diff --git a/packages/workflow-protocol/__tests__/moderator-table.test.ts b/packages/workflow-protocol/__tests__/moderator-table.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f06a73a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-protocol/__tests__/moderator-table.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { tableToModerator } from "../src/moderator-table.js";
+import { END, START } from "../src/types.js";
+import type {
+	ModeratorContext,
+	ModeratorTable,
+	RoleMeta,
+	StartStep,
+} from "../src/types.js";
+
+type TestMeta = {
+	planner: { plan: string };
+	coder: { code: string };
+	reviewer: { approved: boolean };
+};
+
+function makeCtx(
+	roles: (keyof TestMeta & string)[],
+): ModeratorContext<TestMeta> {
+	const steps = roles.map((role, i) => ({
+		role,
+		meta: {} as TestMeta[typeof role],
+		contentHash: `hash-${i}`,
+		refs: [],
+		timestamp: Date.now() + i,
+	}));
+	return {
+		threadId: "test-thread",
+		depth: 0,
+		start: {
+			role: START,
+			content: "test",
+			meta: { maxRounds: 10 },
+			timestamp: Date.now(),
+		} as StartStep,
+		steps,
+	};
+}
+
+describe("tableToModerator", () => {
+	test("START -> role A (FALLBACK) returns A on first call", () => {
+		const table: ModeratorTable<TestMeta> = {
+			[START]: [{ condition: "FALLBACK", role: "planner" }],
+			planner: [],
+			coder: [],
+			reviewer: [],
+		};
+		const mod = tableToModerator(table);
+		expect(mod(makeCtx([]))).toBe("planner");
+	});
+
+	test("condition true wins over FALLBACK", () => {
+		const table: ModeratorTable<TestMeta> = {
+			[START]: [
+				{
+					condition: {
+						name: "always",
+						description: "always true",
+						check: () => true,
+					},
+					role: "planner",
+				},
+				{ condition: "FALLBACK", role: "coder" },
+			],
+			planner: [],
+			coder: [],
+			reviewer: [],
+		};
+		const mod = tableToModerator(table);
+		expect(mod(makeCtx([]))).toBe("planner");
+	});
+
+	test("condition false falls through to FALLBACK", () => {
+		const table: ModeratorTable<TestMeta> = {
+			[START]: [
+				{
+					condition: {
+						name: "never",
+						description: "always false",
+						check: () => false,
+					},
+					role: "planner",
+				},
+				{ condition: "FALLBACK", role: "coder" },
+			],
+			planner: [],
+			coder: [],
+			reviewer: [],
+		};
+		const mod = tableToModerator(table);
+		expect(mod(makeCtx([]))).toBe("coder");
+	});
+
+	test("no matching transitions returns END", () => {
+		const table: ModeratorTable<TestMeta> = {
+			[START]: [
+				{
+					condition: {
+						name: "never",
+						description: "always false",
+						check: () => false,
+					},
+					role: "planner",
+				},
+			],
+			planner: [],
+			coder: [],
+			reviewer: [],
+		};
+		const mod = tableToModerator(table);
+		expect(mod(makeCtx([]))).toBe(END);
+	});
+
+	test("multi-step: A -> FALLBACK END returns END after A", () => {
+		const table: ModeratorTable<TestMeta> = {
+			[START]: [{ condition: "FALLBACK", role: "planner" }],
+			planner: [{ condition: "FALLBACK", role: END }],
+			coder: [],
+			reviewer: [],
+		};
+		const mod = tableToModerator(table);
+		expect(mod(makeCtx(["planner"]))).toBe(END);
+	});
+
+	test("role not in table returns END", () => {
+		const table: ModeratorTable<TestMeta> = {
+			[START]: [{ condition: "FALLBACK", role: "planner" }],
+			planner: [{ condition: "FALLBACK", role: "coder" }],
+			coder: [],
+			reviewer: [],
+		};
+		const mod = tableToModerator(table);
+		// coder has empty transitions array
+		expect(mod(makeCtx(["planner", "coder"]))).toBe(END);
+	});
+
+	test("condition receives ctx", () => {
+		const table: ModeratorTable<TestMeta> = {
+			[START]: [
+				{
+					condition: {
+						name: "has-steps",
+						description: "checks ctx.steps",
+						check: (ctx) => ctx.steps.length > 0,
+					},
+					role: "coder",
+				},
+				{ condition: "FALLBACK", role: "planner" },
+			],
+			planner: [],
+			coder: [],
+			reviewer: [],
+		};
+		const mod = tableToModerator(table);
+		// No steps -> condition false -> FALLBACK -> planner
+		expect(mod(makeCtx([]))).toBe("planner");
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/workflow-protocol/src/index.ts b/packages/workflow-protocol/src/index.ts
index f367bd5..55f75ff 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-protocol/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-protocol/src/index.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@ export type {
   ExtractContext,
   ExtractFn,
   ExtractResult,
+  FALLBACK,
   LlmProvider,
   Moderator,
+  ModeratorCondition,
   ModeratorContext,
+  ModeratorTable,
+  ModeratorTransition,
   ProviderConfig,
   ResolvedModel,
   Result,
@@ -47,3 +51,7 @@ export { END, START } from "./types.js";
 // ── Constructor functions ──────────────────────────────────────────
 
 export { err, ok } from "./result.js";
+
+// ── Moderator Table ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export { tableToModerator } from "./moderator-table.js";
diff --git a/packages/workflow-protocol/src/moderator-table.ts b/packages/workflow-protocol/src/moderator-table.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e43b37f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-protocol/src/moderator-table.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import type { Moderator, ModeratorTable, RoleMeta } from "./types.js";
+import { END, START } from "./types.js";
+
+export function tableToModerator<M extends RoleMeta>(
+	table: ModeratorTable<M>,
+): Moderator<M> {
+	return (ctx) => {
+		const lastStep = ctx.steps.length > 0 ? ctx.steps[ctx.steps.length - 1] : null;
+		const currentRole: string = lastStep ? lastStep.role : START;
+
+		const transitions = (table as Record<string, (typeof table)[string]>)[currentRole];
+		if (!transitions) {
+			return END;
+		}
+
+		for (const transition of transitions) {
+			if (transition.condition === "FALLBACK" || transition.condition.check(ctx)) {
+				return transition.role;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return END;
+	};
+}
diff --git a/packages/workflow-protocol/src/types.ts b/packages/workflow-protocol/src/types.ts
index 54cff5d..3034344 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-protocol/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-protocol/src/types.ts
@@ -169,6 +169,28 @@ export type WorkflowDefinition<M extends RoleMeta> = {
   moderator: Moderator<M>;
 };
 
+// ── Declarative Moderator Table ────────────────────────────────────
+
+export type ModeratorCondition<M extends RoleMeta> = {
+	name: string;
+	description: string;
+	check: (ctx: ModeratorContext<M>) => boolean;
+};
+
+export type FALLBACK = "FALLBACK";
+
+export type ModeratorTransition<M extends RoleMeta> = {
+	condition: ModeratorCondition<M> | FALLBACK;
+	role: (keyof M & string) | typeof END;
+};
+
+export type ModeratorTable<M extends RoleMeta> = Record<
+	(keyof M & string) | typeof START,
+	ModeratorTransition<M>[]
+>;
+
+// ── Advance Outcome ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 export type AdvanceOutcome<M extends RoleMeta> =
   | { kind: "complete"; completion: WorkflowCompletion }
   | { kind: "yield"; output: RoleOutput; step: RoleStep<M> };
diff --git a/packages/workflow-runtime/src/types.ts b/packages/workflow-runtime/src/types.ts
index 8830db2..7ad000b 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-runtime/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-runtime/src/types.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,15 @@ export type {
   ExtractContext,
   ExtractFn,
   ExtractResult,
+  FALLBACK,
   LlmProvider,
   Moderator,
+  ModeratorCondition,
   ModeratorContext,
+  ModeratorTable,
+  ModeratorTransition,
+  ProviderConfig,
+  ResolvedModel,
   Result,
   RoleDefinition,
   RoleMeta,
@@ -31,4 +37,4 @@ export type {
   WorkflowRuntime,
 } from "@uncaged/workflow-protocol";
 
-export { END, START } from "@uncaged/workflow-protocol";
+export { END, START, tableToModerator } from "@uncaged/workflow-protocol";