workflow-authoring

# Workflow authoring Load this skill when workflow JavaScript changes. Running an existing workflow needs no authoring reference. ## Choose a branch Read only what the task needs: - **Write or edit:** start with [runtime](references/runtime.md). Add [pattern selection](references/pattern-selection.md) for topology, [lifecycle](references/lifecycle.md) for limits or resume, and [focused recipes](references/focused-recipes.md) for the matching concern. - **Helper task:** read [quality helpers](references/quality-helpers.md) only for `verify` or `judgePanel`, the [retry helper](references/retry-helper.md) only for `retry`, and [specialized helpers](references/specialized-helpers.md) only for `completenessCheck`, `loopUntilDry`, `gate`, or `checkpoint`. - **Review:** use the [review checklist](references/review.md), plus only the matching [quality](references/quality-helpers.md) or [specialized](references/specialized-helpers.md) helper contracts. - **Debug:** use the [debugging map](references/debugging.md). - **Routing:** read [registry ownership](references/registry-ownership.md) before using `model`, `tier`, phase models, or `agentType`; use environment-specific names only when context supplies them. - **Exact lookup or portability:** start with the generated [capability index](references/capabilities.md). Follow its exhaustive-facts pointer only for constraints or support boundaries. Use [versions](references/versions.md) when moving scripts between installations. ## Invariants - Start with literal `export const meta = { name, description }`; declare phases as an array of used `{ title }` objects and enter each named phase. - Call `agent()` at least once, give every call a short unique `label`, and return plain JSON data explicitly. - Pair ordered results with stable work IDs before filtering. When one agent consumes another's selected result, include both its stable ID and actual data in the downstream prompt. Treat recoverable `null` as missing coverage and report it. - Bound fan-out, loops, retries, agents, and concurrency to the task. Treat invocation-level token and time caps as opt-in user constraints, not defaults. - Use `log()` for new code; `console` is compatibility-only. - Write plain JavaScript without imports or filesystem modules. Pass nondeterminism through `args`; `Date.now()`, `Math.random()`, and no-argument `new Date()` are unavailable.