map-workflow

name	map-workflow
description	Generates a structured multi-agent workflow graph from a pattern and agent list. Supports Sequential, Parallel, Hierarchical, and Iterative patterns. Used by @producer to plan feature delivery before any implementation begins.
argument-hint	--pattern <name> --agents <list> --task <description> [--max-iter <N>] [--save <filename>]
user-invocable	true
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Bash
effort	2
when_to_use	Use at the start of any multi-agent feature or sprint wave. Always run BEFORE implementation. Output the graph for user approval before dispatching any agent.

Map Workflow

Generate a workflow graph for a multi-agent task using one of four patterns. Present the graph to the user for approval before any agent is dispatched.

Steps

1. Parse arguments

Extract from $ARGUMENTS:

Flag	Required	Default	Description
--pattern	yes	—	Sequential, Parallel, Hierarchical, or Iterative
--agents	yes	—	Comma-separated agent names in execution order
--task	yes	—	One-sentence description of what this workflow delivers
--max-iter	no	3	Max loop iterations (Iterative pattern only)
--save	no	none	If set, write the graph to .tasks/[filename].workflow.md

If --pattern or --agents or --task is missing, print usage and stop:

Usage: /map-workflow --pattern <Sequential|Parallel|Hierarchical|Iterative> \
                     --agents "<agent1,agent2,...>" \
                     --task "<what this workflow delivers>" \
                     [--max-iter <N>] [--save <filename>]

Patterns:
  Sequential   — linear pipeline, one agent after another
  Parallel     — fan-out to multiple agents simultaneously, then merge
  Hierarchical — supervisor delegates to specialists
  Iterative    — test-driven loop until quality gate passes

Reference: docs/templates/workflow-graph.md

2. Validate agents

For each agent name in --agents, verify it exists in .claude/agents/. If an agent is not found, warn but continue:

⚠️  Agent "foo-developer" not found in .claude/agents/ — check spelling.
    Proceeding with remaining agents.

3. Generate the workflow graph

Using the pattern and agents, fill in the workflow schema from docs/templates/workflow-graph.md. Apply these rules per pattern:

Sequential: Each agent becomes one node. on_pass chains to the next agent. on_fail: stop for all nodes.

Parallel: First agent in list becomes the orchestrate node. Last agent becomes the merge node. All middle agents run in parallel from orchestrate to merge. A qa-tester node is appended after merge if not already in the list.

Hierarchical: First agent becomes the plan (supervisor) node. Remaining agents are parallel specialist nodes. First agent is also the final review node. All specialists must complete before review.

Iterative: Exactly 2 agents required — first is the implementer, second is the tester. Loop: implementer → tester → [fail→implementer | pass→done]. Cap at --max-iter iterations.

4. Display the graph

Show the filled YAML schema and an ASCII flow diagram:

🗺️  Workflow Graph — [pattern] · [task]
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

[YAML schema — filled in]

Flow:
[ASCII diagram derived from nodes]

Agents dispatched: [N]
Estimated turns:   [N × 5 turns per agent, rough estimate]
Max iterations:    [N — Iterative only, else omit]

Verification criteria per node:
  [node-id] (@agent): [on_pass condition description]

5. Ask for approval

✋ Does this workflow look correct?
   Reply "yes" to confirm and begin dispatching agents.
   Reply "edit [node-id] [field] [value]" to adjust a node.
   Reply "no" to cancel.

Do NOT dispatch any agent until the user confirms.

6. Save (if --save provided)

After approval, if --save <filename> was passed, write the graph to .tasks/<filename>.workflow.md and print:

✅ Workflow saved → .tasks/<filename>.workflow.md

7. Dispatch (after approval)

After the user confirms, hand off to @producer with the instruction:

"Execute workflow [id] — dispatch agents in the order defined by the graph. For each node: run the agent, check the outcome, follow on_pass/on_fail edges. Write a ledger entry to production/traces/decision_ledger.jsonl at each node completion. Save a checkpoint via /save-state [task_id] if any node fails."

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Quick Examples

# Simple 3-agent pipeline
/map-workflow --pattern Sequential \
  --agents "technical-director,backend-developer,qa-tester" \
  --task "Build JWT auth endpoint"

# Parallel frontend + backend
/map-workflow --pattern Parallel \
  --agents "backend-developer,frontend-developer" \
  --task "Login feature — API and UI"

# TDD loop, max 3 retries
/map-workflow --pattern Iterative \
  --agents "backend-developer,qa-tester" \
  --task "Payment service" --max-iter 3

# Save to .tasks/
/map-workflow --pattern Hierarchical \
  --agents "lead-programmer,backend-developer,frontend-developer,qa-tester" \
  --task "Sprint 04 wave 1" --save sprint-04-wave-1