Workflow Orchestrator

End session:

1. Run security sweep: gitleaks detect --source .
2. Update PROJECT_CONTEXT.md with completed/in-progress
3. Log costs to costs/daily-YYYY-MM-DD.json

Feature development: Plan → DB/Schema → Parallel implementation → Security gate → Ship

• Session Management: "start day", "begin session", "what's the status", "end day", "wrap up", "done for today"
• Feature Development: "new feature", "build", "implement"
• Debugging: "debug", "investigate", "why is this broken"
• Research: "research", "evaluate", "should we use"

START DAY

Pre-Flight Checks

# Git clean?
git status --short | head -5
# Deps installed?
[ -f package.json ] && [ ! -d node_modules ] && echo "⚠️ Run npm install"
[ -f requirements.txt ] && [ ! -d .venv ] && echo "⚠️ Run pip install"
# Env exists?
[ -f .env.example ] && [ ! -f .env ] && echo "⚠️ Copy .env.example to .env"

Context Scan (Mandatory)

# Detect project
pwd
git status
git log --oneline -5

# Load context
cat PROJECT_CONTEXT.md 2>/dev/null || echo "No context file"
cat CLAUDE.md 2>/dev/null
cat TASK.md 2>/dev/null
cat PLANNING.md 2>/dev/null

Worktree Status

cat ~/.claude/worktree-registry.json 2>/dev/null | jq '.worktrees[] | select(.project == "'$(basename $(pwd))'")'
git worktree list

Cost Status

cat costs/daily-$(date +%Y-%m-%d).json 2>/dev/null || echo "No cost tracking today"
cat costs/mtd.json 2>/dev/null | jq '.total'

Output Format

## Session Start: [PROJECT_NAME]

### Completed (Last Session)
- [x] Task 1
- [x] Task 2

### In Progress
| Task | Branch/Worktree | Status |
|------|-----------------|--------|
| API endpoint | feature/api @ 8100 | 70% |

### Blockers
- [ ] Waiting on X

### Today's Priority Queue
1. [AGENT: research-skill] Evaluate framework options
2. [AGENT: langgraph-agents-skill] Build orchestration
3. [AGENT: debug-like-expert] Fix flaky test

### Cost Context
- Today: $0.00 | MTD: $12.34 | Budget: $100
- Avg cost/task: $0.45

Deep dive: See reference/start-day-protocol.md

RESEARCH PHASE

Trigger: Before ANY feature development involving new frameworks, APIs, or architectural decisions.

Scan Existing Solutions

# Check MCP cookbook first
ls /Users/tmk/Desktop/tk_projects/mcp-server-cookbook/ 2>/dev/null

# Check your repos
find ~/tk_projects -name "*.md" -exec grep -l "[search_term]" {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -20

Evaluate Approach

Use /research-skill checklist:

• Framework selection criteria
• LLM selection (default: DeepSeek V3 for bulk, Claude Sonnet for reasoning)
• Infrastructure (Supabase/Neon/RunPod)

Cost Projection

# Estimate before building
estimated_costs = {
    "inference": tokens_estimate * model_cost_per_1k / 1000,
    "compute": hours_estimate * runpod_hourly,
    "storage": gb_estimate * supabase_monthly / 30
}
if sum(estimated_costs.values()) > threshold:
    flag_for_review()

Output

Create RESEARCH.md → FINDINGS.md with:

• Substantive one-liner summary
• Confidence score (1-10)
• Dependencies list
• Open questions
• GO/NO-GO recommendation

Gate

⛔ Human checkpoint required before proceeding

Deep dive: See reference/research-workflow.md

FEATURE DEVELOPMENT

Phase 0: PLAN

1. Create BRIEF.md with scope
2. Map to agents (use workflow-enforcer-skill 70+ catalog)
3. Identify parallelization opportunities
4. Create TodoWrite todos
5. Cost estimate

Phase 1: SETUP + DB

# Schema design
/database-design:schema-design

# Migrations
/supabase-sql-skill or /database-migrations:sql-migrations

⛔ Gate: Schema review before Phase 2

Phase 2: PARALLEL IMPLEMENTATION

Port Allocation

# Reserve ports upfront (8100-8199 pool)
PORTS=$(cat ~/.claude/worktree-registry.json | jq '[.worktrees[].ports[]] | max // 8098' | xargs -I{} expr {} + 2)
echo "Next available: $PORTS, $(expr $PORTS + 1)"

Spawn Worktrees

# Worktree A: Backend
git worktree add -b feature/api-backend ~/tmp/worktrees/$(basename $(pwd))/api-backend
# Assign ports 8100, 8101

# Worktree B: Frontend  
git worktree add -b feature/ui ~/tmp/worktrees/$(basename $(pwd))/ui
# Assign ports 8102, 8103

# Worktree C: Tests
git worktree add -b feature/tests ~/tmp/worktrees/$(basename $(pwd))/tests
# Assign ports 8104, 8105

Monitor & Merge

# Check status
git worktree list

# After completion, merge
git checkout main
git merge feature/api-backend
git worktree remove ~/tmp/worktrees/my-project/api-backend

Phase 3: SECURITY + INTEGRATION

Run parallel scans:

# SAST
semgrep --config auto . 

# Secrets
gitleaks detect --source .

# Dependencies
npm audit --audit-level=critical || pip-audit

# Tests
pytest --cov=src || npm test -- --coverage

⛔ Gate: ALL must pass

gate = (
    sast_clean AND 
    secrets_found == 0 AND 
    critical_vulns == 0 AND 
    test_coverage >= 80
)

Phase 4: SHIP

# Final review
git diff main...HEAD

# Update docs
# - TASK.md (mark complete)
# - PLANNING.md (update status)  
# - CLAUDE.md (add learnings)

# Commit
git add .
git commit -m "feat: [description]"
git push

# Log cost
echo '{"feature": "X", "cost": 1.23, "date": "'$(date -Iseconds)'"}' >> costs/by-feature.jsonl

Deep dive: See reference/feature-development.md

DEBUG MODE

Trigger: When standard troubleshooting fails or issue is complex.

Context Scan

# Detect project type
cat package.json 2>/dev/null && echo "Node.js project"
cat pyproject.toml 2>/dev/null && echo "Python project"
cat Cargo.toml 2>/dev/null && echo "Rust project"

# Load domain expertise
ls ~/.claude/skills/expertise/ 2>/dev/null

Evidence Gathering (Mandatory)

Document before ANY fix attempt:

## Issue
[Exact error message]

## Reproduction
1. Step 1
2. Step 2
3. Error occurs

## Expected vs Actual
- Expected: X
- Actual: Y

## Environment
- OS: 
- Runtime version:
- Dependencies:

Hypothesis Formation

List 3+ hypotheses with evidence:

### Hypotheses
1. **[Most likely]** Database connection timeout
   - Evidence: Error mentions "connection refused"
   - Test: Check DB status
   
2. **[Possible]** Race condition in async code
   - Evidence: Intermittent failure
   - Test: Add logging around suspect area
   
3. **[Less likely]** Dependency version mismatch
   - Evidence: Works on other machine
   - Test: Compare package-lock.json

Critical Rules

• ❌ NO DRIVE-BY FIXES - if you can't explain WHY, don't commit
• ❌ NO GUESSING - verify everything
• ✅ Use all tools: MCP servers, web search, extended thinking
• ✅ Think out loud
• ✅ One variable at a time

Deep dive: See reference/debug-methodology.md

END DAY

Security Sweep (Mandatory - Blocks Commits)

# Parallel scans
gitleaks detect --source . --verbose
git log -p | grep -E "(password|secret|api.?key|token)" || echo "Clean"
npm audit --audit-level=critical 2>/dev/null || pip-audit 2>/dev/null || echo "No package manager"
grep -r "API_KEY\|SECRET" --include="*.env*" . && echo "⚠️ Check env files"

⛔ Gate: ALL must pass before any commits

Context Preservation

Update PROJECT_CONTEXT.md:

## Last Updated: [DATE]

### Completed This Session
- [x] Built API endpoint
- [x] Fixed auth bug

### In Progress
- [ ] Frontend integration (70%)

### Blockers
- Waiting on design review

### Decisions Made
- Chose Supabase over Firebase (cost: $0 vs $25/mo)
- Using DeepSeek V3 for embeddings (90% cheaper)

### Tomorrow's Priorities
1. Complete frontend integration
2. Write tests
3. Deploy to staging

Cost Tracking

# Log today's costs
cat >> costs/daily-$(date +%Y-%m-%d).json << EOF
{
  "inference": {"claude": 0.45, "deepseek": 0.02},
  "compute": {"runpod": 0.00},
  "total": 0.47
}
EOF

# Update MTD
jq '.total += 0.47' costs/mtd.json > tmp && mv tmp costs/mtd.json

Portfolio Metrics Capture

# Lines shipped today
git diff --stat $(git log --since="today 00:00" --format="%H" | tail -1)..HEAD 2>/dev/null

# Session summary
echo '{"date":"'$(date +%Y-%m-%d)'","commits":'$(git log --since="today 00:00" --oneline | wc -l | tr -d ' ')',"files_changed":'$(git diff --stat $(git log --since="today 00:00" --format="%H" | tail -1)..HEAD 2>/dev/null | tail -1 | grep -oE '[0-9]+ file' | grep -oE '[0-9]+' || echo 0)'}' >> ~/.claude/portfolio/daily-metrics.jsonl

Learning Capture

Add to PROJECT_CONTEXT.md or CLAUDE.md:

• Patterns discovered (reusable approaches)
• Mistakes made (avoid next time)
• Tools discovered (new MCP servers, agents, commands)

Worktree Cleanup

# Check for orphans
git worktree list --porcelain | grep -E "^worktree"

# Merge completed work
for wt in $(git worktree list | grep -v "bare\|main" | awk '{print $1}'); do
  # Check if PR merged, then cleanup
done

# Remove merged worktrees
git worktree prune

Deep dive: See reference/end-day-protocol.md

COST TRACKING

Model Costs Reference

MODEL_COSTS = {
    # Per 1K tokens
    "claude-sonnet": 0.003,      # Complex reasoning
    "deepseek-v3": 0.00014,      # 95% cheaper - bulk processing
    "qwen-72b": 0.0002,          # 93% cheaper - alternatives
    "voyage-embed": 0.0001,      # Embeddings
    "ollama-local": 0.0,         # Free - local dev
}

BUDGETS = {
    "daily": 5.00,
    "monthly": 100.00,
    "alert_threshold": 0.8,  # Alert at 80%
}

Cost-Optimized Routing

Deep dive: See reference/cost-tracking.md

ROLLBACK / RECOVERY

When to Rollback

• Tests failing after "fix"
• Security scan finds new issues
• Performance degradation
• Unexpected behavior

Recovery Workflow

# 1. Stash current work
git stash

# 2. Find last known good
git log --oneline -20

# 3. Selective rollback
git checkout [commit] -- [specific_file]

# OR full revert
git revert [commit]

# 4. Verify
pytest  # or npm test

# 5. Investigate root cause using debug-like-expert

Deep dive: See reference/rollback-recovery.md

AGENT QUICK REFERENCE

Deep dive: See reference/agent-routing.md for complete 70+ agent catalog

PROJECT STRUCTURE

project/
├── CLAUDE.md              # Project rules + learnings
├── PLANNING.md            # Roadmap + phases
├── TASK.md                # Current sprint
├── Backlog.md             # Future work
├── PROJECT_CONTEXT.md     # Auto-generated session context
├── .taskmaster/
│   └── docs/
│       └── prd.txt        # Product requirements
├── .prompts/              # Meta-prompts
│   ├── research/
│   ├── plan/
│   ├── do/
│   └── refine/
├── costs/                 # Cost tracking
│   ├── daily-YYYY-MM-DD.json
│   ├── by-feature.jsonl
│   └── mtd.json
└── src/

COST GATE

Pre-Flight Budget Check

Run before ANY resource-intensive workflow (feature builds, research sprints, parallel agents):

# Read or initialize daily cost tracker
COST_FILE=~/.claude/daily-cost.json
if [ ! -f "$COST_FILE" ]; then
  echo '{"date":"'$(date +%Y-%m-%d)'","spent":0,"budget_monthly":100}' > "$COST_FILE"
fi

# Check budget status
SPENT=$(jq '.spent' "$COST_FILE")
BUDGET=$(jq '.budget_monthly' "$COST_FILE")
PCT=$(echo "scale=0; $SPENT * 100 / $BUDGET" | bc)
echo "MTD: \$$SPENT / \$$BUDGET ($PCT%)"

Threshold Actions

Model Cost Reference

Cost Tracking Per Operation

After each workflow phase, log:

echo '{"phase":"feature-build","model":"sonnet","est_tokens":50000,"est_cost":0.15,"ts":"'$(date -Iseconds)'"}' >> ~/.claude/cost-log.jsonl

PROGRESS RENDERING

Native Progress (TaskCreate/TaskUpdate) — Preferred

Use TaskCreate with activeForm for live UI spinners during execution. This renders native checkmarks and progress indicators in Claude Code's UI:

// Create tasks for each workflow phase
TaskCreate({ subject: "Plan architecture", activeForm: "Planning architecture" })
TaskCreate({ subject: "Build components", activeForm: "Building components" })
TaskCreate({ subject: "Run security sweep", activeForm: "Running security sweep" })

// Set dependencies for sequential phases
TaskUpdate({ taskId: "2", addBlockedBy: ["1"] })  // Build waits for Plan
TaskUpdate({ taskId: "3", addBlockedBy: ["2"] })  // Security waits for Build

// Track progress transitions
TaskUpdate({ taskId: "1", status: "in_progress" })  // → live spinner
TaskUpdate({ taskId: "1", status: "completed" })     // → checkmark

Key fields:

• subject — imperative title ("Run tests", "Build API")
• activeForm — present continuous for spinner display ("Running tests", "Building API")
• addBlockedBy — task IDs that must complete first (creates phase sequencing)

Markdown Fallback (for summary output)

For session overviews and sprint reviews, use markdown tables:

| Phase | Status | Duration | Notes |
|-------|--------|----------|-------|
| Plan | Done | 2m | Architecture approved |
| Build | In Progress | 8m | 2/3 components done |
| Test | Blocked | — | Blocked on build |

Status Block (for quick checks)

Cost: $2.40 today | $38.20 MTD | Budget: $100/mo
Active: 2 worktrees | 1 agent running
Completed: 3/5 phases | 12 files changed

Use TaskCreate for live progress during execution. Use markdown tables for summaries. Use status blocks for quick checks.

AGENT SELECTION

Decision Logic

When routing a task to an agent:

1. Identify task type — debug, review, build, explore, research
2. Check capability matrix — see /agent-capability-matrix-skill
3. Select model tier — haiku for search/classify, sonnet for code, opus for architecture
4. Check budget — run cost gate before expensive operations

Quick Selection Table

Failure Recovery

If an agent fails or returns poor results:

1. Try the fallback agent from the table above
2. If fallback fails, escalate to a higher model tier
3. If still failing, checkpoint current state and ask user

CLAUDE CODE COMMANDS

GTME PERSPECTIVE

This workflow system demonstrates core Go-To-Market Engineer capabilities:

1. Systematization - Converting ad-hoc processes into repeatable, documented workflows
2. Cost Awareness - Unit economics thinking (cost-per-task, cost-per-lead mindset)
3. Parallelization - Orchestrating complex multi-agent systems efficiently
4. Documentation Discipline - Audit trails that prove capability
5. Tool Integration - Connecting sales, engineering, and ops tooling

Portfolio Value: This skill itself is a GTME portfolio piece showing technical depth + process thinking + cost optimization - directly relevant for roles combining GTM strategy with technical implementation.