Creative Workflow Router

Creative Workflow Router

Use this skill when the user request is underspecified or spans several creative stages at once.

Trigger Cues

• "what should we do first"
• "which workflow fits this request"
• "route this creative task"
• "I have some assets and an idea, now what"
• "should this be storyboard, prompt, or generation"

Main Goal

Choose the smallest correct route instead of jumping straight into the wrong expert or over-planning a simple request.

When To Use

• The request could reasonably map to several different skills or experts.
• Inputs are mixed, incomplete, or ambiguous.
• The task spans planning, prompting, generation, and review, and you need the right starting point.

When Not To Use

• The user explicitly named the exact expert or skill they want and the intent is already clear.
• The task is one atomic expert operation with no routing ambiguity.

Route Options

• brief_to_storyboard: the user has an idea and needs scene planning first
• narration_to_visual_prompts: the user already has script or narration
• asset_to_script: the user already has photos or clips
• style_to_prompt: the user mainly needs visual style conversion
• direct_image_generation: the user clearly wants still-image generation now
• direct_video_generation: the user clearly wants video generation now
• reference_analysis: the user mainly wants to understand a reference image or video first
• creative_qc: the user wants review, checking, or refinement before handoff

Fast Routing Heuristics

• Idea only -> brief_to_storyboard
• Script or narration already exists -> narration_to_visual_prompts
• Existing media folder -> asset_to_script
• Style language only -> style_to_prompt
• Final still prompt -> direct_image_generation
• Final motion prompt or image-guided video request -> direct_video_generation
• Existing asset needs interpretation first -> reference_analysis
• Existing plan or output needs checking -> creative_qc

Workflow

1. Identify the user's primary goal:
   • ideate
   • structure
   • prompt
   • generate
   • review
2. Identify available inputs:
   • brief
   • script
   • image assets
   • video assets
   • style references
   • finished outputs to review
3. Select one primary route and, if needed, one secondary route.
4. State:
   • chosen route
   • why it fits
   • what inputs are still missing
   • which expert or skill should run next
5. If the user has already asked to proceed and the next step is low-risk, execute the first useful step instead of stopping at the routing explanation.

Recommended Expert Usage

• Use expert-usage-guide when the next step involves choosing between existing experts.
• Prefer direct reasoning plus skills for planning.
• Use experts only when the task crosses into specialized generation, analysis, or file-based media work.

Handoff Examples

For direct image generation:

{"prompt":"<final prompt>","provider":"nano_banana","aspect_ratio":"16:9"}

For reference analysis before planning:

{"input_path":"inbox/reference.mp4","mode":"prompt"}

For direct video generation:

{"prompt":"<final video prompt>","provider":"seedance","mode":"prompt","aspect_ratio":"9:16","resolution":"720p"}

Output Contract

Return a compact routing decision like this:

{
  "primary_route": "brief_to_storyboard",
  "secondary_route": "narration_to_visual_prompts",
  "reason": "...",
  "available_inputs": ["brief", "style_notes"],
  "missing_inputs": ["reference_asset"],
  "next_steps": [
    "Run creative-brief-to-storyboard",
    "Then run narration-to-visual-prompts"
  ]
}

Guardrails

• Do not over-route simple tasks that can be handled by one expert directly.
• Do not send a pure planning request into generation unless the user clearly asked for assets now.
• Do not ask for more inputs if safe defaults are enough for the next useful step.
• Prefer one clean route over a sprawling multi-expert chain.
• Bias toward executing the first safe step when the user already asked to proceed.