diff --git a/packages/workflow-cas/workflow-cas b/packages/workflow-cas/workflow-cas
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..35f60d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-cas/workflow-cas
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/home/azureuser/repos/workflow/packages/workflow-cas
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diff --git a/packages/workflow-protocol/src/index.ts b/packages/workflow-protocol/src/index.ts
index 2c51b34..5574042 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-protocol/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-protocol/src/index.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export type {
   Result,
   RoleDefinition,
   RoleFn,
+  RoleResult,
   RoleMeta,
   RoleOutput,
   RoleStep,
diff --git a/packages/workflow-protocol/src/types.ts b/packages/workflow-protocol/src/types.ts
index 8ff9643..5707d8f 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-protocol/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-protocol/src/types.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ export type AgentBinding = {
 
 // ── Adapter (replaces Agent) ────────────────────────────────────────
 
-export type RoleFn<T> = (ctx: ThreadContext, runtime: WorkflowRuntime) => Promise<T>;
+export type RoleResult<T> = { meta: T; childThread: string | null };
+
+export type RoleFn<T> = (ctx: ThreadContext, runtime: WorkflowRuntime) => Promise<RoleResult<T>>;
 
 export type AdapterFn = <T>(prompt: string, schema: z.ZodType<T>) => RoleFn<T>;
 
diff --git a/packages/workflow-protocol/workflow-protocol b/packages/workflow-protocol/workflow-protocol
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..0cd6c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-protocol/workflow-protocol
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/home/azureuser/repos/workflow/packages/workflow-protocol
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/workflow-runtime/src/create-workflow.ts b/packages/workflow-runtime/src/create-workflow.ts
index 1d16db9..e23b741 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-runtime/src/create-workflow.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-runtime/src/create-workflow.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ async function advanceOneRound<M extends RoleMeta>(
 
   const adapter = adapterForRole(binding, next);
   const roleFn = adapter(roleDef.systemPrompt, roleDef.schema as z.ZodType<Record<string, unknown>>);
-  const meta = await roleFn(modCtx as unknown as ThreadContext, runtime);
+  const result = await roleFn(modCtx as unknown as ThreadContext, runtime);
+  const meta = result.meta;
 
   const refsFromMeta = resolveExtractedRefs(
     roleDef as unknown as RoleDefinition<Record<string, unknown>>,
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ async function advanceOneRound<M extends RoleMeta>(
       contentHash: step.contentHash,
       meta: step.meta,
       refs: step.refs,
-      childThread: null,
+      childThread: result.childThread,
     },
     step,
   };
diff --git a/packages/workflow-runtime/src/index.ts b/packages/workflow-runtime/src/index.ts
index ef2184d..cea50cf 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-runtime/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-runtime/src/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export type {
   Result,
   RoleDefinition,
   RoleFn,
+  RoleResult,
   RoleMeta,
   RoleOutput,
   RoleStep,
diff --git a/packages/workflow-runtime/src/types.ts b/packages/workflow-runtime/src/types.ts
index c171028..e0ac6e8 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-runtime/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-runtime/src/types.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export type {
   Result,
   RoleDefinition,
   RoleFn,
+  RoleResult,
   RoleMeta,
   RoleOutput,
   RoleStep,
diff --git a/packages/workflow-runtime/workflow-runtime b/packages/workflow-runtime/workflow-runtime
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..5bfb638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-runtime/workflow-runtime
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/home/azureuser/repos/workflow/packages/workflow-runtime
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diff --git a/packages/workflow-template-develop/bundle-entry.ts b/packages/workflow-template-develop/bundle-entry.ts
index 17860a5..d178f2d 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-template-develop/bundle-entry.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-template-develop/bundle-entry.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
  * All roles use cursor-agent with workspace auto-extracted from context.
  */
 import { createCursorAgent } from "@uncaged/workflow-agent-cursor";
-import { putContentNodeWithRefs } from "@uncaged/workflow-cas";
-import type { AdapterFn, AgentContext, AgentFnResult, ThreadContext, WorkflowRuntime } from "@uncaged/workflow-runtime";
 import { createWorkflow } from "@uncaged/workflow-runtime";
-import type * as z from "zod/v4";
+import { wrapAgentAsAdapter } from "@uncaged/workflow-util-agent";
 import { buildDevelopDescriptor, developWorkflowDefinition } from "./src/index.js";
 
 function requireEnv(name: string): string {
@@ -43,19 +41,6 @@ const agent = createCursorAgent({
   llmProvider,
 });
 
-function wrapAgentAsAdapter(agentFn: (ctx: AgentContext) => Promise<AgentFnResult>): AdapterFn {
-  return <T>(prompt: string, schema: z.ZodType<T>) => {
-    return async (ctx: ThreadContext, runtime: WorkflowRuntime): Promise<T> => {
-      const agentCtx: AgentContext = { ...ctx, currentRole: { name: "agent", systemPrompt: prompt } };
-      const result = await agentFn(agentCtx);
-      const output = typeof result === "string" ? result : result.output;
-      const contentHash = await putContentNodeWithRefs(runtime.cas, output, []);
-      const extracted = await runtime.extract(schema as z.ZodType<Record<string, unknown>>, contentHash);
-      return extracted.meta as T;
-    };
-  };
-}
-
 const adapter = wrapAgentAsAdapter(agent);
 
 const wf = createWorkflow(developWorkflowDefinition, { adapter, overrides: null });
diff --git a/packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/__tests__/solve-issue-template.test.ts b/packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/__tests__/solve-issue-template.test.ts
index 62dc7c3..4daa5b7 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/__tests__/solve-issue-template.test.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/__tests__/solve-issue-template.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   createWorkflow,
   END,
   type ModeratorContext,
+  type RoleResult,
   type RoleStep,
   START,
   type ThreadContext,
@@ -112,13 +113,13 @@ function makeThread(prompt: string) {
 function createSequenceAdapter(sequence: ReadonlyArray<Record<string, unknown>>): AdapterFn {
   let i = 0;
   return <T>(_prompt: string, _schema: z.ZodType<T>) => {
-    return async (_ctx: ThreadContext, _runtime: WorkflowRuntime): Promise<T> => {
+    return async (_ctx: ThreadContext, _runtime: WorkflowRuntime): Promise<RoleResult<T>> => {
       const meta = sequence[i] ?? sequence[sequence.length - 1];
       if (meta === undefined) {
         throw new Error("createSequenceAdapter: empty sequence");
       }
       i += 1;
-      return meta as T;
+      return { meta: meta as T, childThread: null };
     };
   };
 }
@@ -130,9 +131,9 @@ function createTrackingAdapter(
   meta: Record<string, unknown>,
 ): AdapterFn {
   return <T>(_prompt: string, _schema: z.ZodType<T>) => {
-    return async (_ctx: ThreadContext, _runtime: WorkflowRuntime): Promise<T> => {
+    return async (_ctx: ThreadContext, _runtime: WorkflowRuntime): Promise<RoleResult<T>> => {
       calls.push(name);
-      return meta as T;
+      return { meta: meta as T, childThread: null };
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/bundle-entry.ts b/packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/bundle-entry.ts
index 2efd8db..deb775d 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/bundle-entry.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/bundle-entry.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@
  * developer → workflow-as-agent (delegates to "develop" workflow)
  */
 import { createHermesAgent } from "@uncaged/workflow-agent-hermes";
-import { putContentNodeWithRefs } from "@uncaged/workflow-cas";
 import { workflowAsAgent } from "@uncaged/workflow-execute";
-import type { AdapterFn, AgentContext, AgentFnResult, ThreadContext, WorkflowRuntime } from "@uncaged/workflow-runtime";
 import { createWorkflow } from "@uncaged/workflow-runtime";
-import type * as z from "zod/v4";
+import { wrapAgentAsAdapter } from "@uncaged/workflow-util-agent";
 import { buildSolveIssueDescriptor, solveIssueWorkflowDefinition } from "./src/index.js";
 
 function optionalEnv(name: string): string | null {
@@ -20,19 +18,6 @@ function optionalEnv(name: string): string | null {
   return value;
 }
 
-function wrapAgentAsAdapter(agentFn: (ctx: AgentContext) => Promise<AgentFnResult>): AdapterFn {
-  return <T>(prompt: string, schema: z.ZodType<T>) => {
-    return async (ctx: ThreadContext, runtime: WorkflowRuntime): Promise<T> => {
-      const agentCtx: AgentContext = { ...ctx, currentRole: { name: "agent", systemPrompt: prompt } };
-      const result = await agentFn(agentCtx);
-      const output = typeof result === "string" ? result : result.output;
-      const contentHash = await putContentNodeWithRefs(runtime.cas, output, []);
-      const extracted = await runtime.extract(schema as z.ZodType<Record<string, unknown>>, contentHash);
-      return extracted.meta as T;
-    };
-  };
-}
-
 const hermesAgent = createHermesAgent({
   model: optionalEnv("WORKFLOW_HERMES_MODEL"),
   timeout: optionalEnv("WORKFLOW_HERMES_TIMEOUT")
diff --git a/packages/workflow-util-agent/package.json b/packages/workflow-util-agent/package.json
index e668f0a..a2b702e 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-util-agent/package.json
+++ b/packages/workflow-util-agent/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "test": "bun test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@uncaged/workflow-runtime": "workspace:*"
+    "@uncaged/workflow-runtime": "workspace:*",
+    "@uncaged/workflow-cas": "workspace:*"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/workflow-util-agent/src/index.ts b/packages/workflow-util-agent/src/index.ts
index 042d418..323c90a 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-util-agent/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-util-agent/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export { buildAgentPrompt, buildThreadInput } from "./build-agent-prompt.js";
 export type { SpawnCliConfig, SpawnCliError, SpawnCliResult } from "./spawn-cli.js";
 export { spawnCli } from "./spawn-cli.js";
+export { wrapAgentAsAdapter } from "./wrap-agent-as-adapter.js";
diff --git a/packages/workflow-util-agent/src/wrap-agent-as-adapter.ts b/packages/workflow-util-agent/src/wrap-agent-as-adapter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1af09cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-util-agent/src/wrap-agent-as-adapter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { putContentNodeWithRefs } from "@uncaged/workflow-cas";
+import type {
+  AdapterFn,
+  AgentContext,
+  AgentFnResult,
+  RoleResult,
+  ThreadContext,
+  WorkflowRuntime,
+} from "@uncaged/workflow-runtime";
+import type * as z from "zod/v4";
+
+/**
+ * Wraps a legacy AgentFn into an AdapterFn.
+ * The agent produces a string (or { output, childThread }); the adapter
+ * stores the output in CAS, runs extract, and returns typed meta + childThread.
+ */
+export function wrapAgentAsAdapter(
+  agentFn: (ctx: AgentContext) => Promise<AgentFnResult>,
+): AdapterFn {
+  return <T>(prompt: string, schema: z.ZodType<T>) => {
+    return async (ctx: ThreadContext, runtime: WorkflowRuntime): Promise<RoleResult<T>> => {
+      const agentCtx: AgentContext = { ...ctx, currentRole: { name: "agent", systemPrompt: prompt } };
+      const result = await agentFn(agentCtx);
+      const output = typeof result === "string" ? result : result.output;
+      const childThread = typeof result === "string" ? null : result.childThread;
+      const contentHash = await putContentNodeWithRefs(runtime.cas, output, []);
+      const extracted = await runtime.extract(schema as z.ZodType<Record<string, unknown>>, contentHash);
+      return { meta: extracted.meta as T, childThread };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/workflow-util-agent/tsconfig.json b/packages/workflow-util-agent/tsconfig.json
index 1187cda..6013afa 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-util-agent/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/workflow-util-agent/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
     "composite": true
   },
   "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
-  "references": [{ "path": "../workflow-runtime" }]
+  "references": [{ "path": "../workflow-runtime" }, { "path": "../workflow-cas" }]
 }
diff --git a/packages/workflow-util/workflow-util b/packages/workflow-util/workflow-util
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..2ab661e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow-util/workflow-util
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/home/azureuser/repos/workflow/packages/workflow-util
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