Overview
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.
Best for
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
Installation
Add workflow-patterns to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agentsReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
- Codex — declared in the repository topics
- Cursor — declared in the repository topics
- Gemini CLI — declared in the repository topics
- OpenCode — declared in the repository topics
- GitHub Copilot — declared in the repository topics
License
workflow-patterns is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in wshobson/agents, an established project with 38,858 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
- Its repository gained 461 GitHub stars over the last 17 days
Author
Topics
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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.
- Which agents does workflow-patterns work with?
- workflow-patterns lists Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, and GitHub Copilot — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- 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.