Skill: kaicianflone/parallel-orchestrate (version 1.6.0)

--- name: parallel-orchestrate version: 1.6.0 description: | Master orchestration skill that takes a gstack implementation plan and ships it via parallel Claude Code subagents in isolated git worktrees. Sits between /autoplan (or /plan-eng-review) and /review + /ship. Shreds plans into parallelizable subtasks, dispatches them wave-by-wave with worktree isolation, verifies each wave, and hands off to /review and /ship. Use when asked to "orchestrate this plan", "ship this plan", "parallel-orchestrate", "/parallel-orchestrate", "execute this plan in parallel", "parallelize this plan", "run plan in waves", "shred and ship", or "dispatch subagents for this plan". Proactively suggest when the user has a finished plan file (e.g. plans/*.md) and wants to execute it without manually dispatching subagents. Voice triggers (speech-to-text aliases): "gee stack orchestrate", "g stack orchestrate", "orchestrate the plan", "ship the plan in parallel", "execute the plan". homepage: https://github.com/kaicianflone/parallel-orchestrate repository: https://github.com/kaicianflone/parallel-orchestrate author: kaicianflone license: MIT user-invocable: true allowed-tools: - Bash - Read - Write - Edit - Glob - Grep - Agent - TodoWrite - AskUserQuestion - Skill --- # /parallel-orchestrate — Master Orchestration Prompt > Takes a gstack implementation plan and ships it via parallel subagents in isolated worktrees. > Sits between `/autoplan` (or `/plan-eng-review`) and `/review` + `/ship`. **REQUIRED SUB-SKILL:** `superpowers:using-git-worktrees` — every parallel subagent runs in an isolated worktree (managed by the Agent tool's `isolation: "worktree"` mode). **REQUIRED SUB-SKILL:** `superpowers:dispatching-parallel-agents` — single-message parallel-dispatch mechanics live there. --- ## ROLE You are the **Orchestrator**. You do not write feature code, fix code, resolve conflicts, or edit source files, ever. You: 1. Run pre-flight checks (Phase 0) 2. Resume from checkpoint if one exists, else ingest a fresh plan 3. Shred the plan into parallelizable subtasks (as many as the plan naturally yields) 4. Dispatch each subtask to an `Agent` subagent with `isolation: "worktree"` 5. Verify each wave before starting the next 6. Hand off to gstack `/review` and `/ship` when the build is green --- ## TELEMETRY PREAMBLE Run this bash block before Phase 0. It bootstraps performance tracking for the entire orchestrate run. Mirrors the sibling pattern in `/ship`, `/review`, `/qa`. The exported variables (`_TEL`, `_TEL_START`, `_SESSION_ID`, `_OUTCOME`) are persisted to `env.sh` in Phase 0.6 so they survive across Bash tool calls. ```bash _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || echo "off") _TEL_START=$(date +%s) _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)" _OUTCOME="success" # default — abort/error gates override before terminal epilogue echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off} SESSION: $_SESSION_ID" mkdir -p ~/.gstack/analytics # Pending marker: epilogue clears it; if the skill crashes mid-run, the next # skill to start finalizes it as outcome=unknown. echo '{"skill":"parallel-orchestrate","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","session_id":"'"$_SESSION_ID"'","gstack_version":"'$(cat ~/.claude/skills/gstack/VERSION 2>/dev/null | tr -d '[:space:]' || echo unknown)'"}' \ > ~/.gstack/analytics/.pending-"$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true # Local analytics start row (gated on telemetry tier) if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ]; then echo '{"skill":"parallel-orchestrate","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","repo":"'$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)'"}' \ >> ~/.gstack/analytics/skill-usage.jsonl 2>/dev/null || true fi # Finalize stale .pending markers from prior crashed sessions (sibling-skill pattern) for _PF in $(find ~/.gstack/analytics -maxdepth 1 -name '.pending-*' 2>/dev/null); do if [ -f "$_PF" ]; then _PFSID="${_PF##*/.pending-}" [ "$_PFSID" = "$_SESSION_ID" ] && continue if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ] && [ -x ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log ]; then ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log --event-type skill_run --skill _pending_finalize --outcome unknown --session-id "$_PFSID" 2>/dev/null || true fi rm -f "$_PF" 2>/dev/null || true fi done # Timeline: skill started (local-only, runs regardless of telemetry tier). # Use jq to build JSON safely — branch names can contain " and other chars # that break naive string interpolation (verified: git check-ref-format # accepts refs/heads/foo"bar). _BRANCH_FOR_TL=$(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null || echo unknown) _TL_PAYLOAD=$(jq -nc --arg branch "$_BRANCH_FOR_TL" --arg sid "$_SESSION_ID" \ '{skill:"parallel-orchestrate",event:"started",branch:$branch,session:$sid}') ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-timeline-log "$_TL_PAYLOAD" 2>/dev/null & # Telemetry recovery state: persist the four telemetry vars to a stable path # BEFORE Phase 0. If Phase 0 fails before 0.6 creates env.sh, the epilogue # (and the Phase 0 failure handler) sources this file instead. Each Bash tool # call gets a fresh shell, so this file is the only durable carrier. mkdir -p ~/.gstack/analytics cat > ~/.gstack/analytics/.tel-"$_SESSION_ID".sh <<EOF export _TEL="$_TEL" export _TEL_START="$_TEL_START" export _SESSION_ID="$_SESSION_ID" export _OUTCOME="$_OUTCOME" EOF echo "TEL_STATE: ~/.gstack/analytics/.tel-$_SESSION_ID.sh" ``` **Phase 0 failure handler.** If any Phase 0 sub-step fails (not in repo, dirty tree, freeze active, missing tooling, on base branch, etc.), do this before stopping the skill. Each Bash tool call is a fresh shell, so `$_SESSION_ID` is no longer in shell — substitute the **literal** `TEL_STATE` path printed by the preamble (e.g. `~/.gstack/analytics/.tel-72336-1778171718.sh`) into both the source line AND the sed line: ```bash # REPLACE <TEL_STATE_PATH> with the absolute path the preamble printed. source <TEL_STATE_PATH> sed -i.bak 's/^export _OUTCOME=.*/export _OUTCOME="error"/' <TEL_STATE_PATH> && rm -f <TEL_STATE_PATH>.bak # Then run the Phase 4.4.5 telemetry epilogue (which sources env.sh OR the # tel-state file via literal substitution), and stop. ``` The epilogue (4.4.5) handles env.sh absence by sourcing the same literal `TEL_STATE_PATH`. See "telemetry epilogue (resilient sourcing)" in 4.4.5. --- ## PHASE 0 — PRE-FLIGHT Run these checks in order. If any fails, stop and tell the user exactly what to fix. ### 0.1 Repo + tooling + base branch + working branch ```bash # Anchor to repo root so all subsequent git/file operations resolve consistently _REPO_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null) || { echo "ERROR: not in a git repo"; exit 1; } cd "$_REPO_ROOT" # Required CLI tools command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "ERROR: jq not installed. Install with 'brew install jq' (macOS) or your package manager."; exit 1; } command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "ERROR: git not installed."; exit 1; } # Detect base branch — chain on EMPTINESS, not exit code (gh succeeds with empty stdout when no PR exists) _BASE=$(gh pr view --json baseRefName -q .baseRefName 2>/dev/null || true) [ -z "$_BASE" ] && _BASE=$(gh repo view --json defaultBranchRef -q .defaultBranchRef.name 2>/dev/null || true) [ -z "$_BASE" ] && _BASE=$(git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD 2>/dev/null | sed 's|refs/remotes/origin/||') [ -z "$_BASE" ] && git rev-parse --verify origin/main 2>/dev/null >/dev/null && _BASE=main [ -z "$_BASE" ] && git rev-parse --verify origin/master 2>/dev/null >/dev/null && _BASE=master [ -z "$_BASE" ] && _BASE=main git fetch origin "$_BASE" --quiet 2>/dev/null || true # Use --verify so missing refs exit cleanly instead of echoing the ref name to stdout _BASE_SHA=$(git rev-parse --verify "origin/$_BASE" 2>/dev/null || git rev-parse --verify "$_BASE" 2>/dev/null || true) _BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null) echo "BASE: $_BASE BASE_SHA: ${_BASE_SHA:-MISSING} BRANCH: ${_BRANCH:-DETACHED}" [ -z "$_BRANCH" ] && echo "ERROR: detached HEAD. Checkout a branch first ('git checkout -b feat/<name>' or 'git switch <existing-branch>')." [ "$_BRANCH" = "$_BASE" ] && echo "ERROR: on base branch. Run 'git checkout -b feat/<name>' first." [ -z "$_BASE_SHA" ] && echo "ERROR: cannot resolve base SHA for $_BASE." ``` If detached HEAD, on base branch, or no base SHA: stop. ### 0.2 Working tree clean ```bash [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ] && echo "DIRTY: commit, stash, or discard before orchestrating." ``` If dirty: stop. ### 0.3 Slug + state directory ```bash eval "$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || true # Defense in depth: gstack-slug may exit 0 but export nothing or a different name [ -z "${SLUG:-}" ] && SLUG=$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)" | tr -cd 'a-zA-Z0-9._-') # Sanitize branch for use as a path segment — git allows '/' in names but it creates nested dirs _BRANCH_SAFE=$(echo "$_BRANCH" | tr '/' '-' | tr -cd 'a-zA-Z0-9._-') _STATE_DIR="$HOME/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/orchestrate/$_BRANCH_SAFE" mkdir -p "$_STATE_DIR/results" echo "STATE_DIR: $_STATE_DIR" ``` ### 0.4 Stack + test/lint detection ```bash STACK=""; TEST_CMD=""; LINT_CMD="" [ -f Gemfile ] && { STACK="ruby"; TEST_CMD="bundle exec rspec"; LINT_CMD="bundle exec rubocop"; } if [ -f package.json ]; then STACK="${STACK:+$STACK,}node" if [ -f bun.lockb ] || [ -f bun.lock ]; then PM=bun elif [ -f pnpm-lock.yaml ]; then PM=pnpm elif [ -f yarn.lock ]; then PM=yarn else PM=npm; fi # Don't override commands set by an earlier-detected stack (e.g. Rails app with frontend assets) TEST_CMD="${TEST_CMD:-$PM test}" LINT_CMD="${LINT_CMD:-$PM run lint && $PM run typecheck}" fi { [ -f pyproject.toml ] || [ -f requirements.txt ]; } && { STACK="${STACK:+$STACK,}python"; TEST_CMD="${TEST_CMD:-pytest}"; LINT_CMD="${LINT_CMD:-ruff check .}"; } [ -f go.mod ] && { STACK="${STACK:+$STACK,}go"; TEST_CMD="${TEST_CMD:-go test ./...}"; LINT_CMD="${LINT_CMD:-go vet ./...}"; } [ -f Cargo.toml ] && { STACK="${STACK:+$STACK,}rust"; TEST_CMD="${TEST_CMD:-cargo test}"; LINT_CMD="${LINT_CMD:-cargo clippy}"; } echo "STACK: ${STACK:-unknown} TEST_CMD: ${TEST_CMD:-MISSING} LINT_CMD: ${LINT_CMD:-MISSING}" # Conventional-commits detection — sample recent commits on the working branch _COMMIT_FORMAT="plain" if git log --oneline -20 2>/dev/null | grep -qE '^[a-f0-9]+ (feat|fix|chore|docs|refactor|test|perf|build|ci|style)(\([a-z0-9-]+\))?(!)?: '; then _COMMIT_FORMAT="conventional" fi echo "COMMIT_FORMAT: $_COMMIT_FORMAT" ``` If `TEST_CMD` is empty, ask the user once. Save into TASKS.md so subagents inherit. The `_COMMIT_FORMAT` controls how the subagent's commit message is constructed: - `plain`: `git commit -m "T01: <name>"` - `conventional`: `git commit -m "chore(T01): <name>"` ### 0.5 Freeze marker (verified path) ```bash _FREEZE_STATE_DIR="${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA:-$HOME/.gstack}" if [ -f "$_FREEZE_STATE_DIR/freeze-dir.txt" ]; then echo "FREEZE: active at $(cat "$_FREEZE_STATE_DIR/freeze-dir.txt")" fi ``` If freeze is active: stop. Tell the user "freeze active at `<path>`. Run `/unfreeze` first." Subagents will fail to write files outside the freeze boundary. ### 0.6 Persist environment to disk The Bash tool docs state: *"The working directory persists between commands, but shell state does not."* Each Bash tool call gets a fresh shell. Variables set above (`_BASE`, `_BASE_SHA`, `_BRANCH`, `_BRANCH_SAFE`, `_STATE_DIR`, `SLUG`, `STACK`, `TEST_CMD`, `LINT_CMD`) **will not survive into Phase 1+** unless persisted. Write them to an env file as the last step of Phase 0: ```bash cat > "$_STATE_DIR/env.sh" <<EOF export _REPO_ROOT="$_REPO_ROOT" export _BASE="$_BASE" export _BASE_SHA="$_BASE_SHA" export _BRANCH="$_BRANCH" export _BRANCH_SAFE="$_BRANCH_SAFE" export _STATE_DIR="$_STATE_DIR" export SLUG="$SLUG" export STACK="$STACK" export TEST_CMD="$TEST_CMD" export LINT_CMD="$LINT_CMD" export _COMMIT_FORMAT="$_COMMIT_FORMAT" export _TEL="$_TEL" export _TEL_START="$_TEL_START" export _SESSION_ID="$_SESSION_ID" export _OUTCOME="$_OUTCOME" EOF echo "ENV_FILE: $_STATE_DIR/env.sh" ``` Read the printed `ENV_FILE` path from stdout. Remember it. Every subsequent bash block in Phases 1-4 MUST start by sourcing this file. --- ## PHASE 1 — PLAN INGESTION & SHRED ### Variable persistence (REQUIRED — read first) Every bash block from this point forward begins with: ```bash source "<absolute path to env.sh from Phase 0.6>" ``` Substitute the absolute path printed by Phase 0.6 (e.g., `source "/Users/me/.gstack/projects/widgetapp/orchestrate/feat-rate-limit/env.sh"`). **Do not** use `$_STATE_DIR/env.sh` — that variable is empty in a fresh shell. Always paste the literal absolute path the orchestrator captured from Phase 0.6's output. If a bash block in Phase 1-4 fails with empty path errors (`mkdir: : Permission denied`, `cd: : No such file or directory`, etc.), it almost certainly forgot the `source` line. Re-issue the command with `source` prepended. ### 1.1 Resume check (with head-match validation) If `$_STATE_DIR/state.jsonl` exists and contains entries with `status:"completed"`, run head-match validation BEFORE offering resume: ```bash source "<absolute env.sh path>" LAST_HEAD=$(grep '"status":"completed"' "$_STATE_DIR/state.jsonl" | tail -1 | jq -r '.head' 2>/dev/null || echo "") LAST_WAVE=$(grep '"status":"completed"' "$_STATE_DIR/state.jsonl" | tail -1 | jq -r '.wave' 2>/dev/null || echo "") CUR_HEAD=$(git rev-parse "$_BRANCH" 2>/dev/null || echo "") echo "LAST_HEAD: $LAST_HEAD CUR_HEAD: $CUR_HEAD LAST_WAVE: $LAST_WAVE" if [ -n "$LAST_HEAD" ] && [ "$LAST_HEAD" = "$CUR_HEAD" ]; then echo "RESUME_OK" elif [ -n "$LAST_HEAD" ]; then # Check if LAST_HEAD is at least an ancestor of CUR_HEAD (user committed more on top) if git merge-base --is-ancestor "$LAST_HEAD" "$CUR_HEAD" 2>/dev/null; then echo "RESUME_OK_AHEAD (user committed on top of checkpoint — fine to resume)" else echo "RESUME_DIVERGED (branch state moved since checkpoint — last wave's commits may be missing)" fi fi ``` Then ask via `AskUserQuestion`: - A) Resume from wave N+1 (only safe if `RESUME_OK` or `RESUME_OK_AHEAD`) - B) Start fresh (`rm "$_STATE_DIR/state.jsonl" "$_STATE_DIR/TASKS.md" "$_STATE_DIR/results"/*.json` and re-shred) - C) Abort. Set `_OUTCOME=abort` in env.sh (`sed -i.bak 's/^export _OUTCOME=.*/export _OUTCOME="abort"/' "$_STATE_DIR/env.sh" && rm -f "$_STATE_DIR/env.sh.bak"`), run the Phase 4.4.5 epilogue, leave state intact for manual fix. If `RESUME_DIVERGED` is detected, do NOT offer A. Force the user to pick B or C. If A: skip 1.2-1.4 entirely, jump to Phase 2 starting at wave `LAST_WAVE+1`. **Abort / error semantics (universal — applies at every stop point):** Every abort or error gate in this skill (1.1-C, 1.4-D, 3.2-C, 3.4-B, 4.1-B) MUST do these three things before stopping: 1. **Set `_OUTCOME` in env.sh** so the telemetry epilogue records the right outcome. Use `"abort"` for user-driven gates (1.1-C, 1.4-D, 3.2-C) and `"error"` for unrecoverable failures (3.4-B, 4.1-B): ```bash source "<env.sh path>" # Substitute "abort" or "error": sed -i.bak 's/^export _OUTCOME=.*/export _OUTCOME="abort"/' "$_STATE_DIR/env.sh" && rm -f "$_STATE_DIR/env.sh.bak" ``` 2. **Run the Phase 4.4.5 telemetry epilogue.** This emits the timeline `completed` event, removes the pending marker, and writes the analytics end row. 3. **Leave `$_STATE_DIR` intact** (state.jsonl, TASKS.md, results). Print: `"Aborted. State preserved at <_STATE_DIR>. Re-run /parallel-orchestrate to resume, or 'rm -rf <_STATE_DIR>' to discard."` The success path (Phase 4.5 reached without aborting) inherits the preamble's default `_OUTCOME="success"` — no override needed. ### 1.2 Plan auto-discovery Order: (1) host-injected plan path from conversation context, (2) `~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/ceo-plans/*.md`, (3) `.gstack/plans/*.md`, (4) `plans/*.md`. Newest first; prefer files that grep-match `$_BRANCH`; otherwise newest in last 24h. ```bash PLAN="" for D in "$HOME/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/ceo-plans" ".gstack/plans" "plans"; do [ -d "$D" ] || continue # First try: find files mentioning the current branch _MD_FILES=$(ls -t "$D"/*.md 2>/dev/null) if [ -n "$_MD_FILES" ]; then PLAN=$(echo "$_MD_FILES" | xargs grep -l "$_BRANCH" 2>/dev/null | head -1) fi # Fallback: newest md in last 24h. Guard against empty input — empty xargs ls -t lists CWD! if [ -z "$PLAN" ]; then _RECENT=$(find "$D" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.md' -mmin -1440 2>/dev/null) [ -n "$_RECENT" ] && PLAN=$(echo "$_RECENT" | xargs ls -t 2>/dev/null | head -1) fi [ -n "$PLAN" ] && break done echo "PLAN: ${PLAN:-NOT_FOUND}" ``` If found, read first 30 lines and verify it matches the current branch's intent. If not, ask the user. If nothing found, ask: "Paste the plan path or paste the plan inline." ### 1.3 Shred Read the plan end-to-end. Write `TASKS.md` to `$_STATE_DIR/TASKS.md`: ```markdown # Implementation Tasks ## Source plan <path> ## Summary <2-3 sentences> ## Conventions - Working branch: <_BRANCH> - Base SHA: <_BASE_SHA> - Commit message: "T##: <name>" (or repo's conventional-commits style if detected) - Test command: <TEST_CMD> - Lint/typecheck: <LINT_CMD> - Results dir: <_STATE_DIR>/results/ ## Dependency graph <ASCII graph> ## Tasks ### T01: <name> - **Wave:** 1 - **Depends on:** none - **Scope:** <one paragraph, concrete> - **Touches (writeable):** - path/to/file.ts - **Forbidden:** everything outside Touches - **Acceptance criteria:** - [ ] testable bullet - **Tests required:** unit | integration | visual | none - **Model:** haiku | sonnet | opus ``` ### Shredding rules - **Count:** as many tasks as the plan naturally yields. If <4 parallel tasks emerge, stop and recommend running `/autoplan` directly. If >20, ask whether to phase the plan. - **Size:** each task ≤ ~300 LOC of expected change. - **Isolation:** two tasks in the same wave must not write the same file. - **Waves:** Wave 1 = foundation (types, schemas, migrations, shared utils). Wave 2 = core (logic, services, API). Wave 3 = surface (UI, components, copy). Add waves as needed. - **Tests:** every task adds or extends ≥1 test, except pure type-only tasks. - **Final task:** if integration glue is needed, the final task is integration. Otherwise the final task is whatever wires the user-visible surface. ### Model selection rule (concrete, not judgment) For each task, pick `model`: - `haiku` — IFF ALL of: `Tests required: none`, `Touches` lists ≤2 paths, no path ends in `.tsx`/`.jsx`/`.vue`/`.svelte`/`.html`/`.css`/`.scss`, AND `Scope` describes mechanical work (rename, export, type-only addition, migration scaffold, copy update, dependency bump). - `opus` — only when the user explicitly requests it. - `sonnet` — everything else (default). ### 1.4 Approval gate Print the dependency graph, one-line summaries, AND a rough cost/concurrency estimate per wave so the user can size the bill before approving: ``` Wave 1: 4 tasks parallel (3 sonnet + 1 haiku) — est. ~50k input tokens, ~5 min wall Wave 2: 5 tasks parallel (5 sonnet) — est. ~100k input tokens, ~7 min wall Wave 3: 3 tasks parallel (3 sonnet) — est. ~60k input tokens, ~5 min wall Total: 12 tasks, ~210k input tokens, ~17 min wall (assuming no fix-ups) ``` Heuristic for the estimate (apply per task, then sum): sonnet ≈ 20k input tokens, haiku ≈ 5k input tokens. Wall time per wave ≈ slowest task in the wave (assume 5 min sonnet, 2 min haiku, +3 min if `Tests required: integration`). These are order-of-magnitude — communicate as "rough estimate," not commitments. If any wave has >5 parallel tasks, also surface a concurrency note: "Wave N has 6+ parallel subagents — high contention on shared resources (network, disk, DB seed). If you hit rate limits or flaky tests, consider phasing the wave." Then ask via `AskUserQuestion`: - A) Approve and dispatch - B) Refine (user describes changes; you regenerate TASKS.md and re-show) - C) Re-shred from scratch with different constraints - D) Abort. Set `_OUTCOME=abort` in env.sh (`sed -i.bak 's/^export _OUTCOME=.*/export _OUTCOME="abort"/' "$_STATE_DIR/env.sh" && rm -f "$_STATE_DIR/env.sh.bak"`), run the Phase 4.4.5 epilogue, then stop. Only proceed on A. --- ## PHASE 2 — DISPATCH (WAVE BY WAVE) For each wave, in order: ### 2.1 Determine the integration point Wave 1 branches off `_BASE_SHA`. Later waves branch off the working branch tip after prior waves are integrated. This block demonstrates the canonical source pattern — every later bash block follows the same shape (source first, then work): ```bash source "<paste absolute env.sh path printed by Phase 0.6>" if git log "$_BASE_SHA..$_BRANCH" --oneline 2>/dev/null | grep -q .; then INTEGRATION_POINT=$(git rev-parse "$_BRANCH") else INTEGRATION_POINT="$_BASE_SHA" fi echo "INTEGRATION_POINT: $INTEGRATION_POINT" # Telemetry: stamp wave start time so Phase 3.5 can compute duration_s. # Substitute the literal wave number for $_WAVE_NUM (e.g. 1, 2, 3...). echo "$(date +%s)" > "$_STATE_DIR/wave-$_WAVE_NUM.start" # Also write the wave's task count NOW (orchestrator knows it from TASKS.md) # so Phase 2.1.5's wave_dispatched event has accurate data. Phase 3.1's # aggregate loop will overwrite this with the same value (idempotent). # Substitute the literal task count for $_WAVE_TASK_COUNT. echo "$_WAVE_TASK_COUNT" > "$_STATE_DIR/wave-$_WAVE_NUM.tasks" ``` ### 2.1.5 Emit wave_dispatched event (telemetry) After determining the integration point, before dispatching subagents, emit a timeline event. Substitute literal values for `$_WAVE_NUM` (this wave's number) and `$_WAVE_TASK_COUNT` (count of tasks in this wave from TASKS.md). ```bash source "<env.sh path>" _WAVE_TASK_COUNT=$(cat "$_STATE_DIR/wave-$_WAVE_NUM.tasks" 2>/dev/null || echo 0) _TL_PAYLOAD=$(jq -nc \ --arg branch "$_BRANCH" --arg sid "$_SESSION_ID" \ --argjson wave "$_WAVE_NUM" --argjson tasks "$_WAVE_TASK_COUNT" \ '{skill:"parallel-orchestrate",event:"wave_dispatched",branch:$branch,wave:$wave,tasks:$tasks,session:$sid}') ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-timeline-log "$_TL_PAYLOAD" 2>/dev/null & ``` This is best-effort — failures are silenced with `|| true` semantics via the logger itself, and the `&` ensures it cannot block dispatch. JSON is constructed via `jq` so branch names containing `"` (rare but git-legal) don't produce malformed payloads. ### 2.2 Dispatch all subagents in a single message For every task in the wave, make ONE `Agent` tool call. ALL Agent calls go in the same orchestrator message (parallel tool calls). Each call: - `subagent_type: "general-purpose"` - `isolation: "worktree"` — **REQUIRED.** The harness creates an isolated git worktree for each agent so parallel commits do not race on the index lock. - `model`: as picked in TASKS.md (`haiku` | `sonnet` | `opus`) - `description`: short label like `"T01: rate-limit migration"` - `prompt`: filled-in template below The orchestrator never sets `run_in_background` — wait for all returns. ### Subagent prompt template Substitute every `{{...}}` from TASKS.md and Phase 0 variables before dispatching. For `{{COMMIT_PREFIX}}` specifically: read `_COMMIT_FORMAT` from env.sh (set by Phase 0.4) and compute it as: - `_COMMIT_FORMAT=plain` → `{{COMMIT_PREFIX}}` = `T01: ` (the task ID followed by a colon and space) - `_COMMIT_FORMAT=conventional` → `{{COMMIT_PREFIX}}` = `chore(T01): ` (use `chore` as the conventional-commits type for orchestration tasks) Substitute the literal task ID for each subagent (T01, T02, ...) when building the prefix. ``` You are a focused implementation subagent for task {{TASK_ID}}: {{TASK_NAME}}. ## Working directory You are running in a fresh, isolated git worktree managed by the harness. That worktree was branched from {{INTEGRATION_POINT_SHA}}. Other tasks run in OTHER isolated worktrees in parallel — they cannot see your changes and you cannot see theirs. ## Project context Read CLAUDE.md (if present) before touching code. Follow project conventions. Stack: {{STACK}} Test command: {{TEST_CMD}} Lint/typecheck: {{LINT_CMD}} ## Scope {{SCOPE}} ## Files you MAY write {{TOUCHES}} ## Files you MUST NOT touch Anything not listed under "MAY write". If you need a forbidden file, do not improvise — set status to "blocked" in your result and explain in "blockers". ## Acceptance criteria (satisfy ALL) {{ACCEPTANCE}} ## Workflow 1. Read existing code first. Do not re-architect. 2. Implement only what is in scope. Note unrelated bugs in "notes"; do not fix them. 3. Add or extend tests. Run them. They must pass. 4. Run lint/typecheck. Fix anything you introduced. 5. Stage and commit using the prefix the orchestrator computed for this repo's commit style: `git commit -m "{{COMMIT_PREFIX}}{{TASK_NAME}}"` The orchestrator substitutes `{{COMMIT_PREFIX}}` based on env.sh `_COMMIT_FORMAT`: - `plain` → `{{TASK_ID}}: ` (e.g. `git commit -m "T01: rate-limits migration"`) - `conventional` → `chore({{TASK_ID}}): ` (e.g. `git commit -m "chore(T01): rate-limits migration"`) 6. Capture the commit SHA: `_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)` 7. Write your result JSON to the SHARED results dir (NOT inside the worktree). Use `jq -n` for safe construction — never embed paths into a heredoc directly, since filenames may contain quotes or backslashes: ```bash mkdir -p "{{RESULTS_DIR}}" # Build the files_changed array from git diff for safety _FILES_JSON=$(git show --name-only --format= HEAD | jq -R . | jq -s .) _TESTS_JSON='[]' # populate similarly with your test paths if you tracked them jq -n \ --arg id "{{TASK_ID}}" \ --arg sha "$_SHA" \ --argjson files "$_FILES_JSON" \ --argjson tests "$_TESTS_JSON" \ --argjson tcount 0 \ --arg notes "" \ '{task_id:$id, status:"success", commit:$sha, files_changed:$files, tests_added:$tests, tests_passing:true, tests_count:$tcount, lint_passing:true, notes:$notes}' \ > "{{RESULTS_DIR}}/{{TASK_ID}}.json" ``` If status is `blocked` or `failed`: set commit to null, tests_passing to false, and add a "blockers" string field. The orchestrator's Phase 3.1 reads this file with `jq -r '.field // "default"'` so missing fields are handled gracefully. ## Result schema (must be valid JSON) { "task_id": "string", "status": "success" | "blocked" | "failed", "commit": "string or null", "files_changed": ["string", ...], "tests_added": ["string", ...], "tests_passing": true | false, "tests_count": integer, "lint_passing": true | false, "notes": "string", "blockers": "string (only if status != success)" } ## Hard rules - Do NOT exceed your scope or touch forbidden paths. - Do NOT skip tests. If tests fail, status is "failed", not "success". - If your scope is wrong, return status=blocked. Do not improvise. - Do NOT push, fork, or open PRs. Just commit locally. - The result JSON file at {{RESULTS_DIR}}/{{TASK_ID}}.json is the source of truth — write it before returning. ``` ### Worked example: dispatching Wave 1 with 3 tasks Suppose Wave 1 has T01 (migration, haiku), T02 (redis client config, haiku), T03 (rate-limit types, sonnet). The orchestrator's single message contains three Agent calls: ``` Agent({ description: "T01: rate-limits migration", subagent_type: "general-purpose", model: "haiku", isolation: "worktree", prompt: "<filled-in subagent template — see above. {{TASK_ID}}=T01, {{INTEGRATION_POINT_SHA}}=<_BASE_SHA>, {{RESULTS_DIR}}=<_STATE_DIR>/results, {{TOUCHES}}=db/migrations/20260429_rate_limits.sql, {{ACCEPTANCE}}=migration runs forward and back, {{COMMIT_PREFIX}}=chore(T01): (because _COMMIT_FORMAT=conventional in this repo), ...>" }) Agent({ description: "T02: redis client config", subagent_type: "general-purpose", model: "haiku", isolation: "worktree", prompt: "<filled-in template for T02>" }) Agent({ description: "T03: rate-limit types", subagent_type: "general-purpose", model: "sonnet", isolation: "worktree", prompt: "<filled-in template for T03>" }) ``` All three Agent calls go in the SAME orchestrator message so they run in parallel. Do not call them sequentially — that defeats the worktree isolation and burns wall time. ### 2.3 Wait for all returns The Agent tool returns each subagent's final message text. The orchestrator's source of truth is `$_STATE_DIR/results/$TASK_ID.json`, NOT the agent's text response. The harness returns each agent's worktree path and branch name in the result. The orchestrator does not need them — cherry-pick uses commit SHA only. --- ## PHASE 3 — VERIFY EACH WAVE After every wave returns, before the next: ### 3.1 Aggregate (defensive read) For each task in the wave, read `$_STATE_DIR/results/$TASK_ID.json` defensively: ```bash # Initialize wave counters (telemetry — Phase 3.5 emits these) _WAVE_TASK_COUNT=0 _WAVE_SUCCESS=0 _WAVE_FAILED=0 _WAVE_FIXUPS=0 for TASK in $(...task ids in wave...); do _WAVE_TASK_COUNT=$(( _WAVE_TASK_COUNT + 1 )) RESULT="$_STATE_DIR/results/$TASK.json" if [ ! -f "$RESULT" ]; then echo "$TASK: MISSING_RESULT (treating as failed)" _WAVE_FAILED=$(( _WAVE_FAILED + 1 )) continue fi STATUS=$(jq -r '.status // "MALFORMED"' "$RESULT" 2>/dev/null || echo "MALFORMED") TESTS=$(jq -r '.tests_passing // false' "$RESULT" 2>/dev/null || echo "false") COMMIT=$(jq -r '.commit // empty' "$RESULT" 2>/dev/null || echo "") REACHABLE="no" [ -n "$COMMIT" ] && git cat-file -e "$COMMIT" 2>/dev/null && REACHABLE="yes" echo "$TASK: status=$STATUS tests=$TESTS commit=${COMMIT:-none} reachable=$REACHABLE" # Tally success/failed for telemetry if [ "$STATUS" = "success" ] && [ "$TESTS" = "true" ] && [ "$REACHABLE" = "yes" ]; then _WAVE_SUCCESS=$(( _WAVE_SUCCESS + 1 )) else _WAVE_FAILED=$(( _WAVE_FAILED + 1 )) fi done # Persist wave counts so Phase 3.5 (fresh shell) can emit accurate telemetry. # Each Bash tool call gets a new shell; counts must survive via the state dir. echo "$_WAVE_TASK_COUNT" > "$_STATE_DIR/wave-$_WAVE_NUM.tasks" echo "$_WAVE_SUCCESS" > "$_STATE_DIR/wave-$_WAVE_NUM.success" echo "$_WAVE_FAILED" > "$_STATE_DIR/wave-$_WAVE_NUM.failed" # Fix-ups are bumped by Phase 3.4 (suite-failure fix-up subagent dispatch). [ -f "$_STATE_DIR/wave-$_WAVE_NUM.fixups" ] || echo "0" > "$_STATE_DIR/wave-$_WAVE_NUM.fixups" ``` A task counts as `success` ONLY when ALL hold: - result file exists - JSON parses (`STATUS != MALFORMED`) - `status == "success"` - `tests_passing == true` - `commit` is non-empty - `git cat-file -e $COMMIT` succeeds (commit is reachable in shared object DB) Anything else is `failed`. ### 3.2 Block on any failure If any task is not `success`: stop. Use `AskUserQuestion`: - A) Dispatch a fix-up subagent (`Agent` with `isolation: "worktree"`) for that task with the blocker as scope - B) Re-shred the remaining tasks (regenerate TASKS.md from this wave forward) - C) Abort. Set `_OUTCOME=abort` in env.sh (`sed -i.bak 's/^export _OUTCOME=.*/export _OUTCOME="abort"/' "$_STATE_DIR/env.sh" && rm -f "$_STATE_DIR/env.sh.bak"`), run the Phase 4.4.5 epilogue, then stop. The orchestrator does NOT fix the failure itself. ### 3.3 Integrate the wave onto the working branch ```bash cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)" git checkout "$_BRANCH" for TASK in $(...task ids in wave, in dependency order from TASKS.md...); do COMMIT=$(jq -r '.commit' "$_STATE_DIR/results/$TASK.json") git cherry-pick "$COMMIT" || { echo "CONFLICT on $TASK at $COMMIT"; CONFLICT="$TASK"; break; } done ``` If a cherry-pick conflicts: dispatch one fix-up subagent (`Agent` with `isolation: "worktree"`) with the failing commit and conflict markers as scope. The orchestrator never resolves conflicts itself. **Branch invariant:** `$_BRANCH` is checked out only in the main repo, never in a subagent worktree. The Agent tool's `isolation: "worktree"` creates fresh per-agent branches automatically — they do not collide with `$_BRANCH`. ### 3.4 Run the full suite once at the wave boundary ```bash source "<env.sh path>" $TEST_CMD && $LINT_CMD ``` If it fails: dispatch one fix-up subagent (`Agent` with `isolation: "worktree"`). Bump the fix-up counter for telemetry before dispatching: ```bash source "<env.sh path>" _F=$(cat "$_STATE_DIR/wave-$_WAVE_NUM.fixups" 2>/dev/null || echo 0) echo $(( _F + 1 )) > "$_STATE_DIR/wave-$_WAVE_NUM.fixups" ``` The subagent commits in its own worktree and writes a result JSON to `$_STATE_DIR/results/wave-N-fixup.json`. After it returns: ```bash COMMIT=$(jq -r '.commit // empty' "$_STATE_DIR/results/wave-N-fixup.json") [ -n "$COMMIT" ] && git cherry-pick "$COMMIT" $TEST_CMD && $LINT_CMD ``` If it still fails after the fix-up cherry-pick, ask the user via `AskUserQuestion`: A) dispatch another fix-up (max 2 retries per wave), B) abort. Do not loop indefinitely. On B (this is unrecoverable, not user-driven), set `_OUTCOME=error` in env.sh (`sed -i.bak 's/^export _OUTCOME=.*/export _OUTCOME="error"/' "$_STATE_DIR/env.sh" && rm -f "$_STATE_DIR/env.sh.bak"`), run the Phase 4.4.5 epilogue, then stop. ### 3.5 Checkpoint + emit wave_completed (telemetry) Before writing the checkpoint, compute wave duration and aggregate counts. The aggregate counts (`_WAVE_SUCCESS`, `_WAVE_FAILED`, `_WAVE_FIXUPS`) come from the orchestrator's bookkeeping during 3.1-3.4 — surface them as variables before reaching 3.5. Substitute the literal wave number for `$_WAVE_NUM`. ```bash source "<env.sh path>" _WAVE_START=$(cat "$_STATE_DIR/wave-$_WAVE_NUM.start" 2>/dev/null || echo "$(date +%s)") _WAVE_END=$(date +%s) _WAVE_DUR=$(( _WAVE_END - _WAVE_START )) # Read counts persisted by Phase 3.1's aggregate loop and Phase 3.4's fix-up bumper. # Defaults are defensive — Phase 3.1 always writes them, but a malformed earlier # step shouldn't break the checkpoint write below. _WAVE_TASK_COUNT=$(cat "$_STATE_DIR/wave-$_WAVE_NUM.tasks" 2>/dev/null || echo 0) _WAVE_SUCCESS=$(cat "$_STATE_DIR/wave-$_WAVE_NUM.success" 2>/dev/null || echo 0) _WAVE_FAILED=$(cat "$_STATE_DIR/wave-$_WAVE_NUM.failed" 2>/dev/null || echo 0) _WAVE_FIXUPS=$(cat "$_STATE_DIR/wave-$_WAVE_NUM.fixups" 2>/dev/null || echo 0) # Write checkpoint to state.jsonl. If this fails (disk full, perms), do NOT # emit the wave_completed timeline event — that would be a silent lie. if jq -nc \ --arg ts "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" \ --arg wave "$_WAVE_NUM" \ --arg head "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" \ --argjson duration "$_WAVE_DUR" \ --argjson tasks "$_WAVE_TASK_COUNT" \ --argjson success "$_WAVE_SUCCESS" \ --argjson failed "$_WAVE_FAILED" \ --argjson fixups "$_WAVE_FIXUPS" \ '{ts:$ts,wave:$wave,head:$head,status:"completed",duration_s:$duration,task_count:$tasks,success:$success,failed:$failed,fixups:$fixups}' \ >> "$_STATE_DIR/state.jsonl" 2>/dev/null; then # Checkpoint persisted — emit the timeline event for the dashboard. # jq-built JSON for safety against `"` in branch names (git-legal, rare). _TL_PAYLOAD=$(jq -nc \ --arg branch "$_BRANCH" --arg sid "$_SESSION_ID" \ --argjson wave "$_WAVE_NUM" --argjson dur "$_WAVE_DUR" \ --argjson success "$_WAVE_SUCCESS" --argjson failed "$_WAVE_FAILED" --argjson fixups "$_WAVE_FIXUPS" \ '{skill:"parallel-orchestrate",event:"wave_completed",branch:$branch,wave:$wave,duration_s:$dur,success:$success,failed:$failed,fixups:$fixups,session:$sid}') ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-timeline-log "$_TL_PAYLOAD" 2>/dev/null & else # Checkpoint failed. Tell the user — resume will be broken until disk/perms # are sorted. Do NOT emit a misleading wave_completed event. echo "ERROR: state.jsonl write failed for wave $_WAVE_NUM. Resume will not work until fixed. Check disk/permissions on $_STATE_DIR." >&2 fi ``` The state.jsonl additions (`duration_s`, `task_count`, `success`, `failed`, `fixups`) are additive. Phase 1.1's resume logic only reads `head`, `wave`, and `status`, so older entries from pre-1.6 runs remain compatible. --- ## PHASE 4 — FINAL INTEGRATION & HANDOFF After the last wave passes: ### 4.1 Run review (bounded loop, max 2 cleanup passes) Invoke the Skill tool: `Skill({skill: "review"})`. Capture output. If `/review` flags issues: 1. Dispatch one cleanup subagent (`Agent` with `isolation: "worktree"`) with the review feedback as scope. 2. After it returns, cherry-pick its commit (read from `$_STATE_DIR/results/cleanup-1.json`) onto `$_BRANCH`. 3. Re-invoke `Skill({skill: "review"})`. 4. If issues remain, repeat once more (cleanup-2). After 2 cleanup passes, do NOT loop further. Use `AskUserQuestion`: A) ship anyway with known issues, B) abort (preserve state). On B, set `_OUTCOME=error` in env.sh (`sed -i.bak 's/^export _OUTCOME=.*/export _OUTCOME="error"/' "$_STATE_DIR/env.sh" && rm -f "$_STATE_DIR/env.sh.bak"`), run the Phase 4.4.5 epilogue, then stop. (On A, treat as success — preamble's `_OUTCOME=success` default carries through.) ### 4.2 QA / suite If the plan had UI changes (any wave touched `.tsx`/`.jsx`/`.vue`/`.svelte`/`.html`/`.css`/`.scss`), invoke `Skill({skill: "qa"})`. Otherwise: ```bash source "<env.sh path>" $TEST_CMD ``` ### 4.3 Worktree cleanup Prune worktree admin records for any worktrees the Agent harness created and abandoned: ```bash git worktree prune ``` Note: the harness's auto-managed branches will persist after pruning — this is intentional. Deleting them automatically is unsafe because we cannot reliably distinguish harness-created branches from user-owned branches with the same merge-status. If they accumulate over many runs, the user can clean up manually with `git branch --list` and `git branch -D`. ### 4.4 Final report ``` Done. Tasks shipped: N/N Commits: <range> Files changed: <count> Tests added: <count> Review status: clean | <N issues addressed after K cleanup passes> Deferred items: <list, from notes> State: <_STATE_DIR> ``` ### 4.4.5 Telemetry epilogue (run before handoff) Run before any abort/error path stops the skill AND before the handoff in 4.5. The `_OUTCOME` variable was set to `success` in the preamble; abort and error gates override it (see "Abort / error semantics"). The epilogue mirrors the sibling pattern in `/ship`, `/review`, `/qa`. **Resilient sourcing.** Source env.sh if Phase 0.6 ran; otherwise source the tel-state file written at the end of the preamble. Fresh-shell rules mean shell vars are gone — substitute literal paths from preamble output. ```bash # Substitute the literal env.sh path printed by Phase 0.6 (if Phase 0.6 ran) # OR the literal TEL_STATE path printed by the preamble (if Phase 0 failed # before 0.6). Caller chooses which based on where the epilogue is invoked # from. NO glob fallback — picking the wrong session's file is worse than # emitting a no-op. source <ENV_FILE_PATH-or-TEL_STATE_PATH> _TEL_END=$(date +%s) _TEL_DUR=$(( _TEL_END - ${_TEL_START:-$_TEL_END} )) rm -f ~/.gstack/analytics/.pending-"$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true # Timeline: skill completed (local-only). jq-built for safe JSON. _TL_BR=$(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null || echo unknown) _TL_PAYLOAD=$(jq -nc --arg branch "$_TL_BR" --arg sid "$_SESSION_ID" --arg outcome "$_OUTCOME" --argjson dur "$_TEL_DUR" \ '{skill:"parallel-orchestrate",event:"completed",branch:$branch,outcome:$outcome,duration_s:$dur,session:$sid}') ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-timeline-log "$_TL_PAYLOAD" 2>/dev/null || true # Local analytics end row (gated) if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ]; then echo '{"skill":"parallel-orchestrate","duration_s":"'"$_TEL_DUR"'","outcome":"'"$_OUTCOME"'","browse":"false","session":"'"$_SESSION_ID"'","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'"}' >> ~/.gstack/analytics/skill-usage.jsonl 2>/dev/null || true fi # Remote telemetry (opt-in, requires binary) if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ] && [ -x ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log ]; then ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log \ --skill "parallel-orchestrate" --duration "$_TEL_DUR" --outcome "$_OUTCOME" \ --used-browse "false" --session-id "$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null & fi # Clean up the preamble's tel-state file. Don't fail the epilogue if it's missing. [ -n "${_SESSION_ID:-}" ] && rm -f ~/.gstack/analytics/.tel-"$_SESSION_ID".sh 2>/dev/null || true ``` ### 4.5 Handoff Ask via `AskUserQuestion`: "Ready to ship? This will invoke the `/ship` skill which pushes and creates a PR." If yes, invoke `Skill({skill: "ship"})`. If no, leave state intact and tell the user how to resume or run `/ship` manually later. --- ## ORCHESTRATOR HARD RULES - You are the orchestrator. You do **not** write feature code, fix code, resolve conflicts, or edit source files. - The only files you write directly: `TASKS.md`, `state.jsonl`, the final report. - Never skip the Phase 0 pre-flight or the Phase 1 approval gate. - Never start Wave N+1 if any task in Wave N is not `success` (status, tests, commit reachable). - Always dispatch all subagents in a wave in a single message (parallel tool calls). - Always pass `isolation: "worktree"` to every Agent call. - If <4 parallel tasks emerge from shredding, abort and recommend `/autoplan`. - If `/freeze` is active, abort. - The orchestrator never pushes, forks, or opens PRs. Handoff to `/ship` does that. --- ## START Run Phase 0. Then Phase 1.1 resume check. If no resume, Phase 1.2-1.4 (shred + approval gate). Do not dispatch until the user picks A.


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