workflow-patterns
Apply multi-phase workflow and handoff patterns. Use when workflow patterns guidance is required.
When & Why to Use This Skill
The workflow-patterns skill enables Claude agents to implement structured, multi-phase execution strategies. By defining clear boundaries and handoff protocols, it ensures complex tasks—such as multi-step code refactors and comprehensive plan reviews—are handled with logical continuity and explicit communication requirements, significantly improving the reliability of agentic workflows.
Use Cases
- Multi-step software refactoring: Breaking down complex code changes into distinct analysis, implementation, and verification phases to ensure system stability.
- Complex plan reviews: Structuring the evaluation of large-scale projects by separating initial assessment from detailed feedback and final approval stages.
- Agent-to-agent handoffs: Defining clear boundaries and data transfer protocols when transitioning tasks between specialized AI agents to prevent context loss.
- Sequential task management: Organizing long-running processes into explicit milestones where each phase must meet specific criteria before proceeding to the next.
| name | workflow-patterns |
|---|---|
| description | Apply multi-phase workflow and handoff patterns. Use when workflow patterns guidance is required. |
Purpose
Help agents structure work into clear phases and handoffs once a router has decided that workflow patterns are relevant (e.g., multi-step refactors, complex plan reviews).
IO Semantics
Input: Current plan or workflow description and any existing phase/handoff structure. Output: Adjusted or annotated workflows that make phase boundaries, handoffs, and communication requirements explicit.