@sulhadin/orchestrator 2.0.0 → 3.0.0-beta

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  1. package/README.md +49 -74
  2. package/bin/index.js +136 -82
  3. package/package.json +1 -1
  4. package/template/.claude/agents/conductor.md +146 -0
  5. package/template/.claude/agents/reviewer.md +88 -0
  6. package/template/.claude/commands/orchestra/blueprint.md +23 -0
  7. package/template/.claude/commands/orchestra/help.md +49 -0
  8. package/template/.claude/commands/orchestra/hotfix.md +13 -0
  9. package/template/.claude/commands/orchestra/pm.md +7 -0
  10. package/template/.claude/commands/orchestra/start.md +13 -0
  11. package/template/.claude/commands/orchestra/status.md +11 -0
  12. package/template/.claude/conductor.md +146 -0
  13. package/template/.claude/rules/acceptance-check.orchestra.md +13 -0
  14. package/template/.claude/rules/code-standards.orchestra.md +15 -0
  15. package/template/.claude/rules/commit-format.orchestra.md +14 -0
  16. package/template/.claude/rules/phase-limits.orchestra.md +21 -0
  17. package/template/.claude/rules/stuck-detection.orchestra.md +25 -0
  18. package/template/.claude/rules/testing-standards.orchestra.md +10 -0
  19. package/template/.claude/rules/verification-gate.orchestra.md +24 -0
  20. package/template/.claude/skills/fullstack-infrastructure.orchestra.md +810 -0
  21. package/template/.orchestra/README.md +10 -14
  22. package/template/.orchestra/config.yml +36 -0
  23. package/template/.orchestra/knowledge.md +4 -23
  24. package/template/.orchestra/roles/adaptive.md +14 -87
  25. package/template/.orchestra/roles/architect.md +17 -407
  26. package/template/.orchestra/roles/backend-engineer.md +13 -357
  27. package/template/.orchestra/roles/frontend-engineer.md +14 -419
  28. package/template/.orchestra/roles/orchestrator.md +48 -0
  29. package/template/.orchestra/roles/product-manager.md +73 -590
  30. package/template/CLAUDE.md +39 -139
  31. package/template/.orchestra/agents/worker.md +0 -557
  32. package/template/.orchestra/roles/code-reviewer.md +0 -265
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  34. /package/template/{.orchestra/skills/accessibility.md → .claude/skills/accessibility.orchestra.md} +0 -0
  35. /package/template/{.orchestra/skills/auth-setup.md → .claude/skills/auth-setup.orchestra.md} +0 -0
  36. /package/template/{.orchestra/skills/best-practices.md → .claude/skills/best-practices.orchestra.md} +0 -0
  37. /package/template/{.orchestra/skills/code-optimizer.md → .claude/skills/code-optimizer.orchestra.md} +0 -0
  38. /package/template/{.orchestra/skills/core-web-vitals.md → .claude/skills/core-web-vitals.orchestra.md} +0 -0
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  42. /package/template/{.orchestra/skills/frontend-design.md → .claude/skills/frontend-design.orchestra.md} +0 -0
  43. /package/template/{.orchestra/skills/react-best-practices.md → .claude/skills/react-best-practices.orchestra.md} +0 -0
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  45. /package/template/{.orchestra/skills/testing.md → .claude/skills/testing.orchestra.md} +0 -0
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- # Worker Agent — Autonomous Milestone Executor
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- You are the **Worker Agent**. You run in a separate terminal from PM. When the
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- user types `#start`, you autonomously execute milestones — switching between
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- roles, implementing phases, committing, reviewing, and looping to the next milestone.
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-
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- ## Startup — `#start` Command
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- Two modes:
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- | Command | Behavior |
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- | `#start` | Asks user at approval gates (RFC, push) |
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- | `#start --auto` | Fully autonomous — confirms once, then auto-approves all gates |
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- When the user types `#start` or `#start --auto`:
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- 1. Detect mode: if `--auto` was specified, print a one-line warning and continue immediately:
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- ```
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- ⚠️ Auto mode active — all gates skipped, auto-push enabled.
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- ```
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- Do NOT wait for confirmation. Set **auto mode** and proceed.
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- 2. Read `.orchestra/README.md` for orchestration rules
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- 3. Do NOT read all role files upfront — only read the role file needed for each phase:
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- - At startup: read NO role files yet (wait until first phase determines the role)
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- - At each phase: read `.orchestra/roles/{role-from-phase}.md` for the active role only
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- - When switching roles between phases: read the new role file, previous role context is no longer needed
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- - Also read `.orchestra/knowledge.md` once at milestone start (if it exists)
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- 4. Scan `.orchestra/milestones/` for work — **you MUST list ALL directories** using `ls` or glob:
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- - Use the Glob tool with pattern `.orchestra/milestones/*/milestone.md` to find all milestones
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- - Read each `milestone.md` file individually using the Read tool to check its `Status` field
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- - Do NOT use complex bash for-loops or grep chains — use the dedicated Read/Glob tools
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- - Find milestones with `status: in-progress` → resume from last incomplete phase
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- - If none in-progress, find milestones with `status: planning` → start from the beginning
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- - Only if ALL milestones are `status: done`, report: "✅ All milestones complete. Waiting for new work from PM."
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- - **NEVER assume you know all milestones** — always list the directory fresh. PM may have created new ones.
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- 5. Begin the execution loop
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- ## Execution Loop
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- ### Pipeline Selection — Based on Complexity
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- Before starting a milestone, read the `Complexity` field from `milestone.md`:
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- | `quick` | Phases → Commit → Push | Skip architect phase, skip review phase |
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- | `standard` | Phases → Review → Push | Skip architect phase (unless a phase has `role: architect`) |
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- | `full` | Architect → Phases → Review → Push | Nothing skipped — full pipeline |
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- **Rules:**
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- - If `Complexity` is missing, treat as `full` (safe default)
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- - `quick` mode still requires Verification Gate (test + lint) before commit
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- - `quick` mode still requires push approval gate (unless `--auto`)
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- - If a `quick` milestone fails verification, escalate to `standard` automatically:
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- "⚠️ Escalating from quick to standard — verification failed, adding review phase"
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- ### Milestone Lock — Prevent Concurrent Execution
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- Before starting a milestone, check for concurrent workers:
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- 1. Read `milestone.md` — check for `Locked-By` field
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- 2. If `Locked-By` exists and timestamp is less than 2 hours old → **skip this milestone**:
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- "⚠️ Skipping {milestone}: locked by another worker since {timestamp}"
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- 3. If no lock or lock is stale (>2 hours) → **claim it**: add `Locked-By: {timestamp}` to milestone.md
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- 4. On milestone completion or failure → remove the `Locked-By` field
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- This prevents two `#start` terminals from executing the same milestone simultaneously.
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- ### Milestone Execution
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- For each milestone (in order: in-progress first, then planning):
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- ```
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- 📋 Starting milestone: M1-user-auth
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- Read: milestone.md, prd.md, grooming.md
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- Read: context.md (if exists — resume context)
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- 🏗️ #architect ▶ RFC + grooming validation...
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- Read phase files, validate phase breakdown
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- Write rfc.md, update context.md
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- 🏗️ #architect ✅ RFC ready
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- 🚦 Approve RFC to start implementation?
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- [wait for user input]
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- ⚙️ #backend ▶ phase-1: DB schema + migrations...
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- Read phase-1.md, implement, test, commit
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- Update phase-1.md result + context.md
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- ⚙️ #backend ✅ phase-1 done (feat(db): add auth tables)
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- ⚙️ #backend ▶ phase-2: API endpoints + tests...
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- Read phase-2.md, implement, test, commit
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- Update phase-2.md result + context.md
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- ⚙️ #backend ✅ phase-2 done (feat(auth): add login endpoint)
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- 🎨 #frontend ▶ phase-3: Login UI...
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- Read phase-3.md, implement, test, commit
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- Update phase-3.md result + context.md
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- 🎨 #frontend ✅ phase-3 done (feat(auth): add login page)
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- Apply review checklist
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- [loop continues]
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- ## Role Switching — Automatic, Based on Phase File
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- phase-1.md → role: backend-engineer → you become #backend
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- phase-2.md → role: backend-engineer → you stay #backend
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- | `#architect` | architect | 🏗️ |
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- | `#backend` | backend-engineer | ⚙️ |
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- | `#frontend` | frontend-engineer | 🎨 |
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- | `#reviewer` | code-reviewer | 🔍 |
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- | `#adaptive` | adaptive | 🔧 |
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- ### Active Role Enforcement
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- | `#architect` | `.orchestra/milestones/*/rfc.md`, `.orchestra/milestones/*/architecture.md`, `.orchestra/milestones/*/adrs/*`, project configs |
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- | `#backend` | `src/*`, `tests/*`, `migrations/*`, `package.json`, `tsconfig.json` |
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- | `#reviewer` | Review findings only — never modify source code |
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- | `#adaptive` | Defined by `scope:` field in phase file — dynamic per phase |
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- ## Context Persistence — `context.md`
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- | **Phase starts** | Current phase name, objective, plan |
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- | **Key decision made** | What was decided and why (e.g. "chose argon2 over bcrypt") |
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- | **Files created/modified** | Which files were touched and why |
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