

Purpose: Generate complete specification documents

Use Case: Creating product documentation from initial ideas

Skill(skill="brainstorm")
Skill(skill="spec-generator")

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7. Issue Resolution Workflow

Purpose: End-to-end issue management and resolution

Use Case: Managing and resolving reported issues

Skill(skill="issue-manage")
Skill(skill="team-issue")
Skill(skill="review-cycle", args="--mode fix")

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8. Code Quality Workflow

Purpose: Review and fix code quality issues

Use Case: Code quality improvement with automated fixes

Skill(skill="review-code")
Skill(skill="review-cycle", args="--mode fix")

Team Alternative: team-review

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9. Tech Debt Cleanup

Purpose: Identify and resolve technical debt

Use Case: Managing technical debt systematically

Skill(skill="team-tech-debt")
Skill(skill="workflow-execute")
Skill(skill="review-cycle")

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10. UI Design and Implementation

Purpose: Design UI and implement components

Use Case: Complete UI/UX design to implementation

Skill(skill="team-uidesign")
Skill(skill="team-frontend")

Integrations: ui-ux-pro-max

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11. Quality Assurance Pipeline

Purpose: Comprehensive QA testing workflow

Use Case: Full quality assurance coverage

Skill(skill="team-quality-assurance")
Skill(skill="team-testing")

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12. Documentation Generation

Purpose: Generate software documentation

Use Case: Creating interactive user manuals

Skill(skill="software-manual")

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13. Deep Analysis Workflow

Purpose: Collaborative deep codebase analysis

Use Case: Complex architectural analysis and understanding

Skill(skill="team-ultra-analyze")

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14. Replanning Workflow

Purpose: Modify existing plans

Use Case: Adjusting plans based on new requirements

Skill(skill="workflow-plan", args="--mode replan")

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15. Skill Development Workflow

Purpose: Create new workflow skills

Use Case: Meta-skill for extending CCW capabilities

Skill(skill="workflow-skill-designer")
Skill(skill="skill-tuning")

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Skill Relationships

Hierarchy

Level	Skills
Meta Skills	skill-generator, skill-tuning, workflow-skill-designer
Orchestrators	workflow-plan, workflow-lite-plan, workflow-multi-cli-plan
Executors	workflow-execute
Team Leads	team-lifecycle-v4, team-lifecycle-v3

Integrations

Integration	Skills
ui-ux-pro-max	team-uidesign, team-frontend, team-lifecycle-v4
ACE Context	workflow-multi-cli-plan
Chrome MCP	software-manual

Session Management

Category	Skills
Session Commands	workflow session start, resume, list, complete, solidify, sync
Dependent Skills	workflow-plan, workflow-tdd, workflow-test-fix

Issue Management

Category	Skills
Issue CLI	issue new, plan, execute, queue, discover, convert-to-plan
Dependent Skills	issue-manage, team-issue

Memory Management

Category	Skills
Memory Skills	memory-capture, memory-manage
Related CLI	memory prepare, memory style-skill-memory

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Trigger Mapping

Quick reference for skill triggers:

Trigger	Skill
brainstorm, 头脑风暴	brainstorm
review code, code review, 审查代码	review-code
manage issue	issue-manage
workflow:plan	workflow-plan
workflow:execute	workflow-execute
workflow:lite-plan	workflow-lite-plan
workflow:multi-cli-plan	workflow-multi-cli-plan
workflow:tdd-plan	workflow-tdd
workflow:test-fix-gen	workflow-test-fix
team lifecycle	team-lifecycle-v4
team brainstorm	team-brainstorm
team frontend	team-frontend
team issue	team-issue
team qa	team-quality-assurance
tech debt cleanup, 技术债务	team-tech-debt

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Design Patterns

Skills use these design patterns:

Pattern	Description
Orchestrator + Workers	Coordinator dispatches work to specialized agents
Coordinator + Lead + Worker	Hierarchical team structure
Pure Orchestrator with Phase Files	Phase-based execution with file loading
Generator-Critic Loop	Iterative improvement through feedback
Wave Pipeline	Concurrent planning and execution
TodoWrite Progress Tracking	Compact recovery with progress persistence

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Key Features

Feature	Description
Progressive Phase Loading	Load phases on-demand to reduce context
Compact Recovery	TodoWrite + sentinel fallback for session continuity
Multi-CLI Collaboration	Gemini, Codex, Claude working together
ACE Semantic Search Integration	Real-time codebase context
Interactive Mode Detection	Auto-detect user interaction needs
Auto Mode Support (-y/--yes)	Skip confirmations for automation

::: info See Also

• Agents - Specialized agents
• CLI Commands - Command reference
• Custom Skills - Create custom skills :::