kanban-workflows

name	kanban-workflows
description	Umbrella playbook for Hermes Kanban orchestration and worker execution patterns.
origin	user

Kanban Workflows

Use this umbrella for Hermes Kanban tasks, whether acting as the orchestrator decomposing work or as a worker executing one assigned lane.

Role split

Orchestrator

• Decompose work into independently verifiable cards.
• Route cards to specialists instead of doing implementation work directly.
• Keep dependencies explicit and avoid overloading one worker with unrelated goals.
• Define acceptance checks before dispatch.

Worker

• Load task context and relevant skills.
• Work only the assigned card unless scope must be clarified.
• Report concrete artifacts: files changed, commands run, tests, blockers.
• Do not silently skip verification; state what could not be verified.

Lifecycle

1. Intake: restate goal, constraints, and done criteria.
2. Plan cards: make tasks independently executable where possible.
3. Dispatch: assign with exact repo/path/context and verification command.
4. Monitor: collect outputs, resolve blockers, prevent duplicated work.
5. Integrate: verify combined result and summarize residual risk.

Pitfalls

• Orchestrator temptation: doing the work instead of routing it.
• Worker drift: expanding scope beyond assigned card.
• Hidden dependency: two cards editing the same file without coordination.
• False completion: summary without test/log evidence.