Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx skills add bybren-llc/a-safe-pulse --skill orchestration-patternsgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bybren-llc/a-safe-pulseWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/bybren-llc/a-safe-pulse/orchestration-patterns)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/bybren-llc/a-safe-pulse/orchestration-patterns"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/bybren-llc/a-safe-pulse/orchestration-patterns/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/bybren-llc/a-safe-pulse/orchestration-patterns"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/bybren-llc/a-safe-pulse/orchestration-patterns.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00064 | $0.01556 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00032 | $0.00778 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00013 | $0.00311 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00006 | $0.00156 |
Grade A, and why
orchestration-patterns scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 4d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
This is a copy
95% identical to orchestration-patterns — 8 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 220 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Orchestration Patterns Skill
TEMPLATE: This skill uses
{{PLACEHOLDER}}tokens. Replace with your project values before use.
Purpose
Codify evidence-based delivery and iterative agent loop for orchestrating complex, long-running tasks. These patterns ensure verifiable progress and intelligent escalation.
When This Skill Applies
- Orchestrating multi-step implementation tasks
- Managing work across multiple subagents
- Running long-running sessions that need checkpoints
- Preparing PRs for merge (mandatory QAS gate)
- Coordinating team handoffs
Simon Willison's Agent Loop
Core Philosophy: "Iterate until success or blocked, then escalate."
1. GOAL DEFINITION
- Clear acceptance criteria (from BSA/ticket)
2. PATTERN DISCOVERY
- Search codebase, docs, previous sessions
- Use: pattern-discovery skill (auto-invoked)
3. ITERATIVE EXECUTION LOOP:
+---------------------------------------------+
| Implement approach |
| | |
| Run validation ({{CI_VALIDATE_COMMAND}}) |
| | |
| If PASS -> proceed to evidence |
| If FAIL -> analyze error, adjust, repeat |
| If BLOCKED -> escalate to TDM with context |
+---------------------------------------------+
4. EVIDENCE ATTACHMENT
- Attach proof to ticket system (see templates below)
5. QAS GATE (MANDATORY before merge)
- Invoke QAS subagent for independent review
Evidence-Based Delivery
Core Principle: "All work requires verifiable evidence - no 'trust me, it works'"
Evidence Types
| Type | What It Proves | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Test Results | Code works as expected | {{CI_VALIDATE_COMMAND}} output |
| Screenshots | UI changes are correct | Before/after comparison |
| Command Output | Operations completed | Build logs, migration logs |
| QAS Report | Independent verification | QA validation markdown |
| Session ID | Full audit trail available | Agent session reference |
What ships with it
3 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 4d ago First seen · 220 lines · 64 tokens per session scan A 77a2d670f93e
orchestration-patterns is a skill published in the GitHub repository bybren-llc/a-safe-pulse (9 stars, last pushed 5mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 64 tokens to every session and 1,556 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 95% identical to orchestration-patterns, differing in 8 lines, and is treated as a copy.
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