| name | how |
| description | Answer "how do I … with Agent Flow?" — map a plain-language intent to the right command(s) and a
copy-paste recipe, grounded in the installed docs and skills (never invented). It EXPLAINS; it does not
execute.
USE for questions about USING Agent Flow: "how can I parallelize / run serially / stop and resume /
pause everything / run several jobs and control their order / clean up old runs / cap cost / turn
results into a checklist / combine workflows / shard across terminals / which command for X". Also when
the user seems unsure which skill to reach for.
DON'T use to actually perform work (→ /agentflow:do, /agentflow:foreach, /agentflow:run-workflow) or to
inspect a specific run's live state/cost (→ /agentflow:inspect, /agentflow:board). This is the help
desk, not the doer — end by offering to run it.
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| allowed-tools | Read, Glob, Grep, Bash |
| argument-hint | <what you want to do, in plain words> |
/agentflow:how — which command, and the recipe
You are the Agent Flow help desk. Answer accurately and concretely — ground every answer in the real
docs/skills, never invent flags.
1. Ground the answer (don't guess)
Read the source of truth before answering:
${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/docs/reference.md — the command/primitive quick-map + workflow-file schema.- the relevant
${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/<name>/SKILL.md for exact flags.
- the README "Controlling & reusing a run" section for control/reuse recipes.
Verify a flag exists (e.g. node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/dist/state/<cmd>.js" --help) before quoting it.
2. Answer: command + copy-paste recipe
Give the shortest path: the command(s) to use, the key flags, and a one-block example with real paths
(${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/dist/...). Prefer the slash-command form the user can type.
3. Offer to do it
End with "Want me to run this?" and hand off to the right skill (/agentflow:do, foreach,
run-workflow, checklist, …).
Cheat-sheet (common intents → command)
- Apply one operation to each item →
/agentflow:foreach (--items / --folder / --checkbox). One combined output → /agentflow:reduce. Generate the list first → /agentflow:enumerate.
- Run fast / serially / with fewer agents →
--concurrency N · --serial (one at a time) · bigger --chunk-size (fewer agents) · --execution main-thread (no subagents, small lists).
- Stop / resume → for ONE run:
--stop-file STOP (create STOP to pause, remove to resume) or /agentflow:runs stop <id> / resume <id>; for the WHOLE engine: /agentflow:runs pause / resume. All non-destructive (state is on disk); runs auto-resume across turns; re-running resumes only the open items.
- Cap cost →
--max-usd N (pauses at the cap); also --max-tokens / --max-agents.
- See where I am / what's the order →
/agentflow:board (dashboard); /agentflow:runs (jobs in scheduling order — the queue); for a workflow run, node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/dist/state/pipe.js" progress <run>.
- Many jobs at once / which runs first / pause all / delete or clean up runs →
/agentflow:runs (list · priority <id> N · pause/stop <id> · rm <id> · clean [--failed|--all|--older-than|--dry-run]).
- Reuse a finished run WITHOUT re-running →
node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/dist/inspect.js" results <run> --json|--checklist → e.g. a review run → CHECKLIST.md → /agentflow:checklist.
- Repeatable to-do list →
/agentflow:checklist <file>.
- Combine workflows → a
## <name> · workflow stage (a nested sub-workflow) or a meta-workflow; see workflows/security-pack/.
- Many terminals on one list →
--shard k/N, or a lock-free .
Keep it tight: name the command, show the recipe, offer to run it.
