Creates and maintains project context artifacts (product.md, tech-stack.md, workflow.md, tracks.md) in a `conductor/` directory. Scaffolds new projects from scratch, extracts context from existing codebases, validates artifact consistency before implementation, and synchronizes documents as the project evolves. Use when setting up a project, creating or updating product docs, managing a tech stack file, defining development workflows, tracking work units, onboarding to an existing codebase, or running project scaffolding.
workflow-patterns
workflow-patterns is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by wshobson. Its author describes it as: “Use this skill when implementing tasks according to Conductor's TDD workflow, handling phase checkpoints, managing git commits for tasks, or understanding the verification protocol.”. The project has 39k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents`.
What workflow-patterns does
Guide for implementing tasks using Conductor's TDD workflow, managing phase checkpoints, handling git commits, and executing the verification protocol that ensures quality throughout implementation.
Installation
Add workflow-patterns to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agentsAlways review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.
What's inside
The SKILL.md for workflow-patterns is organised into these sections:
- When to Use This Skill
- Detailed patterns and worked examples
- Best Practices
When to use it
Reach for workflow-patterns when you want workflow help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
- Ships in wshobson/agents, an established project with 38,858 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does workflow-patterns do?
- Use this skill when implementing tasks according to Conductor's TDD workflow, handling phase checkpoints, managing git commits for tasks, or understanding the verification protocol.
- How do I install workflow-patterns?
- Run /plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/wshobson/agents before installing.
- Is workflow-patterns free to use?
- Yes. workflow-patterns is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does workflow-patterns come from?
- workflow-patterns ships inside wshobson/agents, a repository that contains 54 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 38,858 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
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