Maestro Core - Workflow Router

Central hub for Maestro workflow skills. Routes triggers, defines hierarchy, and handles fallbacks.

Skill Hierarchy

conductor (1) > orchestrator (2) > designing (3) > tracking (4) > specialized (5)

Higher rank wins on conflicts.

Ownership Matrix

| Skill | Owns | Primary Triggers | |-------|------|------------------| | conductor | Implementation + autonomous | ci, ca, /conductor-implement, /conductor-autonomous | | orchestrator | Parallel execution | co, /conductor-orchestrate | | designing | Phases 1-10 (design → track creation) | ds, cn, /conductor-newtrack, /conductor-design | | tracking | Task/bead management | bd *, fb, rb | | handoff | Session cycling | ho, /conductor-finish, /conductor-handoff | | creating-skills | Skill authoring | "create skill", "write skill" |

Workflow Chain

ds/cn → design.md → /conductor-newtrack → spec.md + plan.md → fb → tracking → ci/co/ca → implementation

Routing Table

CRITICAL: After loading maestro-core, you MUST explicitly load the target skill via skill(name="...") before proceeding.

See routing-table.md for complete trigger → skill mappings, phrase triggers, and conditional routing logic.

Quick Triggers

| Trigger | Skill | |---------|-------| | ds, cn | designing | | ci | conductor | | ca | conductor | | co | orchestrator | | fb, rb, bd * | tracking | | ho | handoff |

Routing Flow

1. User triggers command (e.g., `ci`)
2. Load maestro-core → get routing table
3. Look up trigger → find target skill
4. MUST call skill tool to load target skill
5. Follow loaded skill instructions

Fallback Policies

| Condition | Action | Message | |-----------|--------|---------| | bd unavailable | HALT | ❌ Cannot proceed: bd CLI required | | conductor/ missing | DEGRADE | ⚠️ Standalone mode - limited features | | Agent Mail unavailable | HALT | ❌ Cannot proceed: Agent Mail required for coordination |

Quick Reference

| Concern | Reference | |---------|-----------| | Complete workflow | workflow-chain.md | | All routing rules | routing-table.md | | Terms and concepts | glossary.md | | CLI toolboxes | toolboxes.md |

Related Skills

• designing - Double Diamond design sessions (phases 1-10)
• conductor - Implementation execution
• orchestrator - Multi-agent parallel execution
• tracking - Issue tracking and dependency graphs
• handoff - Session cycling and context preservation
• creating-skills - Skill authoring and best practices
• sharing-skills - Contributing skills upstream
• using-git-worktrees - Isolated workspaces