Use when the user wants to set auto-routing mode: on (every task-shaped message routes), auto (intent-verb messages route — default), or off (no auto-routing). Intent-detection runs by default; use this skill to expand to full sticky or disable entirely.
Trigger with /hyperflow:sticky, "make hyperflow sticky", "stop using hyperflow", "is hyperflow sticky", "auto-route to hyperflow", "disable hyperflow auto-routing".
Use when the user wants to set auto-routing mode: on (every task-shaped message routes), auto (intent-verb messages route — default), or off (no auto-routing). Intent-detection runs by default; use this skill to expand to full sticky or disable entirely.
Trigger with /hyperflow:sticky, "make hyperflow sticky", "stop using hyperflow", "is hyperflow sticky", "auto-route to hyperflow", "disable hyperflow auto-routing".
Full sticky — every task-shaped message routes, even without explicit intent verbs
off
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All auto-routing disabled — only explicit /hyperflow:* slash commands trigger chains
Intent-detection is the floor — the user gets it without any opt-in (the orchestrator scans every user message for chain-starter verbs and routes when matched). Sticky on raises the ceiling; sticky off lowers the floor.
The session-start hook reads this file and prints a one-line advisory when sticky is on (). Sticky persists across sessions until explicitly toggled off.
Sticky mode: ON since 2026-05-17 14:30 — task-shaped messages auto-route through hyperflow
Subcommand Details
on
Write .hyperflow/.sticky with state: on + ISO-8601 timestamp + trigger: explicit-toggle. Print:
Sticky mode: ON (full routing)
Every task-shaped message now routes through hyperflow, even without intent verbs.
Disable with /hyperflow:sticky off · or relax to verb-only routing with /hyperflow:sticky auto.
auto
Write .hyperflow/.sticky with state: auto + timestamp. This is the default state when no file exists; explicitly setting it is useful after off to re-enable intent-detection without going to full sticky. Print:
Sticky mode: AUTO (intent-detection routing, default)
Messages containing chain-starter verbs (audit, debug, fix, brainstorm, scope, deploy, review, …) auto-route.
Pure conversation passes through. Expand to full routing with /hyperflow:sticky on.
off
Replace .hyperflow/.sticky contents with state: off + timestamp. (Keep the file rather than delete so the session-start hook can show recent history.) Print:
Sticky mode: OFF
All auto-routing disabled — even intent verbs (audit, debug, fix, brainstorm, …) will no longer route.
Use explicit /hyperflow:* invocations. Re-enable with /hyperflow:sticky auto or /hyperflow:sticky on.
status
Read .hyperflow/.sticky. Print one line:
Sticky mode: ON since 2026-05-17 14:30 (trigger: user-mention)
or:
Sticky mode: AUTO since 2026-05-17 14:30 (trigger: default · intent-detection routing)
or:
Sticky mode: OFF (last changed: 2026-05-16 09:12)
or, if file absent:
Sticky mode: AUTO (default · file not yet written · intent-detection routing active)
Behavioural contract
When sticky is ON, the orchestrator MUST follow this routing on every new user message:
Chat-shaped messages (questions about prior output, "yes" / "no" answers to a pending gate, acknowledgments like "ok"/"thanks", short clarifications) — pass through normally, no chain routing.
New work (whether the user asks what / should we or describes how and names concrete files / functions) → invoke /hyperflow:plan with the user's message as ARGUMENTS. Plan internally bounces past the design phase straight to decomposition when the request is already clear.
Existing task file referenced (e.g. "resume the auth task") → invoke /hyperflow:dispatch with the matching slug.
Bug reports ("X is broken", "Y test fails", "Z throws…") → invoke /hyperflow:trace.
The routing decision is made silently — print one short line (Routing to /hyperflow:plan (sticky mode) …) and invoke. Don't ask the user to confirm the routing (that would be an invented gate per DOCTRINE rule 8). The Step 0 chain-mode question still fires inside the routed skill.
Override: if the user message starts with / (any slash command) OR contains "without hyperflow" / "skip hyperflow" / "don't route" → bypass routing for that message; respond directly.
Activation triggers
Intent-detection routing (state: auto) is the default — active for every project without any user action. The orchestrator scans every user message for chain-starter verbs (per the DOCTRINE intent verb taxonomy) and routes when matched. No file write needed.
Upgrades and downgrades:
Upgrade to full sticky (on):
Explicit: user runs /hyperflow:sticky on.
Implicit: user mentions the word "hyperflow" in a non-slash-command message AND .hyperflow/.sticky does not exist OR is auto. Orchestrator writes state: on · trigger: user-mention · since: <ISO-8601> and prints Sticky mode: ON (upgraded from auto, activated by mention). Disable with /hyperflow:sticky off.
Downgrade to intent-only (auto): user runs /hyperflow:sticky auto.
Disable entirely (off): user runs /hyperflow:sticky off. Disables intent detection too — only explicit /hyperflow:* slash commands route after this.
State is never silently changed by the orchestrator. Only the user's explicit /hyperflow:sticky <state> invocation (or the one-time implicit hyperflow-mention upgrade) modifies .hyperflow/.sticky.
Anti-patterns (when sticky is ON)
Asking the user "should I route this to hyperflow?" — that's an invented gate; the user already opted in via sticky
Skipping the Step 0 chain-mode question inside the routed skill — sticky controls routing, not gates
Routing chat-shaped messages — answering a question shouldn't fire a chain
Routing messages that start with / — those are explicit slash commands; honor them as-is
Echoing the routing decision as a long paragraph — one short line is enough (Routing to /hyperflow:plan (sticky mode) …)
Flow
Parse subcommand from invocation (default: status).
Read .hyperflow/.sticky (if absent, treat as empty).
Execute subcommand: write the file (on / off) or print state (status).
Print confirmation.
Overview
/hyperflow:sticky toggles per-project sticky-session routing. It does not itself perform routing — that's the orchestrator's behavioral contract when sticky is ON. This skill is the user-facing on/off switch and status reader.
Prerequisites
.hyperflow/ directory writable. If absent, the skill creates .hyperflow/ and writes .sticky inside.
Read or write .hyperflow/.sticky per the chosen subcommand.
Print one-line confirmation.
When sticky is ON, the orchestrator routes per the Behavioural contract on every subsequent user message — this skill itself isn't re-invoked, the contract lives in DOCTRINE.
Output
Single one-line status per subcommand (on / off / status). No multi-line output.
Error Handling
Failure
Behavior
.hyperflow/ missing
Create the directory, then write .sticky.
.hyperflow/.sticky exists but malformed
Print one-line warning + treat as OFF. Backup the malformed file to .sticky.bak.
Invalid subcommand (not on/off/status)
Print the valid subcommand list and exit.
Examples
Enable sticky mode
/hyperflow:sticky on
Sticky mode: ON
Task-shaped messages now auto-route through /hyperflow:plan (which bounces straight to decomposition when the design is clear).
Chat-shaped messages (questions, answers, acknowledgments) still pass through normally.
Disable with /hyperflow:sticky off.
Sticky activates from a casual mention
You: hey, let's use hyperflow for the next feature
[orchestrator: detects "hyperflow" mention, .hyperflow/.sticky doesn't exist yet]
Sticky mode: ON (activated by mention)
Task-shaped messages now auto-route. Disable with /hyperflow:sticky off.
You: add a search bar to the dashboard with debounced input
[orchestrator: task-shaped, clear request → routes to /hyperflow:plan]
Routing to /hyperflow:plan (sticky mode) …
Check status
/hyperflow:sticky status
Sticky mode: ON since 2026-05-17 14:30 (trigger: user-mention)
Bypass for one message
You: without hyperflow, just tell me what hooks.json controls
[orchestrator: contains "without hyperflow" → bypass for this message]
hooks.json declares the session lifecycle hooks the plugin registers with Claude Code…
Disable sticky
/hyperflow:sticky off
Sticky mode: OFF
Task-shaped messages will no longer auto-route. Use explicit /hyperflow:* invocations.
Resources
DOCTRINE.md — Layer 1 sticky-session clause (the behavioural contract the orchestrator follows when sticky is ON).
