docs: update wf-stateless-design.md to reflect new/resume semantics

Refs #101

.changeset/start-new-resume.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+"@united-workforce/cli": minor
+"@united-workforce/util": patch
+---
+
+feat: replace $START `_` status with `new`/`resume` semantics
+
+BREAKING: All workflow YAML files must update `$START._` to `$START.new` + `$START.resume`.
+The `resume` edge prompt replaces the previously hardcoded resume message in the CLI.

.workflows/e2e-walkthrough.yaml

@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ roles:
 
 graph:
   $START:
-    _: { role: "bootstrap", prompt: "Set up the Docker container and verify uwf is runnable." }
+    new: { role: "bootstrap", prompt: "Set up the Docker container and verify uwf is runnable." }
+    resume: { role: "bootstrap", prompt: "Review the previous run output and continue the walkthrough." }
   bootstrap:
     pass: { role: "config-and-registry", prompt: "Container {{{containerName}}} is ready. Validate config and workflow registration." }
     fail: { role: "$END", prompt: "Bootstrap failed: {{{error}}}. No container was created." }

.workflows/solve-issue.yaml

@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ roles:
           required: [$status, error]
 graph:
   $START:
-    _: { role: "planner", prompt: "Analyze the issue and produce an implementation plan." }
+    new: { role: "planner", prompt: "Analyze the issue and produce an implementation plan." }
+    resume: { role: "planner", prompt: "Review the previous run output and continue the work." }
   planner:
     insufficient_info: { role: "$SUSPEND", prompt: "信息不足，需要补充：{{{reason}}}" }
     ready: { role: "developer", prompt: "Implement the TDD test spec (CAS hash: {{{plan}}}) in repo {{{repoPath}}}. Repo remote: {{{repoRemote}}}." }

docs/wf-stateless-design.md

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ payload:
 
 - `roles` — 内联定义，每个 role 的 `meta` 是独立的 ocas_ref（指向 ocas 内置 JSON Schema 节点）
 - `graph` — `Record<Role | "$START", Record<Status, Target>>`，每个 Target = `{ role, prompt }`
-- Status 来自上一个 role 输出的 `status` 字段，`$START` 用 `_` 作为初始 status
+- Status 来自上一个 role 输出的 `$status` 字段，`$START` 使用 `new`（首次启动）和 `resume`（恢复已完成的 thread）作为 status
 - Prompt 模板使用 Mustache 渲染，变量来自 lastOutput
 - 不含 agent binding — agent 配置在 `~/.uwf/config.yaml` 中管理
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ Moderator 的求值逻辑：
 
 ```typescript
 evaluate(graph, lastRole, lastOutput) → { role, prompt }
-// 1. status = lastRole === "$START" ? "_" : lastOutput.status
+// 1. status = lastOutput.$status (e.g. "new" for $START first run, "resume" for completed thread resume)
 // 2. target = graph[lastRole][status]
 // 3. prompt = mustache.render(target.prompt, lastOutput)
 ```
@@ -422,8 +422,8 @@ type StepNodePayload = StepRecord & {
 Moderator 使用 `evaluate(graph, lastRole, lastOutput)` 进行同步 status-based routing：
 
 ```typescript
-// graph[lastRole][lastOutput.status] → Target { role, prompt }
-// $START 角色使用 "_" 作为初始 status
+// graph[lastRole][lastOutput.$status] → Target { role, prompt }
+// $START 使用 "new"（首次启动）和 "resume"（恢复已完成 thread）作为 status
 // prompt 通过 Mustache 模板渲染，变量来自 lastOutput
 ```
 

examples/analyze-topic.yaml

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ roles:
       required: [$status, thesis, keyPoints]
 graph:
   $START:
-    _: { role: "analyst", prompt: "Analyze the topic in the task and produce a structured summary with key points." }
+    new: { role: "analyst", prompt: "Analyze the topic in the task and produce a structured summary with key points." }
+    resume: { role: "analyst", prompt: "Review the previous analysis output and continue with additional context." }
   analyst:
     done: { role: "$END", prompt: "Analysis complete. Finish the workflow." }

examples/debate.yaml

@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ roles:
       required: [$status, argument]
 graph:
   $START:
-    _: { role: "against", prompt: "Present your opening argument against the proposition." }
+    new: { role: "against", prompt: "Present your opening argument against the proposition." }
+    resume: { role: "against", prompt: "Review the previous debate output and continue the argument against the proposition." }
   against:
     conceded: { role: "$END", prompt: "The against side conceded. Debate over." }
     continue: { role: "for", prompt: "Counter the opposing argument: {{{argument}}}" }

examples/eval-simple.yaml

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ roles:
       required: [$status, summary]
 graph:
   $START:
-    _: { role: "fixer", prompt: "Fix the code issue described in the task prompt." }
+    new: { role: "fixer", prompt: "Fix the code issue described in the task prompt." }
+    resume: { role: "fixer", prompt: "Review the previous run output and continue fixing the code issue." }
   fixer:
     done: { role: "$END", prompt: "Fix complete." }

examples/solve-issue.yaml

@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ roles:
           required: [$status, error]
 graph:
   $START:
-    _: { role: "planner", prompt: "Analyze the issue and produce an implementation plan." }
+    new: { role: "planner", prompt: "Analyze the issue and produce an implementation plan." }
+    resume: { role: "planner", prompt: "Review the previous run output and continue the work." }
   planner:
     insufficient_info: { role: "$SUSPEND", prompt: "信息不足，需要补充：{{{reason}}}" }
     ready: { role: "developer", prompt: "Implement the TDD test spec (CAS hash: {{{plan}}}) in repo {{{repoPath}}}." }

packages/agent-builtin/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@united-workforce/agent-builtin",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "files": [
     "src",
     "dist",

packages/agent-builtin/src/cli.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line -- dynamic import for version
+const pkg = await import("../package.json", { with: { type: "json" } });
+if (process.argv.includes("--version") || process.argv.includes("-V")) {
+  process.stdout.write(`${pkg.default.version}\n`);
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
 import { createBuiltinAgent } from "./agent.js";
 
 const main = createBuiltinAgent();

packages/agent-claude-code/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@united-workforce/agent-claude-code",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "files": [
     "src",
     "dist",

packages/agent-claude-code/src/cli.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line -- dynamic import for version
+const pkg = await import("../package.json", { with: { type: "json" } });
+if (process.argv.includes("--version") || process.argv.includes("-V")) {
+  process.stdout.write(`${pkg.default.version}\n`);
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
 import { createClaudeCodeAgent } from "./claude-code.js";
 
 const model = process.env.CLAUDE_MODEL ?? null;

packages/agent-hermes/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# @united-workforce/agent-hermes
+
+## 0.1.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- 8085d1d: fix: read token usage from ACP PromptResponse instead of DB
+
+  Token counts (inputTokens, outputTokens) now come from the ACP
+  `PromptResponse.usage` field, which is populated synchronously from
+  `run_conversation()` return data — no WAL race condition.
+
+  Turns (assistant message count) still come from the DB via
+  `snapshotTurns()` before/after delta.
+
+  Previously both tokens and turns were read from the Hermes state DB
+  after the ACP prompt returned, but due to WAL write lag the DB often
+  had incomplete token data at read time (e.g. 235 vs actual 26,080).

packages/agent-hermes/__tests__/usage-delta.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
-import { computeUsageDelta, snapshotUsage } from "../src/hermes.js";
+import type { AcpUsage } from "../src/acp-client.js";
+import { buildUsage, snapshotTurns } from "../src/hermes.js";
 import type { HermesSessionJson } from "../src/types.js";
 
 function makeSession(overrides: Partial<HermesSessionJson> = {}): HermesSessionJson {
@@ -14,19 +15,19 @@ function makeSession(overrides: Partial<HermesSessionJson> = {}): HermesSessionJ
   };
 }
 
-describe("snapshotUsage", () => {
-  test("returns zero snapshot for null session", () => {
-    const result = snapshotUsage(null);
-    expect(result).toEqual({ turns: 0, inputTokens: 0, outputTokens: 0 });
+describe("snapshotTurns", () => {
+  test("returns zero for null session", () => {
+    const result = snapshotTurns(null);
+    expect(result).toEqual({ turns: 0 });
   });
 
-  test("returns zero snapshot for empty session", () => {
-    const result = snapshotUsage(makeSession());
-    expect(result).toEqual({ turns: 0, inputTokens: 0, outputTokens: 0 });
+  test("returns zero for empty session", () => {
+    const result = snapshotTurns(makeSession());
+    expect(result).toEqual({ turns: 0 });
   });
 
   test("counts assistant messages as turns", () => {
-    const result = snapshotUsage(
+    const result = snapshotTurns(
       makeSession({
         messages: [
           { role: "user", content: "hello", reasoning: null, tool_calls: null },
@@ -39,11 +40,11 @@ describe("snapshotUsage", () => {
         outputTokens: 500,
       }),
     );
-    expect(result).toEqual({ turns: 2, inputTokens: 1000, outputTokens: 500 });
+    expect(result).toEqual({ turns: 2 });
   });
 
   test("ignores non-assistant messages for turn count", () => {
-    const result = snapshotUsage(
+    const result = snapshotTurns(
       makeSession({
         messages: [
           { role: "user", content: "hello", reasoning: null, tool_calls: null },
@@ -55,11 +56,13 @@ describe("snapshotUsage", () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe("computeUsageDelta", () => {
-  test("first visit: before is zero, after has all values", () => {
-    const before = { turns: 0, inputTokens: 0, outputTokens: 0 };
-    const after = { turns: 3, inputTokens: 5000, outputTokens: 2000 };
-    const result = computeUsageDelta(before, after, 12.5);
+describe("buildUsage", () => {
+  const acpUsage: AcpUsage = { inputTokens: 5000, outputTokens: 2000, totalTokens: 7000 };
+
+  test("first visit: tokens from ACP, turns from DB delta", () => {
+    const beforeTurns = { turns: 0 };
+    const afterTurns = { turns: 3 };
+    const result = buildUsage(acpUsage, beforeTurns, afterTurns, 12.5);
     expect(result).toEqual({
       turns: 3,
       inputTokens: 5000,
@@ -68,43 +71,52 @@ describe("computeUsageDelta", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  test("re-entry: computes delta correctly", () => {
-    const before = { turns: 2, inputTokens: 3000, outputTokens: 1000 };
-    const after = { turns: 4, inputTokens: 8000, outputTokens: 3500 };
-    const result = computeUsageDelta(before, after, 7.3);
+  test("re-entry: turn delta computed correctly, tokens from ACP", () => {
+    const beforeTurns = { turns: 2 };
+    const afterTurns = { turns: 4 };
+    const acpDelta: AcpUsage = { inputTokens: 8000, outputTokens: 3500, totalTokens: 11500 };
+    const result = buildUsage(acpDelta, beforeTurns, afterTurns, 7.3);
     expect(result).toEqual({
       turns: 2,
-      inputTokens: 5000,
-      outputTokens: 2500,
+      inputTokens: 8000,
+      outputTokens: 3500,
       duration: 7,
     });
   });
 
-  test("floors negative deltas at 0 (defensive)", () => {
-    const before = { turns: 5, inputTokens: 10000, outputTokens: 5000 };
-    const after = { turns: 3, inputTokens: 8000, outputTokens: 4000 };
-    const result = computeUsageDelta(before, after, 1.0);
+  test("floors negative turn deltas at 0, then defaults to 1", () => {
+    const beforeTurns = { turns: 5 };
+    const afterTurns = { turns: 3 };
+    const result = buildUsage(acpUsage, beforeTurns, afterTurns, 1.0);
     // turns would be negative (-2), floored to 0, then || 1 gives 1
     expect(result.turns).toBe(1);
-    expect(result.inputTokens).toBe(0);
-    expect(result.outputTokens).toBe(0);
   });
 
   test("zero turns delta defaults to 1 (at least one turn happened)", () => {
-    const before = { turns: 3, inputTokens: 1000, outputTokens: 500 };
-    const after = { turns: 3, inputTokens: 2000, outputTokens: 1000 };
-    const result = computeUsageDelta(before, after, 5.0);
+    const beforeTurns = { turns: 3 };
+    const afterTurns = { turns: 3 };
+    const result = buildUsage(acpUsage, beforeTurns, afterTurns, 5.0);
     // turns delta is 0, || 1 gives 1
     expect(result.turns).toBe(1);
-    expect(result.inputTokens).toBe(1000);
-    expect(result.outputTokens).toBe(500);
+  });
+
+  test("null ACP usage yields zero tokens", () => {
+    const beforeTurns = { turns: 0 };
+    const afterTurns = { turns: 2 };
+    const result = buildUsage(null, beforeTurns, afterTurns, 10.0);
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      turns: 2,
+      inputTokens: 0,
+      outputTokens: 0,
+      duration: 10,
+    });
   });
 
   test("duration is rounded", () => {
-    const before = { turns: 0, inputTokens: 0, outputTokens: 0 };
-    const after = { turns: 1, inputTokens: 100, outputTokens: 50 };
-    expect(computeUsageDelta(before, after, 3.7).duration).toBe(4);
-    expect(computeUsageDelta(before, after, 3.2).duration).toBe(3);
-    expect(computeUsageDelta(before, after, 0.0).duration).toBe(0);
+    const beforeTurns = { turns: 0 };
+    const afterTurns = { turns: 1 };
+    expect(buildUsage(acpUsage, beforeTurns, afterTurns, 3.7).duration).toBe(4);
+    expect(buildUsage(acpUsage, beforeTurns, afterTurns, 3.2).duration).toBe(3);
+    expect(buildUsage(acpUsage, beforeTurns, afterTurns, 0.0).duration).toBe(0);
   });
 });

packages/agent-hermes/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@united-workforce/agent-hermes",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "files": [
     "src",
     "dist",

packages/agent-hermes/src/acp-client.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 import type { ChildProcess } from "node:child_process";
 import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
 import { createInterface } from "node:readline";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const OWN_VERSION = (
+  JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(__dirname, "..", "package.json"), "utf-8")) as {
+    version: string;
+  }
+).version;
 
 const HERMES_COMMAND = "hermes";
 const PROTOCOL_VERSION = 1;
@@ -17,9 +27,17 @@ type PendingRequest = {
   reject: (reason: Error) => void;
 };
 
+/** Token usage returned by ACP PromptResponse. */
+export type AcpUsage = {
+  inputTokens: number;
+  outputTokens: number;
+  totalTokens: number;
+};
+
 export type AcpPromptResult = {
   text: string;
   sessionId: string;
+  usage: AcpUsage | null;
 };
 
 export class HermesAcpClient {
@@ -96,9 +114,25 @@ export class HermesAcpClient {
       );
     }
 
+    // Extract token usage from ACP PromptResponse.result.usage (camelCase wire format)
+    const result = (response as { result?: Record<string, unknown> }).result;
+    const rawUsage = result?.usage as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+    const usage: AcpUsage | null =
+      rawUsage !== undefined &&
+      typeof rawUsage.inputTokens === "number" &&
+      typeof rawUsage.outputTokens === "number" &&
+      typeof rawUsage.totalTokens === "number"
+        ? {
+            inputTokens: rawUsage.inputTokens,
+            outputTokens: rawUsage.outputTokens,
+            totalTokens: rawUsage.totalTokens,
+          }
+        : null;
+
     return {
       text: this.messageChunks.join(""),
       sessionId: this.sessionId,
+      usage,
     };
   }
 
@@ -275,7 +309,7 @@ export class HermesAcpClient {
   private async initialize(): Promise<void> {
     const initResponse = await this.sendRequest("initialize", {
       protocolVersion: PROTOCOL_VERSION,
-      clientInfo: { name: "uwf", version: "0.1.0" },
+      clientInfo: { name: "uwf-hermes", version: OWN_VERSION },
       capabilities: {},
     });
 

packages/agent-hermes/src/cli.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line -- dynamic import for version
+const pkg = await import("../package.json", { with: { type: "json" } });
+if (process.argv.includes("--version") || process.argv.includes("-V")) {
+  process.stdout.write(`${pkg.default.version}\n`);
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
 import { createHermesAgent } from "./hermes.js";
 import { isResumeDisabled } from "./session-cache.js";
 

packages/agent-hermes/src/hermes.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   buildRolePrompt,
   createAgent,
 } from "@united-workforce/util-agent";
-
+import type { AcpUsage } from "./acp-client.js";
 import { HermesAcpClient } from "./acp-client.js";
 import { getCachedSessionId, setCachedSessionId } from "./session-cache.js";
 import { loadHermesSession, storeHermesSessionDetail } from "./session-detail.js";
@@ -17,36 +17,37 @@ import type { HermesSessionJson } from "./types.js";
 const log = createLogger({ sink: { kind: "stderr" } });
 
 /** Snapshot of session metrics taken before and after a prompt call. */
-type UsageSnapshot = {
+type TurnsSnapshot = {
   turns: number;
-  inputTokens: number;
-  outputTokens: number;
 };
 
-const ZERO_SNAPSHOT: UsageSnapshot = { turns: 0, inputTokens: 0, outputTokens: 0 };
+const ZERO_TURNS: TurnsSnapshot = { turns: 0 };
 
-/** Extract usage metrics from a session. Returns zeros for null sessions. */
-export function snapshotUsage(session: HermesSessionJson | null): UsageSnapshot {
+/** Extract assistant turn count from a session. Returns zero for null sessions. */
+export function snapshotTurns(session: HermesSessionJson | null): TurnsSnapshot {
   if (session === null) {
-    return ZERO_SNAPSHOT;
+    return ZERO_TURNS;
   }
   return {
     turns: session.messages.filter((m) => m.role === "assistant").length,
-    inputTokens: session.inputTokens,
-    outputTokens: session.outputTokens,
   };
 }
 
-/** Compute the delta between two snapshots (after minus before). Floors at 0. */
-export function computeUsageDelta(
-  before: UsageSnapshot,
-  after: UsageSnapshot,
+/**
+ * Build Usage from ACP token data + DB turn delta.
+ * Tokens come from ACP PromptResponse (synchronous, accurate).
+ * Turns come from DB before/after snapshots (may have WAL lag, but acceptable).
+ */
+export function buildUsage(
+  acpUsage: AcpUsage | null,
+  beforeTurns: TurnsSnapshot,
+  afterTurns: TurnsSnapshot,
   durationSec: number,
 ): Usage {
   return {
-    turns: Math.max(0, after.turns - before.turns) || 1,
-    inputTokens: Math.max(0, after.inputTokens - before.inputTokens),
-    outputTokens: Math.max(0, after.outputTokens - before.outputTokens),
+    turns: Math.max(0, afterTurns.turns - beforeTurns.turns) || 1,
+    inputTokens: acpUsage?.inputTokens ?? 0,
+    outputTokens: acpUsage?.outputTokens ?? 0,
     duration: Math.round(durationSec),
   };
 }
@@ -148,12 +149,12 @@ export function createHermesAgent(resumeDisabled: boolean): () => Promise<void>
   async function runPrompt(
     ctx: AgentContext,
     useContinuation: boolean,
-    beforeSnapshot: UsageSnapshot,
+    beforeTurns: TurnsSnapshot,
   ): Promise<AgentRunResult> {
     const effectiveCtx = useContinuation ? ctx : { ...ctx, isFirstVisit: true };
     const fullPrompt = buildHermesPrompt(effectiveCtx);
     const startMs = Date.now();
-    const { text, sessionId } = await client.prompt(fullPrompt);
+    const { text, sessionId, usage: acpUsage } = await client.prompt(fullPrompt);
     const durationSec = (Date.now() - startMs) / 1000;
     const { detailHash } = await storePromptResult(ctx.store, sessionId);
 
@@ -161,9 +162,10 @@ export function createHermesAgent(resumeDisabled: boolean): () => Promise<void>
       await setCachedSessionId(ctx.threadId, ctx.role, sessionId, ctx.storageRoot);
     }
 
+    // Turns from DB (may lag slightly due to WAL, but acceptable)
     const afterSession = await loadHermesSession(sessionId);
-    const afterSnapshot = snapshotUsage(afterSession);
-    const usage = computeUsageDelta(beforeSnapshot, afterSnapshot, durationSec);
+    const afterTurns = snapshotTurns(afterSession);
+    const usage = buildUsage(acpUsage, beforeTurns, afterTurns, durationSec);
 
     return { output: text, detailHash, sessionId, assembledPrompt: fullPrompt, usage };
   }
@@ -173,16 +175,16 @@ export function createHermesAgent(resumeDisabled: boolean): () => Promise<void>
     const attempt = await prepareSession(client, ctx, cwd, resumeDisabled);
 
     // Snapshot before prompt: for resumed sessions, captures cumulative state
-    // so we can compute the delta. For new sessions, this is ZERO_SNAPSHOT.
+    // so we can compute the turn delta. For new sessions, this is ZERO_TURNS.
     const currentSessionId = client.getSessionId();
     const beforeSession =
       attempt.resumed && currentSessionId !== null
         ? await loadHermesSession(currentSessionId)
         : null;
-    const beforeSnapshot = snapshotUsage(beforeSession);
+    const beforeTurns = snapshotTurns(beforeSession);
 
     try {
-      return await runPrompt(ctx, attempt.useContinuation, beforeSnapshot);
+      return await runPrompt(ctx, attempt.useContinuation, beforeTurns);
     } catch (error) {
       if (!attempt.resumed) {
         throw error;
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ export function createHermesAgent(resumeDisabled: boolean): () => Promise<void>
       await client.close();
       await client.connect(cwd);
       // Fresh session after retry — reset snapshot to zero
-      return runPrompt(ctx, false, ZERO_SNAPSHOT);
+      return runPrompt(ctx, false, ZERO_TURNS);
     }
   }
 
@@ -204,20 +206,20 @@ export function createHermesAgent(resumeDisabled: boolean): () => Promise<void>
   ): Promise<AgentRunResult> {
     // Client is already connected from runHermes — same ACP session,
     // so the agent sees the full conversation history (crucial for retries).
-    // Snapshot before the continuation prompt for delta computation.
+    // Snapshot turns before the continuation prompt for delta computation.
     const currentSessionId = client.getSessionId();
     const beforeSession =
       currentSessionId !== null ? await loadHermesSession(currentSessionId) : null;
-    const beforeSnapshot = snapshotUsage(beforeSession);
+    const beforeTurns = snapshotTurns(beforeSession);
 
     const startMs = Date.now();
-    const { text, sessionId } = await client.prompt(message);
+    const { text, sessionId, usage: acpUsage } = await client.prompt(message);
     const durationSec = (Date.now() - startMs) / 1000;
     const { detailHash } = await storePromptResult(store, sessionId);
 
     const afterSession = await loadHermesSession(sessionId);
-    const afterSnapshot = snapshotUsage(afterSession);
-    const usage = computeUsageDelta(beforeSnapshot, afterSnapshot, durationSec);
+    const afterTurns = snapshotTurns(afterSession);
+    const usage = buildUsage(acpUsage, beforeTurns, afterTurns, durationSec);
 
     return { output: text, detailHash, sessionId, assembledPrompt: "", usage };
   }

packages/agent-hermes/src/index.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+export type { AcpUsage } from "./acp-client.js";
 export { HermesAcpClient } from "./acp-client.js";
 export {
   buildHermesPrompt,
-  computeUsageDelta,
+  buildUsage,
   createHermesAgent,
-  snapshotUsage,
+  snapshotTurns,
 } from "./hermes.js";

packages/agent-mock/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@united-workforce/agent-mock",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "files": [
     "src",
     "dist",

packages/agent-mock/src/cli.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line -- dynamic import for version
+const pkg = await import("../package.json", { with: { type: "json" } });
+if (process.argv.includes("--version") || process.argv.includes("-V")) {
+  process.stdout.write(`${pkg.default.version}\n`);
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
 import { createMockAgent } from "./mock-agent.js";
 
 const USAGE = "usage: uwf-mock --mock-data <path> --thread <id> --role <role> --prompt <text>";

packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# @united-workforce/cli
+
+## 0.1.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- 850a3b2: fix: resolve --agent override via config alias before raw command
+
+  `resolveAgentConfig()` now checks `config.agents[alias]` first before falling back to `parseAgentOverride()`. Eval CLI default `--agent` changed from `"hermes"` to `"uwf-hermes"`.

packages/cli/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@united-workforce/cli",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "files": [
     "src",
     "dist",

packages/cli/src/__tests__/adapter-json-roundtrip.test.ts

@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ describe("C1: adapter JSON round-trip integration", () => {
         },
       },
       graph: {
-        $START: { _: { role: "worker", prompt: "Do the work", location: null } },
+        $START: {
+          new: { role: "worker", prompt: "Do the work", location: null },
+          resume: { role: "worker", prompt: "Resume the work", location: null },
+        },
         worker: { done: { role: "$END", prompt: "completed", location: null } },
       },
     });

packages/cli/src/__tests__/current-role.test.ts

@@ -45,10 +45,14 @@ roles:
         $status: { type: string, enum: ["done"] }
 graph:
   $START:
-    _:
+    new:
       role: roleA
       prompt: "Do A"
       location: null
+    resume:
+      role: roleA
+      prompt: "Resume A"
+      location: null
   roleA:
     ready:
       role: roleB
@@ -107,10 +111,14 @@ roles:
         $status: { type: string, enum: ["done"] }
 graph:
   $START:
-    _:
+    new:
       role: roleA
       prompt: "Do A"
       location: null
+    resume:
+      role: roleA
+      prompt: "Resume A"
+      location: null
   roleA:
     pass:
       role: roleB
@@ -150,10 +158,14 @@ roles:
         $status: { type: string, enum: ["done"] }
 graph:
   $START:
-    _:
+    new:
       role: worker
       prompt: "Work"
       location: null
+    resume:
+      role: worker
+      prompt: "Resume work"
+      location: null
   worker:
     done:
       role: $END

packages/cli/src/__tests__/fixtures/e2e-count.workflow.yaml

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ roles:
           required: [$status]
 graph:
   $START:
-    _: { role: analyst, prompt: 'Analyze the task' }
+    new: { role: analyst, prompt: 'Analyze the task' }
+    resume: { role: analyst, prompt: 'Review the previous run output and continue the work.' }
   analyst:
     analyzed: { role: developer, prompt: 'Implement the change' }
   developer:

packages/cli/src/__tests__/fixtures/e2e-linear.workflow.yaml

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ roles:
           required: [$status]
 graph:
   $START:
-    _: { role: planner, prompt: 'Plan the task' }
+    new: { role: planner, prompt: 'Plan the task' }
+    resume: { role: planner, prompt: 'Review the previous run output and continue the work.' }
   planner:
     ready: { role: worker, prompt: 'Do the work' }
   worker:

packages/cli/src/__tests__/fixtures/e2e-loop.workflow.yaml

@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ roles:
           required: [$status]
 graph:
   $START:
-    _: { role: developer, prompt: 'Implement the change' }
+    new: { role: developer, prompt: 'Implement the change' }
+    resume: { role: developer, prompt: 'Review the previous run output and continue the work.' }
   developer:
     review_needed: { role: reviewer, prompt: 'Review the change' }
   reviewer:

packages/cli/src/__tests__/fixtures/e2e-mustache.workflow.yaml

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ roles:
           required: [$status]
 graph:
   $START:
-    _: { role: planner, prompt: 'Plan the task' }
+    new: { role: planner, prompt: 'Plan the task' }
+    resume: { role: planner, prompt: 'Review the previous run output and continue the work.' }
   planner:
     ready: { role: worker, prompt: 'Work on branch {{{branch}}} in {{{repoPath}}}' }
   worker:

packages/cli/src/__tests__/fixtures/e2e-suspend.workflow.yaml

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ roles:
           required: [$status]
 graph:
   $START:
-    _: { role: planner, prompt: 'Analyze the task' }
+    new: { role: planner, prompt: 'Analyze the task' }
+    resume: { role: planner, prompt: 'Review the previous run output and continue the work.' }
   planner:
     insufficient_info: { role: '$SUSPEND', prompt: 'Need more info: {{{reason}}}' }
     ready: { role: '$END', prompt: 'Done' }

packages/cli/src/__tests__/moderator-evaluate.test.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ import { evaluate } from "../moderator/evaluate.js";
 
 const solveIssueGraph: WorkflowPayload["graph"] = {
   $START: {
-    _: { role: "planner", prompt: "Start planning from the issue in the task.", location: null },
+    new: { role: "planner", prompt: "Start planning from the issue in the task.", location: null },
+    resume: {
+      role: "planner",
+      prompt: "Review the previous run output and continue the work.",
+      location: null,
+    },
   },
   planner: {
     planned: { role: "developer", prompt: "Implement the plan: {{plan}}", location: null },
@@ -20,8 +25,8 @@ const solveIssueGraph: WorkflowPayload["graph"] = {
 };
 
 describe("evaluate", () => {
-  test("$START → first role (unit status _)", () => {
-    const result = evaluate(solveIssueGraph, "$START", { $status: "_" });
+  test("$START → first role (status new)", () => {
+    const result = evaluate(solveIssueGraph, "$START", { $status: "new" });
     expect(result).toEqual({
       ok: true,
       value: {
@@ -32,6 +37,18 @@ describe("evaluate", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test("$START → first role (status resume)", () => {
+    const result = evaluate(solveIssueGraph, "$START", { $status: "resume" });
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      value: {
+        role: "planner",
+        prompt: "Review the previous run output and continue the work.",
+        location: null,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
   test("status-based routing (reviewer rejected → developer)", () => {
     const result = evaluate(solveIssueGraph, "reviewer", {
       $status: "rejected",
@@ -95,7 +112,7 @@ describe("evaluate", () => {
   });
 
   test("missing role in graph → error", () => {
-    const result = evaluate(solveIssueGraph, "unknown-role", { $status: "_" });
+    const result = evaluate(solveIssueGraph, "unknown-role", { $status: "new" });
     expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
     if (!result.ok) {
       expect(result.error.message).toBe('no transitions defined for role "unknown-role"');

packages/cli/src/__tests__/prompt.test.ts

@@ -9,31 +9,25 @@ import {
   cmdPromptAdapterDeveloping,
   cmdPromptBootstrap,
   cmdPromptList,
-  cmdPromptSetup,
   cmdPromptUsage,
-  cmdPromptUsageReference,
   cmdPromptWorkflowAuthoring,
 } from "../commands/prompt.js";
 
 describe("prompt commands", () => {
-  test("prompt list returns new prompt names", () => {
+  test("prompt list returns prompt names (no bootstrap)", () => {
     const result = cmdPromptList();
     expect(result).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
     expect(result).toContain("usage");
     expect(result).toContain("workflow-authoring");
     expect(result).toContain("adapter-developing");
-    expect(result).toContain("bootstrap");
-    expect(result).not.toContain("user");
-    expect(result).not.toContain("author");
-    expect(result).not.toContain("developer");
-    expect(result).not.toContain("adapter");
+    expect(result).not.toContain("bootstrap");
     for (const name of result) {
       expect(name).toMatch(/^\S+$/);
     }
   });
 
-  test("prompt usage-reference returns non-empty markdown string with frontmatter", () => {
-    const result = cmdPromptUsageReference();
+  test("prompt usage returns only the usage reference with frontmatter", () => {
+    const result = cmdPromptUsage();
     expect(typeof result).toBe("string");
     expect(result).toContain("uwf");
     expect(result).toContain("thread");
@@ -42,6 +36,9 @@ describe("prompt commands", () => {
     expect(result).toContain("---");
     expect(result).toContain("name:");
     expect(result).toContain("version:");
+    // Should NOT contain other references
+    expect(result).not.toContain("Workflow Authoring Reference");
+    expect(result).not.toContain("Adapter Developing Reference");
     expect(result.length).toBeGreaterThan(500);
   });
 
@@ -71,44 +68,19 @@ describe("prompt commands", () => {
     expect(result.length).toBeGreaterThan(500);
   });
 
-  test("prompt bootstrap returns non-empty skill with frontmatter", () => {
+  test("prompt bootstrap returns framework-agnostic setup instructions", () => {
     const result = cmdPromptBootstrap();
     expect(typeof result).toBe("string");
-    expect(result).toContain("uwf");
-    expect(result).toContain("---");
-    expect(result.length).toBeGreaterThan(100);
-  });
-
-  test("prompt usage combines remaining references (no developer)", () => {
-    const result = cmdPromptUsage();
-    expect(typeof result).toBe("string");
-    expect(result).toContain("Usage Reference");
-    expect(result).toContain("Workflow Authoring Reference");
-    expect(result).toContain("Adapter Developing Reference");
-    expect(result).not.toContain("Developer Reference");
-    expect(result).toContain("---");
-    expect(result.length).toBeGreaterThan(2000);
-  });
-
-  test("prompt setup returns simplified setup instructions", () => {
-    const result = cmdPromptSetup();
-    expect(typeof result).toBe("string");
-    expect(result).toContain("uwf Skill Setup");
-    expect(result).toContain("uwf prompt bootstrap");
-    expect(result).toContain("SKILL.md");
-    expect(result).toContain("version");
-    expect(result).not.toMatch(/\bbun (install|run|test|changeset|version|release)\b/);
-  });
-
-  test("prompt setup references new subcommand names", () => {
-    const result = cmdPromptSetup();
     expect(result).toContain("uwf prompt usage");
     expect(result).toContain("uwf prompt workflow-authoring");
     expect(result).toContain("uwf prompt adapter-developing");
-    expect(result).not.toContain("uwf prompt user");
-    expect(result).not.toContain("uwf prompt author");
-    expect(result).not.toContain("uwf prompt developer");
-    expect(result).not.toMatch(/uwf prompt adapter\b(?!-developing)/);
+    expect(result).toContain("uwf-usage");
+    expect(result).toContain("uwf-workflow-authoring");
+    expect(result).toContain("uwf-adapter-developing");
+    // Should NOT contain Hermes-specific paths
+    expect(result).not.toContain("~/.hermes/skills/");
+    expect(result).not.toContain("> ~/.hermes/");
+    expect(result.length).toBeGreaterThan(100);
   });
 
   test("prompt help subcommand is suppressed", { timeout: 30_000 }, () => {
@@ -119,11 +91,12 @@ describe("prompt commands", () => {
     });
     expect(output).not.toMatch(/help\s+\[command\]/i);
     expect(output).toContain("usage");
-    expect(output).toContain("setup");
+    expect(output).toContain("bootstrap");
     expect(output).toContain("workflow-authoring");
     expect(output).toContain("adapter-developing");
-    expect(output).toContain("bootstrap");
     expect(output).toContain("list");
-    expect(output).not.toContain("developer");
+    // Removed subcommands should not appear as command names
+    expect(output).not.toMatch(/^\s+setup\s/m);
+    expect(output).not.toContain("usage-reference");
   });
 });

packages/cli/src/__tests__/step-timing.test.ts

@@ -253,7 +253,10 @@ describe("thread read timing", () => {
         },
       },
       graph: {
-        $START: { _: { role: "worker", prompt: "go", location: null } },
+        $START: {
+          new: { role: "worker", prompt: "go", location: null },
+          resume: { role: "worker", prompt: "resume", location: null },
+        },
         worker: { done: { role: "$END", prompt: "", location: null } },
       },
     });
@@ -319,7 +322,10 @@ describe("thread read timing", () => {
         },
       },
       graph: {
-        $START: { _: { role: "worker", prompt: "go", location: null } },
+        $START: {
+          new: { role: "worker", prompt: "go", location: null },
+          resume: { role: "worker", prompt: "resume", location: null },
+        },
         worker: { done: { role: "$END", prompt: "", location: null } },
       },
     });

packages/cli/src/__tests__/thread-location.test.ts

@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ roles:
         $status: { type: string, enum: ["ready"] }
 graph:
   $START:
-    _:
+    new:
       role: planner
       prompt: "Plan the work"
       location: null
+    resume:
+      role: planner
+      prompt: "Resume the work"
+      location: null
   planner:
     ready:
       role: $END
@@ -113,10 +117,14 @@ roles:
         $status: { type: string, enum: ["ready"] }
 graph:
   $START:
-    _:
+    new:
       role: planner
       prompt: "Plan"
       location: null
+    resume:
+      role: planner
+      prompt: "Resume"
+      location: null
   planner:
     ready:
       role: $END
@@ -156,10 +164,14 @@ roles:
         $status: { type: string, enum: ["ready"] }
 graph:
   $START:
-    _:
+    new:
       role: planner
       prompt: "Plan"
       location: null
+    resume:
+      role: planner
+      prompt: "Resume"
+      location: null
   planner:
     ready:
       role: $END

packages/cli/src/__tests__/thread-resume.test.ts

@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ async function setupSuspendedThread(mode: MockAgentMode): Promise<{
       },
     },
     graph: {
-      $START: { _: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start work", location: null } },
+      $START: {
+        new: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start work", location: null },
+        resume: { role: "worker", prompt: "Resume the work", location: null },
+      },
       worker: {
         needs_input: {
           role: "$SUSPEND",
@@ -233,7 +236,10 @@ describe("uwf thread resume", () => {
         },
       },
       graph: {
-        $START: { _: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start", location: null } },
+        $START: {
+          new: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start", location: null },
+          resume: { role: "worker", prompt: "Resume", location: null },
+        },
         worker: { done: { role: "$END", prompt: "Done", location: null } },
       },
     });
@@ -479,7 +485,10 @@ describe("uwf thread resume - completed threads", () => {
         },
       },
       graph: {
-        $START: { _: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start work", location: null } },
+        $START: {
+          new: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start work", location: null },
+          resume: { role: "worker", prompt: "Resume the work", location: null },
+        },
         worker: { done: { role: "reviewer", prompt: "Review the work", location: null } },
         reviewer: { done: { role: "$END", prompt: "Done", location: null } },
       },
@@ -610,7 +619,7 @@ echo '${adapterJson}'
     expect(cliOutput.done).toBe(false);
 
     const capturedPrompt = await readFile(promptCapturePath, "utf8");
-    expect(capturedPrompt).toContain("Previous run completed");
+    expect(capturedPrompt).toContain("Resume the work");
     expect(capturedPrompt).toContain("Additional context");
 
     const storeModule = await import("../store.js");
@@ -640,7 +649,10 @@ echo '${adapterJson}'
         },
       },
       graph: {
-        $START: { _: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start", location: null } },
+        $START: {
+          new: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start", location: null },
+          resume: { role: "worker", prompt: "Resume", location: null },
+        },
         worker: { done: { role: "$END", prompt: "Done", location: null } },
       },
     });
@@ -688,7 +700,10 @@ echo '${adapterJson}'
         },
       },
       graph: {
-        $START: { _: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start", location: null } },
+        $START: {
+          new: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start", location: null },
+          resume: { role: "worker", prompt: "Resume", location: null },
+        },
         worker: { done: { role: "$END", prompt: "Done", location: null } },
       },
     });

packages/cli/src/__tests__/thread-show-status.test.ts

@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ roles:
         $status: { type: string, enum: ["ready"] }
 graph:
   $START:
-    _:
+    new:
       role: planner
       prompt: "Plan the work"
       location: null
+    resume:
+      role: planner
+      prompt: "Resume the work"
+      location: null
   planner:
     ready:
       role: $END
@@ -66,10 +70,14 @@ roles:
             question: { type: string }
 graph:
   $START:
-    _:
+    new:
       role: worker
       prompt: "Start work"
       location: null
+    resume:
+      role: worker
+      prompt: "Resume work"
+      location: null
   worker:
     needs_input:
       role: $SUSPEND

packages/cli/src/__tests__/thread-start-cwd-cli.test.ts

@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ roles:
         $status: { type: string, enum: ["ready"] }
 graph:
   $START:
-    _:
+    new:
       role: planner
       prompt: "Plan the work"
       location: null
+    resume:
+      role: planner
+      prompt: "Resume the work"
+      location: null
   planner:
     ready:
       role: $END

packages/cli/src/__tests__/thread-suspend-step.test.ts

@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ describe("suspend step CAS chain and threads.yaml metadata", () => {
           },
         },
         graph: {
-          $START: { _: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start work", location: null } },
+          $START: {
+            new: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start work", location: null },
+            resume: { role: "worker", prompt: "Resume work", location: null },
+          },
           worker: {
             needs_input: {
               role: "$SUSPEND",

packages/cli/src/__tests__/thread-suspended-display.test.ts

@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ describe("suspended thread display", () => {
           },
         },
         graph: {
-          $START: { _: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start work", location: null } },
+          $START: {
+            new: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start work", location: null },
+            resume: { role: "worker", prompt: "Resume work", location: null },
+          },
           worker: {
             needs_input: {
               role: "$SUSPEND",
@@ -162,7 +165,10 @@ describe("suspended thread display", () => {
           },
         },
         graph: {
-          $START: { _: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start work", location: null } },
+          $START: {
+            new: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start work", location: null },
+            resume: { role: "worker", prompt: "Resume work", location: null },
+          },
           worker: {
             needs_input: {
               role: "$SUSPEND",
@@ -248,7 +254,10 @@ describe("suspended thread display", () => {
           },
         },
         graph: {
-          $START: { _: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start work", location: null } },
+          $START: {
+            new: { role: "worker", prompt: "Start work", location: null },
+            resume: { role: "worker", prompt: "Resume work", location: null },
+          },
         },
       });
 

packages/cli/src/__tests__/validate-semantic.test.ts

@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ function makeWorkflow(overrides?: Partial<WorkflowPayload>): WorkflowPayload {
       },
     },
     graph: {
-      $START: { _: { role: "writer", prompt: "Begin writing", location: null } },
+      $START: {
+        new: { role: "writer", prompt: "Begin writing", location: null },
+        resume: { role: "writer", prompt: "Review previous output and continue", location: null },
+      },
       writer: { done: { role: "reviewer", prompt: "Review this: {{{plan}}}", location: null } },
       reviewer: {
         approved: { role: "$END", prompt: "Done: {{{summary}}}", location: null },
@@ -135,27 +138,38 @@ describe("Suite 2: Graph Structure", () => {
     expect(errors.some((e) => e.includes("$START must be defined in graph"))).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  test("2.2 $START has multiple status keys", () => {
+  test("2.2 $START missing resume edge", () => {
     const wf = makeWorkflow();
     wf.graph.$START = {
-      _: { role: "writer", prompt: "Begin", location: null },
-      other: { role: "reviewer", prompt: "Also", location: null },
+      new: { role: "writer", prompt: "Begin", location: null },
     };
     const errors = validateWorkflow(wf);
     expect(
-      errors.some((e) => e.includes('$START must have exactly one edge with status "_"')),
+      errors.some((e) => e.includes('$START must have edges with statuses "new" and "resume"')),
     ).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  test("2.3 $START edge uses non-_ status", () => {
+  test("2.3 $START missing new edge", () => {
     const wf = makeWorkflow();
-    wf.graph.$START = { ready: { role: "writer", prompt: "Begin", location: null } };
+    wf.graph.$START = {
+      resume: { role: "writer", prompt: "Resume", location: null },
+    };
     const errors = validateWorkflow(wf);
     expect(
-      errors.some((e) => e.includes('$START must have exactly one edge with status "_"')),
+      errors.some((e) => e.includes('$START must have edges with statuses "new" and "resume"')),
     ).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  test("2.3b $START with new and resume passes", () => {
+    const wf = makeWorkflow();
+    wf.graph.$START = {
+      new: { role: "writer", prompt: "Begin", location: null },
+      resume: { role: "writer", prompt: "Resume", location: null },
+    };
+    const errors = validateWorkflow(wf);
+    expect(errors.some((e) => e.includes("$START must have edges"))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   test("2.4 $END has outgoing edges", () => {
     const wf = makeWorkflow();
     wf.graph.$END = { _: { role: "writer", prompt: "Loop", location: null } };
@@ -193,15 +207,18 @@ describe("Suite 2: Graph Structure", () => {
 });
 
 describe("Suite 3: Status-Edge Consistency", () => {
-  test("3.1 user role using _ graph key is rejected", () => {
+  test("3.1 user role using _ graph key is treated as an unknown status", () => {
+    // "_" is no longer special-cased — it's just a status key that does not
+    // match the role's $status enum, so it surfaces as extra/missing keys.
     const wf = makeWorkflow();
     wf.graph.writer = { _: { role: "reviewer", prompt: "Review", location: null } };
     const errors = validateWorkflow(wf);
-    expect(
-      errors.some((e) =>
-        e.includes('role "writer" must use explicit $status keys in graph, not "_"'),
-      ),
-    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(errors.some((e) => e.includes('role "writer" graph has extra status keys: _'))).toBe(
+      true,
+    );
+    expect(errors.some((e) => e.includes('role "writer" graph is missing status keys: done'))).toBe(
+      true,
+    );
   });
 
   test("3.2 user role graph key not matching $status enum", () => {
@@ -240,13 +257,16 @@ describe("Suite 3: Status-Edge Consistency", () => {
     ).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  test("3.5 multi-exit role with _ key", () => {
+  test("3.5 multi-exit role with _ key is treated as an unknown status", () => {
     const wf = makeWorkflow();
     wf.graph.reviewer = { _: { role: "$END", prompt: "Done", location: null } };
     const errors = validateWorkflow(wf);
+    expect(errors.some((e) => e.includes('role "reviewer" graph has extra status keys: _'))).toBe(
+      true,
+    );
     expect(
       errors.some((e) =>
-        e.includes('role "reviewer" must use explicit $status keys in graph, not "_"'),
+        e.includes('role "reviewer" graph is missing status keys: approved, rejected'),
       ),
     ).toBe(true);
   });

packages/cli/src/__tests__/workflow-resolution.test.ts

@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ function makeMinimalPayload(name: string, description: string): WorkflowPayload
       },
     },
     graph: {
-      $START: { _: { role: "worker", prompt: "start working", location: null } },
+      $START: {
+        new: { role: "worker", prompt: "start working", location: null },
+        resume: { role: "worker", prompt: "resume working", location: null },
+      },
       worker: { done: { role: "$END", prompt: "done", location: null } },
     },
   };

packages/cli/src/cli.ts

@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ import {
   cmdPromptAdapterDeveloping,
   cmdPromptBootstrap,
   cmdPromptList,
-  cmdPromptSetup,
   cmdPromptUsage,
-  cmdPromptUsageReference,
   cmdPromptWorkflowAuthoring,
 } from "./commands/prompt.js";
 import { cmdSetup, cmdSetupInteractive } from "./commands/setup.js";
@@ -509,23 +507,16 @@ prompt.addHelpCommand(false);
 
 prompt
   .command("usage")
-  .description("Print the complete skill content (all references combined)")
+  .description("Print the usage reference (CLI guide + typical workflows)")
   .action(() => {
     console.log(cmdPromptUsage());
   });
 
 prompt
-  .command("setup")
-  .description("Print setup instructions for installing the uwf skill")
+  .command("bootstrap")
+  .description("Print setup instructions for installing uwf skills")
   .action(() => {
-    console.log(cmdPromptSetup());
-  });
-
-prompt
-  .command("usage-reference")
-  .description("Print the usage reference (CLI guide + typical workflows)")
-  .action(() => {
-    console.log(cmdPromptUsageReference());
+    console.log(cmdPromptBootstrap());
   });
 
 prompt
@@ -542,13 +533,6 @@ prompt
     console.log(cmdPromptAdapterDeveloping());
   });
 
-prompt
-  .command("bootstrap")
-  .description("Print the bootstrap skill YAML for Hermes agents")
-  .action(() => {
-    console.log(cmdPromptBootstrap());
-  });
-
 prompt
   .command("list")
   .description("List all available prompt names")

packages/cli/src/commands/prompt.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import {
   generateAdapterDevelopingReference,
-  generateBootstrapReference,
   generateUsageReference,
   generateWorkflowAuthoringReference,
+  VERSION,
 } from "@united-workforce/util";
 
 export {
   generateAdapterDevelopingReference as cmdPromptAdapterDeveloping,
-  generateBootstrapReference as cmdPromptBootstrap,
-  generateUsageReference as cmdPromptUsageReference,
+  generateUsageReference as cmdPromptUsage,
   generateWorkflowAuthoringReference as cmdPromptWorkflowAuthoring,
 };
 
@@ -16,24 +15,16 @@ const PROMPT_ENTRIES: ReadonlyArray<{ name: string; generate: () => string }> =
   { name: "usage", generate: generateUsageReference },
   { name: "workflow-authoring", generate: generateWorkflowAuthoringReference },
   { name: "adapter-developing", generate: generateAdapterDevelopingReference },
-  { name: "bootstrap", generate: generateBootstrapReference },
 ];
 
 export function cmdPromptList(): ReadonlyArray<string> {
   return PROMPT_ENTRIES.map((e) => e.name);
 }
 
-export function cmdPromptUsage(): string {
-  return PROMPT_ENTRIES.filter((e) => e.name !== "bootstrap")
-    .map((e) => e.generate())
-    .join("\n\n---\n\n");
-}
+export function cmdPromptBootstrap(): string {
+  return `# uwf Skill Bootstrap
 
-export function cmdPromptSetup(): string {
-  return `# uwf Skill Setup
-
-You are being asked to install or update the uwf (United Workforce) skill
-so that you know how to use the \`uwf\` CLI for workflow orchestration.
+Install or update the uwf (United Workforce) skills for your agent.
 
 ## Steps
 
@@ -42,40 +33,30 @@ so that you know how to use the \`uwf\` CLI for workflow orchestration.
    uwf --help
    \`\`\`
    If not installed: \`npm install -g @united-workforce/cli\`
+   Current version: ${VERSION}
 
-2. **Clean up old versions of the skill** (if any exist):
-   - Look for any existing uwf/workflow skill files in your skill directories
-     (e.g. \`~/.hermes/skills/uwf/SKILL.md\` or similar paths).
-   - If a skill exists, read its \`version\` from the YAML frontmatter.
-   - If the version matches the current CLI version (\`uwf --version\`), you're done — no update needed.
-   - If the version is older, **delete the old skill file** before proceeding.
+2. **Install the skills** by running each command below and creating a skill from its output:
+   - Run \`uwf prompt usage\` → create a skill named \`uwf-usage\`
+   - Run \`uwf prompt workflow-authoring\` → create a skill named \`uwf-workflow-authoring\`
+   - Run \`uwf prompt adapter-developing\` → create a skill named \`uwf-adapter-developing\`
 
-3. **Install the bootstrap skill:**
-   \`\`\`bash
-   uwf prompt bootstrap > ~/.hermes/skills/uwf/SKILL.md
-   \`\`\`
-   The bootstrap prompt already includes complete YAML frontmatter — no editing needed.
+   Each command outputs a complete SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter — use your agent framework's skill creation API to save them.
 
-4. **Verify** the skill is loadable by your agent framework.
+3. **Verify** the skills are loadable by your agent framework.
 
-## Individual prompts
+## Updating
 
-Each prompt outputs a complete SKILL.md with frontmatter — pipe directly to a file:
+When \`uwf\` is upgraded, re-run \`uwf prompt bootstrap\` and follow the steps again.
+The skill content is bundled with the CLI — always use \`uwf prompt <name>\` to get
+content matching your installed version.
+
+## Available prompts
 
 \`\`\`bash
 uwf prompt list                # list available prompt names
-uwf prompt usage > ~/.hermes/skills/uwf-usage/SKILL.md      # CLI usage guide
-uwf prompt workflow-authoring > ~/.hermes/skills/uwf-workflow-authoring/SKILL.md
-uwf prompt adapter-developing > ~/.hermes/skills/uwf-adapter-developing/SKILL.md
-uwf prompt bootstrap > ~/.hermes/skills/uwf/SKILL.md        # bootstrap skill
+uwf prompt usage               # CLI usage guide
+uwf prompt workflow-authoring  # workflow YAML design guide
+uwf prompt adapter-developing  # building agent adapters
 \`\`\`
-
-## Notes
-
-- The skill content is bundled with the CLI and versioned with it — always use
-  \`uwf prompt usage\` to get the content matching your installed version.
-- Do NOT hand-edit the skill body. If the CLI is updated, re-run \`uwf prompt setup\`
-  and follow the steps again.
-- When upgrading, always delete the old skill first to avoid stale instructions.
 `;
 }

packages/cli/src/commands/thread.ts

@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ function resolveEvaluateArgs(
   chain: ChainState,
 ): { lastRole: string; lastOutput: EvaluateLastOutput } {
   if (chain.headIsStart) {
-    return { lastRole: START_ROLE, lastOutput: { [STATUS_KEY]: "_" } };
+    return { lastRole: START_ROLE, lastOutput: { [STATUS_KEY]: "new" } };
   }
 
   const lastStep = chain.stepsNewestFirst[0];
@@ -961,6 +961,12 @@ function resolveAgentConfig(
   agentOverride: string | null,
 ): AgentConfig {
   if (agentOverride !== null) {
+    // Try config alias first (e.g. "hermes" → config.agents.hermes),
+    // then fall back to raw command name (e.g. "uwf-hermes" or "/usr/bin/agent").
+    const fromAlias = config.agents[agentOverride as AgentAlias];
+    if (fromAlias !== undefined) {
+      return fromAlias;
+    }
     return parseAgentOverride(agentOverride);
   }
 
@@ -1031,7 +1037,6 @@ function archiveThread(uwf: UwfStore, threadId: ThreadId, _workflow: CasRef, _he
   completeThread(uwf.varStore, threadId, "completed");
 }
 
-// biome-ignore lint/complexity/noExcessiveCognitiveComplexity: orchestration function with inherent branching
 export async function cmdThreadResume(
   storageRoot: string,
   threadId: ThreadId,
@@ -1095,7 +1100,7 @@ export async function cmdThreadResume(
 
   // status === "completed"
   const workflow = loadWorkflowPayload(uwf, workflowHash);
-  const startResult = evaluate(workflow.graph, START_ROLE, {});
+  const startResult = evaluate(workflow.graph, START_ROLE, { [STATUS_KEY]: "resume" });
   if (!startResult.ok) {
     fail(`failed to evaluate $START: ${startResult.error.message}`);
   }
@@ -1107,11 +1112,7 @@ export async function cmdThreadResume(
   }
 
   const startRole = startResult.value.role;
-  const completedPromptPrefix = "Previous run completed. Resuming with additional context.";
-  const completedResumePrompt =
-    supplement !== null && supplement !== ""
-      ? `${completedPromptPrefix}\n\n${supplement}`
-      : completedPromptPrefix;
+  const completedResumePrompt = buildResumePrompt(startResult.value.prompt, supplement);
 
   const updatedEntry = { ...entry, status: "idle" as const, completedAt: null };
   setThread(uwf.varStore, threadId, updatedEntry);

packages/cli/src/moderator/__tests__/evaluate.test.ts

@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ describe("Edge prompt template variable resolution", () => {
   test("returns error when rendered prompt is empty string", () => {
     const graph = {
       $START: {
-        _: { role: "classifier", prompt: "{{{userPrompt}}}", location: null },
+        new: { role: "classifier", prompt: "{{{userPrompt}}}", location: null },
       },
     };
 
-    const result = evaluate(graph, "$START", {});
+    const result = evaluate(graph, "$START", { $status: "new" });
 
     expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
     if (!result.ok) {
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ describe("Edge prompt template variable resolution", () => {
   test("returns error when rendered prompt is whitespace-only", () => {
     const graph = {
       $START: {
-        _: { role: "classifier", prompt: "  {{{userPrompt}}}  ", location: null },
+        new: { role: "classifier", prompt: "  {{{userPrompt}}}  ", location: null },
       },
     };
 
-    const result = evaluate(graph, "$START", {});
+    const result = evaluate(graph, "$START", { $status: "new" });
 
     expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
     if (!result.ok) {
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ describe("Edge prompt template variable resolution", () => {
   test("succeeds when all template variables resolve to non-empty values", () => {
     const graph = {
       $START: {
-        _: { role: "classifier", prompt: "{{{userPrompt}}}", location: null },
+        new: { role: "classifier", prompt: "{{{userPrompt}}}", location: null },
       },
     };
 
-    const result = evaluate(graph, "$START", { userPrompt: "Fix the bug" });
+    const result = evaluate(graph, "$START", { $status: "new", userPrompt: "Fix the bug" });
 
     expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
     if (result.ok) {
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ describe("Edge prompt template variable resolution", () => {
   test("succeeds with static (no-variable) prompt", () => {
     const graph = {
       $START: {
-        _: { role: "classifier", prompt: "Classify this input", location: null },
+        new: { role: "classifier", prompt: "Classify this input", location: null },
       },
     };
 
-    const result = evaluate(graph, "$START", {});
+    const result = evaluate(graph, "$START", { $status: "new" });
 
     expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
     if (result.ok) {
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ describe("Edge prompt template variable resolution", () => {
   test("succeeds when prompt has mix of static text and unresolved variables", () => {
     const graph = {
       $START: {
-        _: { role: "classifier", prompt: "Please handle: {{{userPrompt}}}", location: null },
+        new: { role: "classifier", prompt: "Please handle: {{{userPrompt}}}", location: null },
       },
     };
 
-    const result = evaluate(graph, "$START", {});
+    const result = evaluate(graph, "$START", { $status: "new" });
 
     expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
     if (result.ok) {
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ describe("Edge prompt template variable resolution", () => {
   test("returns error when ALL variables missing and no static text remains", () => {
     const graph = {
       $START: {
-        _: { role: "classifier", prompt: "{{{a}}}{{{b}}}", location: null },
+        new: { role: "classifier", prompt: "{{{a}}}{{{b}}}", location: null },
       },
     };
 
-    const result = evaluate(graph, "$START", {});
+    const result = evaluate(graph, "$START", { $status: "new" });
 
     expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
   });

packages/cli/src/moderator/evaluate.ts

@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ import type { EvaluateResult, Result } from "./types.js";
 // Disable HTML escaping — prompts are plain text, not HTML.
 mustache.escape = (text: string) => text;
 
-const START_ROLE = "$START";
 const SUSPEND_ROLE = "$SUSPEND";
-// $START is a special entry node with no agent output — it always uses this key.
-const START_STATUS = "_";
 
 type LastOutput = Record<string, unknown>;
 
@@ -21,9 +18,7 @@ export function evaluate(
   lastOutput: LastOutput,
 ): Result<EvaluateResult, Error> {
   let status: string;
-  if (lastRole === START_ROLE) {
-    status = START_STATUS;
-  } else if (typeof lastOutput[STATUS_KEY] === "string") {
+  if (typeof lastOutput[STATUS_KEY] === "string") {
     status = lastOutput[STATUS_KEY] as string;
   } else {
     return {

packages/cli/src/validate-semantic.ts

@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ function checkGraphStructure(payload: WorkflowPayload, errors: string[]): void {
   if (!graphNodes.has("$START")) {
     errors.push("$START must be defined in graph");
   } else {
-    const startKeys = Object.keys(payload.graph.$START);
-    if (startKeys.length !== 1 || startKeys[0] !== "_") {
-      errors.push('$START must have exactly one edge with status "_"');
+    const startKeys = new Set(Object.keys(payload.graph.$START));
+    if (!startKeys.has("new") || !startKeys.has("resume")) {
+      errors.push('$START must have edges with statuses "new" and "resume"');
     }
   }
 
@@ -190,22 +190,13 @@ function checkOneOfDiscriminant(
   }
 }
 
-/** Check status-edge consistency for a user role. "_" is reserved for $START and rejected here. */
+/** Check status-edge consistency for a user role. */
 function checkStatusEdges(
   roleName: string,
   graphKeys: Set<string>,
   statusSet: Set<string>,
   errors: string[],
 ): void {
-  if (graphKeys.has("_")) {
-    errors.push(`role "${roleName}" must use explicit $status keys in graph, not "_"`);
-    return;
-  }
-  if (statusSet.has("_")) {
-    errors.push(`role "${roleName}" $status enum must use explicit values, not "_"`);
-    return;
-  }
-
   const extraKeys = [...graphKeys].filter((k) => !statusSet.has(k));
   const missingKeys = [...statusSet].filter((k) => !graphKeys.has(k));
   if (extraKeys.length > 0) {

packages/cli/src/validate.ts

@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ function isGraph(value: unknown): boolean {
   if (!isRecord(value)) {
     return false;
   }
-  return Object.entries(value).every(([node, statusMap]) => {
+  return Object.values(value).every((statusMap) => {
     if (!isRecord(statusMap)) {
       return false;
     }
     return Object.entries(statusMap).every(([status, target]) => {
-      // "_" is only valid as a status key for the $START entry node.
-      if (status === "_" && node !== "$START") {
+      // "_" is no longer a valid status key anywhere — $START uses "new"/"resume".
+      if (status === "_") {
         return false;
       }
       return isTarget(target);

packages/eval/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# @united-workforce/eval
+
+## 0.1.2
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- 850a3b2: fix: resolve --agent override via config alias before raw command
+
+  `resolveAgentConfig()` now checks `config.agents[alias]` first before falling back to `parseAgentOverride()`. Eval CLI default `--agent` changed from `"hermes"` to `"uwf-hermes"`.

packages/eval/__tests__/builtin-judges.test.ts

@@ -91,6 +91,29 @@ describe("frontmatter-compliance judge", () => {
     const result = await runFrontmatterJudge("T4");
     expect(result.score).toBe(0);
   });
+
+  test("parsed object output with $status → score 1.0", async () => {
+    mockedReadSteps.mockReturnValue([
+      makeStep({ role: "a", output: { $status: "done", summary: "fixed" } as unknown as string }),
+      makeStep({ role: "b", output: { $status: "reviewed" } as unknown as string }),
+    ]);
+
+    const result = await runFrontmatterJudge("T5");
+    const data = result.data as { stepsTotal: number; stepsValid: number; invalidSteps: unknown[] };
+
+    expect(result.score).toBe(1.0);
+    expect(data.stepsTotal).toBe(2);
+    expect(data.stepsValid).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  test("parsed object output missing $status → score 0", async () => {
+    mockedReadSteps.mockReturnValue([
+      makeStep({ role: "a", output: { summary: "no status field" } as unknown as string }),
+    ]);
+
+    const result = await runFrontmatterJudge("T6");
+    expect(result.score).toBe(0);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("token-stats judge", () => {

packages/eval/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@united-workforce/eval",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.3",
   "private": false,
   "files": [
     "src",

packages/eval/src/cli.ts

@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ import {
   registerRunCommand,
 } from "./commands/index.js";
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line -- dynamic import for version
+const pkg = await import("../package.json", { with: { type: "json" } });
+
 const program = new Command();
 
 program
   .name("uwf-eval")
   .description("Evaluate uwf workflow quality with real agents")
-  .version("0.1.0");
+  .version(pkg.default.version, "-V, --version");
 
 registerRunCommand(program);
 registerReportCommand(program);

packages/eval/src/commands/run.ts

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function registerRunCommand(program: Command): void {
   program
     .command("run <task>")
     .description("Run eval on a task directory or tarball")
-    .option("--agent <name>", "agent adapter to use", "hermes")
+    .option("--agent <name>", "agent adapter to use", "uwf-hermes")
     .option("--model <model>", "model override")
     .option("--count <n>", "number of eval runs", "1")
     .action(async (task: string, opts: RunCliOptions) => {

packages/eval/src/judge/builtin/frontmatter.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ function extractFrontmatterYaml(output: unknown): string | null {
 
 /** Validate a single step's frontmatter, returning a list of errors (empty = valid). */
 function validateStepFrontmatter(output: unknown): string[] {
+  // CAS stores the extracted output as a JSON object after the extract pipeline.
+  // Accept both: parsed object (from step.output) or raw markdown string.
+  if (typeof output === "object" && output !== null && !Array.isArray(output)) {
+    const status = (output as Record<string, unknown>).$status;
+    if (typeof status !== "string" || status.trim() === "") {
+      return ["$status field is missing or not a non-empty string"];
+    }
+    return [];
+  }
+
   const yaml = extractFrontmatterYaml(output);
   if (yaml === null) {
     return ["output does not begin with a valid '---' frontmatter block"];

packages/util/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@united-workforce/util",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "files": [
     "src",
     "dist",

packages/util/src/bootstrap-reference.ts

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-export function generateBootstrapReference(): string {
-  return `---
-name: uwf
-description: "United Workforce (uwf) — YAML 状态机工作流引擎。任务涉及 workflow 时加载此 skill。"
-tags: [workflow, uwf]
-triggers:
-  - uwf
-  - workflow
-  - 工作流
----
-
-# uwf (United Workforce)
-
-YAML 状态机工作流引擎。当用户提到「workflow」「工作流」时，指的是 **uwf workflow**（YAML 定义的状态机），不是 Hermes skill。用 \`uwf\` CLI 操作，不要混淆。
-
-## 首次使用
-
-运行以下命令获取完整用法：
-
-\`\`\`bash
-uwf prompt usage                 # 完整用法文档（所有引用合并）
-uwf prompt workflow-authoring    # workflow 编写指南（role 定义、graph 路由、schema）
-uwf prompt adapter-developing    # adapter 开发指南（构建新的 agent adapter）
-\`\`\`
-
-## 快速参考
-
-\`\`\`bash
-uwf workflow list                          # 查看已注册 workflow
-uwf workflow add <file.yaml>               # 注册 workflow
-uwf thread start <workflow> -p "prompt"    # 创建 thread
-uwf thread exec <thread-id> -c 10          # 执行最多 10 步
-uwf thread list                            # 查看所有 thread
-\`\`\`
-
-## 示例 workflow
-
-参考项目 \`examples/\` 目录下的 YAML 文件（analyze-topic、debate、solve-issue）。
-`;
-}

packages/util/src/index.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ export { generateActorReference } from "./actor-reference.js";
 export { generateAdapterDevelopingReference } from "./adapter-developing-reference.js";
 export { generateArchitectureReference } from "./architecture-reference.js";
 export { encodeUint64AsCrockford } from "./base32.js";
-export { generateBootstrapReference } from "./bootstrap-reference.js";
 export { generateCliReference } from "./cli-reference.js";
 export { env } from "./env.js";
 export type {

packages/util/src/moderator-reference.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ The graph is a nested map: \`Record<Role | "$START", Record<Status, Target>>\`.
 \`\`\`yaml
 graph:
   $START:
-    _: { role: planner, prompt: "Analyze the issue." }
+    new: { role: planner, prompt: "Analyze the issue." }
+    resume: { role: planner, prompt: "Review the previous run output and continue." }
   planner:
     ready: { role: developer, prompt: "Implement the plan (CAS hash: {{{plan}}})." }
     insufficient_info: { role: $END, prompt: "Not enough info." }
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ Edge prompts use triple-brace Mustache syntax (\`{{{field}}}\`) to interpolate v
 
 ## Special Nodes
 
-- \`$START\` — entry point; uses status key \`_\` (unconditional) since there is no previous output
+- \`$START\` — entry point; uses status keys \`new\` (first start) and \`resume\` (resuming a completed thread)
 - \`$END\` — terminal node; thread completes when reached and is moved to history
 
 ## Integration with Steps

packages/util/src/version.ts

@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
-// This version is kept in sync with package.json during releases.
-export const VERSION = "0.1.0";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(__dirname, "..", "package.json"), "utf-8")) as {
+  version: string;
+};
+export const VERSION = pkg.version;

packages/util/src/workflow-authoring-reference.ts

@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ roles:                         # named actors
 
 graph:                         # status-based routing
   $START:
-    _: { role: planner, prompt: "Analyze the issue." }
+    new: { role: planner, prompt: "Analyze the issue." }
+    resume: { role: planner, prompt: "Review the previous run output and continue." }
   planner:
     ready: { role: developer, prompt: "Implement {{{plan}}}." }
     failed: { role: $END, prompt: "Failed: {{{error}}}" }
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ graph[role][$status] → { role: nextRole, prompt: edgePrompt }
 
 | Node | Purpose |
 |------|---------|
-| \`$START\` | Entry point — status key is always \`_\` (unconditional) |
+| \`$START\` | Entry point — status keys \`new\` (first start) and \`resume\` (resuming a completed thread) |
 | \`$END\` | Terminal — thread completes and is archived |
 
 ### Edge Prompts
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ ocas get <output-hash>
 1. Every \`$status\` value in a role's frontmatter has a matching edge in the graph
 2. Every field referenced in edge prompts (\`{{{field}}}\`) exists in the source role's schema
 3. Every role referenced in the graph exists in \`roles\`
-4. \`$START\` has exactly one edge with key \`_\`
+4. \`$START\` has edges with keys \`new\` and \`resume\`
 5. At least one path leads to \`$END\`
 6. No orphan roles (defined but never routed to)
 

packages/util/src/yaml-reference.ts

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ roles:                     # named actors in the workflow
 
 graph:                     # status-based routing (nested map)
   $START:
-    _: { role: planner, prompt: "Analyze the issue." }
+    new: { role: planner, prompt: "Analyze the issue." }
+    resume: { role: planner, prompt: "Review the previous run output and continue." }
   planner:
     ready: { role: developer, prompt: "Implement plan {{{plan}}}." }
     insufficient_info: { role: $END, prompt: "Not enough info." }
@@ -70,10 +71,10 @@ Record<Role | "$START", Record<Status, { role: string, prompt: string }>>
 | Level | Key | Value |
 |-------|-----|-------|
 | Outer | Role name or \`$START\` | Status map for that role |
-| Inner | \`$status\` value (or \`_\` for unconditional) | Target: \`{ role, prompt }\` |
+| Inner | \`$status\` value | Target: \`{ role, prompt }\` |
 
 ### Special Nodes
-- \`$START\` — entry point; uses status key \`_\` (unconditional, no previous output)
+- \`$START\` — entry point; uses status keys \`new\` (first start) and \`resume\` (resuming a completed thread)
 - \`$END\` — terminal node; thread completes when reached
 
 ### Edge Prompts

workflows/normalize-bun-monorepo.yaml

@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ graph:
       role: package-metadata
       prompt: Biome setup failed ({{{reason}}}), but continue. Standardize package metadata for repo at {{{repoPath}}}.
   $START:
-    _:
+    new:
       role: workspace
       prompt: Set up bun workspace structure for repo at {{{repoPath}}}.
+    resume:
+      role: workspace
+      prompt: Review the previous run output and continue setting up the bun workspace structure for repo at {{{repoPath}}}.
   release:
     done:
       role: testing

workflows/solve-issue.yaml

@@ -283,9 +283,12 @@ roles:
         - error
 graph:
   $START:
-    _:
+    new:
       role: planner
       prompt: Analyze the issue and produce an implementation plan.
+    resume:
+      role: planner
+      prompt: Review the previous run output and continue the work.
   planner:
     insufficient_info:
       role: $SUSPEND