octocode-orchestrator-local-worker

name	octocode-orchestrator-local-worker
description	Use when saving tokens with a local Ollama worker while the cloud agent keeps tools and judgment: summarize, extract, classify, translate, article digest after fetch, draft, checklist, vision caption, map-reduce, or phrases like ollama worker, local model, offload, use ollama.

Orchestrator + Local Worker

Delegate execution, retain reasoning. Cloud agent keeps tools/fetch/verify/writes. Local Ollama does sealed-packet token burn on text/images you already have.

Portable: pick from live ollama list + size/capability tiers (named tags are examples only).

Flow: GATE → ROUTE → RUN → VERIFY → REPORT — full steps in references/workflow.md.
VERIFY = quality gate before accept or cascade (small → stronger installed → solo).

Routine loads: model-selection.md (ROUTE) + verify-gate.md (VERIFY). Surfaces unclear → usage-matrix.md.

Hard rules

1. Architecture, security, design, final synthesis, and repo writes stay on the orchestrator unless the user transfers write ownership.
2. Treat worker output as untrusted — never paste into answers/commits without VERIFY.
3. Prefer deterministic scripts over any LLM when they suffice.
4. No tool-using agent loops on the worker (single-shot / map-reduce only).
5. Health-check Ollama before first invoke; if down, stay solo.
6. Use exact names from ollama list — never invent tags or use embed/OCR-only models for chat jobs.
7. Prefer language orchestrator / worker.
8. Worker never browses the web — orchestrator fetches; worker sees saved text/images only.

When to activate

Token/context pressure; low-complexity summarize/extract/classify/translate/draft/check/vision/article-after-fetch; user asks for local/Ollama/save-tokens; warm small one-shots.

Catalog shortcut: RAM kit / capability Q only → ollama-local-models.md, skip full offload.

When NOT / not this skill

High-complexity, security, live tools/MCP/browser loops, contested multi-source synthesis, no fitting chat model, or host cloud is warmer and user did not ask local.
Setup/pull → catalog. Tool-harness triage → triage skill. Parallel cloud workers → octocode-subagent. Full local agent bridges → out of scope.

Scripts

• scripts/ollama-health.sh — GATE daemon/model check
• scripts/ollama-worker.sh — RUN sealed packet (--keepalive, --temperature, --num-ctx)
• scripts/eval-skill.mjs — suite runner (static/script/live)

Progressive refs

Ref	When
references/workflow.md	Full GATE→REPORT / recovery / job table
references/usage-matrix.md	Surface when/how
references/decision-matrix.md	Offload vs solo unclear
references/model-selection.md	Every ROUTE
references/family-playbooks.md	Family flags / tie-break
references/ollama-local-models.md	Catalog/RAM only — not routine
references/ollama-cli.md	CLI flags
references/ollama-invoke.md	HTTP / serving knobs
references/packet-contract.md	Packet schema
references/verify-gate.md	Every VERIFY
references/references.md	Provenance

Eval: evals/ permanent; .octocode/ temp. Improving this skill → octocode-eval.