Flow Run

Flow Run

Execute the workflow in SPECS/COMMANDS/FLOW.md exactly, without skipping required steps unless the workflow itself explicitly allows skipping.

Required Inputs

Collect these before starting:

• Task identifier (for example P5-T2) and short description.
• Current branch and whether a feature branch already exists.
• Confirmation of which review subject name to use for REVIEW_{subject}.md.

If the task identifier is unknown, determine it from SPECS/Workplan.md and SPECS/INPROGRESS/next.md during SELECT.

Execution Contract

Apply these rules throughout execution:

• Read SPECS/COMMANDS/FLOW.md at the beginning and treat it as the source of truth.
• Complete steps in order: BRANCH -> SELECT -> PLAN -> EXECUTE -> ARCHIVE -> REVIEW -> FOLLOW-UP -> ARCHIVE-REVIEW -> PR -> CI-REVIEW.
• Use the flow-primitive-commit skill for every commit checkpoint — stage only task-relevant files and use present-tense FLOW message patterns.
• Run required quality gates during EXECUTE (pytest, ruff check src/, mypy src/ if configured, pytest --cov with coverage >= 90%).
• Record artifacts in expected locations under SPECS/INPROGRESS/ and SPECS/ARCHIVE/.
• If REVIEW has no actionable issues, skip FOLLOW-UP and proceed directly to ARCHIVE-REVIEW, as FLOW permits.
• After ARCHIVE-REVIEW, use the gh-create-pr skill to open a pull request from the feature branch into main.

Step Procedure

1. BRANCH

• Ensure main is up to date.
• Create feature/{TASK_ID}-{short-description} if not already on the correct feature branch.
• Use flow-primitive-commit skill — commit message pattern: Branch for {TASK_ID}: {short description}.

2. SELECT

• Choose the next task from SPECS/Workplan.md (optionally with python scripts/pick_next_task.py).
• Update SPECS/INPROGRESS/next.md with selected task metadata.
• Use flow-primitive-commit skill — commit message pattern: Select task {TASK_ID}: {TASK_NAME}.

3. PLAN

• Create the task PRD at SPECS/INPROGRESS/{TASK_ID}_{TASK_NAME}.md.
• Define deliverables, acceptance criteria, dependencies.
• Use flow-primitive-commit skill — commit message pattern: Plan task {TASK_ID}: {TASK_NAME}.

4. EXECUTE

• Implement to the PRD.
• Run quality gates defined in FLOW.
• Create SPECS/INPROGRESS/{TASK_ID}_Validation_Report.md.
• Use flow-primitive-commit skill — commit message pattern: Implement {TASK_ID}: {brief description of changes}.
• For large tasks, invoke flow-primitive-commit incrementally after each logical unit of work.

5. ARCHIVE

• Run SPECS/COMMANDS/ARCHIVE.md workflow.
• Verify task archive folder exists under SPECS/ARCHIVE/{TASK_ID}_{TASK_NAME}/.
• Confirm SPECS/INPROGRESS/next.md and SPECS/Workplan.md are updated.
• Use flow-primitive-commit skill — commit message pattern: Archive task {TASK_ID}: {TASK_NAME} ({VERDICT}).

6. REVIEW

• Run SPECS/COMMANDS/REVIEW.md.
• Save review report at SPECS/INPROGRESS/REVIEW_{subject}.md.
• Use flow-primitive-commit skill — commit message pattern: Review {TASK_ID}: {short subject}.

7. FOLLOW-UP

• If review has actionable findings, run SPECS/COMMANDS/PRIMITIVES/FOLLOW_UP.md.
• Add follow-up tasks to SPECS/Workplan.md.
• Use flow-primitive-commit skill — commit message pattern: Follow-up {TASK_ID}: {short subject}.
• If no actionable findings, explicitly note FOLLOW-UP skipped.

8. ARCHIVE-REVIEW

• Move REVIEW_{subject}.md to SPECS/ARCHIVE/_Historical/ or relevant task folder.
• Update SPECS/ARCHIVE/INDEX.md.
• Use flow-primitive-commit skill — commit message pattern: Archive REVIEW_{subject} report.

9. PR

• Use gh-create-pr skill to open a pull request from the feature branch into main.
• Title: {TASK_ID}: {TASK_NAME}.
• Body: summarise changes, list quality gate results, reference the validation report.

10. CI-REVIEW

• Wait at least 50 seconds after PR creation to allow GitHub Actions to start.
• Use gh-pr-results-review skill to inspect CI outcomes on the PR.
• If all checks pass: report success and consider the run complete.
• If checks fail: surface the actionable failure details from the skill output, fix the issues, push a new commit, then repeat CI-REVIEW.

Completion Criteria

Consider the run complete only when all are true:

• FLOW step sequence has been fully executed (or optional FOLLOW-UP formally skipped due to no findings).
• Required artifacts exist in SPECS/INPROGRESS/ and/or SPECS/ARCHIVE/.
• Required quality gates were run and outcomes captured.
• Every commit checkpoint was created via the flow-primitive-commit skill with FLOW message patterns.
• A pull request from the feature branch into main was opened via the gh-create-pr skill.
• CI checks on the PR were reviewed via the gh-pr-results-review skill and all failures resolved.

Trigger Phrases

Use this skill when requests look like:

• "Do the next task from start to end."
• "Run the full FLOW workflow for the next task."
• "Take this task all the way through branch, plan, execute, archive, and review."
• "Strictly follow the instructions in the @SPECS/COMMANDS/FLOW.md file carefully for the next task. Do not stop between steps. Complete each phase of the FLOW process one by one without asking questions or pausing."