diff --git a/packages/workflow-role-llm/__tests__/build-descriptor.test.ts b/packages/workflow-role-llm/__tests__/build-descriptor.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0ef374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-role-llm/__tests__/build-descriptor.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { validateWorkflowDescriptor } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import * as z from "zod/v4";
+
+import { buildDescriptorFromRoles } from "../src/build-descriptor.js";
+
+describe("buildDescriptorFromRoles", () => {
+  test("produces a descriptor that validates and includes JSON schemas per role", () => {
+    const schema = z.object({
+      title: z.string(),
+      count: z.number(),
+    });
+
+    const descriptor = buildDescriptorFromRoles({
+      description: "Demo workflow",
+      roles: {
+        analyst: {
+          name: "analyst",
+          schema,
+          description: "Analyzes input",
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const validated = validateWorkflowDescriptor(descriptor);
+    expect(validated.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (!validated.ok) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    expect(validated.value.description).toBe("Demo workflow");
+    const analyst = validated.value.roles.analyst;
+    expect(analyst.description).toBe("Analyzes input");
+    expect(analyst.schema.type).toBe("object");
+    const props = analyst.schema.properties as Record<string, unknown>;
+    expect(props.title).toMatchObject({ type: "string" });
+    expect(props.count).toMatchObject({ type: "number" });
+  });
+
+  test("uses empty description when spec.description is null", () => {
+    const descriptor = buildDescriptorFromRoles({
+      description: "W",
+      roles: {
+        x: {
+          name: "x",
+          schema: z.object({ n: z.number() }),
+          description: null,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const validated = validateWorkflowDescriptor(descriptor);
+    expect(validated.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (!validated.ok) {
+      return;
+    }
+    expect(validated.value.roles.x.description).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  test("throws when role key and spec.name diverge", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      buildDescriptorFromRoles({
+        description: "W",
+        roles: {
+          a: {
+            name: "b",
+            schema: z.object({ n: z.number() }),
+            description: null,
+          },
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toThrow(/must match spec.name/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/workflow-role-llm/__tests__/create-llm-adapter.test.ts b/packages/workflow-role-llm/__tests__/create-llm-adapter.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73a8c98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-role-llm/__tests__/create-llm-adapter.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { START, type ThreadContext } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+import { createLlmAdapter } from "../src/create-llm-adapter.js";
+
+function makeCtx(userContent: string): ThreadContext {
+  return {
+    start: {
+      role: START,
+      content: userContent,
+      meta: { maxRounds: 10 },
+      timestamp: 1,
+    },
+    steps: [],
+  };
+}
+
+describe("createLlmAdapter", () => {
+  const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+
+  test("posts system + user (start.content) and returns assistant text", async () => {
+    globalThis.fetch = () =>
+      Promise.resolve(
+        new Response(JSON.stringify({ choices: [{ message: { content: "model reply" } }] }), {
+          status: 200,
+          headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        }),
+      );
+
+    const provider = { baseUrl: "https://api.example/v1", apiKey: "k", model: "m" };
+    const adapter = createLlmAdapter(provider);
+    const out = await adapter(makeCtx("trigger text"), "system instructions");
+
+    globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+
+    expect(out).toBe("model reply");
+  });
+
+  test("throws on non-ok fetch response", async () => {
+    globalThis.fetch = () =>
+      Promise.resolve(
+        new Response("Internal Server Error", {
+          status: 500,
+          headers: { "Content-Type": "text/plain" },
+        }),
+      );
+
+    const provider = { baseUrl: "https://api.example/v1", apiKey: "k", model: "m" };
+    const adapter = createLlmAdapter(provider);
+
+    await expect(adapter(makeCtx("hi"), "sys")).rejects.toThrow("llm:");
+    globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+  });
+
+  test("throws on fetch network failure", async () => {
+    globalThis.fetch = () => Promise.reject(new Error("ECONNREFUSED"));
+
+    const provider = { baseUrl: "https://api.example/v1", apiKey: "k", model: "m" };
+    const adapter = createLlmAdapter(provider);
+
+    await expect(adapter(makeCtx("hi"), "sys")).rejects.toThrow();
+    globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/workflow-role-llm/__tests__/create-role.test.ts b/packages/workflow-role-llm/__tests__/create-role.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b42f38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-role-llm/__tests__/create-role.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, mock, spyOn, test } from "bun:test";
+import type { AgentFn, ThreadContext } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import { START } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import * as z from "zod/v4";
+
+import { createRole } from "../src/create-role.js";
+import * as llmExtract from "../src/llm-extract.js";
+
+const provider = {
+  baseUrl: "https://example.com/v1",
+  apiKey: "k",
+  model: "m",
+};
+
+function toolCallResponse(argsJson: string): Response {
+  return new Response(
+    JSON.stringify({
+      choices: [
+        {
+          message: {
+            tool_calls: [
+              {
+                function: {
+                  name: "extract",
+                  arguments: argsJson,
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+    { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } },
+  );
+}
+
+function makeCtx(): ThreadContext {
+  return {
+    start: {
+      role: START,
+      content: "",
+      meta: { maxRounds: 10 },
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+    },
+    steps: [],
+  };
+}
+
+describe("createRole", () => {
+  const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+    mock.restore();
+  });
+
+  test("runs AgentFn then structured extract", async () => {
+    globalThis.fetch = () => Promise.resolve(toolCallResponse(JSON.stringify({ n: 3 })));
+
+    const schema = z.object({ n: z.number() });
+    const agent: AgentFn = async (_ctx, prompt) => prompt;
+    const role = createRole({
+      name: "test",
+      schema,
+      systemPrompt: "hello",
+      agent,
+      extract: { provider, dryRun: null },
+    });
+
+    const out = await role(makeCtx());
+    expect(out.content).toBe("hello");
+    expect(out.meta).toEqual({ n: 3 });
+  });
+
+  test("passes ThreadContext to AgentFn", async () => {
+    globalThis.fetch = () => Promise.resolve(toolCallResponse(JSON.stringify({ n: 0 })));
+
+    const seen: ThreadContext[] = [];
+    const agent: AgentFn = async (ctx, _prompt) => {
+      seen.push(ctx);
+      return "x";
+    };
+    const role = createRole({
+      name: "test",
+      schema: z.object({ n: z.number() }),
+      systemPrompt: "p",
+      agent,
+      extract: { provider, dryRun: null },
+    });
+    await role(makeCtx());
+
+    expect(seen).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(seen[0].steps).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  test("resolves dynamic systemPrompt functions before AgentFn", async () => {
+    globalThis.fetch = () => Promise.resolve(toolCallResponse(JSON.stringify({ n: 99 })));
+
+    const schema = z.object({ n: z.number() });
+    const agent: AgentFn = async (_ctx, prompt) => prompt;
+    const role = createRole({
+      name: "test",
+      schema,
+      systemPrompt: async (ctx) => `rounds=${ctx.steps.length}`,
+      agent,
+      extract: { provider, dryRun: null },
+    });
+
+    const ctx = makeCtx();
+    const out = await role(ctx);
+    expect(out.content).toBe("rounds=0");
+    expect(out.meta).toEqual({ n: 99 });
+  });
+
+  test("extract dryRun null runs live extract path", async () => {
+    const spy = spyOn(llmExtract, "extractMetaOrThrow").mockResolvedValue({ n: 0 });
+
+    const agent: AgentFn = async () => "raw";
+    const role = createRole({
+      name: "r1",
+      schema: z.object({ n: z.number() }),
+      systemPrompt: "p",
+      agent,
+      extract: { provider, dryRun: null },
+    });
+    await role(makeCtx());
+
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "r1",
+      "raw",
+      expect.anything(),
+      expect.objectContaining({ provider, dryRun: false }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  test("extract.dryRun true uses structured extract dry-run", async () => {
+    const spy = spyOn(llmExtract, "extractMetaOrThrow").mockResolvedValue({ n: 0 });
+
+    const agent: AgentFn = async () => "raw";
+    const role = createRole({
+      name: "r2",
+      schema: z.object({ n: z.number() }),
+      systemPrompt: "p",
+      agent,
+      extract: { provider, dryRun: true },
+    });
+    await role(makeCtx());
+
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "r2",
+      "raw",
+      expect.anything(),
+      expect.objectContaining({ dryRun: true }),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/workflow-role-llm/__tests__/decorators.test.ts b/packages/workflow-role-llm/__tests__/decorators.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13b7b1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-role-llm/__tests__/decorators.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import type { Role, ThreadContext } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import { START } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+import { decorateRole, onFail, withDryRun } from "../src/decorators.js";
+
+type TestMeta = Record<string, unknown> & { ok: boolean };
+
+function fakeCtx(): ThreadContext {
+  return {
+    start: {
+      role: START,
+      content: "",
+      meta: {
+        maxRounds: 10,
+      },
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+    },
+    steps: [],
+  };
+}
+
+const successRole: Role<TestMeta> = async () => ({
+  content: "done",
+  meta: { ok: true },
+});
+
+const failRole: Role<TestMeta> = async () => {
+  throw new Error("boom");
+};
+
+const failNonErrorRole: Role<TestMeta> = async () => {
+  throw "string error";
+};
+
+describe("withDryRun", () => {
+  test("short-circuits on dry-run", async () => {
+    const dec = withDryRun<TestMeta>({ label: "test", meta: { ok: true }, dryRun: true });
+    const role = dec(successRole);
+    const result = await role(fakeCtx());
+    expect(result.content).toBe("[dry-run] test skipped");
+    expect(result.meta).toEqual({ ok: true });
+  });
+
+  test("delegates when not dry-run", async () => {
+    const innerDec = withDryRun<TestMeta>({ label: "test", meta: { ok: true }, dryRun: false });
+    const role = innerDec(successRole);
+    const result = await role(fakeCtx());
+    expect(result.content).toBe("done");
+    expect(result.meta).toEqual({ ok: true });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("onFail", () => {
+  test("passes through on success", async () => {
+    const dec = onFail<TestMeta>({ label: "test", meta: { ok: false } });
+    const role = dec(successRole);
+    const result = await role(fakeCtx());
+    expect(result.content).toBe("done");
+    expect(result.meta).toEqual({ ok: true });
+  });
+
+  test("catches Error and returns structured failure", async () => {
+    const dec = onFail<TestMeta>({ label: "test", meta: { ok: false } });
+    const role = dec(failRole);
+    const result = await role(fakeCtx());
+    expect(result.content).toBe("test failed: boom");
+    expect(result.meta).toEqual({ ok: false });
+  });
+
+  test("catches non-Error throws", async () => {
+    const dec = onFail<TestMeta>({ label: "test", meta: { ok: false } });
+    const role = dec(failNonErrorRole);
+    const result = await role(fakeCtx());
+    expect(result.content).toBe("test failed: string error");
+    expect(result.meta).toEqual({ ok: false });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("decorateRole", () => {
+  test("applies decorators left-to-right", async () => {
+    const role = decorateRole(failRole, [
+      withDryRun<TestMeta>({ label: "x", meta: { ok: true }, dryRun: false }),
+      onFail<TestMeta>({ label: "x", meta: { ok: false } }),
+    ]);
+    const result = await role(fakeCtx());
+    expect(result.content).toBe("x failed: boom");
+    expect(result.meta).toEqual({ ok: false });
+  });
+
+  test("dry-run short-circuits before onFail", async () => {
+    const role = decorateRole(failRole, [
+      withDryRun<TestMeta>({ label: "x", meta: { ok: true }, dryRun: true }),
+      onFail<TestMeta>({ label: "x", meta: { ok: false } }),
+    ]);
+    const result = await role(fakeCtx());
+    expect(result.content).toBe("[dry-run] x skipped");
+    expect(result.meta).toEqual({ ok: true });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/workflow-role-llm/__tests__/llm-extract.test.ts b/packages/workflow-role-llm/__tests__/llm-extract.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d936906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-role-llm/__tests__/llm-extract.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import * as z from "zod/v4";
+
+import { llmExtract } from "../src/llm-extract.js";
+
+describe("llmExtract", () => {
+  const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+
+  test("parses tool call arguments and validates with the zod schema", async () => {
+    const schema = z
+      .object({
+        name: z.string(),
+        description: z.string(),
+      })
+      .describe("Extract sense metadata from plan");
+
+    let capturedUrl: string | null = null;
+    let capturedInit: RequestInit | null = null;
+
+    globalThis.fetch = (input: RequestInfo | URL, init?: RequestInit) => {
+      capturedUrl = typeof input === "string" ? input : input.toString();
+      capturedInit = init ?? null;
+      return Promise.resolve(
+        new Response(
+          JSON.stringify({
+            choices: [
+              {
+                message: {
+                  tool_calls: [
+                    {
+                      function: {
+                        name: "extract",
+                        arguments: JSON.stringify({
+                          name: "cpu-usage",
+                          description: "CPU load",
+                        }),
+                      },
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          }),
+          { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } },
+        ),
+      );
+    };
+
+    const result = await llmExtract({
+      text: "some plan",
+      schema,
+      provider: {
+        baseUrl: "https://example.com/v1",
+        apiKey: "k",
+        model: "m",
+      },
+      dryRun: false,
+    });
+
+    globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (!result.ok) {
+      return;
+    }
+    expect(result.value).toEqual({ name: "cpu-usage", description: "CPU load" });
+
+    expect(capturedUrl).toBe("https://example.com/v1/chat/completions");
+    expect(capturedInit?.method).toBe("POST");
+    expect(capturedInit?.headers).toMatchObject({
+      Authorization: "Bearer k",
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+    });
+    const body = JSON.parse(capturedInit?.body as string) as {
+      model: string;
+      tool_choice: { function: { name: string } };
+    };
+    expect(body.model).toBe("m");
+    expect(body.tool_choice.function.name).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  test("returns schema_validation_failed when arguments do not match the schema", async () => {
+    const schema = z.object({ n: z.number() });
+
+    globalThis.fetch = () =>
+      Promise.resolve(
+        new Response(
+          JSON.stringify({
+            choices: [
+              {
+                message: {
+                  tool_calls: [
+                    { function: { name: "extract", arguments: JSON.stringify({ n: "oops" }) } },
+                  ],
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          }),
+          { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } },
+        ),
+      );
+
+    const result = await llmExtract({
+      text: "x",
+      schema,
+      provider: { baseUrl: "https://example.com", apiKey: "k", model: "m" },
+      dryRun: false,
+    });
+
+    globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (result.ok) {
+      return;
+    }
+    expect(result.error.kind).toBe("schema_validation_failed");
+  });
+
+  test("dryRun skips fetch and returns schema-shaped stub values", async () => {
+    let calls = 0;
+    globalThis.fetch = () => {
+      calls += 1;
+      return Promise.resolve(new Response("{}", { status: 200 }));
+    };
+
+    const schema = z.object({ n: z.number() });
+    const result = await llmExtract({
+      text: "ignored",
+      schema,
+      provider: { baseUrl: "https://example.com", apiKey: "k", model: "m" },
+      dryRun: true,
+    });
+
+    globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+
+    expect(calls).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (!result.ok) {
+      return;
+    }
+    expect(result.value).toEqual({ n: 0 });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/workflow-role-llm/package.json b/packages/workflow-role-llm/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e98a15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-role-llm/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "name": "@uncaged/workflow-role-llm",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "type": "module",
+  "main": "src/index.ts",
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "echo 'TODO'",
+    "test": "bun test"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@uncaged/workflow": "workspace:*",
+    "zod": "^4.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/build-descriptor.ts b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/build-descriptor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fbd4c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/build-descriptor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import type { WorkflowDescriptor, WorkflowRoleSchema } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import * as z from "zod/v4";
+
+export type RoleDescriptorInput<M extends Record<string, unknown> = Record<string, unknown>> = {
+  name: string;
+  schema: z.ZodType<M>;
+  /** Human-readable role description; use empty string when unknown. */
+  description: string | null;
+};
+
+function stripJsonSchemaMeta(json: Record<string, unknown>): WorkflowRoleSchema {
+  const { $schema: _drop, ...rest } = json;
+  return rest as WorkflowRoleSchema;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds a {@link WorkflowDescriptor} from role specs, emitting JSON Schema per role via
+ * `z.toJSONSchema`.
+ */
+export function buildDescriptorFromRoles(args: {
+  description: string;
+  roles: Record<string, RoleDescriptorInput>;
+}): WorkflowDescriptor {
+  const roles: WorkflowDescriptor["roles"] = {};
+  for (const [key, spec] of Object.entries(args.roles)) {
+    if (spec.name !== key) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `buildDescriptorFromRoles: role key "${key}" must match spec.name "${spec.name}"`,
+      );
+    }
+    const rawJsonSchema = z.toJSONSchema(spec.schema) as Record<string, unknown>;
+    roles[key] = {
+      description: spec.description === null ? "" : spec.description,
+      schema: stripJsonSchemaMeta(rawJsonSchema),
+    };
+  }
+  return { description: args.description, roles };
+}
diff --git a/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/create-llm-adapter.ts b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/create-llm-adapter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9178bff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/create-llm-adapter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import { type AgentFn, err, ok, type Result, type ThreadContext } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+import type { LlmMessage, LlmProvider } from "./types.js";
+
+export type LlmChatError =
+  | { kind: "http_error"; status: number; body: string }
+  | { kind: "invalid_response_json"; message: string }
+  | { kind: "network_error"; message: string }
+  | { kind: "empty_choices" }
+  | { kind: "no_assistant_text" };
+
+function chatUrl(baseUrl: string): string {
+  const trimmed = baseUrl.replace(/\/+$/, "");
+  return `${trimmed}/chat/completions`;
+}
+
+function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
+function formatLlmChatError(e: LlmChatError): string {
+  return JSON.stringify(e);
+}
+
+async function fetchChatJson(
+  provider: LlmProvider,
+  body: Record<string, unknown>,
+): Promise<Result<unknown, LlmChatError>> {
+  let response: Response;
+  try {
+    response = await fetch(chatUrl(provider.baseUrl), {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${provider.apiKey}`,
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(body),
+    });
+  } catch (cause) {
+    const message = cause instanceof Error ? cause.message : String(cause);
+    return err({ kind: "network_error", message });
+  }
+  const responseText = await response.text();
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    return err({ kind: "http_error", status: response.status, body: responseText.slice(0, 4000) });
+  }
+  let parsed: unknown;
+  try {
+    parsed = JSON.parse(responseText) as unknown;
+  } catch (cause) {
+    const message = cause instanceof Error ? cause.message : String(cause);
+    return err({ kind: "invalid_response_json", message });
+  }
+  return ok(parsed);
+}
+
+function parseAssistantText(parsed: unknown): Result<string, LlmChatError> {
+  if (!isRecord(parsed)) {
+    return err({ kind: "invalid_response_json", message: "Not an object" });
+  }
+  const choices = parsed.choices;
+  if (!Array.isArray(choices) || choices.length === 0) {
+    return err({ kind: "empty_choices" });
+  }
+  const c0 = choices[0];
+  if (!isRecord(c0)) {
+    return err({ kind: "empty_choices" });
+  }
+  const messageObj = c0.message;
+  if (!isRecord(messageObj)) {
+    return err({ kind: "no_assistant_text" });
+  }
+  const content = messageObj.content;
+  if (typeof content === "string") {
+    return ok(content);
+  }
+  return err({ kind: "no_assistant_text" });
+}
+
+export async function chatCompletionText(options: {
+  provider: LlmProvider;
+  messages: LlmMessage[];
+}): Promise<Result<string, LlmChatError>> {
+  const body = { model: options.provider.model, messages: options.messages };
+  const res = await fetchChatJson(options.provider, body);
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    return res;
+  }
+  return parseAssistantText(res.value);
+}
+
+/** Single-turn chat adapter: system comes from `createRole` prompt; user is the thread start frame. */
+export function createLlmAdapter(provider: LlmProvider): AgentFn {
+  return async (ctx: ThreadContext, systemPrompt: string) => {
+    const result = await chatCompletionText({
+      provider,
+      messages: [
+        { role: "system", content: systemPrompt },
+        { role: "user", content: ctx.start.content },
+      ],
+    });
+    if (!result.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`llm: ${formatLlmChatError(result.error)}`);
+    }
+    return result.value;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/create-role.ts b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/create-role.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b55228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/create-role.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import type { AgentFn, Role, ThreadContext } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import type * as z from "zod/v4";
+
+import { extractMetaOrThrow } from "./llm-extract.js";
+import type { LlmProvider } from "./types.js";
+
+export type CreateRoleArgs<M extends Record<string, unknown>> = {
+  name: string;
+  schema: z.ZodType<M>;
+  systemPrompt: string | ((ctx: ThreadContext) => Promise<string>);
+  agent: AgentFn;
+  extract: {
+    provider: LlmProvider;
+    /** When `true`, structured extract returns schema-shaped defaults. When `null`, live API extract. */
+    dryRun: boolean | null;
+  };
+};
+
+function resolveExtractDryRun(extractDryRun: boolean | null): boolean {
+  return extractDryRun === true;
+}
+
+/** Builds a {@link Role} from an {@link AgentFn}, system prompt, Zod meta schema, and extract wiring. */
+export function createRole<M extends Record<string, unknown>>(args: CreateRoleArgs<M>): Role<M> {
+  return async (ctx: ThreadContext) => {
+    const promptText =
+      typeof args.systemPrompt === "string" ? args.systemPrompt : await args.systemPrompt(ctx);
+    const raw = await args.agent(ctx, promptText);
+    const meta = await extractMetaOrThrow(args.name, raw, args.schema, {
+      provider: args.extract.provider,
+      dryRun: resolveExtractDryRun(args.extract.dryRun),
+    });
+    return { content: raw, meta };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/decorators.ts b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/decorators.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd2864c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/decorators.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import type { Role, ThreadContext } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+/** A role decorator: takes a role, returns an enhanced role. */
+export type RoleDecorator<M extends Record<string, unknown>> = (role: Role<M>) => Role<M>;
+
+/**
+ * Apply an ordered list of decorators to a role.
+ * Decorators are applied left-to-right (first in list wraps innermost).
+ */
+export function decorateRole<M extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+  role: Role<M>,
+  decorators: RoleDecorator<M>[],
+): Role<M> {
+  return decorators.reduce((r, dec) => dec(r), role);
+}
+
+export type WithDryRunOptions<M extends Record<string, unknown>> = {
+  /** Used in skip message (e.g. "committer", "publish"). */
+  label: string;
+  /** Meta returned when dry-run skips execution. */
+  meta: M;
+  /** Adapter-level dry-run flag (e.g. from extract / wiring config). */
+  dryRun: boolean;
+};
+
+/** Short-circuits with a stable result when `dryRun` is true. */
+export function withDryRun<M extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+  opts: WithDryRunOptions<M>,
+): RoleDecorator<M> {
+  return (role) => async (ctx: ThreadContext) => {
+    if (opts.dryRun) {
+      return {
+        content: `[dry-run] ${opts.label} skipped`,
+        meta: opts.meta,
+      };
+    }
+    return role(ctx);
+  };
+}
+
+export type OnFailOptions<M extends Record<string, unknown>> = {
+  /** Used in failure message (e.g. "committer", "publish"). */
+  label: string;
+  /** Meta returned when the inner role throws. */
+  meta: M;
+};
+
+/** Catches thrown errors and converts them into a structured {@link Role} result instead of propagating. */
+export function onFail<M extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+  opts: OnFailOptions<M>,
+): RoleDecorator<M> {
+  return (role) => async (ctx: ThreadContext) => {
+    try {
+      return await role(ctx);
+    } catch (e) {
+      const msg = e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e);
+      return {
+        content: `${opts.label} failed: ${msg}`,
+        meta: opts.meta,
+      };
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/index.ts b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61421d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+export { buildDescriptorFromRoles, type RoleDescriptorInput } from "./build-descriptor.js";
+export { chatCompletionText, createLlmAdapter, type LlmChatError } from "./create-llm-adapter.js";
+export { type CreateRoleArgs, createRole } from "./create-role.js";
+export {
+  decorateRole,
+  type OnFailOptions,
+  onFail,
+  type RoleDecorator,
+  type WithDryRunOptions,
+  withDryRun,
+} from "./decorators.js";
+export {
+  extractMetaOrThrow,
+  type LlmError,
+  type LlmExtractArgs,
+  type LlmProvider,
+  llmErrorToCause,
+  llmExtract,
+  llmExtractWithRetry,
+} from "./llm-extract.js";
+export { schemaDefaults } from "./schema-defaults.js";
+export type { LlmMessage, MetaExtractConfig } from "./types.js";
diff --git a/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/llm-extract.ts b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/llm-extract.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0657ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/llm-extract.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+import { err, ok, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import * as z from "zod/v4";
+
+import { schemaDefaults } from "./schema-defaults.js";
+import type { LlmProvider } from "./types.js";
+
+export type { LlmProvider } from "./types.js";
+
+export type LlmExtractArgs<T> = {
+  text: string;
+  schema: z.ZodType<T>;
+  provider: LlmProvider;
+  dryRun: boolean;
+};
+
+export type LlmError =
+  | { kind: "http_error"; status: number; body: string }
+  | { kind: "invalid_response_json"; message: string }
+  | { kind: "no_tool_call"; preview: string }
+  | { kind: "tool_arguments_invalid_json"; message: string }
+  | { kind: "schema_validation_failed"; message: string }
+  | { kind: "network_error"; message: string };
+
+function chatCompletionsUrl(baseUrl: string): string {
+  const trimmed = baseUrl.replace(/\/+$/, "");
+  return `${trimmed}/chat/completions`;
+}
+
+function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
+function stripJsonSchemaMeta(json: Record<string, unknown>): Record<string, unknown> {
+  const { $schema: _drop, ...rest } = json;
+  return rest;
+}
+
+function readToolName(parametersSchema: Record<string, unknown>): string {
+  const title = parametersSchema.title;
+  if (typeof title === "string" && title.trim().length > 0) {
+    return title.trim();
+  }
+  return "extract";
+}
+
+function readToolDescription(parametersSchema: Record<string, unknown>): string {
+  const d = parametersSchema.description;
+  if (typeof d === "string" && d.trim().length > 0) {
+    return d.trim();
+  }
+  return "Extract structured data from the input text.";
+}
+
+function readToolArgumentsJson(parsed: unknown, previewSource: string): Result<string, LlmError> {
+  if (!isRecord(parsed)) {
+    return err({ kind: "invalid_response_json", message: "Top-level JSON is not an object" });
+  }
+
+  const choices = parsed.choices;
+  if (!Array.isArray(choices) || choices.length === 0) {
+    return err({ kind: "no_tool_call", preview: previewSource.slice(0, 500) });
+  }
+
+  const first = choices[0];
+  if (!isRecord(first)) {
+    return err({ kind: "no_tool_call", preview: previewSource.slice(0, 500) });
+  }
+
+  const messageObj = first.message;
+  if (!isRecord(messageObj)) {
+    return err({ kind: "no_tool_call", preview: previewSource.slice(0, 500) });
+  }
+
+  const toolCalls = messageObj.tool_calls;
+  if (!Array.isArray(toolCalls) || toolCalls.length === 0) {
+    return err({ kind: "no_tool_call", preview: previewSource.slice(0, 500) });
+  }
+
+  const call0 = toolCalls[0];
+  if (!isRecord(call0)) {
+    return err({ kind: "no_tool_call", preview: previewSource.slice(0, 500) });
+  }
+
+  const fn = call0.function;
+  if (!isRecord(fn)) {
+    return err({ kind: "no_tool_call", preview: previewSource.slice(0, 500) });
+  }
+
+  const argsRaw = fn.arguments;
+  if (typeof argsRaw !== "string") {
+    return err({ kind: "no_tool_call", preview: previewSource.slice(0, 500) });
+  }
+
+  return ok(argsRaw);
+}
+
+function isRetryableExtractError(error: LlmError): boolean {
+  return error.kind === "schema_validation_failed" || error.kind === "tool_arguments_invalid_json";
+}
+
+function describeRetryHint(error: LlmError): string {
+  if (error.kind === "schema_validation_failed") {
+    return `Schema validation failed: ${error.message}`;
+  }
+  if (error.kind === "tool_arguments_invalid_json") {
+    return `Tool arguments were not valid JSON: ${error.message}`;
+  }
+  return JSON.stringify(error);
+}
+
+export function llmErrorToCause(error: LlmError): Error {
+  switch (error.kind) {
+    case "http_error":
+      return new Error(`HTTP ${error.status}: ${error.body.slice(0, 500)}`);
+    case "invalid_response_json":
+      return new Error(error.message);
+    case "no_tool_call":
+      return new Error(`No tool call in response: ${error.preview}`);
+    case "tool_arguments_invalid_json":
+      return new Error(error.message);
+    case "schema_validation_failed":
+      return new Error(error.message);
+    case "network_error":
+      return new Error(error.message);
+  }
+}
+
+async function performLlmExtract<T>(
+  options: LlmExtractArgs<T> & { userContent: string },
+): Promise<Result<T, LlmError>> {
+  if (options.dryRun) {
+    return ok(schemaDefaults(options.schema) as T);
+  }
+
+  const rawJsonSchema = z.toJSONSchema(options.schema) as Record<string, unknown>;
+  const parameters = stripJsonSchemaMeta(rawJsonSchema);
+  const toolName = readToolName(parameters);
+  const toolDescription = readToolDescription(parameters);
+
+  const body = {
+    model: options.provider.model,
+    messages: [
+      {
+        role: "system" as const,
+        content: "Extract the requested information from the provided text. Be precise.",
+      },
+      { role: "user" as const, content: options.userContent },
+    ],
+    tools: [
+      {
+        type: "function" as const,
+        function: {
+          name: toolName,
+          description: toolDescription,
+          parameters,
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    tool_choice: { type: "function" as const, function: { name: toolName } },
+  };
+
+  let response: Response;
+  try {
+    response = await fetch(chatCompletionsUrl(options.provider.baseUrl), {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${options.provider.apiKey}`,
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(body),
+    });
+  } catch (cause) {
+    const message = cause instanceof Error ? cause.message : String(cause);
+    return err({ kind: "network_error", message });
+  }
+
+  const responseText = await response.text();
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    return err({ kind: "http_error", status: response.status, body: responseText.slice(0, 4000) });
+  }
+
+  let parsed: unknown;
+  try {
+    parsed = JSON.parse(responseText) as unknown;
+  } catch (cause) {
+    const message = cause instanceof Error ? cause.message : String(cause);
+    return err({ kind: "invalid_response_json", message });
+  }
+
+  const argsJson = readToolArgumentsJson(parsed, responseText);
+  if (!argsJson.ok) {
+    return argsJson;
+  }
+
+  let argsParsed: unknown;
+  try {
+    argsParsed = JSON.parse(argsJson.value) as unknown;
+  } catch (cause) {
+    const message = cause instanceof Error ? cause.message : String(cause);
+    return err({ kind: "tool_arguments_invalid_json", message });
+  }
+
+  const validated = options.schema.safeParse(argsParsed);
+  if (!validated.success) {
+    return err({
+      kind: "schema_validation_failed",
+      message: validated.error.message,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return ok(validated.data);
+}
+
+/** Single LLM extract attempt over OpenAI-compatible chat completions with forced tool call. */
+export async function llmExtract<T>(options: LlmExtractArgs<T>): Promise<Result<T, LlmError>> {
+  return performLlmExtract({ ...options, userContent: options.text });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Runs extract up to two times: on the first schema/tool-args parse failure, resends the agent
+ * output plus the error so the model can correct the tool call.
+ */
+export async function llmExtractWithRetry<T>(
+  options: LlmExtractArgs<T>,
+): Promise<Result<T, LlmError>> {
+  const first = await performLlmExtract({
+    ...options,
+    userContent: options.text,
+  });
+  if (first.ok) {
+    return first;
+  }
+  if (!isRetryableExtractError(first.error)) {
+    return first;
+  }
+
+  const hint = describeRetryHint(first.error);
+  const correction = `The previous extraction attempt failed.
+
+${hint}
+
+Respond again with a single tool call whose \`arguments\` JSON strictly matches the schema.`;
+
+  const secondContent = `${options.text}
+
+---
+
+${correction}`;
+
+  return performLlmExtract({
+    ...options,
+    userContent: secondContent,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function extractMetaOrThrow<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
+  roleName: string,
+  raw: string,
+  schema: z.ZodType<T>,
+  options: { provider: LlmProvider; dryRun: boolean },
+): Promise<T> {
+  const result = await llmExtractWithRetry({
+    text: raw,
+    schema,
+    provider: options.provider,
+    dryRun: options.dryRun,
+  });
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Role "${roleName}": structured extraction failed after retry: ${JSON.stringify(result.error)}`,
+    );
+  }
+  return result.value;
+}
diff --git a/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/schema-defaults.ts b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/schema-defaults.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a63a68d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/schema-defaults.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+import type * as z from "zod/v4";
+
+type ZodTypeAny = z.ZodType;
+
+type Def = Record<string, unknown> & { type: string };
+type TypeHandler = (schema: ZodTypeAny, def: Def) => unknown;
+
+function isPlainObject(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
+function isZodExactOptional(s: ZodTypeAny): boolean {
+  return s.constructor.name === "ZodExactOptional";
+}
+
+function resolveDefaultValue(defaultValue: unknown | (() => unknown)): unknown {
+  if (typeof defaultValue === "function") {
+    return (defaultValue as () => unknown)();
+  }
+  return defaultValue;
+}
+
+function mergeIntersection(left: unknown, right: unknown): unknown {
+  if (isPlainObject(left) && isPlainObject(right)) {
+    return { ...left, ...right };
+  }
+  return right;
+}
+
+function defaultsForObject(_schema: ZodTypeAny, def: Def): unknown {
+  const shape = def.shape as Record<string, ZodTypeAny> | undefined;
+  if (shape === undefined) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  const out: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+  for (const key of Object.keys(shape)) {
+    const child = shape[key];
+    const cdef = child.def as { type: string };
+    if (cdef.type === "optional") {
+      if (isZodExactOptional(child)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      out[key] = undefined;
+    } else {
+      out[key] = schemaDefaultsInner(child);
+    }
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+function firstUnionOption(_schema: ZodTypeAny, def: Def): unknown {
+  const options = def.options as readonly ZodTypeAny[] | undefined;
+  if (options === undefined || options.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return schemaDefaultsInner(options[0]);
+}
+
+function defaultsFromNullable(_schema: ZodTypeAny, _def: Def): unknown {
+  return null;
+}
+
+function defaultsFromInner(_schema: ZodTypeAny, def: Def): unknown {
+  const inner = def.innerType as ZodTypeAny | undefined;
+  if (inner === undefined) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return schemaDefaultsInner(inner);
+}
+
+function defaultsForPipe(_schema: ZodTypeAny, def: Def): unknown {
+  const out = def.out as ZodTypeAny | undefined;
+  if (out === undefined) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return schemaDefaultsInner(out);
+}
+
+function defaultsForIntersection(_schema: ZodTypeAny, def: Def): unknown {
+  const left = def.left as ZodTypeAny | undefined;
+  const right = def.right as ZodTypeAny | undefined;
+  if (left === undefined || right === undefined) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return mergeIntersection(schemaDefaultsInner(left), schemaDefaultsInner(right));
+}
+
+function defaultsForTuple(_schema: ZodTypeAny, def: Def): unknown {
+  const items = def.items as readonly ZodTypeAny[] | undefined;
+  if (items === undefined) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  return items.map((item) => schemaDefaultsInner(item));
+}
+
+function defaultsForLazy(schema: ZodTypeAny, def: Def): unknown {
+  const inner =
+    (schema as { _zod?: { innerType?: ZodTypeAny } })._zod?.innerType ??
+    (def.getter as (() => ZodTypeAny) | undefined)?.();
+  if (inner === undefined) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return schemaDefaultsInner(inner);
+}
+
+function defaultsForPromise(_schema: ZodTypeAny, def: Def): unknown {
+  const inner = def.innerType as ZodTypeAny | undefined;
+  if (inner === undefined) {
+    return Promise.resolve(null);
+  }
+  return Promise.resolve(schemaDefaultsInner(inner));
+}
+
+function firstEnumValue(_schema: ZodTypeAny, def: Def): unknown {
+  const entries = def.entries as Record<string, string | number> | undefined;
+  if (entries === undefined) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const values = Object.values(entries);
+  return values[0] ?? null;
+}
+
+function firstLiteralValue(_schema: ZodTypeAny, def: Def): unknown {
+  const values = def.values as unknown[] | undefined;
+  if (values === undefined || values.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return values[0];
+}
+
+const TYPE_HANDLERS: Record<string, TypeHandler> = {
+  string: () => "",
+  number: () => 0,
+  boolean: () => false,
+  bigint: () => 0n,
+  date: () => new Date(0),
+  symbol: () => Symbol(),
+  undefined: () => undefined,
+  null: () => null,
+  void: () => undefined,
+  any: () => null,
+  unknown: () => null,
+  never: () => undefined,
+  nan: () => Number.NaN,
+  array: () => [],
+  object: defaultsForObject,
+  record: () => ({}),
+  map: () => new Map(),
+  set: () => new Set(),
+  enum: firstEnumValue,
+  literal: firstLiteralValue,
+  optional: () => undefined,
+  nullable: defaultsFromNullable,
+  default: (_s, def) => resolveDefaultValue(def.defaultValue as unknown | (() => unknown)),
+  prefault: (_s, def) => resolveDefaultValue(def.defaultValue as unknown | (() => unknown)),
+  nonoptional: defaultsFromInner,
+  catch: defaultsFromInner,
+  success: () => false,
+  readonly: defaultsFromInner,
+  union: firstUnionOption,
+  xor: firstUnionOption,
+  intersection: defaultsForIntersection,
+  pipe: defaultsForPipe,
+  transform: () => null,
+  tuple: defaultsForTuple,
+  lazy: defaultsForLazy,
+  promise: defaultsForPromise,
+  file: () => new File([], ""),
+  function: () => null,
+  custom: () => null,
+  template_literal: () => "",
+};
+
+/**
+ * Produces a structurally valid placeholder that mirrors primitive/array/object
+ * shape for a Zod schema. Used for `llmExtract` dry runs so downstream code
+ * does not throw on `undefined` fields.
+ */
+export function schemaDefaults(schema: z.ZodType): unknown {
+  return schemaDefaultsInner(schema as ZodTypeAny);
+}
+
+function schemaDefaultsInner(schema: ZodTypeAny): unknown {
+  const def = schema.def as Def;
+  const run = TYPE_HANDLERS[def.type];
+  if (run === undefined) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return run(schema, def);
+}
diff --git a/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/types.ts b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57f5ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-role-llm/src/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import type * as z from "zod/v4";
+
+export type LlmProvider = {
+  baseUrl: string;
+  apiKey: string;
+  model: string;
+};
+
+export type LlmMessage = { role: "system" | "user" | "assistant"; content: string };
+
+/** Pairs an OpenAI-compatible provider with the Zod meta schema used for structured extraction. */
+export type MetaExtractConfig<T> = {
+  provider: LlmProvider;
+  schema: z.ZodType<T>;
+};
diff --git a/packages/workflow-role-llm/tsconfig.json b/packages/workflow-role-llm/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2816fef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-role-llm/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "composite": true
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
+  "references": [{ "path": "../workflow" }]
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 1cd58fd..5e2a04e 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -15,5 +15,9 @@
     "composite": true,
     "outDir": "dist"
   },
-  "references": [{ "path": "packages/workflow" }, { "path": "packages/cli-workflow" }]
+  "references": [
+    { "path": "packages/workflow" },
+    { "path": "packages/workflow-role-llm" },
+    { "path": "packages/cli-workflow" }
+  ]
 }