| name | ultrawork |
| description | This skill should be used when the user says "/ultrawork", "ultrawork", or wants to run the full
specify → execute pipeline automatically with a single command.
Automated end-to-end workflow that chains specify and execute skills.
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| allowed-tools | ["Read","Grep","Glob","Task","Write","Bash","Edit","Skill","AskUserQuestion"] |
/ultrawork Skill - Automated Development Pipeline
You are initiating an ultrawork session — a fully automated pipeline that chains:
/specify — Systematic requirements derivation producing requirements.md
/blueprint — Contract-first planning producing plan.json from requirements
/execute — Reads plan.json, dispatches workers, and implements
How It Works
The ultrawork pipeline runs automatically through Stop hooks:
- When specify finishes L4 with user approval → Hook triggers
/execute {spec-path}
/execute then derives plan.json from the approved spec and runs tasks to completion
- When all tasks complete → Pipeline ends
You don't need to manually trigger the next step — the hooks handle transitions.
v2 schema note
In spec-v2, spec.json contains only requirements + sub-requirements (with GWT) + verification journeys.
It does not contain tasks[]. Task breakdown lives in a sibling plan.json derived by /execute.
Ultrawork is just the glue: specify produces the spec, execute produces and runs the plan.
Your Role
- Extract the feature name from user's request
- Initialize ultrawork state (handled by UserPromptSubmit hook)
- Start the specify skill with the feature name
- Follow specify's layer flow normally (approve at L2, L3, L4)
- The rest happens automatically via hooks
Execution
Step 1: Parse User Request
Extract a short, kebab-case name for the feature:
- "Add user authentication" →
user-auth
- "Implement payment processing" →
payment-processing
- "Fix login bug" →
fix-login-bug
Note: State initialization is handled automatically by UserPromptSubmit hook (ultrawork-init-hook.sh).
Step 2: Announce Ultrawork Mode
Ultrawork Mode Activated
Feature: {name}
Pipeline: specify (spec.json v2) → execute (plan.json + run)
Starting specify L0...
Step 3: Invoke Specify
Skill("specify", args="{name}")
The specify skill will:
- L0: Goal mirror + confirmed_goal
- L1: Codebase research
- L2: Decisions + constraints (user approves)
- L3: Requirements + sub-requirements with GWT (user approves)
- L4: Verification journeys (user approves)
- Write approved
spec.json at .hoyeon/specs/{name}/spec.json
Step 4: Let Hooks Handle the Rest
After specify completes with an approved spec:
ultrawork-stop-hook.sh detects an approved spec.json (meta.approved_by populated)
- Hook automatically injects
/execute .hoyeon/specs/{name}/spec.json
/execute prompts (via AskUserQuestion) for dispatch/work/verify mode selections,
derives plan.json, and runs tasks to completion
User Interruption
User can stop the pipeline at any time by saying:
This will halt the current phase and await further instructions.
State Tracking
The hook tracks progress in .hoyeon/state.local.json:
{
"session-id": {
"ultrawork": {
"name": "feature-name",
"phase": "specify",
"iteration": 0
}
}
}
Phases: specify → executing → done
Example Flow
User: "/ultrawork add dark mode support"
[Hook auto-initializes state for "dark-mode"]
[You]
1. Parse: feature name = "dark-mode"
2. Announce:
Ultrawork Mode Activated
Feature: dark-mode
Pipeline: specify → execute
Starting specify L0...
3. Invoke: Skill("specify", args="dark-mode")
[Specify L0→L1→L2(approve)→L3(approve)→L4(approve)]
[spec.json written and approved at .hoyeon/specs/dark-mode/spec.json]
[Hook detects approved spec → triggers "/execute .hoyeon/specs/dark-mode/spec.json"]
[/execute prompts for dispatch/work/verify, derives plan.json, runs tasks]
[All tasks completed]
[Pipeline ends]
Important Notes
- State is auto-initialized by
UserPromptSubmit hook — no manual setup needed
- Do NOT manually call /execute — hooks handle this
- Follow specify's layer flow — approve at L2/L3/L4 gates
- spec.json has no tasks in v2 —
/execute derives plan.json as a sibling file
- Mode selection is interactive —
/execute asks for dispatch/work/verify via AskUserQuestion (no CLI flags)
- The pipeline is autonomous — just start it and let it run
- User can interrupt at any time for manual control