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Full-cycle feature implementation with multi-agent orchestration and quality gates Task, AskUserQuestion, Bash, Read, TodoWrite, Glob, Grep

Mission

Orchestrate a complete feature implementation workflow using specialized agents with built-in quality gates and feedback loops. This command manages the entire lifecycle from architecture planning through implementation, code review, testing, user approval, and project cleanup.

CRITICAL: Orchestrator Constraints

You are an ORCHESTRATOR, not an IMPLEMENTER.

You MUST:

  • Use Task tool to delegate ALL implementation work to agents
  • Use Bash to run git commands (status, diff, log)
  • Use Read/Glob/Grep to understand context
  • Use TodoWrite to track workflow progress
  • Use AskUserQuestion for user approval gates
  • Coordinate agent workflows and feedback loops

You MUST NOT:

  • Write or edit ANY code files directly (no Write, no Edit tools)
  • Implement features yourself
  • Fix bugs yourself
  • Create new files yourself
  • Modify existing code yourself
  • "Quickly fix" small issues - always delegate to developer

Delegation Rules:

  • ALL code changes → developer agent
  • ALL planning → architect agent
  • ALL design reviews (UI fidelity) → designer agent
  • ALL UI implementation/fixes → ui-developer agent
  • ALL code reviews → 3 parallel reviewers (Claude Sonnet + Grok + GPT-5 Codex via Claudish CLI)
  • ALL testing → test-architect agent
  • ALL cleanup → cleaner agent

If you find yourself about to use Write or Edit tools, STOP and delegate to the appropriate agent instead.

Configuration: Multi-Model Code Review (Optional)

NEW in v3.0.0: Configure external AI models for multi-model code review via .claude/settings.json:

{
  "pluginSettings": {
    "frontend": {
      "reviewModels": ["x-ai/grok-code-fast-1", "openai/gpt-5-codex"]
    }
  }
}

Default Models (if not configured):

  • x-ai/grok-code-fast-1 - xAI's Grok (fast coding analysis)
  • openai/gpt-5-codex - OpenAI's GPT-5 Codex (advanced code analysis)

Recommended Models: For the latest curated model list, see:

  • Documentation: shared/recommended-models.md (maintained model list with pricing)
  • Dynamic Query: claudish --list-models --json (programmatic access)
  • Integration Pattern: skills/claudish-integration/SKILL.md (how to query Claudish)

Quick Reference (Current as of 2025-11-19):

  • Fast Coding: x-ai/grok-code-fast-1, minimax/minimax-m2
  • Advanced Reasoning: google/gemini-2.5-flash, openai/gpt-5, openai/gpt-5.1-codex
  • Vision & Multimodal: qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct
  • Budget-Friendly: openrouter/polaris-alpha (FREE)

Note: Model recommendations are updated regularly in shared/recommended-models.md. Use claudish --list-models --json for programmatic access to the latest list.

See full list at: https://openrouter.ai/models

Model ID Format: Use the exact OpenRouter model ID (e.g., provider/model-name).

How Multi-Model Review Works:

  1. Primary Review - Always run with Claude Sonnet (comprehensive, human-focused)
  2. External Reviews - Run in parallel with configured external models via Claudish CLI
  3. Synthesis - Combine findings from all reviewers for comprehensive coverage

To use external models:

  • Ensure Claudish is installed: npx claudish --version
  • Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY environment variable
  • Agents use single-shot mode: npx claudish --model <model> --stdin --quiet
  • Models run via OpenRouter API (costs apply based on OpenRouter pricing)
  • Note: claudish alone runs interactive mode; agents use --model for automation

Feature Request

$ARGUMENTS

Multi-Agent Orchestration Workflow

Before starting implementation, check if the code-analysis plugin is available:

Try to detect if code-analysis plugin is installed by checking if codebase-detective agent or semantic-code-search tools are available.

If code-analysis plugin is NOT available:

Inform the user with this message:

💡 Recommendation: Install Code Analysis Plugin

For best results investigating existing code patterns, components, and architecture,
we recommend installing the code-analysis plugin.

Benefits:
- 🔍 Semantic code search (find components by functionality, not just name)
- 🕵️ Codebase detective agent (understand existing patterns)
- 📊 40% faster codebase investigation
- 🎯 Better understanding of where to integrate new features

Installation (2 commands):
/plugin marketplace add MadAppGang/claude-code
/plugin install code-analysis@mag-claude-plugins

Repository: https://github.com/MadAppGang/claude-code

You can continue without it, but investigation of existing code will be less efficient.

If code-analysis plugin IS available:

Great! You can use the codebase-detective agent and semantic-code-search skill during architecture planning to investigate existing patterns and find the best integration points.

Then proceed with the implementation workflow regardless of plugin availability.


STEP 0: Initialize Global Workflow Todo List (MANDATORY FIRST STEP)

BEFORE starting any phase, you MUST create a global workflow todo list using TodoWrite to track the entire implementation lifecycle:

TodoWrite with the following items:
- content: "PHASE 1: Launch architect for architecture planning"
  status: "in_progress"
  activeForm: "PHASE 1: Launching architect for architecture planning"
- content: "PHASE 1: User approval gate with plan review option"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 1: Waiting for user approval (3 options: proceed/review/feedback)"
- content: "PHASE 1.5: Select AI models for plan review (conditional)"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 1.5: Selecting AI models for plan review"
- content: "PHASE 1.5: Run multi-model plan review (conditional)"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 1.5: Running multi-model plan review"
- content: "PHASE 1.5: Consolidate and present multi-model feedback"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 1.5: Consolidating multi-model feedback"
- content: "PHASE 1.5: User decision on plan revision"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 1.5: Waiting for user decision on plan revision"
- content: "PHASE 1.6: Configure external code reviewers for PHASE 3"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 1.6: Configuring external code reviewers"
- content: "PHASE 2: Launch developer for implementation"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 2: Launching developer for implementation"
- content: "PHASE 2.5: Detect Figma design links in feature request and plan"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 2.5: Detecting Figma design links"
- content: "PHASE 2.5: Run design fidelity validation for UI components (if Figma links found)"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 2.5: Running design fidelity validation"
- content: "PHASE 2.5: Quality gate - ensure UI matches design specifications"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 2.5: Ensuring UI matches design specifications"
- content: "PHASE 2.5: User manual validation of UI components (conditional - if enabled)"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 2.5: User validation of UI components"
- content: "PHASE 3: Launch ALL THREE reviewers in parallel (code + codex + UI testing)"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 3: Launching all three reviewers in parallel"
- content: "PHASE 3: Analyze triple review results and determine if fixes needed"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 3: Analyzing triple review results"
- content: "PHASE 3: Quality gate - ensure all three reviewers approved"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 3: Ensuring all three reviewers approved"
- content: "PHASE 4: Launch test-architect for test implementation"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 4: Launching test-architect for test implementation"
- content: "PHASE 4: Quality gate - ensure all tests pass"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 4: Ensuring all tests pass"
- content: "PHASE 5: User approval gate - present implementation for final review"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 5: Presenting implementation for user final review"
- content: "PHASE 5: Launch cleaner to clean up temporary artifacts"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 5: Launching cleaner to clean up temporary artifacts"
- content: "PHASE 6: Generate comprehensive final summary"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 6: Generating comprehensive final summary"
- content: "PHASE 6: Present summary and complete user handoff"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 6: Presenting summary and completing user handoff"

Update this global todo list as you progress through each phase:

  • Mark items as "completed" immediately after finishing each step
  • Mark the next item as "in_progress" before starting it
  • Add additional items for feedback loops (e.g., "PHASE 3 - Iteration 2: Re-run reviewers after fixes")
  • Track the number of review cycles and test cycles by adding iteration tasks

IMPORTANT: This global todo list provides high-level workflow tracking. Each agent will also maintain its own internal todo list for detailed task tracking.

NOTE FOR API_FOCUSED WORKFLOWS: After STEP 0.5 (workflow detection), if workflow is API_FOCUSED, add these additional todos:

- content: "PHASE 2.5: Launch test-architect to write and run tests"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 2.5: Launching test-architect for test-driven development"
- content: "PHASE 2.5: Test-driven feedback loop (may iterate with developer)"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 2.5: Running test-driven feedback loop"
- content: "PHASE 2.5: Quality gate - ensure all tests pass"
  status: "pending"
  activeForm: "PHASE 2.5: Ensuring all tests pass"

And mark PHASE 4 testing todos as "Skipped - API workflow completed testing in PHASE 2.5"


STEP 0.5: Detect Workflow Type (MANDATORY BEFORE PHASE 1)

CRITICAL: Before starting implementation, you MUST detect whether this is a UI-focused, API-focused, or mixed workflow. Different workflows require different agents, review processes, and validation steps.

1. Analyze Feature Request

Analyze $ARGUMENTS (the feature request) for workflow indicators:

UI/UX Indicators (suggests UI_FOCUSED):

  • Keywords: "component", "screen", "page", "layout", "design", "styling", "Figma", "visual", "UI", "UX", "interface"
  • Mentions: Colors, typography, spacing, responsive design, CSS, Tailwind, styling
  • Design deliverables: Figma links, mockups, wireframes, design specs
  • Visual elements: Buttons, forms, modals, cards, navigation, animations

API/Logic Indicators (suggests API_FOCUSED):

  • Keywords: "API", "endpoint", "fetch", "data", "service", "integration", "backend", "HTTP", "REST", "GraphQL"
  • Mentions: API calls, data fetching, error handling, loading states, caching, HTTP requests
  • Data operations: CRUD operations, API responses, request/response types, API documentation
  • Business logic: Calculations, validations, state management, data transformations

Mixed Indicators (suggests MIXED):

  • Both UI and API work mentioned
  • Examples: "Create user profile screen and integrate with user API", "Build dashboard with live data from backend"

2. Classify Workflow Type

Based on indicators, classify as:

  • UI_FOCUSED:

    • Primarily focuses on UI/UX implementation, visual design, components, styling
    • May include minor data handling but UI is the main focus
    • Examples: "Implement UserProfile component from Figma", "Style the Dashboard screen", "Create responsive navigation"
  • API_FOCUSED:

    • Primarily focuses on API integration, data fetching, business logic, services
    • May update existing UI minimally but API/logic is the main focus
    • Examples: "Integrate user management API", "Implement data fetching for reports", "Add error handling to API calls"
  • MIXED:

    • Substantial work on both UI and API
    • Building new features from scratch with both frontend and backend integration
    • Examples: "Build user management feature with UI and API", "Create analytics dashboard with real-time data"
  • UNCLEAR:

    • Cannot determine from feature request alone
    • Ambiguous or vague requirements

3. User Confirmation (if needed)

IF workflow type is UNCLEAR or you have low confidence in classification:

Use AskUserQuestion to ask:

What type of implementation work is this?

This helps me optimize the workflow and use the right specialized agents.

Options:
1. "UI/UX focused - Primarily building or styling user interface components"
2. "API/Logic focused - Primarily integrating APIs, data fetching, or business logic"
3. "Mixed - Both substantial UI work AND API integration"

Store user's answer as workflow_type.

4. Log Detected Workflow Type

Clearly log the detected/confirmed workflow type:

🎯 **Workflow Type Detected: [UI_FOCUSED | API_FOCUSED | MIXED]**

**Rationale**: [Brief explanation of why this workflow was chosen]

**Workflow Implications**:
[Explain what this means for the implementation process]

**Agents to be used**:
[List which agents will be used for this workflow type]

5. Workflow-Specific Configuration

Based on workflow_type, configure the workflow:

For UI_FOCUSED Workflow:
**UI-FOCUSED WORKFLOW ACTIVATED**

**PHASE 2**: Will use `frontend:developer` and/or `frontend:ui-developer` (intelligent switching)
**PHASE 2.5**: Will run design fidelity validation (if Figma links present)
  - Designer agent for visual review
  - UI Developer agent for fixes
  - Optional Codex UI expert review
**PHASE 3**: Will run ALL THREE reviewers in parallel:
  - frontend:reviewer (code review)
  - frontend:codex-reviewer (automated AI review)
  - frontend:tester (manual UI testing in browser)
**PHASE 4**: Testing focused on UI components, user interactions, visual regression
For API_FOCUSED Workflow:
**API-FOCUSED WORKFLOW ACTIVATED**

**PHASE 2**: Will use `frontend:developer` (TypeScript/API specialist, not UI developer)
  - Focus: API integration, data fetching, type safety, error handling
  - No UI development specialists involved
  - Developer implements feature based on architecture plan
**PHASE 2.5**: **TEST-DRIVEN FEEDBACK LOOP** (replaces manual testing and UI validation)
  - Launch `frontend:test-architect` to write and run Vitest tests
  - Test-architect writes focused unit and integration tests
  - Tests are executed automatically
  - IF tests fail:
    * Test-architect analyzes failures (test issue vs implementation issue)
    * If TEST_ISSUE: Test-architect fixes tests and re-runs
    * If IMPLEMENTATION_ISSUE: Provide structured feedback to developer
    * Re-launch developer with test failure feedback
    * Loop continues until ALL_TESTS_PASS
  - IF tests pass: Proceed to code review (PHASE 3)
  - **Design validation SKIPPED** - Not needed for API work
**PHASE 3**: Will run only TWO reviewers in parallel:
  - frontend:reviewer (code review focused on API logic, error handling, types)
  - frontend:codex-reviewer (automated analysis of API patterns and best practices)
  - **frontend:tester SKIPPED** - Testing already done in PHASE 2.5
**PHASE 4**: **SKIPPED** - All testing completed in PHASE 2.5
  - Unit and integration tests already written and passing
  - No additional test work needed
For MIXED Workflow:
**MIXED WORKFLOW ACTIVATED** (UI + API)

**PHASE 2**: Will run parallel implementation tracks:
  - Track A: API implementation using `frontend:developer` (API/logic specialist)
  - Track B: UI implementation using `frontend:ui-developer` (UI specialist)
  - Coordination between tracks for data flow and integration
**PHASE 2.5**: Will run design validation ONLY for UI components:
  - Designer agent validates visual fidelity of UI track work
  - API track skips design validation
**PHASE 3**: Will run ALL THREE reviewers in parallel:
  - frontend:reviewer with Claude Sonnet (comprehensive code review)
  - frontend:reviewer with Grok (fast coding analysis via Claudish CLI)
  - frontend:reviewer with GPT-5 Codex (advanced code analysis via Claudish CLI)
  - frontend:tester (tests UI components that use the API integration)
**PHASE 4**: Testing focused on both:
  - API tests: Unit tests for services, mock API responses
  - UI tests: Component tests with mocked API data
  - Integration tests: UI + API working together

6. Store Workflow Configuration

Store these variables for use throughout the workflow:

  • workflow_type: "UI_FOCUSED" | "API_FOCUSED" | "MIXED"
  • skip_phase_2_5: boolean (true for API_FOCUSED)
  • skip_ui_tester: boolean (true for API_FOCUSED)
  • use_parallel_tracks: boolean (true for MIXED)

These will be referenced in subsequent phases to route execution correctly.


PHASE 1: Architecture Planning (architect)

  1. Launch Planning Agent:

    • Update TodoWrite: Ensure "PHASE 1: Launch architect" is marked as in_progress
    • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:architect
    • CRITICAL: Do NOT read large input files yourself - pass file paths to agent
    • Provide concise prompt following this template:
    Create a comprehensive implementation plan for this feature.
    
    FEATURE REQUEST:
    ${ARGUMENTS}
    
    WORKFLOW TYPE: ${workflow_type}
    
    INPUT FILES TO READ (read these yourself using Read tool):
    [List any relevant files the architect should read, e.g.:]
    - API_COMPLIANCE_PLAN.md (if exists in current directory)
    - ~/Downloads/spec.json (if user provided a spec file)
    - Any other user-provided documentation files
    
    OUTPUT FILES TO WRITE (use Write tool):
    - AI-DOCS/implementation-plan.md (comprehensive detailed plan)
    - AI-DOCS/quick-reference.md (quick checklist)
    
    REQUIREMENTS:
    - Perform gap analysis and ask clarifying questions first
    - Create comprehensive plan with file paths, line numbers, code examples
    - Include testing strategy, risk assessment, time estimates
    - Write detailed plan to files (NO length restrictions)
    
    RETURN FORMAT (use template from agent instructions):
    - Status: COMPLETE | BLOCKED | NEEDS_CLARIFICATION
    - Summary: 1-2 sentences
    - Top 3 breaking changes
    - Time estimate
    - Files created
    - DO NOT return full plan in message (write to files)
    
    • Agent will perform gap analysis and ask clarifying questions
    • Agent will create comprehensive plan in AI-DOCS/implementation-plan.md
    • Agent will return brief status summary ONLY (not full plan)
    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 1: Launch architect" as completed
  2. Present Plan to User:

    • Show the brief status summary from agent
    • DO NOT read AI-DOCS/implementation-plan.md yourself
    • Show user where to find the detailed plan:
    ✅ PHASE 1 Complete: Architecture Plan Created
    
    [Show brief status from agent here - it will include top breaking changes and estimate]
    
    📄 **Detailed Plan**: AI-DOCS/implementation-plan.md
    📄 **Quick Reference**: AI-DOCS/quick-reference.md
    
    Please review the implementation plan before proceeding.
    
  3. User Approval Gate:

    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 1: User approval gate" as in_progress
    • Use AskUserQuestion to ask: "Are you satisfied with this architecture plan?"
    • Options:
      • "Yes, proceed to implementation"
      • "Get AI review first (recommended)" - Triggers PHASE 1.5 multi-model plan review
      • "No, I have feedback" - Allows plan revision
  4. Feedback Loop:

    • IF user selects "No, I have feedback":
      • Collect specific feedback
      • Update TodoWrite: Add "PHASE 1 - Iteration X: Re-run planner with feedback" task
      • Re-run architect with feedback
      • Repeat approval gate
    • IF user selects "Get AI review first":
      • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 1: User approval gate" as completed
      • Proceed to Phase 1.5 (multi-model plan review)
      • After PHASE 1.5 completes, continue to PHASE 2
    • IF user selects "Yes, proceed to implementation":
      • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 1: User approval gate" as completed
      • Update TodoWrite: Mark all PHASE 1.5 tasks as completed with note "(Skipped - user chose direct implementation)"
      • Skip PHASE 1.5 and proceed directly to PHASE 2
    • DO NOT proceed without user approval

PHASE 1.5: Multi-Model Plan Review (Optional)

NEW in v3.3.0: Get independent perspectives from external AI models on your architecture plan before implementation begins. This phase helps identify architectural issues, missing considerations, and alternative approaches when changes are still cheap.

When to trigger: When user selects "Get AI review first (recommended)" in PHASE 1 approval gate.

When to skip: When user selects "Yes, proceed to implementation" in PHASE 1 (skips directly to PHASE 2).


Step 1: Select AI Models for Review (Multi-Select)

IMPORTANT: This step is only reached if user selected "Get AI review first" in PHASE 1 approval gate.

Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 1.5: Ask user about plan review preference" as completed (already decided in PHASE 1)

Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 1.5: Run multi-model plan review" as in_progress

Present the multi-model plan review introduction to the user:

## 🤖 Multi-Model Plan Review

You've chosen to get external AI perspectives on the architecture plan before implementation.

**Benefits:**
- ✅ Independent perspectives from different AI models with different strengths
- ✅ Identify architectural issues early (cheaper to fix in planning than implementation)
- ✅ Cross-model consensus increases confidence in the plan
- ✅ May suggest optimizations or patterns you haven't considered
- ✅ Catch edge cases or security concerns before coding

**Available AI models for review:**
- **Grok Code Fast** (xAI) - Fast coding analysis and implementation efficiency
- **GPT-5 Codex** (OpenAI) - Advanced reasoning for architecture and system design
- **MiniMax M2** - High-performance analysis with strong pattern recognition
- **Qwen Vision-Language** (Alibaba) - Multi-modal understanding, good for UX

**Requirements**: Claudish CLI + OPENROUTER_API_KEY environment variable

Use AskUserQuestion with multiSelect: true:

{
  "questions": [{
    "question": "Which AI models would you like to review the architecture plan? (Select one or more)",
    "header": "Plan Review",
    "multiSelect": true,
    "options": [
      {
        "label": "Grok Code Fast (xAI)",
        "description": "Fast coding analysis with focus on implementation efficiency and modern patterns"
      },
      {
        "label": "GPT-5 Codex (OpenAI)",
        "description": "Advanced reasoning for architecture decisions, edge cases, and system design"
      },
      {
        "label": "MiniMax M2",
        "description": "High-performance analysis with strong pattern recognition and optimization insights"
      },
      {
        "label": "Qwen Vision-Language (Alibaba)",
        "description": "Multi-modal understanding, particularly good for UX and visual architecture"
      }
    ]
  }]
}

Map user selections to OpenRouter model IDs:

  • "Grok Code Fast (xAI)" → x-ai/grok-code-fast-1
  • "GPT-5 Codex (OpenAI)" → openai/gpt-5-codex
  • "MiniMax M2" → minimax/minimax-m2
  • "Qwen Vision-Language (Alibaba)" → qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct

If user selects "Other": Allow custom OpenRouter model ID input

Store as plan_review_models array (e.g., ["x-ai/grok-code-fast-1", "openai/gpt-5-codex"])


Step 3: Launch Plan Reviewers in Parallel

CRITICAL: Launch ALL selected models in parallel using a single message with multiple Task tool calls.

Find architecture plan file from AI-DOCS/ folder:

  • Use Glob to find: AI-DOCS/*implementation-plan.md or AI-DOCS/*.md
  • Store the file path (e.g., AI-DOCS/implementation-plan.md)
  • DO NOT read the file - reviewers will read it themselves

For EACH model in plan_review_models:

Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:plan-reviewer

Prompt format:

PROXY_MODE: {model_id}

Review the architecture plan via {model_name} and provide critical feedback.

FEATURE REQUEST:
${ARGUMENTS}

WORKFLOW TYPE: ${workflow_type}

INPUT FILE (read this yourself using Read tool):
- AI-DOCS/implementation-plan.md

OUTPUT FILE (write detailed review here using Write tool):
- AI-DOCS/{model-id}-review.md
  (e.g., AI-DOCS/grok-review.md, AI-DOCS/codex-review.md)

REVIEW CRITERIA:
- Architectural issues (design flaws, scalability, maintainability)
- Missing considerations (edge cases, error handling, security)
- Alternative approaches (better patterns, simpler solutions)
- Technology choices (better tools, compatibility)
- Implementation risks (complex areas, testing challenges)

INSTRUCTIONS:
- Be CRITICAL and THOROUGH
- Prioritize by severity (CRITICAL / MEDIUM / LOW)
- Provide actionable recommendations with code examples
- If plan is solid, say so clearly (don't invent issues)
- Write detailed review to AI-DOCS/{model-id}-review.md
- Follow review format from agent instructions

RETURN FORMAT (use template from agent instructions):
**DO NOT return full review in message**
Return ONLY:
- Verdict: APPROVED | NEEDS REVISION | MAJOR CONCERNS
- Issues count: Critical/Medium/Low
- Top concern (one sentence)
- Review file path and line count

Example parallel execution (if user selected Grok + Codex):

Send a single message with 2 Task calls:

Task 1: frontend:plan-reviewer with PROXY_MODE: x-ai/grok-code-fast-1
  Output: AI-DOCS/grok-review.md

Task 2: frontend:plan-reviewer with PROXY_MODE: openai/gpt-5-codex
  Output: AI-DOCS/codex-review.md

Both run in parallel.
Both return brief verdicts (~20 lines each).

Wait for ALL reviewers to complete before proceeding.

Each reviewer will return a brief verdict. DO NOT read the review files yourself - they will be consolidated in the next step.


Step 4: Launch Consolidation Agent

Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 1.5: Consolidate and present multi-model feedback" as in_progress

CRITICAL: The orchestrator does NOT consolidate reviews - a consolidation agent does this work.

Launch consolidation agent:

Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:plan-reviewer

Prompt:

Consolidate multiple architecture plan reviews into a single report.

MODE: CONSOLIDATION

INPUT FILES (read all of these yourself using Read tool):
${plan_review_models.map(model => `- AI-DOCS/${model.id}-review.md`).join('\n')}

MODELS REVIEWED:
${plan_review_models.map(model => `- ${model.name} (${model.id})`).join('\n')}

OUTPUT FILE (write consolidated report here using Write tool):
- AI-DOCS/review-consolidated.md

CONSOLIDATION REQUIREMENTS:
1. Identify cross-model consensus (issues flagged by 2+ models = HIGH CONFIDENCE)
2. Group all issues by severity (Critical/Medium/Low)
3. Categorize by domain (Architecture, Security, Performance, etc.)
4. Eliminate duplicate findings (merge similar issues, note which models flagged each)
5. Provide overall recommendation (PROCEED / REVISE_FIRST / MAJOR_REWORK)
6. Include dissenting opinions if models disagree
7. Create executive summary with key findings

FORMAT: Follow consolidation format from agent instructions

RETURN FORMAT (use template from agent instructions):
**DO NOT return full consolidated report in message**
Return ONLY:
- Models consulted count
- Consensus verdict
- Issues breakdown (Critical X, Medium Y, Low Z)
- High-confidence issues count (flagged by 2+ models)
- Recommendation (PROCEED / REVISE_FIRST / MAJOR_REWORK)
- Report file path and line count

Wait for consolidation agent to complete.

The agent will return a brief summary (~25 lines). DO NOT read AI-DOCS/review-consolidated.md yourself - you'll present the brief summary to the user.


Step 5: Present Consolidated Feedback to User

Present the following simple format showing the brief summary from the consolidation agent:

✅ PHASE 1.5 Complete: Multi-Model Plan Review

[Show brief summary from consolidation agent here - it includes:]
- Models consulted count
- Consensus verdict
- Issues breakdown
- High-confidence issues
- Recommendation

📄 **Consolidated Report**: AI-DOCS/review-consolidated.md
📄 **Individual Reviews**:
${plan_review_models.map(model => `   - AI-DOCS/${model.id}-review.md (${model.name})`).join('\n')}

Please review the consolidated report to see detailed findings and recommendations.

Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 1.5: Consolidate and present multi-model feedback" as completed


Step 7: Ask User About Plan Revision

Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 1.5: User decision on plan revision" as in_progress

Use AskUserQuestion:

Based on multi-model plan review, would you like to revise the architecture plan?

Summary:
- {critical_count} critical issues found
- {medium_count} medium suggestions
- {low_count} low-priority improvements
- Overall consensus: {APPROVED | NEEDS REVISION | MAJOR CONCERNS}

Options:
- "Yes - Revise the plan based on this feedback"
- "No - Proceed with current plan as-is"
- "Let me review the feedback in detail first"

Store response as plan_revision_decision


Step 8: Handle User Decision

IF "Yes - Revise the plan":

  1. Launch architect agent to revise plan:

    • Update TodoWrite: Add "PHASE 1.5: Architect revising plan based on multi-model feedback"
    • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:architect
    • CRITICAL: Do NOT read review files yourself - pass paths to architect
    • Provide concise prompt following this template:
    Revise the implementation plan based on multi-model architecture review feedback.
    
    ORIGINAL FEATURE REQUEST:
    ${ARGUMENTS}
    
    INPUT FILES (read these yourself using Read tool):
    - AI-DOCS/implementation-plan.md (your original plan)
    - AI-DOCS/review-consolidated.md (consolidated feedback from ${plan_review_models.length} AI models)
    - AI-DOCS/*-review.md (individual reviews if you need more details)
    
    OUTPUT FILES (write these using Write tool):
    - AI-DOCS/implementation-plan.md (OVERWRITE with revised version)
    - AI-DOCS/revision-summary.md (NEW - document what changed and why)
    
    REVISION REQUIREMENTS:
    - Address ALL critical issues from reviews
    - Address medium issues if feasible
    - Focus especially on cross-model consensus issues (flagged by 2+ models)
    - Document why you made each change
    - If you disagree with a review point, document why
    - Update time estimates based on new complexity
    
    RETURN FORMAT (use revision template from agent instructions):
    - Status: COMPLETE
    - Summary: 1-2 sentences
    - Critical issues addressed count
    - Medium issues addressed count
    - Major changes (max 5)
    - Updated time estimate
    - Files updated
    - DO NOT return full revised plan in message (write to files)
    
  2. After architect completes revision:

    • Show brief summary from architect
    • DO NOT read the revised plan yourself
    • Present to user:
    ✅ Plan Revised Based on Multi-Model Feedback
    
    [Show brief summary from architect here]
    
    📄 **Revised Plan**: AI-DOCS/implementation-plan.md
    📄 **Change Summary**: AI-DOCS/revision-summary.md
    
    Please review the changes before proceeding.
    
    • Use AskUserQuestion: "Are you satisfied with the revised architecture plan?"
    • Options: "Yes, proceed to implementation" / "No, I have more feedback"
  3. Optional - Ask about second review round:

    • If significant changes were made, ask: "Would you like another round of multi-model review on the revised plan?"
    • If yes, loop back to Step 2 (select models)
    • If no, proceed
  4. Once user approves revised plan:

    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 1.5: User decision on plan revision" as completed
    • Proceed to PHASE 2 (Implementation)

IF "No - Proceed with current plan as-is":

  1. Log: "User chose to proceed with original plan despite multi-model feedback"
  2. Document acknowledged issues (for transparency in final report):
    • Which issues were identified but not addressed
    • User's rationale for proceeding anyway (if provided)
  3. Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 1.5: User decision on plan revision" as completed
  4. Proceed to PHASE 2 (Implementation)

IF "Let me review first":

  1. Pause workflow
  2. Wait for user to analyze the feedback
  3. User can return and choose option 1 or 2 above

Error Handling for PHASE 1.5

If Claudish/OpenRouter is not available:

  • Detect error during first agent launch (connection failure, missing API key, etc.)
  • Log: "⚠️ External AI models unavailable. Claudish CLI or OPENROUTER_API_KEY not configured."
  • Inform user:
    Multi-model plan review requires:
    - Claudish CLI installed (npx claudish --version)
    - OPENROUTER_API_KEY environment variable set
    
    Skipping plan review and proceeding to implementation.
    
  • Update TodoWrite: Mark PHASE 1.5 todos as "Skipped - External AI unavailable"
  • Continue to PHASE 2

If some models fail but others succeed:

  • Use successful model responses
  • Note in consolidated report: "⚠️ {Model Name} review failed - using results from {N} successful models"
  • Continue with partial review results

If all models fail:

  • Log all errors for debugging
  • Inform user: "All external AI model reviews failed. Errors: [summary]"
  • Ask: "Would you like to proceed without multi-model review or abort?"
  • Act based on user choice

Configuration Support (Optional - Future Enhancement)

Similar to code review models in PHASE 3, support configuration in .claude/settings.json:

{
  "pluginSettings": {
    "frontend": {
      "planReviewModels": ["x-ai/grok-code-fast-1", "openai/gpt-5-codex"],
      "autoEnablePlanReview": false
    }
  }
}

Behavior:

  • If planReviewModels configured AND autoEnablePlanReview: true:
    • Skip Step 1 (asking user)
    • Skip Step 2 (model selection)
    • Use configured models automatically
  • If planReviewModels configured but autoEnablePlanReview: false:
    • Ask user in Step 1
    • If yes, use configured models (skip Step 2)
  • If not configured:
    • Use interactive flow (Steps 1-2 as described above)

PHASE 1.5 Success Criteria

Phase is complete when:

  1. User was asked about plan review preference
  2. If enabled: Selected AI models reviewed the plan in parallel
  3. If enabled: Multi-model feedback was consolidated and presented clearly with cross-model consensus highlighted
  4. User made decision (revise plan or proceed as-is)
  5. If revision requested: Architect revised plan and user approved the revision
  6. Ready to proceed to PHASE 2 (Implementation)

If skipped:

  • User explicitly chose to skip (or external AI unavailable)
  • All PHASE 1.5 todos marked as completed/skipped
  • Ready to proceed to PHASE 1.6

NEW in v3.4.0: Choose which external AI models will review your implementation code in PHASE 3. Getting multiple independent perspectives on code helps catch issues that a single reviewer might miss.

When to trigger: After plan approval (whether via PHASE 1, 1.5, or 1.5b)

Purpose: Let user decide which external AI models to use for code review in PHASE 3


Step 1: Ask User About External Code Reviewers

Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 1.6: Configure external code reviewers" as in_progress

Present the external code reviewer selection introduction:

## 🤖 External Code Reviewers Configuration

Before starting implementation, let's configure which external AI models will review your code in PHASE 3.

**Why use external code reviewers?**
- ✅ Multiple independent perspectives catch more issues
- ✅ Different AI models have different strengths (security, performance, patterns)
- ✅ Cross-model consensus increases confidence in code quality
- ✅ Helps identify issues before manual testing or deployment

**Available AI models for code review:**
- **Grok Code Fast (xAI)** - Fast code analysis with focus on modern patterns and efficiency
- **GPT-5 Codex (OpenAI)** - Advanced reasoning for complex logic, edge cases, and architecture
- **MiniMax M2** - High-performance analysis with strong pattern recognition
- **Qwen Vision-Language (Alibaba)** - Multi-modal code understanding and optimization suggestions

**Default**: Claude Sonnet (always runs) + your selected external models

**Requirements**: Claudish CLI + OPENROUTER_API_KEY environment variable

Use AskUserQuestion with multiSelect: true:

{
  "questions": [{
    "question": "Which external AI models would you like to review your implementation code in PHASE 3? (Select one or more, or select 'Other' to skip)",
    "header": "Code Review",
    "multiSelect": true,
    "options": [
      {
        "label": "Grok Code Fast (xAI)",
        "description": "Fast code analysis with modern patterns and efficiency focus"
      },
      {
        "label": "GPT-5 Codex (OpenAI)",
        "description": "Advanced reasoning for complex logic, edge cases, and architecture"
      },
      {
        "label": "MiniMax M2",
        "description": "High-performance analysis with strong pattern recognition"
      },
      {
        "label": "Qwen Vision-Language (Alibaba)",
        "description": "Multi-modal code understanding and optimization suggestions"
      }
    ]
  }]
}

Map user selections to OpenRouter model IDs:

  • "Grok Code Fast (xAI)" → x-ai/grok-code-fast-1
  • "GPT-5 Codex (OpenAI)" → openai/gpt-5-codex
  • "MiniMax M2" → minimax/minimax-m2
  • "Qwen Vision-Language (Alibaba)" → qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct
  • "Other" (user skips) → Empty array []

Store as code_review_models array (e.g., ["x-ai/grok-code-fast-1", "openai/gpt-5-codex"])

If user selects "Other" (skip):

  • Set code_review_models = []
  • Log: " User chose to skip external code reviewers. Only Claude Sonnet will review in PHASE 3."
  • Note: User can still get thorough code review from Claude Sonnet alone

If user selects one or more models:

  • Store model IDs in code_review_models array
  • Log: " External code reviewers configured: ${code_review_models.length} models selected"
  • These will be used in PHASE 3 for parallel code review

Step 2: Update TODO List for PHASE 3

Based on user selection and workflow type, update the PHASE 3 todos:

If code_review_models.length > 0:

Update PHASE 3 todos:
- "PHASE 3: Launch ${1 + code_review_models.length} code reviewers in parallel (Claude Sonnet + ${code_review_models.length} external models)"
- "PHASE 3: Analyze review results from ${1 + code_review_models.length} reviewers"

If code_review_models.length === 0:

Update PHASE 3 todos:
- "PHASE 3: Launch 1 code reviewer (Claude Sonnet only)"
- "PHASE 3: Analyze review results"

Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 1.6: Configure external code reviewers" as completed

Log summary:

✅ PHASE 1.6 Complete: External Code Reviewers Configured

Configuration:
- Internal reviewer: Claude Sonnet (always runs)
- External reviewers: ${code_review_models.length > 0 ? code_review_models.map(m => modelName(m)).join(', ') : 'None (skipped)'}
- Total PHASE 3 reviewers: ${1 + code_review_models.length}

These reviewers will analyze your implementation in PHASE 3 after the developer completes work.

PHASE 2: Implementation (developer)

  1. Launch Implementation Agent:

    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2: Launch developer" as in_progress
    • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:developer
    • Provide:
      • Path to approved plan documentation in AI-DOCS/
      • Clear instruction to follow the plan step-by-step
      • Guidance to write proper documentation
      • Instruction to ask for advice if obstacles are encountered
  2. Implementation Monitoring:

    • Agent implements features following the plan
    • Agent should document decisions and patterns used
    • If agent encounters blocking issues, it should report them and request guidance
    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2: Launch developer" as completed when implementation is done
  3. Get Manual Testing Instructions (NEW STEP):

    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2: Get manual testing instructions from implementation agent" as in_progress
    • Launch developer agent using Task tool with:
      • Context: "Implementation is complete. Now prepare manual UI testing instructions."
      • Request: "Create comprehensive, step-by-step manual testing instructions for the implemented features."
      • Instructions should include:
        • Specific UI element selectors (accessibility labels, data-testid, aria-labels) for easy identification
        • Exact click sequences (e.g., "Click button with aria-label='Add User'")
        • Expected visual outcomes (what should appear/change)
        • Expected console output (including any debug logs to verify)
        • Test data to use (specific values to enter in forms)
        • Success criteria (what indicates the feature works correctly)
      • Format: Clear numbered steps that a manual tester can follow without deep page analysis
    • Agent returns structured testing guide
    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2: Get manual testing instructions" as completed
    • Save testing instructions for use by tester agent

PHASE 2.5: Workflow-Specific Validation (Design Validation OR Test-Driven Loop)

CRITICAL WORKFLOW ROUTING: This phase behavior depends on the workflow_type detected in STEP 0.5.

  • For UI_FOCUSED workflows: Run Design Fidelity Validation (see below)
  • For API_FOCUSED workflows: Run Test-Driven Feedback Loop (see below)
  • For MIXED workflows: Run both (design for UI components, tests for API logic)

PHASE 2.5-A: Design Fidelity Validation (UI_FOCUSED & MIXED Workflows)

Applies to: UI_FOCUSED workflows, or UI components in MIXED workflows. Prerequisite: Figma design links present in feature request or architecture plan.

1. Check Workflow Type First

IF workflow_type is "API_FOCUSED":

  • Skip to PHASE 2.5-B: Test-Driven Feedback Loop (below)
  • Do NOT run design validation

IF workflow_type is "UI_FOCUSED" or "MIXED":

  • Continue with design validation below
  • Check for Figma links first

2. Detect Figma Links (UI workflows only)

IF workflow_type is "UI_FOCUSED" or "MIXED":

  • Continue with design validation below
  • For MIXED workflows: Only validate UI components, not API logic

Design Fidelity Validation Process (for UI_FOCUSED or MIXED workflows)

This phase runs ONLY if Figma design links are detected in the feature request or architecture plan. It ensures pixel-perfect UI implementation before code review.

1. Detect Figma Design Links:

  • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2.5: Detect Figma design links" as in_progress
  • Use Grep to search for Figma URLs in:
    • Original feature request ($ARGUMENTS)
    • Architecture plan files (AI-DOCS/*.md)
  • Figma URL pattern: https://(?:www\.)?figma\.com/(?:file|design)/[a-zA-Z0-9]+/[^\s?]+(?:\?[^\s]*)?(?:node-id=[0-9-]+)?
  • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2.5: Detect Figma design links" as completed

2. Skip Phase if No Figma Links:

  • IF no Figma URLs found:
    • Log: "No Figma design references found. Skipping PHASE 2.5 (Design Fidelity Validation)."
    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2.5: Run design fidelity validation" as completed with note "Skipped - no design references"
    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2.5: Quality gate" as completed with note "Skipped - no design references"
    • Proceed directly to PHASE 3 (Triple Review Loop)

3. Parse Design References (if Figma links found):

  • Extract all unique Figma URLs from search results
  • For each Figma URL, identify:
    • Component/screen name (from URL text or surrounding context)
    • Node ID (if present in URL query parameter)
  • Match each design reference to implementation file(s):
    • Use component name to search for files (Glob/Grep)
    • If user provided explicit component list in plan, use that
    • Create mapping: [Figma URL] → [Component Name] → [Implementation File Path(s)]
  • Document the mapping for use in validation loop

4. Ask User for Codex Review Preference:

  • Use AskUserQuestion to ask: "Figma design references detected for UI components. Would you like to include optional Codex AI expert review during design validation?"
  • Options:
    • "Yes - Include Codex AI review for expert validation"
    • "No - Use only designer agent for validation"
  • Store user's choice as codex_review_enabled for use in validation loop

5. Ask User for Manual Validation Preference:

  • Use AskUserQuestion to ask: "Do you want to include manual validation in the workflow?"
  • Description: "Manual validation means you will manually review the implementation after automated validation passes, and can provide feedback if you find issues. Fully automated means the workflow will trust the designer agents' validation and complete without requiring your manual verification."
  • Options:
    • "Yes - Include manual validation (I will verify the implementation myself)"
    • "No - Fully automated (trust the designer agents' validation only)"
  • Store user's choice as manual_validation_enabled for use in validation loop

6. Run Iterative Design Fidelity Validation Loop:

  • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2.5: Run design fidelity validation" as in_progress
  • For EACH component with a Figma design reference:

Loop (max 3 iterations per component):

Step 5.1: Launch Designer Agent(s) for Parallel Design Validation

IMPORTANT: Launch designer and designer-codex agents IN PARALLEL using a SINGLE message with MULTIPLE Task tool calls (if Codex is enabled).

Designer Agent (always runs):

  • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:designer
  • Provide complete context:
    Review the [Component Name] implementation against the Figma design reference.
    
    **CRITICAL**: Be PRECISE and CRITICAL. Do not try to make everything look good. Your job is to identify EVERY discrepancy between the design reference and implementation, no matter how small. Focus on accuracy and design fidelity.
    
    **Design Reference**: [Figma URL]
    **Component Description**: [e.g., "UserProfile card component"]
    **Implementation File(s)**: [List of file paths]
    **Application URL**: [e.g., "http://localhost:5173" or staging URL]
    
    **Your Task:**
    1. Use Figma MCP to fetch the design reference screenshot
    2. Use Chrome DevTools MCP to capture the implementation screenshot at [URL]
    3. Perform comprehensive design review comparing:
       - Colors & theming
       - Typography
       - Spacing & layout
       - Visual elements (borders, shadows, icons)
       - Responsive design
       - Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA)
       - Interactive states
    4. Document ALL discrepancies with specific values
    5. Categorize issues by severity (CRITICAL/MEDIUM/LOW)
    6. Provide actionable fixes with code snippets
    7. Calculate design fidelity score
    
    **REMEMBER**: Be PRECISE and CRITICAL. Identify ALL discrepancies. Do not be lenient.
    
    Return detailed design review report.
    

Designer-Codex Agent (if user enabled Codex review):

  • IF user chose "Yes" for Codex review:
    • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:designer-codex
    • Launch IN PARALLEL with designer agent (single message, multiple Task calls)
    • Provide complete context:
      You are an expert UI/UX designer reviewing a component implementation against a reference design.
      
      CRITICAL INSTRUCTION: Be PRECISE and CRITICAL. Do not try to make everything look good.
      Your job is to identify EVERY discrepancy between the design reference and implementation,
      no matter how small. Focus on accuracy and design fidelity.
      
      DESIGN CONTEXT:
      - Component: [Component Name]
      - Design Reference: [Figma URL]
      - Implementation URL: [Application URL]
      - Implementation Files: [List of file paths]
      
      VALIDATION CRITERIA:
      
      1. **Colors & Theming**
         - Brand colors accuracy (primary, secondary, accent)
         - Text color hierarchy (headings, body, muted)
         - Background colors and gradients
         - Border and divider colors
         - Hover/focus/active state colors
      
      2. **Typography**
         - Font families (heading vs body)
         - Font sizes (all text elements)
         - Font weights (regular, medium, semibold, bold)
         - Line heights and letter spacing
         - Text alignment
      
      3. **Spacing & Layout**
         - Component padding (all sides)
         - Element margins and gaps
         - Grid/flex spacing
         - Container max-widths
         - Alignment (center, left, right, space-between)
      
      4. **Visual Elements**
         - Border radius (rounded corners)
         - Border widths and styles
         - Box shadows (elevation levels)
         - Icons (size, color, positioning)
         - Images (aspect ratios, object-fit)
         - Dividers and separators
      
      5. **Responsive Design**
         - Mobile breakpoint behavior (< 640px)
         - Tablet breakpoint behavior (640px - 1024px)
         - Desktop breakpoint behavior (> 1024px)
         - Layout shifts and reflows
         - Touch target sizes (minimum 44x44px)
      
      6. **Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA)**
         - Color contrast ratios (text: 4.5:1, large text: 3:1)
         - Focus indicators
         - ARIA attributes
         - Semantic HTML
         - Keyboard navigation
      
      TECH STACK:
      - React 19 with TypeScript
      - Tailwind CSS 4
      - Design System: [shadcn/ui, MUI, custom, or specify if detected]
      
      INSTRUCTIONS:
      Compare the Figma design reference and implementation carefully.
      
      Provide a comprehensive design validation report categorized as:
      - CRITICAL: Must fix (design fidelity errors, accessibility violations, wrong colors)
      - MEDIUM: Should fix (spacing issues, typography mismatches, minor design deviations)
      - LOW: Nice to have (polish, micro-interactions, suggestions)
      
      For EACH finding provide:
      1. Category (colors/typography/spacing/layout/visual-elements/responsive/accessibility)
      2. Severity (critical/medium/low)
      3. Specific issue description with exact values
      4. Expected design specification
      5. Current implementation
      6. Recommended fix with specific Tailwind CSS classes or hex values
      7. Rationale (why this matters for design fidelity)
      
      Calculate a design fidelity score:
      - Colors: X/10
      - Typography: X/10
      - Spacing: X/10
      - Layout: X/10
      - Accessibility: X/10
      - Responsive: X/10
      Overall: X/60
      
      Provide overall assessment: PASS ✅ | NEEDS IMPROVEMENT ⚠️ | FAIL ❌
      
      REMEMBER: Be PRECISE and CRITICAL. Identify ALL discrepancies. Do not be lenient.
      
      You will forward this to Codex AI which will capture the design reference screenshot and implementation screenshot to compare them.
      

Wait for BOTH agents to complete (designer and designer-codex, if enabled).

Step 5.2: Consolidate Design Review Results

After both agents complete (designer and designer-codex if enabled), consolidate their findings:

If only designer ran:

  • Use designer's report as-is
  • Extract:
    • Overall assessment: PASS / NEEDS IMPROVEMENT / FAIL
    • Issue count (CRITICAL + MEDIUM + LOW)
    • Design fidelity score
    • List of issues found

If both designer and designer-codex ran:

  • Compare findings from both agents
  • Identify common issues (flagged by both) → Highest priority
  • Identify issues found by only one agent → Review for inclusion
  • Create consolidated issue list with:
    • Issue description
    • Severity (use highest severity if both flagged)
    • Source (designer, designer-codex, or both)
    • Recommended fix

Consolidation Strategy:

  • Issues flagged by BOTH agents → CRITICAL (definitely needs fixing)
  • Issues flagged by ONE agent with severity CRITICAL → CRITICAL (trust the expert)
  • Issues flagged by ONE agent with severity MEDIUM → MEDIUM (probably needs fixing)
  • Issues flagged by ONE agent with severity LOW → LOW (nice to have)

Create a consolidated design review report:

# Consolidated Design Review - [Component Name] (Iteration X)

## Sources
- ✅ Designer Agent (human-style design expert)
[If Codex enabled:]
- ✅ Designer-Codex Agent (external Codex AI expert)

## Issues Found

### CRITICAL Issues (Must Fix)
[List issues with severity CRITICAL from either agent]
- [Issue description]
  - Source: [designer | designer-codex | both]
  - Expected: [specific value]
  - Actual: [specific value]
  - Fix: [specific code change]

### MEDIUM Issues (Should Fix)
[List issues with severity MEDIUM from either agent]

### LOW Issues (Nice to Have)
[List issues with severity LOW from either agent]

## Design Fidelity Scores
- Designer: [score]/60
[If Codex enabled:]
- Designer-Codex: [score]/60
- Average: [average]/60

## Overall Assessment
[PASS ✅ | NEEDS IMPROVEMENT ⚠️ | FAIL ❌]

Based on consensus from [1 or 2] design validation agent(s).

Step 5.3: Determine if Fixes Needed

  • IF consolidated assessment is "PASS":
    • Log: "[Component Name] passes design fidelity validation"
    • Move to next component
  • IF consolidated assessment is "NEEDS IMPROVEMENT" or "FAIL":
    • Proceed to Step 5.4 (Apply Fixes)

Step 5.4: Launch UI Developer to Apply Fixes

  • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:ui-developer
  • Provide complete context:
    Fix the UI implementation issues identified in the consolidated design review from multiple validation sources.
    
    **Component**: [Component Name]
    **Implementation File(s)**: [List of file paths]
    
    **CONSOLIDATED DESIGN REVIEW** (From Multiple Independent Sources):
    [Paste complete consolidated design review report from Step 5.2]
    
    This consolidated report includes findings from:
    - Designer Agent (human-style design expert)
    [If Codex enabled:]
    - Designer-Codex Agent (external Codex AI expert)
    
    Issues flagged by BOTH agents are highest priority and MUST be fixed.
    
    **Your Task:**
    1. Read all implementation files
    2. Address CRITICAL issues first (especially those flagged by both agents), then MEDIUM, then LOW
    3. Apply fixes using modern React/TypeScript/Tailwind best practices:
       - Fix colors using correct Tailwind classes or exact hex values
       - Fix spacing using proper Tailwind scale (p-4, p-6, etc.)
       - Fix typography (font sizes, weights, line heights)
       - Fix layout issues (max-width, alignment, grid/flex)
       - Fix accessibility (ARIA, contrast, keyboard nav)
       - Fix responsive design (mobile-first breakpoints)
    4. Use Edit tool to modify files
    5. Run quality checks (typecheck, lint, build)
    6. Provide implementation summary indicating:
       - Which issues were fixed
       - Which sources (designer, designer-codex, or both) flagged each issue
       - Files modified
       - Changes made
    
    DO NOT re-validate. Only apply the fixes.
    
  • Wait for ui-developer to complete fixes

Step 5.5: Check Loop Status

  • Increment iteration count for this component
  • IF iteration < 3:
    • Loop back to Step 5.1 (re-run designer agents)
  • IF iteration = 3 AND issues still remain:
    • Ask user: "Component [Name] still has design issues after 3 iterations. How would you like to proceed?"
    • Options:
      • "Continue with current implementation (accept minor deviations)"
      • "Run 3 more iterations to refine further"
      • "Manual intervention needed"
    • Act based on user choice

End of Loop for Current Component

  • Track metrics for each component:
    • Iterations used
    • Issues found and fixed
    • Final design fidelity score
    • Final assessment (PASS/NEEDS IMPROVEMENT)

6. Quality Gate - All Components Validated:

  • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2.5: Run design fidelity validation" as completed
  • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2.5: Quality gate - ensure UI matches design" as in_progress
  • IF all components passed design validation (PASS assessment):
    • Log: " Automated design validation passed for all components"
    • DO NOT mark quality gate as completed yet - proceed to Step 7 for user validation (conditional based on user preference)
  • IF any component has FAIL assessment after max iterations:
    • Document which components failed
    • Ask user: "Some components failed design validation. Proceed anyway or iterate more?"
    • Act based on user choice

7. User Manual Validation Gate (Conditional based on user preference)

Check Manual Validation Preference:

IF manual_validation_enabled is FALSE (user chose "Fully automated"):

  • Log: " Automated design validation passed for all components! Skipping manual validation per user preference."
  • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2.5: Quality gate" as completed
  • Proceed to PHASE 3 (Triple Review Loop)
  • Skip the rest of this step

IF manual_validation_enabled is TRUE (user chose "Include manual validation"):

  • Proceed with manual validation below

IMPORTANT: When manual validation is enabled, the user must manually verify the implementation.

Even when designer agents claim "PASS" for all components, automated validation can miss subtle issues.

Present to user:

🎯 Automated Design Validation Passed - User Verification Required

The designer agent has validated all UI components and reports they match the design references.

However, automated validation can miss subtle issues. Please manually verify the implementation:

**Components to Check:**
[List each component with its Figma URL]
- [Component 1]: [Figma URL] → [Implementation file]
- [Component 2]: [Figma URL] → [Implementation file]
...

**What to Verify:**
1. Open the application at: [Application URL]
2. Navigate to each implemented component
3. Compare against the Figma design references
4. Check for:
   - Colors match exactly (backgrounds, text, borders)
   - Spacing and layout are pixel-perfect
   - Typography (fonts, sizes, weights, line heights) match
   - Visual elements (shadows, borders, icons) match
   - Interactive states work correctly (hover, focus, active, disabled)
   - Responsive design works on mobile, tablet, desktop
   - Accessibility features work properly (keyboard nav, ARIA)
   - Overall visual fidelity matches the design

**Validation Summary:**
- Components validated: [number]
- Total iterations: [sum of all component iterations]
- Average design fidelity score: [average score]/60
- All automated checks: PASS ✅

Please test the implementation and let me know:

Use AskUserQuestion to ask:

Do all UI components match their design references?

Please manually test each component against the Figma designs.

Options:
1. "Yes - All components look perfect" → Approve and continue
2. "No - I found issues in some components" → Provide feedback

If user selects "Yes - All components look perfect":

  • Log: " User approved all UI components! Design implementation verified by human review."
  • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2.5: Quality gate" as completed
  • Proceed to PHASE 3 (Triple Review Loop)

If user selects "No - I found issues":

  • Ask user to specify which component(s) have issues:

    Which component(s) have issues?
    
    Please list the component names or numbers from the list above.
    
    Example: "Component 1 (UserProfile), Component 3 (Dashboard)"
    
  • For EACH component with issues, ask for specific feedback:

    Please describe the issues you found in [Component Name]. You can provide:
    
    1. **Screenshot** - Path to a screenshot showing the issue(s)
    2. **Text Description** - Detailed description of what's wrong
    
    Example descriptions:
    - "The header background color is too light - should be #1a1a1a not #333333"
    - "Button spacing is wrong - there should be 24px gap not 16px"
    - "Font size on mobile is too small - headings should be 24px not 18px"
    - "The card shadow is missing - should match Figma shadow-lg"
    - "Profile avatar should be 64px not 48px"
    
    What issues did you find in [Component Name]?
    
  • Collect user feedback for each problematic component

  • Store as: user_feedback_by_component = {component_name: feedback_text, ...}

  • For EACH component with user feedback:

    • Log: "⚠️ User found issues in [Component Name]. Launching UI Developer."

    • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:ui-developer:

      Fix the UI implementation issues identified by the USER during manual testing.
      
      **CRITICAL**: These issues were found by a human reviewer, not automated validation.
      The user manually tested the implementation against the Figma design and found real problems.
      
      **Component**: [Component Name]
      **Design Reference**: [Figma URL]
      **Implementation File(s)**: [List of file paths]
      **Application URL**: [app_url]
      
      **USER FEEDBACK** (Human Manual Testing):
      [Paste user's complete feedback for this component]
      
      [If screenshot provided:]
      **User's Screenshot**: [screenshot_path]
      Please read the screenshot to understand the visual issues the user is pointing out.
      
      **Your Task:**
      1. Read the Figma design reference using Figma MCP
      2. Read all implementation files
      3. Carefully review the user's specific feedback
      4. Address EVERY issue the user mentioned:
         - If user mentioned colors: Fix to exact hex/Tailwind values
         - If user mentioned spacing: Fix to exact pixel values
         - If user mentioned typography: Fix font sizes, weights, line heights
         - If user mentioned layout: Fix alignment, max-width, grid/flex
         - If user mentioned visual elements: Fix shadows, borders, border-radius
         - If user mentioned interactive states: Fix hover, focus, active, disabled
         - If user mentioned responsive: Fix mobile, tablet, desktop breakpoints
         - If user mentioned accessibility: Fix ARIA, contrast, keyboard nav
      5. Use Edit tool to modify files
      6. Use modern React/TypeScript/Tailwind best practices:
         - React 19 patterns
         - Tailwind CSS 4 (utility-first, no @apply, static classes)
         - Mobile-first responsive design
         - WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility
      7. Run quality checks (typecheck, lint, build)
      8. Provide detailed summary explaining:
         - Each user issue addressed
         - Exact changes made
         - Files modified
      
      **IMPORTANT**: User feedback takes priority. The user has manually compared
      against the Figma design and seen real issues that automated validation missed.
      
      Return detailed fix summary when complete.
      
    • Wait for ui-developer to complete fixes

  • After ALL components with user feedback are fixed:

    • Log: "All user-reported issues addressed. Re-running designer validation for affected components."

    • Re-run designer agent validation ONLY for components that had user feedback

    • Check if designer now reports PASS for those components

    • Ask user to verify fixes:

      I've addressed all the issues you reported. Please verify the fixes:
      
      [List components that were fixed]
      
      Do the fixes look correct now?
      
    • If user approves: Mark quality gate as completed, proceed to PHASE 3

    • If user still finds issues: Repeat user feedback collection and fixing

End of Step 7 (User Manual Validation Gate)

  • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2.5: Quality gate" as completed

Design Fidelity Validation Summary (to be included in final report):

## PHASE 2.5: Design Fidelity Validation Results

**Figma References Found**: [Number]
**Components Validated**: [Number]
**Codex Expert Review**: [Enabled/Disabled]
**User Manual Validation**: ✅ APPROVED

### Validation Results by Component:

**[Component 1 Name]**:
- Design Reference: [Figma URL]
- Automated Iterations: [X/3]
- Issues Found by Designer: [Total count]
  - Critical: [Count] - All Fixed ✅
  - Medium: [Count] - All Fixed ✅
  - Low: [Count] - [Fixed/Accepted]
- Issues Found by User: [Count] - All Fixed ✅
- Final Design Fidelity Score: [X/60]
- Automated Assessment: [PASS ✅ / NEEDS IMPROVEMENT ⚠️]
- User Approval: ✅ "Looks perfect"

**[Component 2 Name]**:
...

### Overall Design Validation:
- Total Issues Found by Automation: [Number]
- Total Issues Found by User: [Number]
- Total Issues Fixed: [Number]
- Average Design Fidelity Score: [X/60]
- All Components Pass Automated: [Yes ✅ / No ❌]
- **User Manual Validation: ✅ APPROVED**

### User Validation Details:
- User feedback rounds: [Number]
- Components requiring user fixes: [Number]
- User-reported issues addressed: [Number] / [Number] (100% ✅)
- Final user approval: ✅ "Yes - All components look perfect"

REMINDER: You are orchestrating. You do NOT implement fixes yourself. Always use Task to delegate to designer and ui-developer agents.


PHASE 2.5-B: Test-Driven Feedback Loop (API_FOCUSED & MIXED Workflows)

Applies to: API_FOCUSED workflows, or API logic in MIXED workflows. Purpose: Write and run automated tests BEFORE code review to catch implementation issues early.

Philosophy: No manual testing. Write focused Vitest tests, run them, analyze failures, and loop with developer until all tests pass.

1. Launch Test-Architect

  • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2.5: Launch test-architect" as in_progress
  • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:test-architect
  • Provide clear context:
    Task: Write and run comprehensive Vitest tests for the API implementation
    
    Context:
    - Feature: [brief description]
    - Implementation location: [files changed]
    - Architecture plan: [path to AI-DOCS plan]
    - Focus: API integration, data fetching, business logic, error handling
    
    Requirements:
    - Write focused unit tests for service functions
    - Write integration tests for API calls
    - Keep tests simple, fast, and maintainable
    - Mock external dependencies appropriately
    - Test edge cases and error scenarios
    
    After writing tests, RUN them with Vitest and analyze results.
    Provide structured output based on test results (see test-architect agent for output format).
    

2. Analyze Test-Architect Output

Test-architect will return one of four categories:

CATEGORY A: TEST_ISSUE (agent fixed it internally)

  • Test-architect fixed test bugs and re-ran
  • Tests now pass
  • Proceed to step 3

CATEGORY B: MISSING_CONTEXT

  • Tests cannot be written without clarification
  • Action: Review missing information report
  • Use AskUserQuestion to get clarification
  • Re-launch test-architect with additional context
  • Loop back to step 1

CATEGORY C: IMPLEMENTATION_ISSUE (developer must fix)

  • Tests are correct but implementation has bugs
  • Test-architect provides structured feedback with:
    • Specific failing tests
    • Root causes
    • Recommended fixes with code examples
  • Action: Proceed to step 3 (feedback loop with developer)

CATEGORY D: ALL_TESTS_PASS (success!)

  • All tests passing
  • Implementation verified
  • Action: Skip step 3, proceed to PHASE 3 (code review)

3. Developer Feedback Loop (Only for CATEGORY C: IMPLEMENTATION_ISSUE)

IF tests revealed implementation issues:

a. Update TodoWrite: Add iteration task:

- content: "PHASE 2.5 - Iteration X: Fix implementation based on test failures"
  status: "in_progress"
  activeForm: "PHASE 2.5 - Iteration X: Fixing implementation based on test failures"

b. Present test failure feedback to user (optional, for transparency):

## Test Results: Implementation Issues Found

The test-architect wrote and executed tests. Some tests are failing due to implementation issues.

**Test Summary:**
- Total Tests: X
- Passing: Y
- Failing: Z

**Issues Found:**
[Brief summary of key issues]

**Action**: Re-launching developer to fix implementation based on test feedback.

c. Re-launch Developer with test feedback:

  • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:developer
  • Provide:
    • Original feature request
    • Architecture plan
    • Test failure analysis from test-architect
    • Specific issues that need fixing
    • Instruction to fix implementation and verify tests pass

d. Re-run Tests after developer fixes:

  • Re-launch test-architect to run tests again
  • Provide: "Re-run existing tests to verify fixes"
  • Update TodoWrite: Mark iteration as completed

e. Loop Until Tests Pass:

  • IF still failing: Repeat step 3 (add new iteration)
  • IF passing: Proceed to step 4
  • Safety limit: Max 3 iterations, then escalate to user

4. Quality Gate: Ensure All Tests Pass

  • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2.5: Quality gate - ensure all tests pass" as in_progress
  • Verify test-architect output shows ALL_TESTS_PASS
  • Log test summary:
    **PHASE 2.5 Complete: All Tests Passing**
    
    **Test Summary:**
    - Total Tests: X (all passing)
    - Unit Tests: Y
    - Integration Tests: Z
    - Test Execution Time: X seconds
    - Coverage: X%
    
    **Iterations Required**: X (if any)
    
    **Next Step**: Proceeding to code review (PHASE 3)
    
  • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 2.5: Quality gate" as completed
  • Proceed to PHASE 3

Test-Driven Feedback Loop Summary (to be included in final report):

## PHASE 2.5-B: Test-Driven Feedback Loop Results

**Status**: ✅ All tests passing
**Total Tests Written**: X
**Test Breakdown**:
- Unit Tests: Y
- Integration Tests: Z
**Test Execution Time**: X seconds
**Test Coverage**: X%

**Feedback Loop Iterations**: X
[If iterations > 0:]
- Iteration 1: [Brief description of issues found and fixed]
- Iteration 2: [Brief description]

**Key Test Coverage**:
- [List major behaviors/scenarios tested]
- [Edge cases covered]
- [Error handling validated]

**Outcome**: Implementation verified through automated testing. Ready for code review.

PHASE 3: Review Loop (Adaptive Based on Workflow Type)

CRITICAL WORKFLOW ROUTING: This phase adapts based on the workflow_type detected in STEP 0.5.

Workflow-Specific Review Strategy:

For API_FOCUSED workflows:

  • Launch (1 + user-selected external models) code reviewers - SKIP UI tester
  • Example: 3 reviewers (Claude Sonnet + Grok Code Fast + GPT-4o)
  • Review focus: API logic, type safety, error handling, data validation, HTTP patterns
  • Multi-model perspective: Get independent code reviews from different AI models
  • External models configured by user in PHASE 1.6

For UI_FOCUSED workflows:

  • Launch (1 + user-selected external models + 1 UI tester) reviewers
  • Example: 4 reviewers (Claude Sonnet + Grok Code Fast + GPT-4o + UI tester)
  • Review focus: UI code quality, visual implementation, user interactions, browser testing
  • Multi-model perspective: Multiple code reviews + browser testing
  • External models configured by user in PHASE 1.6

For MIXED workflows:

  • Launch (1 + user-selected external models + 1 UI tester) reviewers
  • Example: 4 reviewers (Claude Sonnet + Grok Code Fast + GPT-4o + UI tester)
  • Review focus: Both API logic AND UI implementation, plus integration points
  • Multi-model perspective: Comprehensive coverage across all aspects
  • External models configured by user in PHASE 1.6

  1. Prepare Review Context:

    • Use Code Review Models from PHASE 1.6:
      • Use the code_review_models array configured by user in PHASE 1.6
      • This array contains OpenRouter model IDs (e.g., ["x-ai/grok-code-fast-1", "openai/gpt-4o"])
      • IF array is empty: Only Claude Sonnet will review (user chose to skip external reviewers)
      • Store as external_review_models for consistency in orchestration
    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 3: Launch reviewers in parallel" as in_progress
      • If API_FOCUSED: Update todo text to "Launch X code reviewers in parallel (Claude + {external_review_models.length} external models)"
      • If UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Update todo text to "Launch X reviewers in parallel (Claude + {external_review_models.length} external models + UI tester)"
    • Run git status to identify all unstaged changes
    • Run git diff to capture the COMPLETE implementation changes
    • Read planning documentation from AI-DOCS folder to get 2-3 sentence summary
    • IF workflow is UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Retrieve the manual testing instructions from Step 3 of Phase 2
    • Prepare this context for reviewers
  2. Launch Reviewers in Parallel (Workflow-Adaptive):

    IF workflow_type is "API_FOCUSED":

    • CRITICAL: Use a single message with (1 + external_review_models.length) Task tool calls to run code reviews in parallel with different models
    • DO NOT launch UI tester - no UI testing needed for API-only work
    • Log: "🔍 Launching {1 + external_review_models.length} code reviewers with multi-model analysis: Claude Sonnet + {external_review_models.join(', ')} (UI tester skipped for API-focused workflow)"

    Parallel Execution for API_FOCUSED:

    Send a single message with (1 + external_review_models.length) Task calls:
    
    Task 1: Launch reviewer (normal Claude Sonnet - no PROXY_MODE)
    Task 2: Launch reviewer with PROXY_MODE: {external_review_models[0]} (e.g., grok-fast)
    Task 3: Launch reviewer with PROXY_MODE: {external_review_models[1]} (e.g., code-review)
    ... (repeat for each model in external_review_models array)
    

    IF workflow_type is "UI_FOCUSED" or "MIXED":

    • CRITICAL: Use a single message with (1 + external_review_models.length + 1) Task tool calls to run all reviews in parallel
    • Log: "🔍 Launching {1 + external_review_models.length + 1} reviewers with multi-model analysis: Claude Sonnet + {external_review_models.join(', ')} + UI tester"

    Parallel Execution for UI_FOCUSED or MIXED:

    Send a single message with (1 + external_review_models.length + 1) Task calls:
    
    Task 1: Launch reviewer (normal Claude Sonnet - no PROXY_MODE)
    Task 2: Launch reviewer with PROXY_MODE: {external_review_models[0]} (e.g., grok-fast)
    Task 3: Launch reviewer with PROXY_MODE: {external_review_models[1]} (e.g., code-review)
    ... (repeat for each model in external_review_models array)
    Task N: Launch tester (UI testing)
    
    • Reviewer 1 - Claude Sonnet Code Reviewer (Comprehensive Human-Focused Review):

      • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:reviewer
      • DO NOT include PROXY_MODE directive - this runs with normal Claude Sonnet
      • Provide context:
        • "Review all unstaged git changes from the current implementation"
        • Path to the original plan for reference (AI-DOCS/...)
        • Workflow type: [API_FOCUSED | UI_FOCUSED | MIXED]
        • Request comprehensive review against:
          • Simplicity principles
          • OWASP security standards
          • React and TypeScript best practices
          • Code quality and maintainability
          • Alignment with the approved plan
        • IF API_FOCUSED: Add specific focus areas:
          • API integration patterns and error handling
          • Type safety for API requests/responses
          • Loading and error states
          • Data validation and transformation
          • HTTP request/response handling
          • Security: input sanitization, XSS prevention, API token handling
        • IF UI_FOCUSED: Add specific focus areas:
          • Component structure and reusability
          • React patterns and hooks usage
          • Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA)
          • Responsive design implementation
          • User interaction patterns
    • Reviewers 2..N - External AI Code Analyzers (via Claudish CLI + OpenRouter):

      • For EACH model in external_review_models array (e.g., ["x-ai/grok-code-fast-1", "openai/gpt-4o"]):
        • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:reviewer (NOT frontend:plan-reviewer)
        • CRITICAL: Start the prompt with PROXY_MODE: {model_id} directive
        • The agent will automatically delegate to the external AI model via Claudish CLI
        • Provide the same review context as Reviewer 1:
          • Full prompt format (see Reviewer 1 above for structure)
          • Same workflow type, planning context, focus areas
          • Git diff output and review standards
        • Format:
          PROXY_MODE: {model_id}
          
          [Include all the same context and instructions as Reviewer 1]
          
      • Example for user selecting "Grok Code Fast" + "GPT-4o" in PHASE 1.6:
        • external_review_models = ["x-ai/grok-code-fast-1", "openai/gpt-4o"]
        • Reviewer 2: PROXY_MODE: x-ai/grok-code-fast-1Grok Code Fast (xAI)
        • Reviewer 3: PROXY_MODE: openai/gpt-4oGPT-4o (OpenAI)
      • The number of external reviewers = external_review_models.length
      • Model Name Display: When presenting results, show friendly names:
        • x-ai/grok-code-fast-1 → "Grok Code Fast (xAI)"
        • openai/gpt-4o → "GPT-4o (OpenAI)"
        • anthropic/claude-opus-4-20250514 → "Claude Opus (Anthropic)"
        • qwen/qwq-32b-preview → "Qwen Coder (Alibaba)"
    • Reviewer 4 - UI Manual Tester (Real Browser Testing):

      • ONLY for UI_FOCUSED or MIXED workflows - Skip for API_FOCUSED
      • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:tester
      • Provide context:
        • Manual testing instructions from Phase 2 Step 3 (the structured guide from developer)
        • Application URL (e.g., http://localhost:5173 or staging URL)
        • Feature being tested (e.g., "User Management Feature")
        • Planning context from AI-DOCS for understanding expected behavior
      • The agent will:
        • Follow the step-by-step testing instructions provided
        • Use specific UI selectors (aria-labels, data-testid) mentioned in instructions
        • Verify expected visual outcomes
        • Check console output against expected logs
        • Validate with provided test data
        • Report any discrepancies, UI bugs, console errors, or unexpected behavior
      • Testing should be efficient and focused (no excessive screenshots or deep analysis)
      • Results should include:
        • Steps that passed with expected outcomes
        • Steps that failed with actual vs expected outcomes
        • Console errors or warnings found
        • UI/UX issues discovered
        • Overall assessment: PASS / FAIL / PARTIAL
  3. Collect and Analyze Review Results (Workflow-Adaptive):

    • IF API_FOCUSED: Wait for (1 + external_review_models.length) code reviewers to complete (Claude Sonnet + external models)
    • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Wait for (1 + external_review_models.length + 1) reviewers to complete (Claude Sonnet + external models + UI tester)
    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 3: Launch reviewers" as completed
    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 3: Analyze review results" as in_progress
    • Claude Sonnet Reviewer Feedback: Document comprehensive findings and recommendations
    • For EACH external model in external_review_models:
      • Document that model's findings and recommendations (via OpenRouter)
      • Note the model name (e.g., "grok-fast review", "code-review results")
    • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: UI Manual Tester Feedback: Document all testing results, UI bugs, and console errors
    • IF API_FOCUSED: Note that UI testing was skipped for API-only implementation
    • Combined Multi-Model Analysis:
      • Merge and deduplicate issues from all reviewers
      • Categorize by severity (critical, major, minor)
      • Identify overlapping concerns (higher confidence when multiple reviewers find the same issue)
      • Note unique findings from each reviewer:
        • Code review findings (logic, security, quality)
        • Automated analysis findings (patterns, best practices)
        • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: UI testing findings (runtime behavior, user experience, console errors)
      • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Cross-reference: UI bugs may reveal code issues, console errors may indicate missing error handling
    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 3: Analyze review results" as completed
  4. Review Feedback Loop (Workflow-Adaptive):

    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 3: Quality gate - ensure all reviewers approved" as in_progress
    • IF ANY reviewer identifies issues:
      • Document all feedback clearly from ALL reviewers (2 or 3 depending on workflow)
      • Categorize and prioritize the combined feedback:
        • Code issues (from reviewer and codex)
        • UI/runtime issues (from tester)
        • Console errors (from tester)
      • Update TodoWrite: Add "PHASE 3 - Iteration X: Fix issues and re-run reviewers" task
      • CRITICAL: Do NOT fix issues yourself - delegate to developer agent
      • Launch developer agent using Task tool with:
        • Original plan reference (path to AI-DOCS)
        • Combined feedback from ALL reviewers:
          • Code review feedback (logic, security, quality issues)
          • Automated analysis feedback (patterns, best practices)
          • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: UI testing feedback (runtime bugs, console errors, UX issues)
        • Clear instruction: "Fix all issues identified by reviewers"
        • Priority order for fixes (Critical first, then Medium, then Minor)
        • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Note: Some UI bugs may require code changes, console errors may indicate missing error handling
        • Instruction to run quality checks after fixes
      • After developer completes fixes:
        • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Request updated manual testing instructions if implementation changed significantly
        • Re-run reviewers in parallel (loop back to step 2):
          • IF API_FOCUSED: Re-run TWO code reviewers only
          • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Re-run ALL THREE reviewers
      • Repeat until all reviewers approve
    • IF ALL reviewers approve (2 or 3 depending on workflow):
      • IF API_FOCUSED: Document that dual code review passed (code review + automated analysis)
      • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Document that triple review passed (code review + automated analysis + manual UI testing)
      • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 3: Quality gate - ensure all reviewers approved" as completed
      • Proceed to Phase 4
    • Track loop iterations (document how many review cycles occurred and feedback from each reviewer)

    REMINDER: You are orchestrating. You do NOT fix code yourself. Always use Task to delegate to developer.

PHASE 4: Testing Loop (test-architect)

CRITICAL WORKFLOW ROUTING: Testing approach depends on workflow_type.

For API_FOCUSED workflows:

  • SKIP THIS PHASE ENTIRELY - All testing completed in PHASE 2.5-B (Test-Driven Feedback Loop)
  • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 4: Launch test-architect" as completed with note: "Skipped - API_FOCUSED workflow completed testing in PHASE 2.5"
  • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 4: Quality gate - ensure all tests pass" as completed with note: "Already verified in PHASE 2.5"
  • Log: " PHASE 4 skipped - API_FOCUSED workflow. All tests already written, executed, and passing from PHASE 2.5."
  • Proceed directly to PHASE 5

For UI_FOCUSED workflows:

  • Focus on: Component tests, user interaction tests, accessibility tests, visual regression tests
  • Continue with test-architect as described below

For MIXED workflows:

  • API tests already done in PHASE 2.5-B
  • Focus remaining testing on: UI component tests, visual tests, integration tests between UI and API
  • May include: Minimal API mocking for data-dependent UI components

  1. Launch Testing Agent:

    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 4: Launch test-architect" as in_progress
    • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:test-architect
    • Provide:
      • Implemented code (reference to files)
      • Original plan requirements
      • Workflow type: [API_FOCUSED | UI_FOCUSED | MIXED]
      • IF API_FOCUSED: Emphasize API testing focus (unit tests for services, integration tests, error handling, mock responses)
      • IF UI_FOCUSED: Emphasize UI testing focus (component tests, user interactions, accessibility, visual elements)
      • IF MIXED: Request both API and UI test coverage
      • Instruction to create comprehensive test coverage
      • Instruction to run all tests
  2. Test Results Analysis:

    • Agent writes tests and executes them
    • Analyzes test results
    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 4: Launch test-architect" as completed
    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 4: Quality gate - ensure all tests pass" as in_progress
  3. Test Feedback Loop (Inner Loop):

    • IF tests fail due to implementation bugs:
      • Update TodoWrite: Add "PHASE 4 - Iteration X: Fix implementation bugs and re-test" task
      • Document the test failures and root cause analysis
      • CRITICAL: Do NOT fix bugs yourself - delegate to developer agent
      • Launch developer agent using Task tool with:
        • Test failure details (which tests failed, error messages, stack traces)
        • Root cause analysis from test architect
        • Instruction: "Fix implementation bugs causing test failures"
        • Original plan reference
        • Instruction to run quality checks after fixes
      • After developer completes fixes, re-run BOTH reviewers in parallel (Loop back to Phase 3)
      • After code review approval, re-run test-architect
      • Repeat until all tests pass
    • IF tests fail due to test issues (not implementation):
      • Update TodoWrite: Add "PHASE 4 - Iteration X: Fix test issues" task
      • Launch test-architect agent using Task tool to fix the test code
      • Re-run tests after test fixes
    • IF all tests pass:
      • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 4: Quality gate - ensure all tests pass" as completed
      • Proceed to Phase 5
    • Track loop iterations (document how many test-fix cycles occurred)

    REMINDER: You are orchestrating. You do NOT fix implementation bugs yourself. Always use Task to delegate to developer.

PHASE 5: User Review & Project Cleanup

  1. User Final Review Gate:

    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 5: User approval gate - present implementation for final review" as in_progress
    • Present the completed implementation to the user:
      • Summary of what was implemented
      • All code review approvals received (reviewer + codex)
      • Manual UI testing passed (tester)
      • All automated tests passing confirmation (vitest)
      • Key files created/modified
    • Use AskUserQuestion to ask: "Are you satisfied with this implementation? All code has been reviewed, UI tested manually, and automated tests pass."
    • Options: "Yes, proceed to cleanup and finalization" / "No, I need changes"
  2. User Validation Loop with Issue-Specific Debug Flows:

    CRITICAL ARCHITECTURE PRINCIPLE: You are orchestrating ONLY. Do NOT make ANY changes yourself. ALL work must be delegated to agents.

    • IF user not satisfied:

      • Collect specific feedback on what issues exist
      • Update TodoWrite: Add "PHASE 5 - Validation Iteration X: User reported issues - running debug flow" task
      • Classify issue type:
        • UI Issues: Visual problems, layout issues, design discrepancies, responsive problems
        • Functional Issues: Bugs, incorrect behavior, missing functionality, errors, performance problems
        • Mixed Issues: Both UI and functional problems

      UI Issue Debug Flow (User reports visual/layout/design problems):

      1. Launch Designer Agent:

        • Update TodoWrite: Add "UI Debug Flow - Step 1: Designer analysis" task
        • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:designer
        • Provide:
          • User's specific UI feedback
          • Implementation files to review
          • Design references (Figma URLs if available)
          • Instruction: "Analyze design fidelity issues reported by user"
        • Designer will:
          • Identify visual/layout problems
          • Provide design guidance
          • Use browser-debugger skill if needed
          • Create detailed fix recommendations
        • Update TodoWrite: Mark "UI Debug Flow - Step 1" as completed after designer returns
      2. Launch UI Developer Agent:

        • Update TodoWrite: Add "UI Debug Flow - Step 2: UI Developer fixes" task
        • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:ui-developer
        • Provide:
          • Designer's feedback and recommendations
          • User's original feedback
          • Files to modify
          • Instruction: "Implement fixes based on designer feedback"
        • UI Developer will:
          • Apply design recommendations
          • Fix CSS/layout issues
          • Ensure responsive behavior
          • Run quality checks
        • Update TodoWrite: Mark "UI Debug Flow - Step 2" as completed
      3. Launch UI Developer Codex Agent (Optional):

        • Update TodoWrite: Add "UI Debug Flow - Step 3: Codex UI review" task
        • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:ui-developer-codex
        • Provide:
          • Implementation after UI Developer fixes
          • Designer's original feedback
          • Instruction: "Expert review of UI fixes"
        • Codex will:
          • Review implementation quality
          • Check design fidelity
          • Suggest improvements
        • Update TodoWrite: Mark "UI Debug Flow - Step 3" as completed
      4. Launch UI Manual Tester Agent:

        • Update TodoWrite: Add "UI Debug Flow - Step 4: Browser testing" task
        • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:tester
        • Provide:
          • Implementation after fixes
          • User's original UI feedback
          • Instruction: "Verify UI fixes in real browser"
        • Tester will:
          • Test in real browser
          • Check responsive behavior
          • Verify visual regression
          • Report any remaining issues
        • Update TodoWrite: Mark "UI Debug Flow - Step 4" as completed
      5. Present UI Fix Results to User:

        • Summary of issues fixed
        • Designer feedback summary
        • UI Developer changes made
        • Codex review results (if used)
        • Tester verification results
        • Request user to validate the UI fixes
        • IF user still has UI issues → Repeat UI Debug Flow
        • IF UI approved → Continue (or proceed to cleanup if no other issues)

      Functional Issue Debug Flow (User reports bugs/errors/incorrect behavior):

      1. Classify Architectural vs Implementation Issue:
        • Update TodoWrite: Add "Functional Debug Flow - Classify issue type" task
        • Determine if this requires architectural changes or just implementation fixes
        • Update TodoWrite: Mark classification task as completed

      2A. IF Architectural Problem - Launch Architect Agent:

      • Update TodoWrite: Add "Functional Debug Flow - Step 1: Architect analysis" task
      • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:architect
      • Provide:
        • User's functional issue description
        • Current implementation details
        • Instruction: "Analyze root cause and design architectural fix"
      • Architect will:
        • Identify root cause
        • Design architectural fix
        • Plan implementation approach
        • Identify affected components
      • Update TodoWrite: Mark "Functional Debug Flow - Step 1" as completed
      • Store architect's plan for next step

      2B. IF Implementation Bug Only - Skip Architect:

      • Update TodoWrite: Add note "Functional Debug Flow: Implementation-only bug, architect not needed"
      • Proceed directly to developer
      1. Launch Developer Agent:

        • Update TodoWrite: Add "Functional Debug Flow - Step 2: Developer implementation" task
        • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:developer
        • Provide:
          • User's functional issue description
          • Architect's plan (if applicable)
          • Files to modify
          • Instruction: "Fix implementation bugs following architect guidance"
        • Developer will:
          • Implement fix
          • Add/update tests
          • Verify edge cases
          • Run quality checks
        • Update TodoWrite: Mark "Functional Debug Flow - Step 2" as completed
      2. Launch Test Architect Agent:

        • Update TodoWrite: Add "Functional Debug Flow - Step 3: Test Architect testing" task
        • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:test-architect
        • Provide:
          • Implementation after fix
          • User's original functional issue
          • Instruction: "Write comprehensive tests and verify fix"
        • Test Architect will:
          • Write tests for the fix
          • Run test suite
          • Verify coverage
          • Validate fix approach
        • IF Tests FAIL:
          • Update TodoWrite: Add "Functional Debug Flow - Iteration: Tests failed, back to developer" task
          • Loop back to step 3 (Developer) with test failures
          • Repeat until tests pass
        • IF Tests PASS: Proceed to code review
        • Update TodoWrite: Mark "Functional Debug Flow - Step 3" as completed
      3. Launch Code Reviewers in Parallel:

        • Update TodoWrite: Add "Functional Debug Flow - Step 4: Dual code review" task

        5A. Launch Senior Code Reviewer:

        • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:reviewer
        • Provide:
          • Implementation after fix
          • Test results
          • Instruction: "Review fix implementation for quality and security"
        • Reviewer will:
          • Check for regressions
          • Verify best practices
          • Security review
          • Pattern consistency

        5B. Launch Codex Code Reviewer (Parallel):

        • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:codex-reviewer

        • Provide same context as 5A

        • Run in parallel with senior reviewer

        • Codex will provide independent AI review

        • Wait for BOTH reviews to complete

        • IF Issues Found in Reviews:

          • Update TodoWrite: Add "Functional Debug Flow - Iteration: Address review feedback" task
          • Launch Developer agent to address feedback
          • Re-run reviews after fixes
          • Repeat until approved
        • IF Approved: Proceed to present results

        • Update TodoWrite: Mark "Functional Debug Flow - Step 4" as completed

      4. Present Functional Fix Results to User:

        • Summary of bug fixed
        • Architect analysis (if applicable)
        • Developer changes made
        • Test results (all passing)
        • Code review feedback (both reviewers approved)
        • Request user to validate the functional fix
        • IF user still has functional issues → Repeat Functional Debug Flow
        • IF functional fix approved → Continue (or proceed to cleanup if no other issues)

      Mixed Issue Debug Flow (User reports both UI and functional problems):

      1. Separate Concerns:

        • Update TodoWrite: Add "Mixed Debug Flow - Separate UI and functional issues" task
        • Clearly identify which issues are UI vs functional
        • Update TodoWrite: Mark separation task as completed
      2. Run Functional Debug Flow FIRST:

        • Update TodoWrite: Add "Mixed Debug Flow - Track 1: Functional fixes" task
        • Run complete Functional Issue Debug Flow (steps 1-6 above)
        • Logic must work before polishing UI
        • Update TodoWrite: Mark "Mixed Debug Flow - Track 1" as completed
      3. Run UI Debug Flow SECOND:

        • Update TodoWrite: Add "Mixed Debug Flow - Track 2: UI fixes" task
        • Run complete UI Issue Debug Flow (steps 1-5 above)
        • Polish and design after functionality works
        • Update TodoWrite: Mark "Mixed Debug Flow - Track 2" as completed
      4. Integration Verification:

        • Update TodoWrite: Add "Mixed Debug Flow - Integration testing" task
        • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:tester
        • Provide:
          • Both UI and functional fixes implemented
          • Instruction: "Verify UI and functionality work together end-to-end"
        • Tester will verify complete user flows
        • Update TodoWrite: Mark "Mixed Debug Flow - Integration testing" as completed
      5. Present Combined Fix Results to User:

        • Summary of ALL issues fixed (UI + functional)
        • Results from both debug flows
        • Integration test results
        • Request user to validate both UI and functionality
        • IF user still has issues → Route to appropriate debug flow(s) again
        • IF all approved → Proceed to cleanup

      After ALL Issues Resolved:

      • IF user satisfied with ALL fixes:
        • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 5: User approval gate - present implementation for final review" as completed
        • Update TodoWrite: Add "PHASE 5 - Final: All validation loops completed, user approved" task
        • Proceed to cleanup (step 3)
      • IF user has NEW issues:
        • Restart appropriate debug flow(s)
        • Update TodoWrite: Add new iteration task
        • Repeat until user satisfaction

      DO NOT proceed to cleanup without explicit user approval of ALL aspects

    • IF user satisfied on first review (no issues):

      • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 5: User approval gate - present implementation for final review" as completed
      • Proceed to cleanup (step 3)

    REMINDER: You are orchestrating ONLY. You do NOT implement fixes yourself. Always use Task to delegate to specialized agents based on issue type.

  3. Launch Project Cleanup:

    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 5: Launch cleaner to clean up temporary artifacts" as in_progress
    • Use Task tool with subagent_type: frontend:cleaner
    • Provide context:
      • The implementation is complete and user-approved
      • Request cleanup of:
        • Temporary test files
        • Development artifacts
        • Intermediate documentation
        • Any scaffolding or setup scripts
      • Preserve:
        • Final implementation code
        • Final tests
        • User-facing documentation
        • Configuration files
  4. Cleanup Completion:

    • Agent removes temporary files and provides cleanup summary
    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 5: Launch cleaner to clean up temporary artifacts" as completed
    • Proceed to Phase 6 for final summary

PHASE 6: Final Summary & Completion

  1. Generate Comprehensive Summary:

    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 6: Generate comprehensive final summary" as in_progress Create a detailed summary including:

    Implementation Summary:

    • Features implemented (reference plan sections)
    • Files created/modified (list with brief description)
    • Key architectural decisions made
    • Patterns and components used

    Workflow Type: [API_FOCUSED | UI_FOCUSED | MIXED]

    Quality Assurance:

    • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Design Fidelity Validation (PHASE 2.5):
      • Figma references found: [Number or "N/A - skipped for API workflow"]
      • Components validated against design: [Number or "N/A"]
      • Design fidelity iterations: [Number or "N/A"]
      • Issues found and fixed: [Number or "N/A"]
      • Average design fidelity score: [X/60 or "N/A"]
      • Codex UI expert review: [Enabled/Disabled or "N/A"]
      • All components match design: [Yes / No / "N/A"]
    • IF API_FOCUSED: Design Fidelity Validation: Skipped (API-only implementation, no UI changes)
    • Code Review Cycles (PHASE 3):
      • IF API_FOCUSED: Number of dual review cycles (code + codex) - UI testing skipped for API workflow
      • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Number of triple review cycles (code + codex + UI testing)
    • Senior Code Reviewer feedback summary
      • IF API_FOCUSED: Focus areas: API integration, type safety, error handling, security
      • IF UI_FOCUSED: Focus areas: Component quality, accessibility, responsive design
    • Codex Analyzer feedback summary
    • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: UI Manual Tester results summary:
      • Manual test steps executed
      • UI bugs found and fixed
      • Console errors found and resolved
      • Final assessment: PASS
    • IF API_FOCUSED: UI Manual Testing: Skipped (API-only workflow, no UI changes to test)
    • Number of automated test-fix cycles completed
    • Test coverage achieved
      • IF API_FOCUSED: Focus: API service tests, integration tests, error scenarios
      • IF UI_FOCUSED: Focus: Component tests, interaction tests, accessibility tests
      • IF MIXED: Focus: Both API and UI test coverage
    • All automated tests passing confirmation

    How to Test:

    • Step-by-step manual testing instructions
    • Key user flows to verify
    • Expected behavior descriptions

    How to Run:

    • Commands to run the application
    • Any environment setup needed
    • How to access the new feature

    Outstanding Items:

    • Minor issues flagged by dual review (if any)
    • Future enhancements suggested
    • Technical debt considerations
    • Documentation that should be updated

    Metrics:

    • Workflow type used: [API_FOCUSED | UI_FOCUSED | MIXED]

    • Total time/iterations

    • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Design fidelity cycles: [number or "N/A - no Figma references"]

    • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Components validated against design: [number or "N/A"]

    • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Design issues found and fixed: [number or "N/A"]

    • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Average design fidelity score: [X/60 or "N/A"]

    • IF API_FOCUSED: Design validation: Skipped (API-only workflow)

    • Code review cycles:

      • IF API_FOCUSED: [number] dual review cycles (code + codex only)
      • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: [number] triple review cycles (code + codex + UI testing)
    • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Manual UI test steps: [number executed]

    • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: UI bugs found and fixed: [number]

    • IF API_FOCUSED: UI testing: Skipped (API-only workflow)

    • Console errors found and resolved: [number]

    • Automated test-fix cycles: [number]

    • User feedback iterations: [number]

    • Files changed: [number]

    • Lines added/removed: [from git diff --stat]

    • Files cleaned up by cleaner: [number]

    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 6: Generate comprehensive final summary" as completed

  2. User Handoff:

    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 6: Present summary and complete user handoff" as in_progress
    • Present summary clearly
    • Provide next steps or recommendations
    • Offer to address any remaining concerns
    • Update TodoWrite: Mark "PHASE 6: Present summary and complete user handoff" as completed
    • Congratulations! All workflow phases completed successfully!

Orchestration Rules

Agent Communication:

  • Each agent receives context from previous phases
  • Document decisions and rationale throughout
  • Maintain a workflow log showing agent transitions

Loop Prevention (Workflow-Adaptive):

  • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Maximum 3 design fidelity iterations per component before escalating to user
  • IF API_FOCUSED: Design fidelity validation skipped entirely
  • Maximum 3 code review cycles before escalating to user:
    • IF API_FOCUSED: Dual review cycles (code + codex)
    • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Triple review cycles (code + codex + UI testing)
  • Maximum 5 automated test-fix cycles before escalating to user
  • If loops exceed limits, ask user for guidance

Error Handling:

  • If any agent encounters blocking errors, pause and ask user for guidance
  • Document all blockers clearly with context
  • Provide options for resolution

Git Hygiene:

  • All work happens on unstaged changes until final approval
  • Do not commit during the workflow
  • Preserve git state for review analysis

Quality Gates (Workflow-Adaptive):

Universal Gates (all workflows):

  • User approval required after Phase 1 (architecture plan)
  • Code review approvals required before Phase 4 (Phase 3 gate)
  • All automated tests must pass before Phase 5 (Phase 4 gate)
  • User approval required after Phase 5 (final implementation review)

UI-Specific Gates (UI_FOCUSED or MIXED workflows only):

  • ALL UI components must match design specifications (Phase 2.5 gate - if Figma links present)
  • User manual validation of UI components (Phase 2.5 gate - if Figma links present and manual validation enabled)
    • If manual validation enabled: User must explicitly approve: "Yes - All components look perfect"
    • If fully automated: Trust designer agents' validation
  • ALL THREE reviewer approvals required (reviewer AND Codex AND tester)
  • Manual UI testing passed with no critical issues

API-Specific Gates (API_FOCUSED workflows):

  • SKIP Phase 2.5 entirely (no design validation for API-only work)
  • TWO reviewer approvals required (reviewer AND Codex only - tester skipped)
  • SKIP manual UI testing (no UI changes to test)

Success Criteria (Workflow-Adaptive)

The command is complete when:

  1. User approved the architecture plan (Phase 1 gate)
  2. PHASE 1.5 (Multi-Model Plan Review) completed:
    • If enabled: External AI models reviewed the plan and feedback was consolidated
    • User made decision (revised plan based on feedback OR proceeded as-is)
    • If skipped: User explicitly chose to skip OR external AI unavailable
  3. Implementation follows the approved plan
  4. IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Manual testing instructions generated by implementation agent
  5. IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: ALL UI components match design specifications (Phase 2.5 gate - if Figma present)
  6. IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED with Figma: UI validation complete
    • If manual validation enabled: User manually validated UI components
    • If fully automated: Designer agents validated UI components
  7. Code review approvals (Phase 3 gate):
    • IF API_FOCUSED: TWO reviewers approved (code + codex) - UI tester skipped
    • IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: ALL THREE reviewers approved (code + codex + tester)
  8. IF UI_FOCUSED or MIXED: Manual UI testing passed with no critical issues
  9. IF API_FOCUSED: API integration tested (no UI testing needed)
  10. All automated tests written and passing (Phase 4 gate)
  • IF API_FOCUSED: API service tests, integration tests, error scenarios
  • IF UI_FOCUSED: Component tests, interaction tests, accessibility tests
  • IF MIXED: Both API and UI test coverage
  1. User approved the final implementation (Phase 5 gate)
  2. Project cleanup completed successfully
  3. Comprehensive workflow-specific summary provided
  4. User acknowledges completion

CRITICAL WORKFLOW NOTES:

  • API_FOCUSED workflows: Phase 2.5 (design validation) is completely skipped. UI tester is skipped in Phase 3. Success depends on API logic quality, not visual fidelity.
  • UI_FOCUSED workflows: Full design validation and UI testing. Success depends on matching design specifications and user experience quality.
  • MIXED workflows: Both design validation (for UI parts) and API review (for logic parts). Success depends on both visual fidelity and API integration quality.

Examples: Correct vs Incorrect Orchestrator Behavior

INCORRECT: Orchestrator Trying to Fix Code Directly

Scenario: Code reviewer finds a TypeScript type error

WRONG BEHAVIOR:
> I see the reviewer found a type error in src/api/mockUserApi.ts.
> Let me quickly fix that.
>
> Edit(file_path: "src/api/mockUserApi.ts", old_string: "...", new_string: "...")
>
> Fixed! Now re-running reviewers...

Why this is wrong: The orchestrator used Edit tool to fix code directly instead of delegating to developer agent.

CORRECT: Orchestrator Delegating to Agent

Scenario: Code reviewer finds a TypeScript type error

CORRECT BEHAVIOR:
> I see the reviewer found a type error in src/api/mockUserApi.ts.
> I need to delegate this fix to the developer agent.
>
> Task(
>   subagent_type: "frontend:developer",
>   prompt: "Fix the TypeScript type error identified by code reviewer:
>
>   File: src/api/mockUserApi.ts
>   Issue: Return type of getUsers() should be Promise<User[]> not Promise<any>
>
>   Please fix this type error and run quality checks."
> )

Why this is correct: The orchestrator delegated the fix to developer agent using the Task tool.

INCORRECT: Orchestrator Creating New Files

Scenario: Need to create a new utility file

WRONG BEHAVIOR:
> I'll create a new utility file for date formatting.
>
> Write(
>   file_path: "src/lib/dateUtils.ts",
>   content: "export function formatDate(date: Date) { ... }"
> )

Why this is wrong: The orchestrator created a file directly instead of delegating to developer agent.

CORRECT: Orchestrator Delegating File Creation

Scenario: Need to create a new utility file

CORRECT BEHAVIOR:
> I need a new utility file for date formatting.
> I'll delegate this to the developer agent.
>
> Task(
>   subagent_type: "frontend:developer",
>   prompt: "Create a new utility file src/lib/dateUtils.ts with date formatting functions.
>
>   Include:
>   - formatDate(date: Date): string - format to YYYY-MM-DD
>   - formatDateTime(date: Date): string - format to YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss
>
>   Follow existing project patterns and run quality checks."
> )

Why this is correct: The orchestrator delegated file creation to developer agent.

INCORRECT: Orchestrator Analyzing and Fixing Test Failures

Scenario: Tests are failing

WRONG BEHAVIOR:
> Tests are failing in UserForm.test.ts. Let me read the test file
> and the implementation to understand the issue.
>
> Read(file_path: "src/components/users/UserForm.test.ts")
> Read(file_path: "src/components/users/UserForm.tsx")
>
> I see the problem - the onChange handler expects a different signature.
> Let me fix it:
>
> Edit(file_path: "src/components/users/UserForm.tsx", ...)

Why this is wrong: The orchestrator analyzed the issue and fixed it directly instead of delegating to developer agent.

CORRECT: Orchestrator Delegating Test Failure Resolution

Scenario: Tests are failing

CORRECT BEHAVIOR:
> Tests are failing in UserForm component. The test-architect
> has identified that the onChange handler signature is incorrect.
>
> I'll delegate this implementation bug fix to developer.
>
> Task(
>   subagent_type: "frontend:developer",
>   prompt: "Fix implementation bugs causing test failures:
>
>   Test File: src/components/users/UserForm.test.ts
>   Implementation: src/components/users/UserForm.tsx
>
>   Issue: onChange handler signature mismatch
>   Expected: (field: string, value: string) => void
>   Actual: (value: string) => void
>
>   Please fix the implementation and ensure all tests pass."
> )

Why this is correct: The orchestrator delegated the bug fix to developer agent with clear context.

Summary of Orchestrator Role

YOU ARE: A workflow coordinator who launches agents and manages quality gates YOU ARE NOT: An implementer who writes or fixes code

YOUR JOB:

  • Run git commands to understand changes
  • Read planning docs to gather context
  • Launch agents with Task tool
  • Track progress with TodoWrite
  • Manage quality gates with AskUserQuestion
  • Present summaries and results to user

NOT YOUR JOB:

  • Write code
  • Edit code
  • Fix bugs
  • Create files
  • Refactor code
  • Analyze implementation details

When in doubt: Use Task to delegate to an agent!

Notes

  • This is a long-running orchestration - expect multiple agent invocations

Workflow Detection (NEW in v2.7.0)

  • STEP 0.5: Intelligent Workflow Detection automatically classifies tasks as:
    • API_FOCUSED: API integration, data fetching, business logic (skips design validation and UI testing)
    • UI_FOCUSED: UI components, styling, visual design (full design validation and UI testing)
    • MIXED: Both API and UI work (validates UI parts, reviews both API and UI code)
  • The workflow type determines which agents run and which phases are executed
  • For API-only work: Design validation (PHASE 2.5) is completely skipped, UI tester is skipped in PHASE 3
  • For UI work: Full design validation and UI testing workflow
  • If workflow is unclear, the orchestrator asks the user to clarify

Design Fidelity Validation (PHASE 2.5)

  • PHASE 2.5 (Design Fidelity Validation) is conditional:
    • ONLY runs for UI_FOCUSED or MIXED workflows with Figma design links
    • COMPLETELY SKIPPED for API_FOCUSED workflows (no UI changes to validate)
    • Uses designer agent to review implementation vs design reference
    • Uses ui-developer agent to fix visual/UX discrepancies
    • Optional ui-developer-codex agent provides third-party expert review
    • Maximum 3 iterations per component before escalating to user
    • Ensures pixel-perfect implementation before code review phase

Adaptive Review Process (PHASE 3)

  • CRITICAL: Reviewer execution adapts to workflow type:

    For API_FOCUSED workflows (TWO reviewers in parallel):

    • Task 1: subagent_type: frontend:reviewer (code review focused on API logic, error handling, types)
    • Task 2: subagent_type: frontend:codex-reviewer (automated analysis of API patterns)
    • SKIP Task 3 (frontend:tester) - No UI testing needed for API-only work
    • Both Task calls in SAME message for parallel execution

    For UI_FOCUSED or MIXED workflows (THREE reviewers in parallel):

    • Task 1: subagent_type: frontend:reviewer (human-focused code review using Sonnet)
    • Task 2: subagent_type: frontend:codex-reviewer (automated AI code review using Codex)
    • Task 3: subagent_type: frontend:tester (real browser manual UI testing with Chrome DevTools)
    • All THREE Task calls must be in SAME message for true parallel execution
  • Before running tester (UI workflows only), ensure you have manual testing instructions from the implementation agent

  • Maintain clear communication with user at each quality gate

  • Document all decisions and iterations from reviewers

  • Be transparent about any compromises or trade-offs made

  • If anything is unclear during execution, ask the user rather than making assumptions

Review System Perspectives

  • The review system provides comprehensive validation through independent perspectives:
    • reviewer: Traditional human-style review with 15+ years experience (code quality, architecture, security)
      • For API_FOCUSED: Focuses on API integration, type safety, error handling
      • For UI_FOCUSED: Focuses on component quality, accessibility, responsive design
    • codex-reviewer: Automated AI analysis using Codex models (best practices, potential bugs)
      • For API_FOCUSED: Analyzes API patterns, HTTP handling, data validation
      • For UI_FOCUSED: Analyzes React patterns, UI code quality, visual consistency
    • tester (UI_FOCUSED/MIXED only): Real browser testing with manual interaction (runtime behavior, UI/UX, console errors)
      • Follows specific testing instructions with accessibility selectors
      • Catches runtime issues that static code review cannot detect
      • Console errors often reveal missing error handling or race conditions

Other Important Notes

  • The cleaner agent runs only after user approval to ensure no important artifacts are removed prematurely
  • User approval gates ensure the user stays in control of the implementation direction and final deliverable
  • Workflow type is logged and included in final summary for transparency