creative-workflow-router

name	creative-workflow-router
description	Use when a creative request could map to several different skills or experts and you need to choose the smallest correct workflow, required inputs, and next execution path.

Creative Workflow Router

Use this skill when the user request is underspecified or spans several creative stages at once.

Trigger Cues

• "what should we do first"
• "which workflow fits this request"
• "route this creative task"
• "I have some assets and an idea, now what"
• "should this be storyboard, prompt, or generation"

Main Goal

Choose the smallest correct route instead of jumping straight into the wrong expert or over-planning a simple request.

When To Use

• The request could reasonably map to several different skills or experts.
• Inputs are mixed, incomplete, or ambiguous.
• The task spans planning, prompting, generation, and review, and you need the right starting point.

When Not To Use

• The user explicitly named the exact expert or skill they want and the intent is already clear.
• The task is one atomic expert operation with no routing ambiguity.

Route Options

• brief_to_storyboard: the user has an idea and needs scene planning first
• narration_to_visual_prompts: the user already has script or narration
• asset_to_script: the user already has photos or clips
• style_to_prompt: the user mainly needs visual style conversion
• direct_image_generation: the user clearly wants still-image generation now
• direct_video_generation: the user clearly wants video generation now
• reference_analysis: the user mainly wants to understand a reference image or video first
• creative_qc: the user wants review, checking, or refinement before handoff

Fast Routing Heuristics

• Idea only -> brief_to_storyboard
• Script or narration already exists -> narration_to_visual_prompts
• Existing media folder -> asset_to_script
• Style language only -> style_to_prompt
• Final still prompt -> direct_image_generation
• Final motion prompt or image-guided video request -> direct_video_generation
• Existing asset needs interpretation first -> reference_analysis
• Existing plan or output needs checking -> creative_qc

Workflow

1. Identify the user's primary goal:
   • ideate
   • structure
   • prompt
   • generate
   • review
2. Identify available inputs:
   • brief
   • script
   • image assets
   • video assets
   • style references
   • finished outputs to review
3. Select one primary route and, if needed, one secondary route.
4. State:
   • chosen route
   • why it fits
   • what inputs are still missing
   • which expert or skill should run next
5. If the user has already asked to proceed and the next step is low-risk, execute the first useful step instead of stopping at the routing explanation.

Recommended Expert Usage

• Use expert-usage-guide when the next step involves choosing between existing experts.
• Prefer direct reasoning plus skills for planning.
• Use experts only when the task crosses into specialized generation, analysis, or file-based media work.

Handoff Examples

For direct image generation:

{"prompt":"<final prompt>","provider":"nano_banana","aspect_ratio":"16:9"}

For reference analysis before planning:

{"input_path":"inbox/reference.mp4","mode":"prompt"}

For direct video generation:

{"prompt":"<final video prompt>","provider":"seedance","mode":"prompt","aspect_ratio":"9:16","resolution":"720p"}

Output Contract

Return a compact routing decision like this:

{
  "primary_route": "brief_to_storyboard",
  "secondary_route": "narration_to_visual_prompts",
  "reason": "...",
  "available_inputs": ["brief", "style_notes"],
  "missing_inputs": ["reference_asset"],
  "next_steps": [
    "Run creative-brief-to-storyboard",
    "Then run narration-to-visual-prompts"
  ]
}

Guardrails

• Do not over-route simple tasks that can be handled by one expert directly.
• Do not send a pure planning request into generation unless the user clearly asked for assets now.
• Do not ask for more inputs if safe defaults are enough for the next useful step.
• Prefer one clean route over a sprawling multi-expert chain.
• Bias toward executing the first safe step when the user already asked to proceed.