Compound V — a multi-model orchestrator for Claude Code, layered on Superpowers: a deterministic router (Opus for risky work, Sonnet for the mechanical), cross-model review (Claude + Codex), 3 scouts (code · docs · domain), semantic memory, and Epic/Marathon autonomous loop mode. The pill that turns one freelancer into a squad.
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Use when a brainstorming spec touches existing code — middleware, auth, credentials, session, shared-state variables, mode/server/auth-type branching, "path like X but for Y" patterns, or external APIs. Skip when greenfield in a new directory, pure UI, or copy/config edits.
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Use when a brainstorming spec names or implies any library, SDK, framework, language version, or external API — almost always. Skip only when the spec has zero technical dependencies (pure prose/UX copy). Catches abandoned libraries, version drift, and outdated API signatures the LLM's training data missed.
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Use when a brainstorming spec has any user-facing or domain-specific surface — payments, auth, healthcare, localization, mapping, astrology, LLM/AI features, regulated data, anything where domain knowledge or regulatory rules apply. Skip only for pure internal plumbing (build config, lint rules, dev tooling). Catches…
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Use when a Compound V manifest (or a plan with a verified Partition Map) is ready to execute and you want to offload the batched, manifest-driven, multi-backend parallel dispatch. Refuses to start if partition-reviewer did not return PASS or if no audit context exists. Runs the git-derived scope gate after every job…
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Use when a Compound V manifest (or a plan with a Partition Map) is ready and you need to verify its partition is genuinely disjoint and its invariants hold BEFORE executing parallel dispatch. Runs compound-v-validate-manifest.py as the deterministic backing gate, then returns PASS or FAIL with specific violations…
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Use to run Compound V's three-pass Review Gate. Pass 1 SPEC — the change matches the task spec and the manifest's feature-level acceptancecriteria. Pass 2 QUALITY — code quality, no regressions, no fabricated metrics. Pass 3 INTEGRATION — cross-job seams hold and the build is green. DONE is gated on all three passing.…