creating-workflows-from-description

Creating Workflows from Description

When to Use

Proactively suggest orchestration when user describes tasks involving:

• Multiple sequential steps with dependencies
• Parallel operations that could run simultaneously
• Conditional logic or branching (if/then scenarios)
• Error handling or retry requirements
• Testing, review, and deployment phases
• Complex multi-agent coordination
• Quality gates or approval checkpoints

Trigger Patterns

Watch for these patterns in user messages:

Explicit workflow requests:

• "I need to [multi-step task]"
• "Help me build a pipeline for [process]"
• "Create a workflow that [description]"
• "Automate [complex task]"

Implicit workflow descriptions:

• User describes 3+ sequential steps
• User mentions temporal ordering: "then", "after that", "once that's done"
• User mentions conditionals: "if that works", "if tests pass"
• User mentions parallel work: "at the same time", "in parallel", "simultaneously"
• User mentions reviews/approvals: "needs review", "after approval"
• User mentions retry/error handling: "if it fails", "retry", "rollback"

Example phrases:

• "run tests, then if they pass..."
• "deploy to production after security review"
• "implement with TDD workflow"
• "check code quality before merging"
• "parallel test execution"

Action

When triggers detected, suggest orchestration:

This sounds like a perfect use case for orchestration! I can help you create a workflow that handles:

[List 2-4 key aspects identified from description, e.g.:]
- Sequential testing and deployment steps
- Parallel validation (tests + security scan)
- Conditional deployment based on test results
- Automatic rollback on failure

Would you like me to guide you through creating this workflow?

If user says yes:

Execute the create command with their description:

/orchestration:create [initial description from user message]

If user says no or wants to see example first: