refactor(cli): split cli-dispatch.ts into group dispatchers + usage module

- cli-dispatch.ts: 775 → 149 lines (top-level routing only)
- cli-usage.ts: usage formatting (formatCliUsage, formatUsageCommandLines)
- cli-command-types.ts: shared types (DispatchFn, CommandEntry, CommandGroup)
- cli-registry.ts: getCommandRegistry() assembling all group tables
- cli-usage-context.ts: decouple usage from registry (avoids circular deps)
- commands/{workflow,thread,cas,init}/dispatch.ts: group-specific dispatch
  functions + subcommand tables
- 242 tests pass, CLI output identical, biome clean

Refs #96

README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# @uncaged/workflow
+
+A workflow engine that executes single-file ESM bundles. Each workflow is a self-contained `.esm.js` file identified by its XXH64 hash (Crockford Base32).
+
+## Core Concepts
+
+| Concept | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| **Workflow** | A single-file ESM module exporting `run` (workflow function) and `descriptor` (metadata). Identified by its XXH64 hash. |
+| **Bundle** | The physical `.esm.js` file stored in `~/.uncaged/workflow/bundles/`. |
+| **Thread** | A single execution of a workflow, identified by a ULID. Persisted as `.data.jsonl` + `.info.jsonl`. |
+| **Role** | A named actor within a workflow. Each role produces output with typed `meta`. Roles live inside template packages (`src/roles/`). |
+| **Registry** | `workflow.yaml` — maps workflow names to current/historical bundle hashes. |
+| **CAS** | Content-Addressed Storage — bundles are immutable and addressed by hash. |
+
+## Monorepo Packages
+
+```
+packages/
+  workflow/                      # @uncaged/workflow — core lib (types, engine, hash, ULID, registry)
+  cli-workflow/                  # @uncaged/cli-workflow — CLI (`uncaged-workflow` command)
+  workflow-template-develop/     # @uncaged/workflow-template-develop — develop workflow template (includes roles)
+  workflow-template-solve-issue/ # @uncaged/workflow-template-solve-issue — solve-issue workflow template (includes roles)
+  workflow-agent-hermes/         # @uncaged/workflow-agent-hermes — Hermes agent adapter
+  workflow-agent-cursor/         # @uncaged/workflow-agent-cursor — Cursor agent adapter
+  workflow-agent-llm/            # @uncaged/workflow-agent-llm — LLM agent adapter
+  workflow-util-agent/           # @uncaged/workflow-util-agent — agent utilities (buildAgentPrompt, spawnCli)
+```
+
+Managed with **bun workspace** using the `workspace:*` protocol.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Install dependencies
+bun install
+
+# Build all packages
+bun run build
+
+# Register a workflow bundle
+uncaged-workflow workflow add solve-issue dist/packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/solve-issue.esm.js
+
+# Run a workflow
+uncaged-workflow run solve-issue --prompt "Fix bug #42"
+```
+
+## CLI Usage
+
+```bash
+uncaged-workflow help              # Show all commands
+uncaged-workflow workflow list     # List registered workflows
+uncaged-workflow run <name>        # Start a workflow thread
+uncaged-workflow thread list       # List all threads
+uncaged-workflow thread show <id>  # Inspect a thread
+uncaged-workflow skill             # Agent-consumable reference docs
+```
+
+See `uncaged-workflow help` for the full command reference.
+
+## Development
+
+```bash
+bun run check    # Biome lint + format check
+bun run format   # Auto-format with Biome
+bun test         # Run tests
+```
+
+## Architecture
+
+See [docs/architecture.md](docs/architecture.md) for the full design — three-phase engine loop, bundle contract, storage layout, and design decisions.

docs/architecture.md

@@ -17,11 +17,8 @@ A workflow engine that executes single-file ESM bundles. Each workflow is a self
 | `workflow-agent-cursor` | `@uncaged/workflow-agent-cursor` | Cursor CLI agent (extracts workspace from ctx) |
 | `workflow-agent-hermes` | `@uncaged/workflow-agent-hermes` | Hermes CLI agent |
 | `workflow-agent-llm` | `@uncaged/workflow-agent-llm` | OpenAI-compatible LLM agent |
-| `workflow-role-planner` | `@uncaged/workflow-role-planner` | Pure data: phased planning prompt + schema |
-| `workflow-role-coder` | `@uncaged/workflow-role-coder` | Pure data: coding prompt + schema |
-| `workflow-role-reviewer` | `@uncaged/workflow-role-reviewer` | Pure data: code review prompt + schema |
-| `workflow-role-committer` | `@uncaged/workflow-role-committer` | Pure data: git commit prompt + schema |
-| `workflow-template-solve-issue` | `@uncaged/workflow-template-solve-issue` | Composes roles + moderator into a complete workflow |
+| `workflow-template-develop` | `@uncaged/workflow-template-develop` | Develop workflow template (roles in `src/roles/`) |
+| `workflow-template-solve-issue` | `@uncaged/workflow-template-solve-issue` | Solve-issue workflow template (roles in `src/roles/`) |
 | `workflow-util-agent` | `@uncaged/workflow-util-agent` | `buildAgentPrompt` + `spawnCli` utilities |
 
 Monorepo with **bun workspace**, `workspace:*` protocol.

package.json

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     "examples"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "bun run --filter '*' build",
     "check": "bunx tsc --build && biome check .",
     "typecheck": "bunx tsc --build",
     "format": "biome format --write .",

packages/cli-workflow/__tests__/bundle-fixture.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ParsedAddArgv } from "../src/cmd-add.js";
+import type { ParsedAddArgv } from "../src/commands/workflow/add.js";
 
 export function addCliArgs(name: string, filePath: string): ParsedAddArgv {
   return { name, filePath, typesPath: null };

packages/cli-workflow/__tests__/commands.test.ts

@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 
 import { getGlobalCasDir, getRegisteredWorkflow, readWorkflowRegistry } from "@uncaged/workflow";
-import { cmdAdd } from "../src/cmd-add.js";
-import { cmdCasGet, cmdCasList, cmdCasPut, cmdCasRm } from "../src/cmd-cas.js";
-import { cmdHistory } from "../src/cmd-history.js";
-import { cmdList, formatListLines } from "../src/cmd-list.js";
-import { cmdRemove } from "../src/cmd-remove.js";
-import { cmdRollback } from "../src/cmd-rollback.js";
-import { cmdShow } from "../src/cmd-show.js";
+import { cmdCasGet } from "../src/commands/cas/get.js";
+import { cmdCasList } from "../src/commands/cas/list.js";
+import { cmdCasPut } from "../src/commands/cas/put.js";
+import { cmdCasRm } from "../src/commands/cas/rm.js";
+import { cmdAdd } from "../src/commands/workflow/add.js";
+import { cmdHistory } from "../src/commands/workflow/history.js";
+import { cmdList, formatListLines } from "../src/commands/workflow/list.js";
+import { cmdRemove } from "../src/commands/workflow/rm.js";
+import { cmdRollback } from "../src/commands/workflow/rollback.js";
+import { cmdShow } from "../src/commands/workflow/show.js";
 import { addCliArgs } from "./bundle-fixture.js";
 
 const fixtureDescriptor = `export const descriptor = { description: "fixture", roles: {} };

packages/cli-workflow/__tests__/fixtures/live/logs/C9NMV6V2TQT81/01LIVECMPLT01DDDDDDDDDDDDG.data.jsonl

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{"name":"demo-live","hash":"C9NMV6V2TQT81","threadId":"01LIVECMPLT01DDDDDDDDDDDDG","parameters":{"prompt":"hello","options":{"maxRounds":5,"depth":0}},"timestamp":1714963400000}
+{"role":"planner","contentHash":"FF7YQ5W3S2EV6","meta":{"phase":"plan","flags":[1,2]},"refs":[],"timestamp":1714963201000}
+{"role":"coder","contentHash":"EN34XX1W4WAFJ","meta":{},"refs":[],"timestamp":1714963202000}
+{"returnCode":0,"summary":"fixture completed"}

packages/cli-workflow/__tests__/fixtures/live/logs/C9NMV6V2TQT81/01LIVECMPLT01DDDDDDDDDDDDG.info.jsonl

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{"tag":"DEBUGTAG1","content":"bundle loaded","timestamp":1714963400050}
+{"tag":"DEBUGTAG2","content":"multi\nline","timestamp":1714963400500}

packages/cli-workflow/__tests__/fixtures/live/logs/C9NMV6V2TQT81/01LIVEINFLY01DDDDDDDDDDDDG.data.jsonl

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{"name":"demo-live","hash":"C9NMV6V2TQT81","threadId":"01LIVEINFLY01DDDDDDDDDDDDG","parameters":{"prompt":"hello","options":{"maxRounds":5,"depth":0}},"timestamp":1714963200000}
+{"role":"planner","contentHash":"P6M9FHE1GSBN0","meta":{"x":1},"refs":[],"timestamp":1714963201000}

packages/cli-workflow/__tests__/fixtures/live/logs/C9NMV6V2TQT81/01LIVEOLDER01DDDDDDDDDDDDG.data.jsonl

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{"name":"demo-live-old","hash":"C9NMV6V2TQT81","threadId":"01LIVEOLDER01DDDDDDDDDDDDG","parameters":{"prompt":"old","options":{"maxRounds":5,"depth":0}},"timestamp":1714963000000}
+{"returnCode":0,"summary":"older thread"}

packages/cli-workflow/__tests__/fork-cli.test.ts

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import { mkdir, mkdtemp, readFile, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { createCasStore, getContentMerklePayload, getGlobalCasDir } from "@uncaged/workflow";
-import { cmdAdd } from "../src/cmd-add.js";
-import { cmdFork } from "../src/cmd-fork.js";
-import { cmdRun } from "../src/cmd-run.js";
+import { cmdFork } from "../src/commands/thread/fork.js";
+import { cmdRun } from "../src/commands/thread/run.js";
+import { cmdAdd } from "../src/commands/workflow/add.js";
 import { pathExists } from "../src/fs-utils.js";
 import { addCliArgs } from "./bundle-fixture.js";
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ describe("cli fork", () => {
     const sourceData = join(storageRoot, "logs", hash, `${sourceId}.data.jsonl`);
     const sourceRunning = join(storageRoot, "logs", hash, `${sourceId}.running`);
     await waitUntilRunningAbsent(sourceRunning);
-    await waitUntilMinDataLines(sourceData, 4);
+    await waitUntilMinDataLines(sourceData, 5);
 
     const forked = await cmdFork(storageRoot, sourceId, "planner");
     expect(forked.ok).toBe(true);
@@ -122,22 +122,22 @@ describe("cli fork", () => {
     const newData = join(storageRoot, "logs", hash, `${newId}.data.jsonl`);
     const newRunning = join(storageRoot, "logs", hash, `${newId}.running`);
     await waitUntilRunningAbsent(newRunning);
-    await waitUntilMinDataLines(newData, 4);
+    await waitUntilMinDataLines(newData, 5);
 
     const text = await readFile(newData, "utf8");
     const lines = text
       .trim()
       .split("\n")
       .filter((l) => l !== "");
-    expect(lines.length).toBe(4);
+    expect(lines.length).toBe(5);
     const start = JSON.parse(lines[0] ?? "{}") as Record<string, unknown>;
     expect(start.threadId).toBe(newId);
     expect(start.forkFrom).toEqual({ threadId: sourceId });
 
-    const last = JSON.parse(lines[lines.length - 1] ?? "{}") as Record<string, unknown>;
-    expect(last.role).toBe("reviewer");
+    const lastRoleLine = JSON.parse(lines[lines.length - 2] ?? "{}") as Record<string, unknown>;
+    expect(lastRoleLine.role).toBe("reviewer");
     const cas = createCasStore(getGlobalCasDir(storageRoot));
-    expect(await getContentMerklePayload(cas, String(last.contentHash))).toBe("rev-1");
+    expect(await getContentMerklePayload(cas, String(lastRoleLine.contentHash))).toBe("rev-1");
   });
 
   test("fork without --from-role retries last role", async () => {
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ describe("cli fork", () => {
     const sourceData = join(storageRoot, "logs", hash, `${sourceId}.data.jsonl`);
     const sourceRunning = join(storageRoot, "logs", hash, `${sourceId}.running`);
     await waitUntilRunningAbsent(sourceRunning);
-    await waitUntilMinDataLines(sourceData, 4);
+    await waitUntilMinDataLines(sourceData, 5);
 
     const forked = await cmdFork(storageRoot, sourceId, null);
     expect(forked.ok).toBe(true);
@@ -173,23 +173,23 @@ describe("cli fork", () => {
     const newData = join(storageRoot, "logs", hash, `${newId}.data.jsonl`);
     const newRunning = join(storageRoot, "logs", hash, `${newId}.running`);
     await waitUntilRunningAbsent(newRunning);
-    await waitUntilMinDataLines(newData, 4);
+    await waitUntilMinDataLines(newData, 5);
 
     const text = await readFile(newData, "utf8");
     const lines = text
       .trim()
       .split("\n")
       .filter((l) => l !== "");
-    expect(lines.length).toBe(4);
+    expect(lines.length).toBe(5);
 
     const replayCoder = JSON.parse(lines[2] ?? "{}") as Record<string, unknown>;
     expect(replayCoder.role).toBe("coder");
     const cas = createCasStore(getGlobalCasDir(storageRoot));
     expect(await getContentMerklePayload(cas, String(replayCoder.contentHash))).toBe("c1");
 
-    const last = JSON.parse(lines[lines.length - 1] ?? "{}") as Record<string, unknown>;
-    expect(last.role).toBe("reviewer");
-    expect(await getContentMerklePayload(cas, String(last.contentHash))).toBe("rev-2");
+    const lastRoleLine = JSON.parse(lines[lines.length - 2] ?? "{}") as Record<string, unknown>;
+    expect(lastRoleLine.role).toBe("reviewer");
+    expect(await getContentMerklePayload(cas, String(lastRoleLine.contentHash))).toBe("rev-2");
   });
 
   test("fork rejects unknown role with available names", async () => {
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe("cli fork", () => {
     const sourceData = join(storageRoot, "logs", added.value.hash, `${sourceId}.data.jsonl`);
     const sourceRunning = join(storageRoot, "logs", added.value.hash, `${sourceId}.running`);
     await waitUntilRunningAbsent(sourceRunning);
-    await waitUntilMinDataLines(sourceData, 4);
+    await waitUntilMinDataLines(sourceData, 5);
 
     const bad = await cmdFork(storageRoot, sourceId, "ghost-role");
     expect(bad.ok).toBe(false);

packages/cli-workflow/__tests__/gc-cli.test.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   getGlobalCasDir,
   putContentMerkleNode,
 } from "@uncaged/workflow";
-import { cmdThreadRemove } from "../src/cmd-thread.js";
+import { cmdThreadRemove } from "../src/commands/thread/rm.js";
 import { pathExists } from "../src/fs-utils.js";
 
 const cliEntryPath = fileURLToPath(new URL("../src/cli.ts", import.meta.url));
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ describe("gc cli and garbageCollectCas", () => {
     });
 
     const env = { ...process.env, UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT: storageRoot };
-    const proc = spawnSync(process.execPath, [cliEntryPath, "gc"], { env, encoding: "utf8" });
+    const proc = spawnSync(process.execPath, [cliEntryPath, "cas", "gc"], {
+      env,
+      encoding: "utf8",
+    });
     expect(proc.status).toBe(0);
     expect(String(proc.stdout).trim()).toBe("scanned 1 threads, 2 active refs, deleted 1 entries");
   });

packages/cli-workflow/__tests__/help.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { formatCliUsage, runCli } from "../src/cli-dispatch.js";
+import {
+  formatSkillDoc,
+  formatSkillIndex,
+  formatSkillTopic,
+  getSkillTopics,
+} from "../src/skill.js";
+
+const STORAGE_ROOT = "/tmp/help-test-storage";
+
+describe("help command", () => {
+  test("help returns 0", async () => {
+    const code = await runCli(STORAGE_ROOT, ["help"]);
+    expect(code).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  test("no args prints usage (not red) and returns 1", async () => {
+    const code = await runCli(STORAGE_ROOT, []);
+    expect(code).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("skill command", () => {
+  test("skill (no topic) lists topics and returns 0", async () => {
+    const code = await runCli(STORAGE_ROOT, ["skill"]);
+    expect(code).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  test("skill cli returns 0", async () => {
+    const code = await runCli(STORAGE_ROOT, ["skill", "cli"]);
+    expect(code).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  test("skill develop returns 0", async () => {
+    const code = await runCli(STORAGE_ROOT, ["skill", "develop"]);
+    expect(code).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  test("skill author returns 0", async () => {
+    const code = await runCli(STORAGE_ROOT, ["skill", "author"]);
+    expect(code).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  test("skill unknown returns 1", async () => {
+    const code = await runCli(STORAGE_ROOT, ["skill", "unknown"]);
+    expect(code).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("--help flag on groups", () => {
+  test("workflow --help returns 0", async () => {
+    const code = await runCli(STORAGE_ROOT, ["workflow", "--help"]);
+    expect(code).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  test("thread --help returns 0", async () => {
+    const code = await runCli(STORAGE_ROOT, ["thread", "--help"]);
+    expect(code).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  test("cas --help returns 0", async () => {
+    const code = await runCli(STORAGE_ROOT, ["cas", "--help"]);
+    expect(code).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  test("init --help returns 0", async () => {
+    const code = await runCli(STORAGE_ROOT, ["init", "--help"]);
+    expect(code).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("legacy help --skill compat", () => {
+  test("help --skill still works (lists topics)", async () => {
+    const code = await runCli(STORAGE_ROOT, ["help", "--skill"]);
+    expect(code).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("getSkillTopics", () => {
+  test("returns all topics", () => {
+    const topics = getSkillTopics();
+    const names = topics.map((t) => t.name);
+    expect(names).toContain("cli");
+    expect(names).toContain("develop");
+    expect(names).toContain("author");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("formatSkillIndex", () => {
+  test("lists all topics", () => {
+    const idx = formatSkillIndex();
+    expect(idx).toContain("# uncaged-workflow skill");
+    expect(idx).not.toContain("# uncaged-workflow help --skill");
+    expect(idx).toContain("cli");
+    expect(idx).toContain("develop");
+    expect(idx).toContain("author");
+    expect(idx).toContain("skill <topic>");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("formatCliUsage", () => {
+  test("has tagline, grouped sections, help hint, and env vars", () => {
+    const u = formatCliUsage();
+    expect(u.startsWith("uncaged-workflow — workflow engine CLI")).toBe(true);
+    expect(u).toContain("Workflow registry:");
+    expect(u).toContain("Thread execution:");
+    expect(u).toContain("Content-addressable storage:");
+    expect(u).toContain("Development:");
+    expect(u).toContain("Shortcuts:");
+    expect(u).toContain("Reference:");
+    expect(u).toContain("skill [topic]");
+    expect(u).toContain("Agent-consumable docs");
+    expect(u).toContain("Use <command> --help for subcommand details.");
+    expect(u).toContain("Environment variables:");
+    expect(u).toContain("WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT");
+    expect(u).toContain("UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT");
+  });
+
+  test("lists commands from registry with descriptions", () => {
+    const u = formatCliUsage();
+    expect(u).toContain("workflow add");
+    expect(u).toContain("Register a workflow bundle in the registry");
+    expect(u).toContain("thread run");
+    expect(u).toContain("Start a new thread executing a workflow");
+    expect(u).toContain("cas gc");
+    expect(u).toContain("Garbage-collect unreferenced CAS entries");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("formatSkillTopic('cli') — legacy formatSkillDoc", () => {
+  const doc = formatSkillDoc();
+
+  test("contains title", () => {
+    expect(doc).toContain("# uncaged-workflow CLI Reference");
+  });
+
+  test("contains all command group headers", () => {
+    expect(doc).toContain("### workflow");
+    expect(doc).toContain("### thread");
+    expect(doc).toContain("### cas");
+    expect(doc).toContain("### init");
+    expect(doc).toContain("### Top-level shortcuts");
+  });
+
+  test("contains core concepts", () => {
+    expect(doc).toContain("## Core Concepts");
+    expect(doc).toContain("Workflow");
+    expect(doc).toContain("Bundle");
+    expect(doc).toContain("Thread");
+    expect(doc).toContain("CAS");
+    expect(doc).toContain("Registry");
+  });
+
+  test("mentions all workflow subcommands", () => {
+    for (const sub of ["add", "list", "show", "rm", "history", "rollback"]) {
+      expect(doc).toContain(`workflow ${sub}`);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("mentions all thread subcommands", () => {
+    for (const sub of [
+      "run",
+      "list",
+      "show",
+      "rm",
+      "fork",
+      "ps",
+      "kill",
+      "live",
+      "pause",
+      "resume",
+    ]) {
+      expect(doc).toContain(`thread ${sub}`);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("mentions all cas subcommands", () => {
+    for (const sub of ["get", "put", "list", "rm", "gc"]) {
+      expect(doc).toContain(`cas ${sub}`);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("contains exit codes section", () => {
+    expect(doc).toContain("## Exit Codes");
+  });
+
+  test("contains environment variables section", () => {
+    expect(doc).toContain("## Environment Variables");
+    expect(doc).toContain("UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT");
+  });
+
+  test("contains typical workflow section", () => {
+    expect(doc).toContain("## Typical Workflow");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("formatSkillTopic('develop')", () => {
+  const doc = formatSkillTopic("develop");
+
+  test("returns non-null", () => {
+    expect(doc).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("contains thread ID info", () => {
+    expect(doc).toContain("Thread ID");
+    expect(doc).toContain("Crockford Base32");
+  });
+
+  test("contains CAS commands", () => {
+    expect(doc).toContain("cas put");
+    expect(doc).toContain("cas get");
+  });
+
+  test("contains meta output section", () => {
+    expect(doc).toContain("Meta Output");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("formatSkillTopic('author')", () => {
+  const doc = formatSkillTopic("author");
+
+  test("returns non-null", () => {
+    expect(doc).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("contains bundle structure", () => {
+    expect(doc).toContain("Bundle Structure");
+    expect(doc).toContain(".esm.js");
+  });
+
+  test("contains descriptor info", () => {
+    expect(doc).toContain("WorkflowDescriptor");
+  });
+
+  test("contains role definition", () => {
+    expect(doc).toContain("Role Definition");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("formatSkillTopic unknown", () => {
+  test("returns null for unknown topic", () => {
+    expect(formatSkillTopic("nonexistent")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});

packages/cli-workflow/__tests__/init-template.test.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 
 import { runCli } from "../src/cli-dispatch.js";
-import { cmdInitTemplate, cmdInitWorkspace } from "../src/cmd-init.js";
+import { cmdInitTemplate } from "../src/commands/init/template.js";
+import { cmdInitWorkspace } from "../src/commands/init/workspace.js";
 import { pathExists } from "../src/fs-utils.js";
 
 describe("init template", () => {

packages/cli-workflow/__tests__/init-workspace.test.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 
 import { formatCliUsage, runCli } from "../src/cli-dispatch.js";
-import { cmdInitWorkspace } from "../src/cmd-init.js";
+import { cmdInitWorkspace } from "../src/commands/init/workspace.js";
 import { pathExists } from "../src/fs-utils.js";
 
 describe("init workspace", () => {
@@ -129,8 +129,9 @@ describe("init workspace", () => {
 
   test("usage lists init subcommands", () => {
     const u = formatCliUsage();
-    expect(u).toContain("uncaged-workflow init workspace <name>");
-    expect(u).toContain("uncaged-workflow init template <name>");
+    expect(u).toContain("init workspace <name>");
+    expect(u).toContain("init template <name>");
+    expect(u).toContain("Development:");
   });
 
   test("runCli rejects unknown init subcommand", async () => {

packages/cli-workflow/__tests__/live.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,369 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { cp, mkdir, mkdtemp, readFile, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+import { createCasStore, getGlobalCasDir, putContentMerkleNode } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+import {
+  formatLiveDebugLine,
+  formatLiveTimeLabel,
+  LIVE_CONTENT_MAX_LINES,
+  type LiveRoleRow,
+  renderLiveRoleStepLines,
+} from "../src/commands/thread/live.js";
+import { parseLiveArgv } from "../src/live-argv.js";
+
+const cliEntryPath = fileURLToPath(new URL("../src/cli.ts", import.meta.url));
+const fixtureRoot = fileURLToPath(new URL("./fixtures/live", import.meta.url));
+
+/** Bodies for Merkle content nodes; hashes must match `.data.jsonl` fixtures. */
+const LIVE_FIXTURE_PLANNER_BODY =
+  "alpha\nbeta\ngamma\nLINE4\nLINE5\nLINE6\nLINE7\nLINE8\nLINE9\nLINE10\nLINE11";
+
+describe("live helpers", () => {
+  test("formatLiveTimeLabel pads HH:MM:SS", () => {
+    const label = formatLiveTimeLabel(new Date("2024-06-01T09:08:07.000Z").getTime());
+    expect(label).toMatch(/^\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}$/);
+  });
+
+  test("formatLiveDebugLine flattens newlines in message", () => {
+    const line = formatLiveDebugLine(0, "TAG1", "a\nb");
+    expect(line).toContain("[TAG1]");
+    expect(line).toContain("a b");
+    expect(line).not.toContain("\n");
+  });
+
+  test("renderLiveRoleStepLines truncates content to LIVE_CONTENT_MAX_LINES", () => {
+    const lines = Array.from({ length: LIVE_CONTENT_MAX_LINES + 3 }, (_, i) => `L${i + 1}`);
+    const row: LiveRoleRow = {
+      role: "r",
+      content: lines.join("\n"),
+      meta: { k: "v" },
+      timestamp: 0,
+    };
+    const out = renderLiveRoleStepLines(row, "r");
+    const body = out.filter((l) => l.startsWith("  L"));
+    expect(body.length).toBe(LIVE_CONTENT_MAX_LINES);
+    expect(out.some((l) => l.includes("more line"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(out.some((l) => l.startsWith("  meta: "))).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("parseLiveArgv", () => {
+  test("parses thread id and flags in any order", () => {
+    const a = parseLiveArgv(["01ABC", "--debug", "--role", "planner"]);
+    expect(a.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (a.ok) {
+      expect(a.value.threadId).toBe("01ABC");
+      expect(a.value.latest).toBe(false);
+      expect(a.value.debug).toBe(true);
+      expect(a.value.role).toBe("planner");
+    }
+    const b = parseLiveArgv(["--latest", "--role", "x"]);
+    expect(b.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (b.ok) {
+      expect(b.value.latest).toBe(true);
+      expect(b.value.threadId).toBe(null);
+      expect(b.value.role).toBe("x");
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("rejects --latest with thread id", () => {
+    const r = parseLiveArgv(["--latest", "01ABC"]);
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("live CLI", () => {
+  let prevEnv: string | undefined;
+  let storageRoot: string;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    prevEnv = process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT;
+    storageRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "uncaged-wf-live-"));
+    process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT = storageRoot;
+    await mkdir(join(storageRoot, "logs", "C9NMV6V2TQT81"), { recursive: true });
+    await cp(
+      join(fixtureRoot, "logs", "C9NMV6V2TQT81", "01LIVECMPLT01DDDDDDDDDDDDG.data.jsonl"),
+      join(storageRoot, "logs", "C9NMV6V2TQT81", "01LIVECMPLT01DDDDDDDDDDDDG.data.jsonl"),
+    );
+    await cp(
+      join(fixtureRoot, "logs", "C9NMV6V2TQT81", "01LIVECMPLT01DDDDDDDDDDDDG.info.jsonl"),
+      join(storageRoot, "logs", "C9NMV6V2TQT81", "01LIVECMPLT01DDDDDDDDDDDDG.info.jsonl"),
+    );
+    await cp(
+      join(fixtureRoot, "logs", "C9NMV6V2TQT81", "01LIVEINFLY01DDDDDDDDDDDDG.data.jsonl"),
+      join(storageRoot, "logs", "C9NMV6V2TQT81", "01LIVEINFLY01DDDDDDDDDDDDG.data.jsonl"),
+    );
+    await cp(
+      join(fixtureRoot, "logs", "C9NMV6V2TQT81", "01LIVEOLDER01DDDDDDDDDDDDG.data.jsonl"),
+      join(storageRoot, "logs", "C9NMV6V2TQT81", "01LIVEOLDER01DDDDDDDDDDDDG.data.jsonl"),
+    );
+
+    const cas = createCasStore(getGlobalCasDir(storageRoot));
+    await putContentMerkleNode(cas, LIVE_FIXTURE_PLANNER_BODY);
+    await putContentMerkleNode(cas, "patch");
+    await putContentMerkleNode(cas, "still running");
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    if (prevEnv === undefined) {
+      delete process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT;
+    } else {
+      process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT = prevEnv;
+    }
+    await rm(storageRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  test("prints role steps and summary for a completed thread", async () => {
+    const env = { ...process.env, UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT: storageRoot };
+    const proc = spawn(process.execPath, [cliEntryPath, "live", "01LIVECMPLT01DDDDDDDDDDDDG"], {
+      env,
+      stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+    });
+    const stdout = await new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+      let buf = "";
+      proc.stdout?.on("data", (c: Buffer) => {
+        buf += c.toString("utf8");
+      });
+      proc.stderr?.on("data", (c: Buffer) => {
+        buf += c.toString("utf8");
+      });
+      proc.on("error", reject);
+      proc.on("exit", (code: number | null) => {
+        if (code === 0) {
+          resolve(buf);
+        } else {
+          reject(new Error(`exit ${code}: ${buf}`));
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    expect(stdout).toContain("planner");
+    expect(stdout).toContain("coder");
+    expect(stdout).toContain("meta:");
+    expect(stdout).toContain('"phase":"plan"');
+    expect(stdout).toContain("LINE10");
+    expect(stdout).not.toContain("LINE11");
+    expect(stdout).toContain("more line");
+    expect(stdout).toContain("completed: returnCode=0");
+    expect(stdout).toContain("fixture completed");
+  });
+
+  test("--latest tails the newest thread by start timestamp", async () => {
+    const env = { ...process.env, UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT: storageRoot };
+    const proc = spawn(process.execPath, [cliEntryPath, "live", "--latest"], {
+      env,
+      stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+    });
+    const stdout = await new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+      let buf = "";
+      proc.stdout?.on("data", (c: Buffer) => {
+        buf += c.toString("utf8");
+      });
+      proc.stderr?.on("data", (c: Buffer) => {
+        buf += c.toString("utf8");
+      });
+      proc.on("error", reject);
+      proc.on("exit", (code: number | null) => {
+        if (code === 0) {
+          resolve(buf);
+        } else {
+          reject(new Error(`exit ${code}: ${buf}`));
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    expect(stdout).toContain("fixture completed");
+    expect(stdout).not.toContain("older thread");
+  });
+
+  test("--debug prints .info.jsonl records after data output", async () => {
+    const env = { ...process.env, UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT: storageRoot };
+    const proc = spawn(
+      process.execPath,
+      [cliEntryPath, "live", "01LIVECMPLT01DDDDDDDDDDDDG", "--debug"],
+      {
+        env,
+        stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+      },
+    );
+    const stdout = await new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+      let buf = "";
+      proc.stdout?.on("data", (c: Buffer) => {
+        buf += c.toString("utf8");
+      });
+      proc.stderr?.on("data", (c: Buffer) => {
+        buf += c.toString("utf8");
+      });
+      proc.on("error", reject);
+      proc.on("exit", (code: number | null) => {
+        if (code === 0) {
+          resolve(buf);
+        } else {
+          reject(new Error(`exit ${code}: ${buf}`));
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    expect(stdout).toContain("[DEBUGTAG1]");
+    expect(stdout).toContain("bundle loaded");
+    expect(stdout).toContain("[DEBUGTAG2]");
+    expect(stdout).toContain("multi line");
+  });
+
+  test("--role filters out non-matching roles", async () => {
+    const env = { ...process.env, UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT: storageRoot };
+    const proc = spawn(
+      process.execPath,
+      [cliEntryPath, "live", "01LIVECMPLT01DDDDDDDDDDDDG", "--role", "planner"],
+      {
+        env,
+        stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+      },
+    );
+    const stdout = await new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+      let buf = "";
+      proc.stdout?.on("data", (c: Buffer) => {
+        buf += c.toString("utf8");
+      });
+      proc.stderr?.on("data", (c: Buffer) => {
+        buf += c.toString("utf8");
+      });
+      proc.on("error", reject);
+      proc.on("exit", (code: number | null) => {
+        if (code === 0) {
+          resolve(buf);
+        } else {
+          reject(new Error(`exit ${code}: ${buf}`));
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    expect(stdout).toContain("planner");
+    expect(stdout).not.toContain("patch");
+    expect(stdout).toContain("completed: returnCode=0");
+  });
+
+  test("--latest --debug --role combine", async () => {
+    const env = { ...process.env, UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT: storageRoot };
+    const proc = spawn(
+      process.execPath,
+      [cliEntryPath, "live", "--latest", "--debug", "--role", "planner"],
+      {
+        env,
+        stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+      },
+    );
+    const stdout = await new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+      let buf = "";
+      proc.stdout?.on("data", (c: Buffer) => {
+        buf += c.toString("utf8");
+      });
+      proc.stderr?.on("data", (c: Buffer) => {
+        buf += c.toString("utf8");
+      });
+      proc.on("error", reject);
+      proc.on("exit", (code: number | null) => {
+        if (code === 0) {
+          resolve(buf);
+        } else {
+          reject(new Error(`exit ${code}: ${buf}`));
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    expect(stdout).toContain("[DEBUGTAG1]");
+    expect(stdout).toContain("planner");
+    expect(stdout).not.toContain("patch");
+    expect(stdout).toContain("fixture completed");
+  });
+
+  test("unknown thread id exits 1", () => {
+    const env = { ...process.env, UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT: storageRoot };
+    const r = spawnSync(process.execPath, [cliEntryPath, "live", "01UNKNOWNXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"], {
+      env,
+      encoding: "utf8",
+    });
+    expect(r.status).toBe(1);
+    expect(String(r.stderr ?? "")).toContain("thread not found");
+  });
+
+  test("follows file until WorkflowResult is appended", async () => {
+    const env = { ...process.env, UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT: storageRoot };
+    const dataPath = join(
+      storageRoot,
+      "logs",
+      "C9NMV6V2TQT81",
+      "01LIVEINFLY01DDDDDDDDDDDDG.data.jsonl",
+    );
+
+    const proc = spawn(process.execPath, [cliEntryPath, "live", "01LIVEINFLY01DDDDDDDDDDDDG"], {
+      env,
+      stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+    });
+
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 120));
+    const prior = await readFile(dataPath, "utf8");
+    await writeFile(
+      dataPath,
+      `${prior.replace(/\s*$/, "")}\n${JSON.stringify({ returnCode: 0, summary: "caught up" })}\n`,
+      "utf8",
+    );
+
+    const stdout = await new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+      let buf = "";
+      proc.stdout?.on("data", (c: Buffer) => {
+        buf += c.toString("utf8");
+      });
+      proc.stderr?.on("data", (c: Buffer) => {
+        buf += c.toString("utf8");
+      });
+      proc.on("error", reject);
+      proc.on("exit", (code: number | null) => {
+        if (code === 0) {
+          resolve(buf);
+        } else {
+          reject(new Error(`exit ${code}: ${buf}`));
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    expect(stdout).toContain("planner");
+    expect(stdout).toContain("completed: returnCode=0");
+    expect(stdout).toContain("caught up");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("live --latest with empty storage", () => {
+  let prevEnv: string | undefined;
+  let emptyRoot: string;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    prevEnv = process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT;
+    emptyRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "uncaged-wf-live-empty-"));
+    process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT = emptyRoot;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    if (prevEnv === undefined) {
+      delete process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT;
+    } else {
+      process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT = prevEnv;
+    }
+    await rm(emptyRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  test("exits 1 when no threads exist", () => {
+    const env = { ...process.env, UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT: emptyRoot };
+    const r = spawnSync(process.execPath, [cliEntryPath, "live", "--latest"], {
+      env,
+      encoding: "utf8",
+    });
+    expect(r.status).toBe(1);
+    expect(String(r.stderr ?? "")).toContain("no threads");
+  });
+});

packages/cli-workflow/__tests__/storage-env.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { getDefaultWorkflowStorageRoot } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import { resolveWorkflowStorageRoot } from "../src/storage-env.js";
+
+describe("resolveWorkflowStorageRoot", () => {
+  let savedInternal: string | undefined;
+  let savedUser: string | undefined;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    savedInternal = process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT;
+    savedUser = process.env.WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT;
+    delete process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT;
+    delete process.env.WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (savedInternal === undefined) {
+      delete process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT;
+    } else {
+      process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT = savedInternal;
+    }
+    if (savedUser === undefined) {
+      delete process.env.WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT;
+    } else {
+      process.env.WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT = savedUser;
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("returns default when no env vars are set", () => {
+    expect(resolveWorkflowStorageRoot()).toBe(getDefaultWorkflowStorageRoot());
+  });
+
+  test("WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT overrides default", () => {
+    process.env.WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT = "/tmp/custom-storage";
+    expect(resolveWorkflowStorageRoot()).toBe("/tmp/custom-storage");
+  });
+
+  test("UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT takes priority over WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT", () => {
+    process.env.WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT = "/tmp/user-path";
+    process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT = "/tmp/internal-path";
+    expect(resolveWorkflowStorageRoot()).toBe("/tmp/internal-path");
+  });
+
+  test("ignores empty WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT", () => {
+    process.env.WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT = "";
+    expect(resolveWorkflowStorageRoot()).toBe(getDefaultWorkflowStorageRoot());
+  });
+
+  test("ignores empty UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT and falls through to WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT", () => {
+    process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT = "";
+    process.env.WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT = "/tmp/user-fallback";
+    expect(resolveWorkflowStorageRoot()).toBe("/tmp/user-fallback");
+  });
+});

packages/cli-workflow/__tests__/thread-cli.test.ts

@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { getGlobalCasDir } from "@uncaged/workflow";
-import { cmdAdd } from "../src/cmd-add.js";
-import { cmdCasPut } from "../src/cmd-cas.js";
-import { cmdKill } from "../src/cmd-kill.js";
-import { cmdPause } from "../src/cmd-pause.js";
-import { cmdPs } from "../src/cmd-ps.js";
-import { cmdResume } from "../src/cmd-resume.js";
-import { cmdRun } from "../src/cmd-run.js";
-import { cmdThreadRemove, cmdThreadShow } from "../src/cmd-thread.js";
-import { cmdThreads } from "../src/cmd-threads.js";
+import { cmdCasPut } from "../src/commands/cas/put.js";
+import { cmdKill, cmdPause, cmdResume } from "../src/commands/thread/control.js";
+import { cmdThreads } from "../src/commands/thread/list.js";
+import { cmdPs } from "../src/commands/thread/ps.js";
+import { cmdThreadRemove } from "../src/commands/thread/rm.js";
+import { cmdRun } from "../src/commands/thread/run.js";
+import { cmdThreadShow } from "../src/commands/thread/show.js";
+import { cmdAdd } from "../src/commands/workflow/add.js";
 import { pathExists, readTextFileIfExists } from "../src/fs-utils.js";
 import { addCliArgs } from "./bundle-fixture.js";
 
@@ -250,13 +249,16 @@ describe("cli thread commands", () => {
 
   test("cli entrypoint dispatches threads / ps (spawn)", () => {
     const env = { ...process.env, UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT: storageRoot };
-    const threads = spawnSync(process.execPath, [cliEntryPath, "threads"], {
+    const threads = spawnSync(process.execPath, [cliEntryPath, "thread", "list"], {
       env,
       encoding: "utf8",
     });
     expect(threads.status).toBe(0);
 
-    const ps = spawnSync(process.execPath, [cliEntryPath, "ps"], { env, encoding: "utf8" });
+    const ps = spawnSync(process.execPath, [cliEntryPath, "thread", "ps"], {
+      env,
+      encoding: "utf8",
+    });
     expect(ps.status).toBe(0);
   });
 
@@ -323,7 +325,7 @@ describe("cli thread commands", () => {
       .trim()
       .split("\n")
       .filter((l) => l !== "");
-    expect(lines.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(lines.length).toBe(3);
 
     const runningPath = join(dirname(dataPath), `${threadId}.running`);
     expect(await pathExists(runningPath)).toBe(false);
@@ -362,8 +364,8 @@ describe("cli thread commands", () => {
     const resumed = await cmdResume(storageRoot, threadId);
     expect(resumed.ok).toBe(true);
 
-    await waitUntilMinDataLines(dataPath, 3, 120);
-    expect(await countDataJsonlLines(dataPath)).toBe(3);
+    await waitUntilMinDataLines(dataPath, 4, 120);
+    expect(await countDataJsonlLines(dataPath)).toBe(4);
 
     const runningPath = join(dirname(dataPath), `${threadId}.running`);
     await waitUntilRunningFileAbsent(runningPath, 100);

packages/cli-workflow/package.json

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     "yaml": "^2.8.4"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "echo 'TODO'",
     "test": "bun test"
   }
 }

packages/cli-workflow/src/cli-command-types.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export type DispatchFn = (storageRoot: string, argv: string[]) => Promise<number>;
+
+export type CommandEntry = {
+  handler: DispatchFn;
+  args: string;
+  description: string;
+};
+
+export type CommandGroup = {
+  name: string;
+  commands: ReadonlyArray<{ name: string; args: string; description: string }>;
+};
+
+export type DispatchGroupFn = (
+  tableName: string,
+  table: Record<string, CommandEntry>,
+  storageRoot: string,
+  argv: string[],
+) => Promise<number> | null;

packages/cli-workflow/src/cli-dispatch.ts

@@ -1,466 +1,149 @@
+import type { CommandEntry, DispatchFn } from "./cli-command-types.js";
 import { printCliError, printCliLine, printCliWarn } from "./cli-output.js";
-import { cmdAdd, formatAddSuccess, parseAddArgv } from "./cmd-add.js";
-import { cmdCasGet, cmdCasList, cmdCasPut, cmdCasRm } from "./cmd-cas.js";
-import { cmdFork, parseForkArgv } from "./cmd-fork.js";
-import { cmdGc } from "./cmd-gc.js";
-import { cmdHistory } from "./cmd-history.js";
-import { cmdInitTemplate, cmdInitWorkspace } from "./cmd-init.js";
-import { cmdKill } from "./cmd-kill.js";
-import { cmdList, formatListLines } from "./cmd-list.js";
-import { cmdPause } from "./cmd-pause.js";
-import { cmdPs } from "./cmd-ps.js";
-import { cmdRemove } from "./cmd-remove.js";
-import { cmdResume } from "./cmd-resume.js";
-import { cmdRollback } from "./cmd-rollback.js";
-import { cmdRun } from "./cmd-run.js";
-import { cmdShow, formatShowYaml } from "./cmd-show.js";
-import { cmdThreadRemove, cmdThreadShow } from "./cmd-thread.js";
-import { cmdThreads } from "./cmd-threads.js";
-import { parseRunArgv } from "./run-argv.js";
+import { getCommandRegistry } from "./cli-registry.js";
+import { formatCliUsage as formatCliUsageWithGroups } from "./cli-usage.js";
+import { createCasDispatcher, dispatchGc } from "./commands/cas/dispatch.js";
+import { createInitDispatcher } from "./commands/init/dispatch.js";
+import {
+  createThreadDispatcher,
+  dispatchFork,
+  dispatchKill,
+  dispatchLive,
+  dispatchPause,
+  dispatchPs,
+  dispatchResume,
+  dispatchRun,
+  dispatchThreadList,
+} from "./commands/thread/dispatch.js";
+import {
+  createWorkflowDispatcher,
+  dispatchAdd,
+  dispatchHistory,
+  dispatchList,
+  dispatchRemove,
+  dispatchRollback,
+  dispatchShow,
+} from "./commands/workflow/dispatch.js";
+import { formatSkillIndex, formatSkillTopic, getSkillTopics } from "./skill.js";
+
+export type { CommandEntry, CommandGroup, DispatchFn } from "./cli-command-types.js";
+export { getCommandRegistry } from "./cli-registry.js";
+
+function dispatchGroup(
+  tableName: string,
+  table: Record<string, CommandEntry>,
+  storageRoot: string,
+  argv: string[],
+): Promise<number> | null {
+  const sub = argv[0];
+  if (sub === undefined || sub === "--help" || sub === "-h") {
+    const entries = Object.entries(table);
+    const lines = [`${tableName} subcommands:\n`];
+    for (const [name, e] of entries) {
+      const args = e.args ? ` ${e.args}` : "";
+      lines.push(`  uncaged-workflow ${tableName} ${name}${args}`);
+      lines.push(`      ${e.description}\n`);
+    }
+    printCliLine(lines.join("\n"));
+    return Promise.resolve(sub === undefined ? 1 : 0);
+  }
+  const entry = table[sub];
+  if (entry === undefined) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return entry.handler(storageRoot, argv.slice(1));
+}
+
+function printDeprecation(oldCmd: string, newCmd: string): void {
+  printCliWarn(`⚠ "${oldCmd}" is deprecated, use "${newCmd}" instead`);
+}
 
 export function formatCliUsage(): string {
-  return [
-    "Usage:",
-    "  uncaged-workflow add <name> <file.esm.js> [--types <path>]",
-    "  uncaged-workflow list",
-    "  uncaged-workflow show <name>",
-    "  uncaged-workflow remove <name>",
-    "  uncaged-workflow run <name> [--prompt <text>] [--max-rounds N]",
-    "  uncaged-workflow ps",
-    "  uncaged-workflow kill <thread-id>",
-    "  uncaged-workflow history <name>",
-    "  uncaged-workflow rollback <name> [hash]",
-    "  uncaged-workflow pause <thread-id>",
-    "  uncaged-workflow resume <thread-id>",
-    "  uncaged-workflow threads [name]",
-    "  uncaged-workflow thread <id>",
-    "  uncaged-workflow thread rm <id>",
-    "  uncaged-workflow fork <thread-id> [--from-role <role>]",
-    "  uncaged-workflow gc",
-    "  uncaged-workflow cas get <thread-id> <hash>",
-    "  uncaged-workflow cas put <thread-id> <content>",
-    "  uncaged-workflow cas list <thread-id>",
-    "  uncaged-workflow cas rm <thread-id> <hash>",
-    "  uncaged-workflow init workspace <name>",
-    "  uncaged-workflow init template <name>",
-  ].join("\n");
+  return formatCliUsageWithGroups(getCommandRegistry(), getSkillTopics());
 }
 
-async function dispatchInit(_storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const sub = argv[0];
-  const name = argv[1];
-  if (sub === undefined || name === undefined || argv.length > 2) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: init requires workspace|template <name>`);
-    return 1;
-  }
+const dispatchWorkflow = createWorkflowDispatcher({ dispatchGroup, printDeprecation });
+const dispatchThread = createThreadDispatcher({ dispatchGroup });
+const dispatchCas = createCasDispatcher({ dispatchGroup });
+const dispatchInit = createInitDispatcher({ dispatchGroup });
 
-  if (sub === "workspace") {
-    const result = await cmdInitWorkspace(process.cwd(), name);
-    if (!result.ok) {
-      printCliError(result.error);
-      return 1;
-    }
-    printCliLine(`initialized workflow workspace at ${result.value.rootPath}`);
+async function showSkillDocOrIndex(topic: string | undefined): Promise<number> {
+  if (topic === undefined) {
+    printCliLine(formatSkillIndex());
     return 0;
   }
-
-  if (sub === "template") {
-    const result = await cmdInitTemplate(process.cwd(), name);
-    if (!result.ok) {
-      printCliError(result.error);
-      return 1;
-    }
-    printCliLine(`initialized template at ${result.value.templatePath}`);
-    return 0;
-  }
-
-  printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: unknown init subcommand: ${sub}`);
-  return 1;
-}
-
-async function dispatchAdd(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const parsed = parseAddArgv(argv);
-  if (!parsed.ok) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: ${parsed.error}`);
+  const doc = formatSkillTopic(topic);
+  if (doc === null) {
+    printCliError(`unknown skill topic: ${topic}\n\n${formatSkillIndex()}`);
     return 1;
   }
-  const result = await cmdAdd(storageRoot, parsed.value);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  for (const w of result.value.warnings) {
-    printCliWarn(w);
-  }
-  printCliLine(formatAddSuccess(parsed.value.name, parsed.value.filePath, result.value.hash));
+  printCliLine(doc);
   return 0;
 }
 
-async function dispatchList(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  if (argv.length > 0) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: list takes no arguments`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const result = await cmdList(storageRoot);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  for (const line of formatListLines(result.value)) {
-    printCliLine(line);
+async function dispatchSkill(_storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  return showSkillDocOrIndex(argv[0]);
+}
+
+async function dispatchHelp(_storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const skillIdx = argv.indexOf("--skill");
+  if (skillIdx !== -1) {
+    return showSkillDocOrIndex(argv[skillIdx + 1]);
   }
+  printCliLine(formatCliUsage());
   return 0;
 }
 
-async function dispatchShow(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const name = argv[0];
-  if (name === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: show requires <name>`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const result = await cmdShow(storageRoot, name);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  printCliLine(formatShowYaml(name, result.value));
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchRemove(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const name = argv[0];
-  if (name === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: remove requires <name>`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const result = await cmdRemove(storageRoot, name);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  printCliLine(`removed workflow "${name}" from registry`);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchRun(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const parsed = parseRunArgv(argv);
-  if (!parsed.ok) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: ${parsed.error}`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-  const result = await cmdRun(
-    storageRoot,
-    parsed.value.name,
-    parsed.value.prompt,
-    parsed.value.maxRounds,
-  );
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-  printCliLine(result.value.threadId);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchPs(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  if (argv.length > 0) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: ps takes no arguments`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  for (const line of await cmdPs(storageRoot)) {
-    printCliLine(line);
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchKill(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const threadId = argv[0];
-  if (threadId === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: kill requires <thread-id>`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const result = await cmdKill(storageRoot, threadId);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  printCliLine(`kill sent for thread ${threadId}`);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchHistory(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const name = argv[0];
-  if (name === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: history requires <name>`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const result = await cmdHistory(storageRoot, name);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  for (const line of result.value) {
-    printCliLine(line);
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchRollback(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const name = argv[0];
-  if (name === undefined || argv.length > 2) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: rollback requires <name> [hash]`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const hashArg = argv[1];
-  const result = await cmdRollback(storageRoot, name, hashArg === undefined ? null : hashArg);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  printCliLine(`rolled back workflow "${name}"`);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchPause(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const threadId = argv[0];
-  if (threadId === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: pause requires <thread-id>`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const result = await cmdPause(storageRoot, threadId);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  printCliLine(`pause sent for thread ${threadId}`);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchResume(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const threadId = argv[0];
-  if (threadId === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: resume requires <thread-id>`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const result = await cmdResume(storageRoot, threadId);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  printCliLine(`resume sent for thread ${threadId}`);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchThreads(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const result = await cmdThreads(storageRoot, argv);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  for (const line of result.value) {
-    printCliLine(line);
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchThread(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const id = argv[0];
-  if (id === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: thread requires <id>`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const result = await cmdThreadShow(storageRoot, id);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  printCliLine(result.value);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchThreadRm(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const id = argv[0];
-  if (id === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: thread rm requires <id>`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const result = await cmdThreadRemove(storageRoot, id);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  printCliLine(`removed thread ${id}`);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchThreadBranch(storageRoot: string, rest: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const sub = rest[0];
-  if (sub === "rm") {
-    return dispatchThreadRm(storageRoot, rest.slice(1));
-  }
-  return dispatchThread(storageRoot, rest);
-}
-
-async function dispatchGc(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  if (argv.length > 0) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: gc takes no arguments`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const result = await cmdGc(storageRoot);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const stats = result.value;
-  printCliLine(
-    `scanned ${stats.scannedThreads} threads, ${stats.activeRefs} active refs, deleted ${stats.deletedEntries} entries`,
-  );
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchFork(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const parsed = parseForkArgv(argv);
-  if (!parsed.ok) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: ${parsed.error}`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const result = await cmdFork(storageRoot, parsed.value.threadId, parsed.value.fromRole);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  printCliLine(result.value.threadId);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchCasGet(storageRoot: string, rest: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const threadId = rest[0];
-  const hash = rest[1];
-  if (threadId === undefined || hash === undefined || rest.length > 2) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: cas get requires <thread-id> <hash>`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const result = await cmdCasGet(storageRoot, threadId, hash);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  printCliLine(result.value);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchCasPut(storageRoot: string, rest: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const threadId = rest[0];
-  const content = rest[1];
-  if (threadId === undefined || content === undefined || rest.length > 2) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: cas put requires <thread-id> <content>`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const result = await cmdCasPut(storageRoot, threadId, content);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  printCliLine(result.value);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchCasList(storageRoot: string, rest: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const threadId = rest[0];
-  if (threadId === undefined || rest.length > 1) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: cas list requires <thread-id>`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const result = await cmdCasList(storageRoot, threadId);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  for (const hash of result.value) {
-    printCliLine(hash);
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
-async function dispatchCasRm(storageRoot: string, rest: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const threadId = rest[0];
-  const hash = rest[1];
-  if (threadId === undefined || hash === undefined || rest.length > 2) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: cas rm requires <thread-id> <hash>`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const result = await cmdCasRm(storageRoot, threadId, hash);
-  if (!result.ok) {
-    printCliError(result.error);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  printCliLine(`removed cas entry ${hash}`);
-  return 0;
-}
-
-const CAS_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE: Record<
-  string,
-  (storageRoot: string, rest: string[]) => Promise<number>
-> = {
-  get: dispatchCasGet,
-  put: dispatchCasPut,
-  list: dispatchCasList,
-  rm: dispatchCasRm,
-};
-
-async function dispatchCas(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
-  const sub = argv[0];
-  if (sub === undefined) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: unknown cas subcommand: (none)`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  const handler = CAS_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE[sub];
-  if (handler === undefined) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: unknown cas subcommand: ${sub}`);
-    return 1;
-  }
-  return handler(storageRoot, argv.slice(1));
-}
-
-type DispatchFn = (storageRoot: string, argv: string[]) => Promise<number>;
-
 const COMMAND_TABLE: Record<string, DispatchFn> = {
-  add: dispatchAdd,
-  init: dispatchInit,
-  list: dispatchList,
-  show: dispatchShow,
-  remove: dispatchRemove,
-  run: dispatchRun,
-  ps: dispatchPs,
-  kill: dispatchKill,
-  history: dispatchHistory,
-  rollback: dispatchRollback,
-  pause: dispatchPause,
-  resume: dispatchResume,
-  threads: dispatchThreads,
-  thread: dispatchThreadBranch,
-  fork: dispatchFork,
-  gc: dispatchGc,
+  workflow: dispatchWorkflow,
+  thread: dispatchThread,
   cas: dispatchCas,
+  init: dispatchInit,
+  help: dispatchHelp,
+  skill: dispatchSkill,
+  run: dispatchRun,
+  live: dispatchLive,
+};
+
+const DEPRECATED_ALIASES: Record<string, { newCmd: string; handler: DispatchFn }> = {
+  add: { newCmd: "workflow add", handler: dispatchAdd },
+  list: { newCmd: "workflow list", handler: dispatchList },
+  show: { newCmd: "workflow show", handler: dispatchShow },
+  remove: { newCmd: "workflow rm", handler: dispatchRemove },
+  ps: { newCmd: "thread ps", handler: dispatchPs },
+  kill: { newCmd: "thread kill", handler: dispatchKill },
+  pause: { newCmd: "thread pause", handler: dispatchPause },
+  resume: { newCmd: "thread resume", handler: dispatchResume },
+  threads: { newCmd: "thread list", handler: dispatchThreadList },
+  fork: { newCmd: "thread fork", handler: dispatchFork },
+  gc: { newCmd: "cas gc", handler: dispatchGc },
+  history: { newCmd: "workflow history", handler: dispatchHistory },
+  rollback: { newCmd: "workflow rollback", handler: dispatchRollback },
 };
 
 export async function runCli(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
   if (argv.length === 0) {
-    printCliError(formatCliUsage());
+    printCliLine(formatCliUsage());
     return 1;
   }
   const command = argv[0];
   if (command === undefined) {
-    printCliError(formatCliUsage());
+    printCliLine(formatCliUsage());
     return 1;
   }
   const rest = argv.slice(1);
+
   const dispatch = COMMAND_TABLE[command];
-  if (dispatch === undefined) {
-    printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: unknown command ${command}`);
-    return 1;
+  if (dispatch !== undefined) {
+    return dispatch(storageRoot, rest);
   }
-  return dispatch(storageRoot, rest);
+
+  const deprecated = DEPRECATED_ALIASES[command];
+  if (deprecated !== undefined) {
+    printDeprecation(command, deprecated.newCmd);
+    return deprecated.handler(storageRoot, rest);
+  }
+
+  printCliError(`${formatCliUsage()}\n\nerror: unknown command ${command}`);
+  return 1;
 }

packages/cli-workflow/src/cli-registry.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import type { CommandGroup } from "./cli-command-types.js";
+import { setCommandGroupsForUsage } from "./cli-usage-context.js";
+import { CAS_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE } from "./commands/cas/dispatch.js";
+import { INIT_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE } from "./commands/init/dispatch.js";
+import { THREAD_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE } from "./commands/thread/dispatch.js";
+import { WORKFLOW_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE } from "./commands/workflow/dispatch.js";
+
+export function getCommandRegistry(): ReadonlyArray<CommandGroup> {
+  return [
+    {
+      name: "workflow",
+      commands: Object.entries(WORKFLOW_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE).map(([name, e]) => ({
+        name,
+        args: e.args,
+        description: e.description,
+      })),
+    },
+    {
+      name: "thread",
+      commands: Object.entries(THREAD_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE).map(([name, e]) => ({
+        name,
+        args: e.args,
+        description: e.description,
+      })),
+    },
+    {
+      name: "cas",
+      commands: Object.entries(CAS_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE).map(([name, e]) => ({
+        name,
+        args: e.args,
+        description: e.description,
+      })),
+    },
+    {
+      name: "init",
+      commands: Object.entries(INIT_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE).map(([name, e]) => ({
+        name,
+        args: e.args,
+        description: e.description,
+      })),
+    },
+  ];
+}
+
+setCommandGroupsForUsage(getCommandRegistry());

packages/cli-workflow/src/cli-usage-context.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { CommandGroup } from "./cli-command-types.js";
+
+let commandGroupsForUsage: ReadonlyArray<CommandGroup> | null = null;
+
+export function setCommandGroupsForUsage(groups: ReadonlyArray<CommandGroup>): void {
+  commandGroupsForUsage = groups;
+}
+
+export function getCommandGroupsForUsage(): ReadonlyArray<CommandGroup> {
+  if (commandGroupsForUsage === null) {
+    throw new Error("BUG: command groups for usage not initialized");
+  }
+  return commandGroupsForUsage;
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/cli-usage.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import type { CommandGroup } from "./cli-command-types.js";
+
+/** Keep aligned with `getSkillTopics()` in skill.ts (names only, for error usage lines). */
+export const USAGE_SKILL_TOPIC_ROWS: ReadonlyArray<{ name: string }> = [
+  { name: "cli" },
+  { name: "develop" },
+  { name: "author" },
+];
+
+const USAGE_SECTION_BY_GROUP: Record<string, string> = {
+  workflow: "Workflow registry:",
+  thread: "Thread execution:",
+  cas: "Content-addressable storage:",
+  init: "Development:",
+};
+
+export function formatUsageCommandLines(
+  rows: ReadonlyArray<{ prefix: string; description: string }>,
+): string[] {
+  const maxPrefix = rows.reduce((max, row) => Math.max(max, row.prefix.length), 0);
+  const gap = 2;
+  return rows.map((row) => {
+    const pad = " ".repeat(maxPrefix - row.prefix.length + gap);
+    return `  ${row.prefix}${pad}${row.description}`;
+  });
+}
+
+export function formatCliUsage(
+  groups: ReadonlyArray<CommandGroup>,
+  skillTopics: ReadonlyArray<{ name: string }>,
+): string {
+  const lines: string[] = ["uncaged-workflow — workflow engine CLI", ""];
+
+  for (const group of groups) {
+    const sectionTitle = USAGE_SECTION_BY_GROUP[group.name];
+    if (sectionTitle === undefined) {
+      throw new Error(`BUG: missing usage section title for group "${group.name}"`);
+    }
+    lines.push(sectionTitle);
+    const rows = group.commands.map((cmd) => {
+      const args = cmd.args ? ` ${cmd.args}` : "";
+      return {
+        prefix: `${group.name} ${cmd.name}${args}`,
+        description: cmd.description,
+      };
+    });
+    lines.push(...formatUsageCommandLines(rows));
+    lines.push("");
+  }
+
+  lines.push("Shortcuts:");
+  lines.push(
+    ...formatUsageCommandLines([
+      { prefix: "run <name> [...]", description: "→ thread run" },
+      { prefix: "live <id> [...]", description: "→ thread live" },
+    ]),
+  );
+  lines.push("");
+
+  lines.push("Reference:");
+  const skillTopicNames = skillTopics.map((t) => t.name).join(", ");
+  lines.push(
+    ...formatUsageCommandLines([
+      {
+        prefix: "skill [topic]",
+        description: `Agent-consumable docs (${skillTopicNames})`,
+      },
+    ]),
+  );
+  lines.push("");
+  lines.push("Use <command> --help for subcommand details.");
+  lines.push("");
+  lines.push("Environment variables:");
+  lines.push(
+    "  WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT              Override storage directory (default: ~/.uncaged/workflow)",
+  );
+  lines.push(
+    "  UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT      Internal override (takes priority over WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT)",
+  );
+  return lines.join("\n");
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/cmd-cas.ts

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-import { createCasStore, err, getGlobalCasDir, ok, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
-
-export async function cmdCasGet(
-  storageRoot: string,
-  _threadId: string,
-  hash: string,
-): Promise<Result<string, string>> {
-  const cas = createCasStore(getGlobalCasDir(storageRoot));
-  const content = await cas.get(hash);
-  if (content === null) {
-    return err(`cas entry not found: ${hash}`);
-  }
-  return ok(content);
-}
-
-export async function cmdCasPut(
-  storageRoot: string,
-  _threadId: string,
-  content: string,
-): Promise<Result<string, string>> {
-  const cas = createCasStore(getGlobalCasDir(storageRoot));
-  const hash = await cas.put(content);
-  return ok(hash);
-}
-
-export async function cmdCasList(
-  storageRoot: string,
-  _threadId: string,
-): Promise<Result<string[], string>> {
-  const cas = createCasStore(getGlobalCasDir(storageRoot));
-  const hashes = await cas.list();
-  return ok(hashes);
-}
-
-export async function cmdCasRm(
-  storageRoot: string,
-  _threadId: string,
-  hash: string,
-): Promise<Result<void, string>> {
-  const cas = createCasStore(getGlobalCasDir(storageRoot));
-  await cas.delete(hash);
-  return ok(undefined);
-}

packages/cli-workflow/src/cmd-kill.ts

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-import { join } from "node:path";
-
-import { err, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
-
-import { readTextFileIfExists } from "./fs-utils.js";
-import {
-  resolveRunningHashForThread,
-  sendWorkerTcpCommand,
-  type WorkerCtl,
-} from "./worker-spawn.js";
-
-export async function cmdKill(
-  storageRoot: string,
-  threadId: string,
-): Promise<Result<void, string>> {
-  const hashResult = await resolveRunningHashForThread(storageRoot, threadId);
-  if (!hashResult.ok) {
-    return hashResult;
-  }
-
-  const ctlPath = join(storageRoot, "workers", `${hashResult.value}.json`);
-  const ctlText = await readTextFileIfExists(ctlPath);
-  if (ctlText === null) {
-    return err(`worker control file missing for bundle hash ${hashResult.value}`);
-  }
-
-  let ctl: WorkerCtl;
-  try {
-    ctl = JSON.parse(ctlText) as WorkerCtl;
-  } catch {
-    return err(`corrupt worker control file: ${ctlPath}`);
-  }
-
-  if (typeof ctl.port !== "number" || ctl.port <= 0) {
-    return err(`invalid worker control file: ${ctlPath}`);
-  }
-
-  return await sendWorkerTcpCommand(
-    ctl.port,
-    { type: "kill", threadId },
-    { awaitResponseLine: true },
-  );
-}

packages/cli-workflow/src/cmd-pause.ts

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-import { join } from "node:path";
-
-import { err, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
-
-import { readTextFileIfExists } from "./fs-utils.js";
-import {
-  resolveRunningHashForThread,
-  sendWorkerTcpCommand,
-  type WorkerCtl,
-} from "./worker-spawn.js";
-
-export async function cmdPause(
-  storageRoot: string,
-  threadId: string,
-): Promise<Result<void, string>> {
-  const hashResult = await resolveRunningHashForThread(storageRoot, threadId);
-  if (!hashResult.ok) {
-    return hashResult;
-  }
-
-  const ctlPath = join(storageRoot, "workers", `${hashResult.value}.json`);
-  const ctlText = await readTextFileIfExists(ctlPath);
-  if (ctlText === null) {
-    return err(`worker control file missing for bundle hash ${hashResult.value}`);
-  }
-
-  let ctl: WorkerCtl;
-  try {
-    ctl = JSON.parse(ctlText) as WorkerCtl;
-  } catch {
-    return err(`corrupt worker control file: ${ctlPath}`);
-  }
-
-  if (typeof ctl.port !== "number" || ctl.port <= 0) {
-    return err(`invalid worker control file: ${ctlPath}`);
-  }
-
-  return await sendWorkerTcpCommand(
-    ctl.port,
-    { type: "pause", threadId },
-    { awaitResponseLine: true },
-  );
-}

packages/cli-workflow/src/cmd-resume.ts

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-import { join } from "node:path";
-
-import { err, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
-
-import { readTextFileIfExists } from "./fs-utils.js";
-import {
-  resolveRunningHashForThread,
-  sendWorkerTcpCommand,
-  type WorkerCtl,
-} from "./worker-spawn.js";
-
-export async function cmdResume(
-  storageRoot: string,
-  threadId: string,
-): Promise<Result<void, string>> {
-  const hashResult = await resolveRunningHashForThread(storageRoot, threadId);
-  if (!hashResult.ok) {
-    return hashResult;
-  }
-
-  const ctlPath = join(storageRoot, "workers", `${hashResult.value}.json`);
-  const ctlText = await readTextFileIfExists(ctlPath);
-  if (ctlText === null) {
-    return err(`worker control file missing for bundle hash ${hashResult.value}`);
-  }
-
-  let ctl: WorkerCtl;
-  try {
-    ctl = JSON.parse(ctlText) as WorkerCtl;
-  } catch {
-    return err(`corrupt worker control file: ${ctlPath}`);
-  }
-
-  if (typeof ctl.port !== "number" || ctl.port <= 0) {
-    return err(`invalid worker control file: ${ctlPath}`);
-  }
-
-  return await sendWorkerTcpCommand(
-    ctl.port,
-    { type: "resume", threadId },
-    { awaitResponseLine: true },
-  );
-}

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/cas/dispatch.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import type { CommandEntry, DispatchGroupFn } from "../../cli-command-types.js";
+import { printCliError, printCliLine } from "../../cli-output.js";
+import { formatCliUsage, USAGE_SKILL_TOPIC_ROWS } from "../../cli-usage.js";
+import { getCommandGroupsForUsage } from "../../cli-usage-context.js";
+import { cmdGc } from "./gc.js";
+import { cmdCasGet } from "./get.js";
+import { cmdCasList } from "./list.js";
+import { cmdCasPut } from "./put.js";
+import { cmdCasRm } from "./rm.js";
+
+function usageText(): string {
+  return formatCliUsage(getCommandGroupsForUsage(), USAGE_SKILL_TOPIC_ROWS);
+}
+
+export async function dispatchGc(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  if (argv.length > 0) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: gc takes no arguments`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdGc(storageRoot);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const stats = result.value;
+  printCliLine(
+    `scanned ${stats.scannedThreads} threads, ${stats.activeRefs} active refs, deleted ${stats.deletedEntries} entries`,
+  );
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchCasGet(storageRoot: string, rest: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const threadId = rest[0];
+  const hash = rest[1];
+  if (threadId === undefined || hash === undefined || rest.length > 2) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: cas get requires <thread-id> <hash>`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdCasGet(storageRoot, threadId, hash);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  printCliLine(result.value);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchCasPut(storageRoot: string, rest: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const threadId = rest[0];
+  const content = rest[1];
+  if (threadId === undefined || content === undefined || rest.length > 2) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: cas put requires <thread-id> <content>`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdCasPut(storageRoot, threadId, content);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  printCliLine(result.value);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchCasList(storageRoot: string, rest: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const threadId = rest[0];
+  if (threadId === undefined || rest.length > 1) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: cas list requires <thread-id>`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdCasList(storageRoot, threadId);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  for (const hash of result.value) {
+    printCliLine(hash);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchCasRm(storageRoot: string, rest: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const threadId = rest[0];
+  const hash = rest[1];
+  if (threadId === undefined || hash === undefined || rest.length > 2) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: cas rm requires <thread-id> <hash>`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdCasRm(storageRoot, threadId, hash);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  printCliLine(`removed cas entry ${hash}`);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export const CAS_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE: Record<string, CommandEntry> = {
+  get: {
+    handler: dispatchCasGet,
+    args: "<thread-id> <hash>",
+    description: "Retrieve content by hash from a thread's CAS",
+  },
+  put: {
+    handler: dispatchCasPut,
+    args: "<thread-id> <content>",
+    description: "Store content in a thread's CAS, returns hash",
+  },
+  list: {
+    handler: dispatchCasList,
+    args: "<thread-id>",
+    description: "List all CAS entries for a thread",
+  },
+  rm: { handler: dispatchCasRm, args: "<thread-id> <hash>", description: "Remove a CAS entry" },
+  gc: { handler: dispatchGc, args: "", description: "Garbage-collect unreferenced CAS entries" },
+};
+
+export function createCasDispatcher(deps: { dispatchGroup: DispatchGroupFn }) {
+  const { dispatchGroup } = deps;
+  return async function dispatchCas(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+    const result = dispatchGroup("cas", CAS_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE, storageRoot, argv);
+    if (result !== null) {
+      return result;
+    }
+    const sub = argv[0];
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: unknown cas subcommand: ${sub}`);
+    return 1;
+  };
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/cas/get.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { createCasStore, err, getGlobalCasDir, ok, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+export async function cmdCasGet(
+  storageRoot: string,
+  _threadId: string,
+  hash: string,
+): Promise<Result<string, string>> {
+  const cas = createCasStore(getGlobalCasDir(storageRoot));
+  const content = await cas.get(hash);
+  if (content === null) {
+    return err(`cas entry not found: ${hash}`);
+  }
+  return ok(content);
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/cas/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export { cmdGc } from "./gc.js";
+export { cmdCasGet } from "./get.js";
+export { cmdCasList } from "./list.js";
+export { cmdCasPut } from "./put.js";
+export { cmdCasRm } from "./rm.js";

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/cas/list.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { createCasStore, getGlobalCasDir, ok, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+export async function cmdCasList(
+  storageRoot: string,
+  _threadId: string,
+): Promise<Result<string[], string>> {
+  const cas = createCasStore(getGlobalCasDir(storageRoot));
+  const hashes = await cas.list();
+  return ok(hashes);
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/cas/put.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { createCasStore, getGlobalCasDir, ok, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+export async function cmdCasPut(
+  storageRoot: string,
+  _threadId: string,
+  content: string,
+): Promise<Result<string, string>> {
+  const cas = createCasStore(getGlobalCasDir(storageRoot));
+  const hash = await cas.put(content);
+  return ok(hash);
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/cas/rm.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { createCasStore, getGlobalCasDir, ok, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+export async function cmdCasRm(
+  storageRoot: string,
+  _threadId: string,
+  hash: string,
+): Promise<Result<void, string>> {
+  const cas = createCasStore(getGlobalCasDir(storageRoot));
+  await cas.delete(hash);
+  return ok(undefined);
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/init/dispatch.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import type { CommandEntry, DispatchGroupFn } from "../../cli-command-types.js";
+import { printCliError, printCliLine } from "../../cli-output.js";
+import { formatCliUsage, USAGE_SKILL_TOPIC_ROWS } from "../../cli-usage.js";
+import { getCommandGroupsForUsage } from "../../cli-usage-context.js";
+import { cmdInitTemplate } from "./template.js";
+import { cmdInitWorkspace } from "./workspace.js";
+
+function usageText(): string {
+  return formatCliUsage(getCommandGroupsForUsage(), USAGE_SKILL_TOPIC_ROWS);
+}
+
+export async function dispatchInitWorkspace(_storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const name = argv[0];
+  if (name === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: init workspace requires <name>`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdInitWorkspace(process.cwd(), name);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  printCliLine(`initialized workflow workspace at ${result.value.rootPath}`);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchInitTemplate(_storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const name = argv[0];
+  if (name === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: init template requires <name>`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdInitTemplate(process.cwd(), name);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  printCliLine(`initialized template at ${result.value.templatePath}`);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export const INIT_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE: Record<string, CommandEntry> = {
+  workspace: {
+    handler: dispatchInitWorkspace,
+    args: "<name>",
+    description: "Initialize a new workflow workspace",
+  },
+  template: {
+    handler: dispatchInitTemplate,
+    args: "<name>",
+    description: "Initialize a new workflow template",
+  },
+};
+
+export function createInitDispatcher(deps: { dispatchGroup: DispatchGroupFn }) {
+  const { dispatchGroup } = deps;
+  return async function dispatchInit(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+    const result = dispatchGroup("init", INIT_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE, storageRoot, argv);
+    if (result !== null) {
+      return result;
+    }
+    const sub = argv[0];
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: unknown init subcommand: ${sub}`);
+    return 1;
+  };
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/init/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export type { CmdInitTemplateSuccess } from "./template.js";
+export { cmdInitTemplate } from "./template.js";
+export type { CmdInitWorkspaceSuccess } from "./workspace.js";
+export { cmdInitWorkspace } from "./workspace.js";

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/init/template.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+import { mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { dirname, join, resolve } from "node:path";
+
+import { err, ok, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+import { pathExists } from "../../fs-utils.js";
+
+export type CmdInitTemplateSuccess = {
+  templatePath: string;
+};
+
+function validateWorkspaceSegment(name: string): Result<void, string> {
+  if (name.length === 0) {
+    return err("workspace name must not be empty");
+  }
+  if (name === "." || name === "..") {
+    return err("invalid workspace name");
+  }
+  if (name.includes("/") || name.includes("\\")) {
+    return err("workspace name must not contain path separators");
+  }
+  return ok(undefined);
+}
+
+function hasTemplatesWorkspaceGlob(workspaces: unknown): boolean {
+  return Array.isArray(workspaces) && workspaces.includes("templates/*");
+}
+
+async function readPackageJsonWorkspaces(dir: string): Promise<unknown | null> {
+  const pkgPath = join(dir, "package.json");
+  if (!(await pathExists(pkgPath))) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  let raw: string;
+  try {
+    raw = await readFile(pkgPath, "utf8");
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+  let parsed: unknown;
+  try {
+    parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as unknown;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (typeof parsed !== "object" || parsed === null || !("workspaces" in parsed)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return (parsed as { workspaces: unknown }).workspaces;
+}
+
+/** Resolve uncaged-workflow workspace root (package.json with `templates/*` in `workspaces`). */
+async function findWorkflowWorkspaceRoot(startDir: string): Promise<Result<string, string>> {
+  let dir = resolve(startDir);
+  for (;;) {
+    const workspaces = await readPackageJsonWorkspaces(dir);
+    if (workspaces !== null && hasTemplatesWorkspaceGlob(workspaces)) {
+      return ok(dir);
+    }
+    const parent = dirname(dir);
+    if (parent === dir) {
+      return err(
+        'not inside a workflow workspace (no package.json with workspaces containing "templates/*")',
+      );
+    }
+    dir = parent;
+  }
+}
+
+function templatePackageJson(templateName: string): string {
+  return `${JSON.stringify(
+    {
+      name: `template-${templateName}`,
+      version: "0.0.0",
+      private: true,
+      type: "module",
+      dependencies: {
+        "@uncaged/workflow": "^0.1.0",
+        zod: "^4.0.0",
+      },
+    },
+    null,
+    2,
+  )}\n`;
+}
+
+function templateTsconfigJson(): string {
+  return `${JSON.stringify(
+    {
+      extends: "../../tsconfig.json",
+      compilerOptions: {
+        rootDir: "src",
+        outDir: "dist",
+      },
+      include: ["src/**/*.ts"],
+    },
+    null,
+    2,
+  )}\n`;
+}
+
+function templateRolesTs(): string {
+  return `import type { RoleDefinition } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import * as z from "zod/v4";
+
+export const HELLO_TEMPLATE_DESCRIPTION =
+  "Minimal starter template: one greeter role, then END.";
+
+export type HelloTemplateMeta = {
+  greeter: {
+    message: string;
+  };
+};
+
+const greeterMetaSchema = z.object({
+  message: z.string(),
+});
+
+export const greeterRole: RoleDefinition<HelloTemplateMeta["greeter"]> = {
+  description: "Says hello — replace with your first role.",
+  systemPrompt: "You are a helpful assistant. Reply with one short friendly sentence.",
+  extractPrompt: "Extract the assistant's greeting as message.",
+  schema: greeterMetaSchema,
+  extractRefs: null,
+};
+`;
+}
+
+function templateModeratorTs(): string {
+  return `import { END, type Moderator, type ModeratorContext } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+import type { HelloTemplateMeta } from "./roles.js";
+
+export const helloTemplateModerator: Moderator<HelloTemplateMeta> = (
+  ctx: ModeratorContext<HelloTemplateMeta>,
+) => {
+  if (ctx.steps.length === 0) {
+    return "greeter";
+  }
+  return END;
+};
+`;
+}
+
+function templateIndexTs(): string {
+  return `import type { WorkflowDefinition } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+import { helloTemplateModerator } from "./moderator.js";
+import {
+  HELLO_TEMPLATE_DESCRIPTION,
+  type HelloTemplateMeta,
+  greeterRole,
+} from "./roles.js";
+
+export {
+  HELLO_TEMPLATE_DESCRIPTION,
+  type HelloTemplateMeta,
+  greeterRole,
+} from "./roles.js";
+export { helloTemplateModerator } from "./moderator.js";
+
+export const helloTemplateWorkflowDefinition: WorkflowDefinition<HelloTemplateMeta> = {
+  description: HELLO_TEMPLATE_DESCRIPTION,
+  roles: {
+    greeter: greeterRole,
+  },
+  moderator: helloTemplateModerator,
+};
+`;
+}
+
+export async function cmdInitTemplate(
+  startDir: string,
+  templateName: string,
+): Promise<Result<CmdInitTemplateSuccess, string>> {
+  const validated = validateWorkspaceSegment(templateName);
+  if (!validated.ok) {
+    return validated;
+  }
+
+  const rootResult = await findWorkflowWorkspaceRoot(startDir);
+  if (!rootResult.ok) {
+    return rootResult;
+  }
+
+  const workspaceRoot = rootResult.value;
+  const templateDir = join(workspaceRoot, "templates", templateName);
+  if (await pathExists(templateDir)) {
+    return err(`template already exists: ${templateDir}`);
+  }
+
+  await mkdir(join(templateDir, "src"), { recursive: true });
+
+  await Promise.all([
+    writeFile(join(templateDir, "package.json"), templatePackageJson(templateName), "utf8"),
+    writeFile(join(templateDir, "tsconfig.json"), templateTsconfigJson(), "utf8"),
+    writeFile(join(templateDir, "src", "roles.ts"), templateRolesTs(), "utf8"),
+    writeFile(join(templateDir, "src", "moderator.ts"), templateModeratorTs(), "utf8"),
+    writeFile(join(templateDir, "src", "index.ts"), templateIndexTs(), "utf8"),
+  ]);
+
+  return ok({ templatePath: templateDir });
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/init/workspace.ts

@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
-import { mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
-import { dirname, join, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { mkdir, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { join } from "node:path";
 
 import { err, ok, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
 
-import { pathExists } from "./fs-utils.js";
+import { pathExists } from "../../fs-utils.js";
 
 export type CmdInitWorkspaceSuccess = {
   rootPath: string;
 };
 
-export type CmdInitTemplateSuccess = {
-  templatePath: string;
-};
-
 function validateWorkspaceSegment(name: string): Result<void, string> {
   if (name.length === 0) {
     return err("workspace name must not be empty");
@@ -233,183 +229,3 @@ export async function cmdInitWorkspace(
 
   return ok({ rootPath });
 }
-
-function hasTemplatesWorkspaceGlob(workspaces: unknown): boolean {
-  return Array.isArray(workspaces) && workspaces.includes("templates/*");
-}
-
-async function readPackageJsonWorkspaces(dir: string): Promise<unknown | null> {
-  const pkgPath = join(dir, "package.json");
-  if (!(await pathExists(pkgPath))) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  let raw: string;
-  try {
-    raw = await readFile(pkgPath, "utf8");
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
-  let parsed: unknown;
-  try {
-    parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as unknown;
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
-  if (typeof parsed !== "object" || parsed === null || !("workspaces" in parsed)) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  return (parsed as { workspaces: unknown }).workspaces;
-}
-
-/** Resolve uncaged-workflow workspace root (package.json with `templates/*` in `workspaces`). */
-async function findWorkflowWorkspaceRoot(startDir: string): Promise<Result<string, string>> {
-  let dir = resolve(startDir);
-  for (;;) {
-    const workspaces = await readPackageJsonWorkspaces(dir);
-    if (workspaces !== null && hasTemplatesWorkspaceGlob(workspaces)) {
-      return ok(dir);
-    }
-    const parent = dirname(dir);
-    if (parent === dir) {
-      return err(
-        'not inside a workflow workspace (no package.json with workspaces containing "templates/*")',
-      );
-    }
-    dir = parent;
-  }
-}
-
-function templatePackageJson(templateName: string): string {
-  return `${JSON.stringify(
-    {
-      name: `template-${templateName}`,
-      version: "0.0.0",
-      private: true,
-      type: "module",
-      dependencies: {
-        "@uncaged/workflow": "^0.1.0",
-        zod: "^4.0.0",
-      },
-    },
-    null,
-    2,
-  )}\n`;
-}
-
-function templateTsconfigJson(): string {
-  return `${JSON.stringify(
-    {
-      extends: "../../tsconfig.json",
-      compilerOptions: {
-        rootDir: "src",
-        outDir: "dist",
-      },
-      include: ["src/**/*.ts"],
-    },
-    null,
-    2,
-  )}\n`;
-}
-
-function templateRolesTs(): string {
-  return `import type { RoleDefinition } from "@uncaged/workflow";
-import * as z from "zod/v4";
-
-export const HELLO_TEMPLATE_DESCRIPTION =
-  "Minimal starter template: one greeter role, then END.";
-
-export type HelloTemplateMeta = {
-  greeter: {
-    message: string;
-  };
-};
-
-const greeterMetaSchema = z.object({
-  message: z.string(),
-});
-
-export const greeterRole: RoleDefinition<HelloTemplateMeta["greeter"]> = {
-  description: "Says hello — replace with your first role.",
-  systemPrompt: "You are a helpful assistant. Reply with one short friendly sentence.",
-  extractPrompt: "Extract the assistant's greeting as message.",
-  schema: greeterMetaSchema,
-  extractRefs: null,
-};
-`;
-}
-
-function templateModeratorTs(): string {
-  return `import { END, type Moderator, type ModeratorContext } from "@uncaged/workflow";
-
-import type { HelloTemplateMeta } from "./roles.js";
-
-export const helloTemplateModerator: Moderator<HelloTemplateMeta> = (
-  ctx: ModeratorContext<HelloTemplateMeta>,
-) => {
-  if (ctx.steps.length === 0) {
-    return "greeter";
-  }
-  return END;
-};
-`;
-}
-
-function templateIndexTs(): string {
-  return `import type { WorkflowDefinition } from "@uncaged/workflow";
-
-import { helloTemplateModerator } from "./moderator.js";
-import {
-  HELLO_TEMPLATE_DESCRIPTION,
-  type HelloTemplateMeta,
-  greeterRole,
-} from "./roles.js";
-
-export {
-  HELLO_TEMPLATE_DESCRIPTION,
-  type HelloTemplateMeta,
-  greeterRole,
-} from "./roles.js";
-export { helloTemplateModerator } from "./moderator.js";
-
-export const helloTemplateWorkflowDefinition: WorkflowDefinition<HelloTemplateMeta> = {
-  description: HELLO_TEMPLATE_DESCRIPTION,
-  roles: {
-    greeter: greeterRole,
-  },
-  moderator: helloTemplateModerator,
-};
-`;
-}
-
-export async function cmdInitTemplate(
-  startDir: string,
-  templateName: string,
-): Promise<Result<CmdInitTemplateSuccess, string>> {
-  const validated = validateWorkspaceSegment(templateName);
-  if (!validated.ok) {
-    return validated;
-  }
-
-  const rootResult = await findWorkflowWorkspaceRoot(startDir);
-  if (!rootResult.ok) {
-    return rootResult;
-  }
-
-  const workspaceRoot = rootResult.value;
-  const templateDir = join(workspaceRoot, "templates", templateName);
-  if (await pathExists(templateDir)) {
-    return err(`template already exists: ${templateDir}`);
-  }
-
-  await mkdir(join(templateDir, "src"), { recursive: true });
-
-  await Promise.all([
-    writeFile(join(templateDir, "package.json"), templatePackageJson(templateName), "utf8"),
-    writeFile(join(templateDir, "tsconfig.json"), templateTsconfigJson(), "utf8"),
-    writeFile(join(templateDir, "src", "roles.ts"), templateRolesTs(), "utf8"),
-    writeFile(join(templateDir, "src", "moderator.ts"), templateModeratorTs(), "utf8"),
-    writeFile(join(templateDir, "src", "index.ts"), templateIndexTs(), "utf8"),
-  ]);
-
-  return ok({ templatePath: templateDir });
-}

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/thread/control.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import type { Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+import {
+  readWorkerCtl,
+  resolveRunningHashForThread,
+  sendWorkerTcpCommand,
+} from "../../worker-spawn.js";
+
+type ThreadControlAction = "kill" | "pause" | "resume";
+
+async function cmdThreadControl(
+  storageRoot: string,
+  threadId: string,
+  action: ThreadControlAction,
+): Promise<Result<void, string>> {
+  const hashResult = await resolveRunningHashForThread(storageRoot, threadId);
+  if (!hashResult.ok) {
+    return hashResult;
+  }
+
+  const ctlResult = await readWorkerCtl(storageRoot, hashResult.value);
+  if (!ctlResult.ok) {
+    return ctlResult;
+  }
+
+  return await sendWorkerTcpCommand(
+    ctlResult.value.port,
+    { type: action, threadId },
+    { awaitResponseLine: true },
+  );
+}
+
+export async function cmdKill(
+  storageRoot: string,
+  threadId: string,
+): Promise<Result<void, string>> {
+  return cmdThreadControl(storageRoot, threadId, "kill");
+}
+
+export async function cmdPause(
+  storageRoot: string,
+  threadId: string,
+): Promise<Result<void, string>> {
+  return cmdThreadControl(storageRoot, threadId, "pause");
+}
+
+export async function cmdResume(
+  storageRoot: string,
+  threadId: string,
+): Promise<Result<void, string>> {
+  return cmdThreadControl(storageRoot, threadId, "resume");
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/thread/dispatch.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+import type { CommandEntry, DispatchGroupFn } from "../../cli-command-types.js";
+import { printCliError, printCliLine } from "../../cli-output.js";
+import { formatCliUsage, USAGE_SKILL_TOPIC_ROWS } from "../../cli-usage.js";
+import { getCommandGroupsForUsage } from "../../cli-usage-context.js";
+import { parseLiveArgv } from "../../live-argv.js";
+import { parseRunArgv } from "../../run-argv.js";
+import { cmdKill, cmdPause, cmdResume } from "./control.js";
+import { cmdFork, parseForkArgv } from "./fork.js";
+import { cmdThreads } from "./list.js";
+import { cmdLive } from "./live.js";
+import { cmdPs } from "./ps.js";
+import { cmdThreadRemove } from "./rm.js";
+import { cmdRun } from "./run.js";
+import { cmdThreadShow } from "./show.js";
+
+function usageText(): string {
+  return formatCliUsage(getCommandGroupsForUsage(), USAGE_SKILL_TOPIC_ROWS);
+}
+
+export async function dispatchRun(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const parsed = parseRunArgv(argv);
+  if (!parsed.ok) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: ${parsed.error}`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  const result = await cmdRun(
+    storageRoot,
+    parsed.value.name,
+    parsed.value.prompt,
+    parsed.value.maxRounds,
+  );
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  printCliLine(result.value.threadId);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchPs(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  if (argv.length > 0) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: ps takes no arguments`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  for (const line of await cmdPs(storageRoot)) {
+    printCliLine(line);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchKill(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const threadId = argv[0];
+  if (threadId === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: kill requires <thread-id>`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdKill(storageRoot, threadId);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  printCliLine(`kill sent for thread ${threadId}`);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchLive(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const parsed = parseLiveArgv(argv);
+  if (!parsed.ok) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: ${parsed.error}`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return cmdLive(storageRoot, parsed.value);
+}
+
+export async function dispatchPause(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const threadId = argv[0];
+  if (threadId === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: pause requires <thread-id>`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdPause(storageRoot, threadId);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  printCliLine(`pause sent for thread ${threadId}`);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchResume(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const threadId = argv[0];
+  if (threadId === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: resume requires <thread-id>`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdResume(storageRoot, threadId);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  printCliLine(`resume sent for thread ${threadId}`);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchThreadList(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const result = await cmdThreads(storageRoot, argv);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  for (const line of result.value) {
+    printCliLine(line);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchThreadShow(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const id = argv[0];
+  if (id === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: thread show requires <id>`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdThreadShow(storageRoot, id);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  printCliLine(result.value);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchThreadRm(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const id = argv[0];
+  if (id === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: thread rm requires <id>`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdThreadRemove(storageRoot, id);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  printCliLine(`removed thread ${id}`);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchFork(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const parsed = parseForkArgv(argv);
+  if (!parsed.ok) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: ${parsed.error}`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdFork(storageRoot, parsed.value.threadId, parsed.value.fromRole);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  printCliLine(result.value.threadId);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export const THREAD_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE: Record<string, CommandEntry> = {
+  run: {
+    handler: dispatchRun,
+    args: "<name> [--prompt <text>] [--max-rounds N]",
+    description: "Start a new thread executing a workflow",
+  },
+  list: {
+    handler: dispatchThreadList,
+    args: "[name]",
+    description: "List threads, optionally filtered by workflow name",
+  },
+  show: { handler: dispatchThreadShow, args: "<id>", description: "Show thread details and state" },
+  rm: { handler: dispatchThreadRm, args: "<id>", description: "Remove a thread" },
+  fork: {
+    handler: dispatchFork,
+    args: "<thread-id> [--from-role <role>]",
+    description: "Fork a thread, optionally from a specific role",
+  },
+  ps: { handler: dispatchPs, args: "", description: "List running threads" },
+  kill: { handler: dispatchKill, args: "<thread-id>", description: "Kill a running thread" },
+  live: {
+    handler: dispatchLive,
+    args: "<thread-id> | --latest [--debug] [--role <name>]",
+    description: "Attach to a thread and stream output live",
+  },
+  pause: { handler: dispatchPause, args: "<thread-id>", description: "Pause a running thread" },
+  resume: { handler: dispatchResume, args: "<thread-id>", description: "Resume a paused thread" },
+};
+
+export function createThreadDispatcher(deps: { dispatchGroup: DispatchGroupFn }) {
+  const { dispatchGroup } = deps;
+  return async function dispatchThread(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+    const result = dispatchGroup("thread", THREAD_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE, storageRoot, argv);
+    if (result !== null) {
+      return result;
+    }
+    const sub = argv[0];
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: unknown thread subcommand: ${sub}`);
+    return 1;
+  };
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/thread/fork.ts

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import { join } from "node:path";
 
 import { buildForkPlan, err, generateUlid, ok, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
 
-import { pathExists, readTextFileIfExists } from "./fs-utils.js";
-import { resolveThreadDataPath } from "./thread-scan.js";
-import { ensureWorkerForHash, sendWorkerTcpCommand } from "./worker-spawn.js";
+import { pathExists, readTextFileIfExists } from "../../fs-utils.js";
+import { resolveThreadDataPath } from "../../thread-scan.js";
+import { ensureWorkerForHash, sendWorkerTcpCommand } from "../../worker-spawn.js";
 
 export function parseForkArgv(
   argv: string[],

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/thread/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export { cmdKill, cmdPause, cmdResume } from "./control.js";
+export { cmdFork, parseForkArgv } from "./fork.js";
+export { cmdThreads } from "./list.js";
+export type { LiveRoleRow } from "./live.js";
+export {
+  cmdLive,
+  formatLiveDebugLine,
+  formatLiveTimeLabel,
+  LIVE_CONTENT_MAX_LINES,
+  renderLiveRoleStepLines,
+} from "./live.js";
+export { cmdPs } from "./ps.js";
+export { cmdThreadRemove } from "./rm.js";
+export { cmdRun } from "./run.js";
+export { cmdThreadShow } from "./show.js";

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/thread/list.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { err, ok, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
 
-import { listHistoricalThreads } from "./thread-scan.js";
-import { validateCliWorkflowName } from "./workflow-name.js";
+import { listHistoricalThreads } from "../../thread-scan.js";
+import { validateCliWorkflowName } from "../../workflow-name.js";
 
 export async function cmdThreads(
   storageRoot: string,

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/thread/live.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,463 @@
+import { watch } from "node:fs";
+import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
+
+import {
+  type CasStore,
+  createCasStore,
+  getContentMerklePayload,
+  getGlobalCasDir,
+  tryParseRoleStepRecord,
+  tryParseWorkflowResultRecord,
+  type WorkflowCompletion,
+} from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+import { printCliError, printCliLine } from "../../cli-output.js";
+import { pathExists } from "../../fs-utils.js";
+import type { ParsedLiveArgv } from "../../live-argv.js";
+import { findLatestThreadDataPath, resolveThreadDataPath } from "../../thread-scan.js";
+
+export const LIVE_CONTENT_MAX_LINES = 10;
+
+export type LiveRoleRow = {
+  role: string;
+  content: string;
+  meta: Record<string, unknown>;
+  timestamp: number;
+};
+
+export function formatLiveTimeLabel(timestampMs: number): string {
+  const d = new Date(timestampMs);
+  const hh = String(d.getHours()).padStart(2, "0");
+  const mm = String(d.getMinutes()).padStart(2, "0");
+  const ss = String(d.getSeconds()).padStart(2, "0");
+  return `${hh}:${mm}:${ss}`;
+}
+
+function shouldUseColor(): boolean {
+  return process.stdout.isTTY === true && process.env.NO_COLOR === undefined;
+}
+
+function highlightLiveRole(name: string): string {
+  if (!shouldUseColor()) {
+    return name;
+  }
+  return `\x1b[1m\x1b[36m${name}\x1b[0m`;
+}
+
+function dimGreyLine(line: string): string {
+  if (!shouldUseColor()) {
+    return line;
+  }
+  return `\x1b[2m\x1b[90m${line}\x1b[0m`;
+}
+
+export function formatLiveDebugLine(timestampMs: number, tag: string, message: string): string {
+  const label = `[${formatLiveTimeLabel(timestampMs)}] [${tag}] ${message.replace(/\n/g, " ")}`;
+  return dimGreyLine(label);
+}
+
+export function renderLiveRoleStepLines(row: LiveRoleRow, roleDisplay: string): string[] {
+  const header = `[${formatLiveTimeLabel(row.timestamp)}] ▶ ${roleDisplay}`;
+  const lines: string[] = [header];
+  const parts = row.content.split("\n");
+  const shown = parts.slice(0, LIVE_CONTENT_MAX_LINES);
+  for (const ln of shown) {
+    lines.push(`  ${ln}`);
+  }
+  const omitted = parts.length - shown.length;
+  if (omitted > 0) {
+    lines.push(`  … (${omitted} more line${omitted === 1 ? "" : "s"})`);
+  }
+  lines.push(`  meta: ${JSON.stringify(row.meta)}`);
+  return lines;
+}
+
+function printSummary(result: WorkflowCompletion): void {
+  printCliLine(`completed: returnCode=${result.returnCode} — ${result.summary}`);
+}
+
+type LiveSessionState = {
+  sawStart: boolean;
+  completed: boolean;
+  carry: string;
+  contentOffset: number;
+};
+
+type InfoLiveState = {
+  carry: string;
+  contentOffset: number;
+};
+
+function tryParseInfoRecord(obj: Record<string, unknown>): {
+  tag: string;
+  content: string;
+  timestamp: number;
+} | null {
+  const tag = obj.tag;
+  const content = obj.content;
+  const timestamp = obj.timestamp;
+  if (
+    typeof tag !== "string" ||
+    typeof content !== "string" ||
+    typeof timestamp !== "number" ||
+    !Number.isFinite(timestamp)
+  ) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return { tag, content, timestamp };
+}
+
+async function handleJsonlLine(
+  rawLine: string,
+  state: LiveSessionState,
+  roleFilter: string | null,
+  cas: CasStore,
+): Promise<{ parseError: string | null; workflowResult: WorkflowCompletion | null }> {
+  const trimmed = rawLine.trim();
+  if (trimmed === "") {
+    return { parseError: null, workflowResult: null };
+  }
+
+  let rec: unknown;
+  try {
+    rec = JSON.parse(trimmed) as unknown;
+  } catch {
+    return { parseError: "invalid JSON in thread data file", workflowResult: null };
+  }
+  if (rec === null || typeof rec !== "object") {
+    return { parseError: "invalid record in thread data file", workflowResult: null };
+  }
+  const obj = rec as Record<string, unknown>;
+
+  if (!state.sawStart) {
+    state.sawStart = true;
+    return { parseError: null, workflowResult: null };
+  }
+
+  const wf = tryParseWorkflowResultRecord(obj);
+  if (wf !== null) {
+    state.completed = true;
+    return { parseError: null, workflowResult: wf };
+  }
+
+  const roleRow = tryParseRoleStepRecord(obj);
+  if (roleRow === null) {
+    return {
+      parseError: "unrecognized record in thread data (expected role step or result)",
+      workflowResult: null,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (roleFilter !== null && roleRow.role !== roleFilter) {
+    return { parseError: null, workflowResult: null };
+  }
+
+  const payload = await getContentMerklePayload(cas, roleRow.contentHash);
+  const content =
+    payload !== null ? payload : `(content not in CAS; contentHash=${roleRow.contentHash})`;
+
+  const row: LiveRoleRow = {
+    role: roleRow.role,
+    content,
+    meta: roleRow.meta,
+    timestamp: roleRow.timestamp,
+  };
+  for (const outLine of renderLiveRoleStepLines(row, highlightLiveRole(row.role))) {
+    printCliLine(outLine);
+  }
+  return { parseError: null, workflowResult: null };
+}
+
+async function pumpNewContent(
+  dataPath: string,
+  state: LiveSessionState,
+  roleFilter: string | null,
+  cas: CasStore,
+): Promise<number | null> {
+  let text: string;
+  try {
+    text = await readFile(dataPath, "utf8");
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (text.length < state.contentOffset) {
+    state.contentOffset = 0;
+    state.carry = "";
+  }
+
+  const chunk = text.slice(state.contentOffset);
+  state.contentOffset = text.length;
+  state.carry += chunk;
+
+  const parts = state.carry.split("\n");
+  state.carry = parts.pop() ?? "";
+
+  for (const line of parts) {
+    const { parseError, workflowResult } = await handleJsonlLine(line, state, roleFilter, cas);
+    if (parseError !== null) {
+      printCliError(parseError);
+      return 1;
+    }
+    if (workflowResult !== null) {
+      printSummary(workflowResult);
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+async function pumpNewInfoContent(infoPath: string, state: InfoLiveState): Promise<void> {
+  let text: string;
+  try {
+    text = await readFile(infoPath, "utf8");
+  } catch {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (text.length < state.contentOffset) {
+    state.contentOffset = 0;
+    state.carry = "";
+  }
+
+  const chunk = text.slice(state.contentOffset);
+  state.contentOffset = text.length;
+  state.carry += chunk;
+
+  const parts = state.carry.split("\n");
+  state.carry = parts.pop() ?? "";
+
+  for (const line of parts) {
+    const trimmed = line.trim();
+    if (trimmed === "") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    let rec: unknown;
+    try {
+      rec = JSON.parse(trimmed) as unknown;
+    } catch {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (rec === null || typeof rec !== "object") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const parsed = tryParseInfoRecord(rec as Record<string, unknown>);
+    if (parsed === null) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    printCliLine(formatLiveDebugLine(parsed.timestamp, parsed.tag, parsed.content));
+  }
+}
+
+type WatchPumpTask = {
+  path: string;
+  pump: () => Promise<number | null>;
+};
+
+async function runWatchPumpStep(
+  settled: () => boolean,
+  pump: () => Promise<number | null>,
+  closeAll: () => void,
+  finish: (code: number) => void,
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (settled()) {
+    return;
+  }
+  try {
+    const code = await pump();
+    if (code !== null) {
+      closeAll();
+      finish(code);
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    closeAll();
+    throw e instanceof Error ? e : new Error(String(e));
+  }
+}
+
+function watchLivePaths(params: { tasks: WatchPumpTask[]; signal: AbortSignal }): Promise<number> {
+  const { tasks, signal } = params;
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    let settled = false;
+    const finish = (code: number): void => {
+      if (settled) {
+        return;
+      }
+      settled = true;
+      resolve(code);
+    };
+
+    const pumpChains = new Map<string, Promise<void>>();
+    for (const t of tasks) {
+      pumpChains.set(t.path, Promise.resolve());
+    }
+
+    const watchers: ReturnType<typeof watch>[] = [];
+
+    const closeAll = (): void => {
+      for (const w of watchers) {
+        w.close();
+      }
+    };
+
+    function schedulePump(path: string, pump: () => Promise<number | null>): void {
+      const prev = pumpChains.get(path) ?? Promise.resolve();
+      const next = (async () => {
+        await prev;
+        await runWatchPumpStep(() => settled, pump, closeAll, finish);
+      })();
+      pumpChains.set(path, next);
+    }
+
+    for (const { path, pump } of tasks) {
+      const watcher = watch(path, (eventType) => {
+        if (eventType === "rename") {
+          return;
+        }
+        schedulePump(path, pump);
+      });
+      watchers.push(watcher);
+      watcher.on("error", (err: Error) => {
+        closeAll();
+        reject(err);
+      });
+    }
+
+    const onAbort = (): void => {
+      closeAll();
+      finish(0);
+    };
+    signal.addEventListener("abort", onAbort, { once: true });
+
+    for (const { path, pump } of tasks) {
+      schedulePump(path, pump);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+type LiveThreadTarget = {
+  threadId: string;
+  dataPath: string;
+};
+
+async function resolveLiveThreadTarget(
+  storageRoot: string,
+  parsed: ParsedLiveArgv,
+): Promise<LiveThreadTarget | null> {
+  if (parsed.latest) {
+    const found = await findLatestThreadDataPath(storageRoot);
+    if (found === null) {
+      printCliError("live: no threads found");
+      return null;
+    }
+    return found;
+  }
+
+  const id = parsed.threadId;
+  if (id === null) {
+    printCliError("live: internal error: missing thread id");
+    return null;
+  }
+  const resolved = await resolveThreadDataPath(storageRoot, id);
+  if (resolved === null) {
+    printCliError(`thread not found: ${id}`);
+    return null;
+  }
+  return { threadId: id, dataPath: resolved };
+}
+
+async function buildLiveWatchTasks(params: {
+  dataPath: string;
+  infoPath: string;
+  debug: boolean;
+  dataState: LiveSessionState;
+  infoState: InfoLiveState;
+  roleFilter: string | null;
+  cas: CasStore;
+}): Promise<WatchPumpTask[]> {
+  const { dataPath, infoPath, debug, dataState, infoState, roleFilter, cas } = params;
+  const tasks: WatchPumpTask[] = [
+    {
+      path: dataPath,
+      pump: () => pumpNewContent(dataPath, dataState, roleFilter, cas),
+    },
+  ];
+
+  if (debug && (await pathExists(infoPath))) {
+    tasks.push({
+      path: infoPath,
+      pump: async () => {
+        await pumpNewInfoContent(infoPath, infoState);
+        return null;
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  return tasks;
+}
+
+export async function cmdLive(storageRoot: string, parsed: ParsedLiveArgv): Promise<number> {
+  const target = await resolveLiveThreadTarget(storageRoot, parsed);
+  if (target === null) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  const { threadId, dataPath } = target;
+  const roleFilter = parsed.role;
+  const infoPath = join(dirname(dataPath), `${threadId}.info.jsonl`);
+  const cas = createCasStore(getGlobalCasDir(storageRoot));
+
+  const dataState: LiveSessionState = {
+    sawStart: false,
+    completed: false,
+    carry: "",
+    contentOffset: 0,
+  };
+
+  const infoState: InfoLiveState = {
+    carry: "",
+    contentOffset: 0,
+  };
+
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const onSigInt = (): void => {
+    controller.abort();
+  };
+  process.on("SIGINT", onSigInt);
+
+  try {
+    const firstData = await pumpNewContent(dataPath, dataState, roleFilter, cas);
+    if (firstData === 1) {
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (parsed.debug && (await pathExists(infoPath))) {
+      await pumpNewInfoContent(infoPath, infoState);
+    }
+
+    if (firstData === 0 || dataState.completed) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    const tasks = await buildLiveWatchTasks({
+      dataPath,
+      infoPath,
+      debug: parsed.debug,
+      dataState,
+      infoState,
+      roleFilter,
+      cas,
+    });
+
+    return await watchLivePaths({ tasks, signal: controller.signal });
+  } catch (e) {
+    const message = e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e);
+    printCliError(`live: ${message}`);
+    return 1;
+  } finally {
+    process.off("SIGINT", onSigInt);
+  }
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/thread/ps.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { listRunningThreads } from "./thread-scan.js";
+import { listRunningThreads } from "../../thread-scan.js";
 
 export async function cmdPs(storageRoot: string): Promise<string[]> {
   const rows = await listRunningThreads(storageRoot);

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/thread/rm.ts

@@ -3,23 +3,7 @@ import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
 
 import { err, garbageCollectCas, ok, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
 
-import { readTextFileIfExists } from "./fs-utils.js";
-import { resolveThreadDataPath } from "./thread-scan.js";
-
-export async function cmdThreadShow(
-  storageRoot: string,
-  threadId: string,
-): Promise<Result<string, string>> {
-  const dataPath = await resolveThreadDataPath(storageRoot, threadId);
-  if (dataPath === null) {
-    return err(`thread not found: ${threadId}`);
-  }
-  const text = await readTextFileIfExists(dataPath);
-  if (text === null) {
-    return err(`thread data missing: ${threadId}`);
-  }
-  return ok(text.endsWith("\n") ? text.slice(0, -1) : text);
-}
+import { resolveThreadDataPath } from "../../thread-scan.js";
 
 export async function cmdThreadRemove(
   storageRoot: string,

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/thread/run.ts

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import {
   type Result,
   readWorkflowRegistry,
 } from "@uncaged/workflow";
-import { ensureWorkerForHash, sendWorkerTcpCommand } from "./worker-spawn.js";
-import { validateCliWorkflowName } from "./workflow-name.js";
+import { ensureWorkerForHash, sendWorkerTcpCommand } from "../../worker-spawn.js";
+import { validateCliWorkflowName } from "../../workflow-name.js";
 
 export async function cmdRun(
   storageRoot: string,

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/thread/show.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { err, ok, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+import { readTextFileIfExists } from "../../fs-utils.js";
+import { resolveThreadDataPath } from "../../thread-scan.js";
+
+export async function cmdThreadShow(
+  storageRoot: string,
+  threadId: string,
+): Promise<Result<string, string>> {
+  const dataPath = await resolveThreadDataPath(storageRoot, threadId);
+  if (dataPath === null) {
+    return err(`thread not found: ${threadId}`);
+  }
+  const text = await readTextFileIfExists(dataPath);
+  if (text === null) {
+    return err(`thread data missing: ${threadId}`);
+  }
+  return ok(text.endsWith("\n") ? text.slice(0, -1) : text);
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/workflow/add.ts

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import {
   writeWorkflowRegistry,
 } from "@uncaged/workflow";
 
-import { storeWorkflowBundleArtifacts } from "./bundle-store.js";
-import { validateCliWorkflowName } from "./workflow-name.js";
+import { storeWorkflowBundleArtifacts } from "../../bundle-store.js";
+import { validateCliWorkflowName } from "../../workflow-name.js";
 
 export type ParsedAddArgv = {
   name: string;

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/workflow/dispatch.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+import type { CommandEntry, DispatchGroupFn } from "../../cli-command-types.js";
+import { printCliError, printCliLine, printCliWarn } from "../../cli-output.js";
+import { formatCliUsage, USAGE_SKILL_TOPIC_ROWS } from "../../cli-usage.js";
+import { getCommandGroupsForUsage } from "../../cli-usage-context.js";
+import { cmdAdd, formatAddSuccess, parseAddArgv } from "./add.js";
+import { cmdHistory } from "./history.js";
+import { cmdList, formatListLines } from "./list.js";
+import { cmdRemove } from "./rm.js";
+import { cmdRollback } from "./rollback.js";
+import { cmdShow, formatShowYaml } from "./show.js";
+
+function usageText(): string {
+  return formatCliUsage(getCommandGroupsForUsage(), USAGE_SKILL_TOPIC_ROWS);
+}
+
+export async function dispatchAdd(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const parsed = parseAddArgv(argv);
+  if (!parsed.ok) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: ${parsed.error}`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdAdd(storageRoot, parsed.value);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  for (const w of result.value.warnings) {
+    printCliWarn(w);
+  }
+  printCliLine(formatAddSuccess(parsed.value.name, parsed.value.filePath, result.value.hash));
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchList(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  if (argv.length > 0) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: list takes no arguments`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdList(storageRoot);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  for (const line of formatListLines(result.value)) {
+    printCliLine(line);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchShow(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const name = argv[0];
+  if (name === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: show requires <name>`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdShow(storageRoot, name);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  printCliLine(formatShowYaml(name, result.value));
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchRemove(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const name = argv[0];
+  if (name === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: remove requires <name>`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdRemove(storageRoot, name);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  printCliLine(`removed workflow "${name}" from registry`);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchHistory(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const name = argv[0];
+  if (name === undefined || argv.length > 1) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: history requires <name>`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const result = await cmdHistory(storageRoot, name);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  for (const line of result.value) {
+    printCliLine(line);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export async function dispatchRollback(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+  const name = argv[0];
+  if (name === undefined || argv.length > 2) {
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: rollback requires <name> [hash]`);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  const hashArg = argv[1];
+  const result = await cmdRollback(storageRoot, name, hashArg === undefined ? null : hashArg);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    printCliError(result.error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  printCliLine(`rolled back workflow "${name}"`);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export const WORKFLOW_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE: Record<string, CommandEntry> = {
+  add: {
+    handler: dispatchAdd,
+    args: "<name> <file.esm.js> [--types <path>]",
+    description: "Register a workflow bundle in the registry",
+  },
+  list: { handler: dispatchList, args: "", description: "List all registered workflows" },
+  show: {
+    handler: dispatchShow,
+    args: "<name>",
+    description: "Show details of a registered workflow",
+  },
+  rm: {
+    handler: dispatchRemove,
+    args: "<name>",
+    description: "Remove a workflow from the registry",
+  },
+  history: {
+    handler: dispatchHistory,
+    args: "<name>",
+    description: "Show version history of a workflow",
+  },
+  rollback: {
+    handler: dispatchRollback,
+    args: "<name> [hash]",
+    description: "Rollback a workflow to a previous version",
+  },
+};
+
+type WorkflowDispatchDeps = {
+  dispatchGroup: DispatchGroupFn;
+  printDeprecation: (oldCmd: string, newCmd: string) => void;
+};
+
+export function createWorkflowDispatcher(deps: WorkflowDispatchDeps) {
+  const { dispatchGroup, printDeprecation } = deps;
+  return async function dispatchWorkflow(storageRoot: string, argv: string[]): Promise<number> {
+    const result = dispatchGroup("workflow", WORKFLOW_SUBCOMMAND_TABLE, storageRoot, argv);
+    if (result !== null) {
+      return result;
+    }
+    const sub = argv[0];
+    if (sub === "remove") {
+      printDeprecation("workflow remove", "workflow rm");
+      return dispatchRemove(storageRoot, argv.slice(1));
+    }
+    printCliError(`${usageText()}\n\nerror: unknown workflow subcommand: ${sub}`);
+    return 1;
+  };
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/workflow/history.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   readWorkflowRegistry,
 } from "@uncaged/workflow";
 
-import { validateCliWorkflowName } from "./workflow-name.js";
+import { validateCliWorkflowName } from "../../workflow-name.js";
 
 export async function cmdHistory(
   storageRoot: string,

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/workflow/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export type { CmdAddSuccess, ParsedAddArgv } from "./add.js";
+export { cmdAdd, formatAddSuccess, parseAddArgv } from "./add.js";
+export { cmdHistory } from "./history.js";
+export { cmdList, formatListLines } from "./list.js";
+export { cmdRemove } from "./rm.js";
+export { cmdRollback } from "./rollback.js";
+export { cmdShow, formatShowYaml } from "./show.js";

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/workflow/rm.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   writeWorkflowRegistry,
 } from "@uncaged/workflow";
 
-import { validateCliWorkflowName } from "./workflow-name.js";
+import { validateCliWorkflowName } from "../../workflow-name.js";
 
 export async function cmdRemove(storageRoot: string, name: string): Promise<Result<void, string>> {
   const nameOk = validateCliWorkflowName(name);

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/workflow/rollback.ts

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import {
   writeWorkflowRegistry,
 } from "@uncaged/workflow";
 
-import { pathExists } from "./fs-utils.js";
-import { validateCliWorkflowName } from "./workflow-name.js";
+import { pathExists } from "../../fs-utils.js";
+import { validateCliWorkflowName } from "../../workflow-name.js";
 
 export async function cmdRollback(
   storageRoot: string,

packages/cli-workflow/src/commands/workflow/show.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from "@uncaged/workflow";
 import { stringify } from "yaml";
 
-import { validateCliWorkflowName } from "./workflow-name.js";
+import { validateCliWorkflowName } from "../../workflow-name.js";
 
 export async function cmdShow(
   storageRoot: string,

packages/cli-workflow/src/live-argv.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { err, ok, type Result } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+export type ParsedLiveArgv = {
+  threadId: string | null;
+  latest: boolean;
+  debug: boolean;
+  role: string | null;
+};
+
+type LiveArgvScan = {
+  latest: boolean;
+  debug: boolean;
+  role: string | null;
+  threadId: string | null;
+};
+
+function applyLiveArgvToken(argv: string[], i: number, s: LiveArgvScan): Result<number, string> {
+  const a = argv[i];
+  if (a === "--latest") {
+    s.latest = true;
+    return ok(i + 1);
+  }
+  if (a === "--debug") {
+    s.debug = true;
+    return ok(i + 1);
+  }
+  if (a === "--role") {
+    const v = argv[i + 1];
+    if (v === undefined || v.startsWith("--")) {
+      return err("missing value for --role");
+    }
+    s.role = v;
+    return ok(i + 2);
+  }
+  if (a.startsWith("--")) {
+    return err(`unknown live flag: ${a}`);
+  }
+  if (s.threadId !== null) {
+    return err("unexpected extra argument");
+  }
+  s.threadId = a;
+  return ok(i + 1);
+}
+
+export function parseLiveArgv(argv: string[]): Result<ParsedLiveArgv, string> {
+  const s: LiveArgvScan = {
+    latest: false,
+    debug: false,
+    role: null,
+    threadId: null,
+  };
+
+  let i = 0;
+  while (i < argv.length) {
+    const step = applyLiveArgvToken(argv, i, s);
+    if (!step.ok) {
+      return step;
+    }
+    i = step.value;
+  }
+
+  if (s.latest && s.threadId !== null) {
+    return err("live --latest does not take <thread-id>");
+  }
+  if (!s.latest && s.threadId === null) {
+    return err("live requires <thread-id> or --latest");
+  }
+
+  return ok({
+    threadId: s.threadId,
+    latest: s.latest,
+    debug: s.debug,
+    role: s.role,
+  });
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/skill.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+import { getCommandRegistry } from "./cli-registry.js";
+
+type SkillTopic = {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  format: () => string;
+};
+
+const SKILL_TOPICS: ReadonlyArray<SkillTopic> = [
+  { name: "cli", description: "Full CLI command reference", format: formatSkillCli },
+  {
+    name: "develop",
+    description: "Guide for agents executing roles inside a workflow",
+    format: formatSkillDevelop,
+  },
+  {
+    name: "author",
+    description: "Guide for building and publishing workflow bundles",
+    format: formatSkillAuthor,
+  },
+];
+
+export function getSkillTopics(): ReadonlyArray<{ name: string; description: string }> {
+  return SKILL_TOPICS.map((t) => ({ name: t.name, description: t.description }));
+}
+
+export function formatSkillTopic(topic: string): string | null {
+  const entry = SKILL_TOPICS.find((t) => t.name === topic);
+  if (entry === undefined) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return entry.format();
+}
+
+export function formatSkillIndex(): string {
+  const rows = SKILL_TOPICS.map((t) => `| \`${t.name}\` | ${t.description} |`);
+  return `# uncaged-workflow skill
+
+Available topics:
+
+| Topic | Description |
+|-------|-------------|
+${rows.join("\n")}
+
+Usage: \`uncaged-workflow skill <topic>\`
+`;
+}
+
+// ── cli topic (existing full reference) ────────────────────────────────
+
+function formatSkillCli(): string {
+  const groups = getCommandRegistry();
+
+  const commandSections: string[] = [];
+  for (const group of groups) {
+    const rows = group.commands.map((cmd) => {
+      const args = cmd.args ? `\`${cmd.args}\`` : "(none)";
+      return `| \`${group.name} ${cmd.name}\` | ${args} | ${cmd.description} |`;
+    });
+    commandSections.push(
+      `### ${group.name}\n\n| Command | Args | Description |\n|---------|------|-------------|\n${rows.join("\n")}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  return `# uncaged-workflow CLI Reference
+
+## Core Concepts
+
+| Concept | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| **Workflow** | A single-file ESM bundle (\`.esm.js\`) that exports \`run\` and \`descriptor\`. Identified by name and XXH64 hash. |
+| **Bundle** | The physical \`.esm.js\` file stored in the bundles directory. Immutable once written. |
+| **Thread** | A single execution of a workflow, identified by a ULID. Persists state as JSONL files. |
+| **CAS** | Content-Addressable Storage. Per-thread key-value store keyed by content hash. |
+| **Registry** | \`workflow.yaml\` — maps workflow names to their current and historical bundle hashes. |
+
+## Commands
+
+${commandSections.join("\n\n")}
+
+### Top-level shortcuts
+
+| Command | Equivalent | Description |
+|---------|------------|-------------|
+| \`run\` | \`thread run\` | Shortcut to start a thread |
+| \`live\` | \`thread live\` | Shortcut to attach to a thread |
+
+## Typical Workflow
+
+1. \`uncaged-workflow workflow add my-wf ./my-wf.esm.js\` — register a workflow
+2. \`uncaged-workflow run my-wf --prompt "do the thing"\` — start a thread
+3. \`uncaged-workflow live --latest\` — attach and watch output
+4. \`uncaged-workflow thread show <thread-id>\` — inspect completed thread
+
+## Exit Codes
+
+| Code | Meaning |
+|------|---------|
+| 0 | Success |
+| 1 | Error |
+
+## Environment Variables
+
+| Variable | Description |
+|----------|-------------|
+| \`UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT\` | Override the default storage directory for all workflow data |
+`;
+}
+
+// ── develop topic (for agents inside a workflow) ───────────────────────
+
+function formatSkillDevelop(): string {
+  return `# Workflow Role Guide
+
+Reference for agents executing roles (planner, coder, reviewer, etc.) inside a running workflow thread.
+
+## Thread ID
+
+Every thread has a 26-character Crockford Base32 ULID (e.g. \`06F03H5V6JTMDST6P3TVH42RWM\`).
+
+It appears in the **first message** of the conversation. If unsure:
+
+\`\`\`
+uncaged-workflow thread list
+\`\`\`
+
+## CAS (Content-Addressable Storage)
+
+Store and retrieve content by hash, scoped to the current thread.
+
+| Operation | Command |
+|-----------|---------|
+| **Store** | \`uncaged-workflow cas put <THREAD_ID> '<content>'\` → prints hash |
+| **Read** | \`uncaged-workflow cas get <THREAD_ID> <HASH>\` → prints content |
+| **List** | \`uncaged-workflow cas list <THREAD_ID>\` |
+
+CAS is the **only** supported way to persist structured data (phase plans, review notes, etc.) within a thread. Do not use temp files.
+
+## Meta Output
+
+Each role must produce structured output that the moderator extracts. The exact schema depends on the role, but the pattern is:
+
+1. Do your work (write code, run tests, etc.)
+2. Output a compact JSON object matching the role's schema
+3. The moderator extracts and validates it automatically
+
+## Thread Context
+
+The conversation history contains outputs from previous roles. Read it to understand:
+- What task was requested (from the initial prompt)
+- What previous roles produced (plans, code changes, review results)
+- What the moderator decided (which phase to work on, whether to retry)
+`;
+}
+
+// ── author topic (for workflow developers) ─────────────────────────────
+
+function formatSkillAuthor(): string {
+  return `# Workflow Authoring Guide
+
+How to build, test, and publish workflow bundles for uncaged-workflow.
+
+## Bundle Structure
+
+A workflow bundle is a single ESM file (\`.esm.js\`) that exports:
+
+\`\`\`typescript
+// Required exports
+export const descriptor: WorkflowDescriptor;
+export const run: WorkflowRun;
+\`\`\`
+
+## WorkflowDescriptor
+
+Defines the workflow's metadata and role sequence:
+
+\`\`\`typescript
+type WorkflowDescriptor = {
+  name: string;           // verb-first kebab-case, e.g. "solve-issue"
+  description: string;    // one-line summary
+  roles: string[];        // ordered role names, e.g. ["planner", "coder", "reviewer"]
+};
+\`\`\`
+
+## WorkflowRun
+
+The main function that creates and returns a moderator:
+
+\`\`\`typescript
+type WorkflowRun = (ctx: WorkflowContext) => Moderator;
+\`\`\`
+
+The **Moderator** controls the flow — it decides which role runs next, handles retries, and determines when the workflow is complete.
+
+## Role Definition
+
+Each role has:
+
+| Field | Type | Purpose |
+|-------|------|---------|
+| \`description\` | string | What the role does |
+| \`systemPrompt\` | string | System prompt for the agent |
+| \`extractPrompt\` | string | Instruction for extracting structured meta |
+| \`schema\` | ZodSchema | Validates the extracted meta |
+| \`extractRefs\` | fn or null | Extracts CAS hashes from meta for DAG linking |
+| \`extractMode\` | "single" | Extraction mode |
+
+## Development Workflow
+
+\`\`\`bash
+# 1. Initialize a workspace
+uncaged-workflow init workspace my-workflow
+
+# 2. Write your template (roles + moderator + descriptor)
+
+# 3. Build the ESM bundle
+bun run build
+
+# 4. Register locally
+uncaged-workflow workflow add my-workflow ./dist/my-workflow.esm.js
+
+# 5. Test
+uncaged-workflow run my-workflow --prompt "test task"
+uncaged-workflow live --latest
+\`\`\`
+
+## Versioning
+
+Bundles are immutable and identified by XXH64 hash. Re-registering a workflow with a new bundle creates a new version. Use \`workflow history\` and \`workflow rollback\` to manage versions.
+`;
+}
+
+// ── Legacy compat ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** @deprecated Use formatSkillTopic("cli") instead */
+export function formatSkillDoc(): string {
+  return formatSkillCli();
+}

packages/cli-workflow/src/storage-env.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
 import { getDefaultWorkflowStorageRoot } from "@uncaged/workflow";
 
-/** Resolve storage root, honoring `UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT` for tests/tools. */
+/**
+ * Resolve storage root with env var override support.
+ *
+ * Priority (highest first):
+ *  1. `UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT` — internal/test override
+ *  2. `WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT` — user-facing override
+ *  3. Default (`~/.uncaged/workflow`)
+ */
 export function resolveWorkflowStorageRoot(): string {
-  const override = process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT;
-  if (override !== undefined && override !== "") {
-    return override;
+  const internal = process.env.UNCAGED_WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT;
+  if (internal !== undefined && internal !== "") {
+    return internal;
+  }
+  const userOverride = process.env.WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT;
+  if (userOverride !== undefined && userOverride !== "") {
+    return userOverride;
   }
   return getDefaultWorkflowStorageRoot();
 }

packages/cli-workflow/src/thread-scan.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { readdir } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { readdir, stat } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 
 import { pathExists, readTextFileIfExists } from "./fs-utils.js";
@@ -15,6 +15,28 @@ export type HistoricalThreadRow = {
   workflowName: string | null;
 };
 
+async function readThreadStartTimestampMs(dataPath: string): Promise<number | null> {
+  const text = await readTextFileIfExists(dataPath);
+  if (text === null) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const firstLine = text.split("\n")[0];
+  if (firstLine === undefined || firstLine.trim() === "") {
+    return null;
+  }
+  let parsed: unknown;
+  try {
+    parsed = JSON.parse(firstLine) as unknown;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (parsed === null || typeof parsed !== "object") {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const ts = (parsed as Record<string, unknown>).timestamp;
+  return typeof ts === "number" && Number.isFinite(ts) ? ts : null;
+}
+
 async function readWorkflowNameFromDataJsonl(dataPath: string): Promise<string | null> {
   const text = await readTextFileIfExists(dataPath);
   if (text === null) {
@@ -124,6 +146,50 @@ export async function listHistoricalThreads(
   return out;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Picks the thread whose `.data.jsonl` is newest by start-record `timestamp`,
+ * falling back to file `mtime` when the timestamp is missing.
+ * Tie-breaker: larger `mtime` wins when start timestamps are equal.
+ */
+export async function findLatestThreadDataPath(
+  storageRoot: string,
+): Promise<{ threadId: string; dataPath: string } | null> {
+  const threads = await listHistoricalThreads(storageRoot, null);
+  if (threads.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  let best: {
+    threadId: string;
+    dataPath: string;
+    primary: number;
+    secondary: number;
+  } | null = null;
+
+  for (const t of threads) {
+    const dataPath = join(storageRoot, "logs", t.hash, `${t.threadId}.data.jsonl`);
+    let mtimeMs = 0;
+    try {
+      const st = await stat(dataPath);
+      mtimeMs = st.mtimeMs;
+    } catch {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const startTs = await readThreadStartTimestampMs(dataPath);
+    const primary = startTs !== null ? startTs : mtimeMs;
+    const secondary = mtimeMs;
+    if (
+      best === null ||
+      primary > best.primary ||
+      (primary === best.primary && secondary > best.secondary)
+    ) {
+      best = { threadId: t.threadId, dataPath, primary, secondary };
+    }
+  }
+
+  return best === null ? null : { threadId: best.threadId, dataPath: best.dataPath };
+}
+
 export async function resolveThreadDataPath(
   storageRoot: string,
   threadId: string,

packages/cli-workflow/src/worker-spawn.ts

@@ -237,6 +237,30 @@ export async function sendWorkerTcpCommand(
   });
 }
 
+export async function readWorkerCtl(
+  storageRoot: string,
+  hash: string,
+): Promise<Result<WorkerCtl, string>> {
+  const ctlPath = join(storageRoot, "workers", `${hash}.json`);
+  const ctlText = await readTextFileIfExists(ctlPath);
+  if (ctlText === null) {
+    return err(`worker control file missing for bundle hash ${hash}`);
+  }
+
+  let ctl: WorkerCtl;
+  try {
+    ctl = JSON.parse(ctlText) as WorkerCtl;
+  } catch {
+    return err(`corrupt worker control file: ${ctlPath}`);
+  }
+
+  if (typeof ctl.port !== "number" || ctl.port <= 0) {
+    return err(`invalid worker control file: ${ctlPath}`);
+  }
+
+  return ok(ctl);
+}
+
 export async function resolveRunningHashForThread(
   storageRoot: string,
   threadId: string,

packages/workflow-agent-cursor/package.json

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "echo 'TODO'",
     "test": "bun test"
   },
   "dependencies": {

packages/workflow-agent-hermes/package.json

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "echo 'TODO'",
     "test": "bun test"
   },
   "dependencies": {

packages/workflow-agent-llm/package.json

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "echo 'TODO'",
     "test": "bun test"
   },
   "dependencies": {

packages/workflow-role-coder/package.json

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@uncaged/workflow-role-coder",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
-  "type": "module",
-  "main": "src/index.ts",
-  "types": "src/index.ts",
-  "scripts": {
-    "build": "echo 'TODO'",
-    "test": "echo no tests"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "@uncaged/workflow": "workspace:*",
-    "zod": "^4.0.0"
-  }
-}

packages/workflow-role-coder/src/index.ts

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { type CoderMeta, coderMetaSchema, coderRole } from "./coder.js";

packages/workflow-role-committer/package.json

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@uncaged/workflow-role-committer",
-  "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"
-  }
-}

packages/workflow-role-committer/src/index.ts

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { type CommitterMeta, committerMetaSchema, committerRole } from "./committer.js";

packages/workflow-role-committer/tsconfig.json

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "rootDir": "src",
-    "outDir": "dist",
-    "composite": true
-  },
-  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
-  "references": [{ "path": "../workflow" }]
-}

packages/workflow-role-planner/package.json

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@uncaged/workflow-role-planner",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
-  "type": "module",
-  "main": "src/index.ts",
-  "types": "src/index.ts",
-  "scripts": {
-    "build": "echo 'TODO'",
-    "test": "echo no tests"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "@uncaged/workflow": "workspace:*",
-    "zod": "^4.0.0"
-  }
-}

packages/workflow-role-planner/src/index.ts

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-export {
-  type PlannerMeta,
-  phaseSchema,
-  plannerMetaSchema,
-  plannerRole,
-} from "./planner.js";

packages/workflow-role-planner/tsconfig.json

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "rootDir": "src",
-    "outDir": "dist",
-    "composite": true
-  },
-  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
-  "references": [{ "path": "../workflow" }]
-}

packages/workflow-role-preparer/package.json

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@uncaged/workflow-role-preparer",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
-  "type": "module",
-  "main": "src/index.ts",
-  "types": "src/index.ts",
-  "scripts": {
-    "build": "echo 'TODO'",
-    "test": "echo no tests"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "@uncaged/workflow": "workspace:*",
-    "zod": "^4.0.0"
-  }
-}

packages/workflow-role-preparer/tsconfig.json

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "rootDir": "src",
-    "outDir": "dist"
-  },
-  "include": ["src"]
-}

packages/workflow-role-reviewer/src/index.ts

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { type ReviewerMeta, reviewerMetaSchema, reviewerRole } from "./reviewer.js";

packages/workflow-role-reviewer/src/reviewer.ts

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import type { RoleDefinition } from "@uncaged/workflow";
-import * as z from "zod/v4";
-
-export const reviewerMetaSchema = z.discriminatedUnion("status", [
-  z.object({
-    status: z.literal("approved"),
-  }),
-  z.object({
-    status: z.literal("rejected"),
-    issues: z.array(z.string()).describe("blocking issues that must be fixed"),
-  }),
-]);
-export type ReviewerMeta = z.infer<typeof reviewerMetaSchema>;
-
-const REVIEWER_SYSTEM = `You are a code reviewer. Review the current git diff. Give a clear approve or reject verdict.
-Only reject for blocking issues. End with your verdict.`;
-
-export const reviewerRole: RoleDefinition<ReviewerMeta> = {
-  description: "Runs git diff checks and sets approved when the change is ready.",
-  systemPrompt: REVIEWER_SYSTEM,
-  extractPrompt:
-    "Extract the review verdict: approved or rejected. If rejected, list the blocking issues.",
-  schema: reviewerMetaSchema,
-  extractRefs: null,
-  extractMode: "single",
-};

packages/workflow-role-reviewer/tsconfig.json

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "rootDir": "src",
-    "outDir": "dist",
-    "composite": true
-  },
-  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
-  "references": [{ "path": "../workflow" }]
-}

packages/workflow-template-develop/__tests__/committer.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 
-import { committerMetaSchema, committerRole } from "../src/committer.js";
+import { committerMetaSchema, committerRole } from "../src/roles/committer.js";
 
 describe("committerRole", () => {
   test("committed sample validates against schema", () => {

packages/workflow-template-develop/__tests__/develop-template.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import {
+  END,
+  type ModeratorContext,
+  type RoleStep,
+  START,
+  validateWorkflowDescriptor,
+} from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import { buildDevelopDescriptor } from "../src/descriptor.js";
+import { developModerator } from "../src/index.js";
+import type { CommitterMeta, PlannerMeta } from "../src/roles/index.js";
+import type { DevelopMeta } from "../src/roles.js";
+
+const DEFAULT_PHASES: PlannerMeta["phases"] = [
+  {
+    hash: "4KNMR2PX",
+    title: "Do the work",
+  },
+];
+
+function makeStart(maxRounds: number): ModeratorContext<DevelopMeta>["start"] {
+  return {
+    role: START,
+    content: "Implement the feature",
+    meta: { maxRounds },
+    timestamp: 0,
+  };
+}
+
+function makeCtx(
+  maxRounds: number,
+  steps: ModeratorContext<DevelopMeta>["steps"],
+): ModeratorContext<DevelopMeta> {
+  return {
+    threadId: "01TEST000000000000000000TR",
+    depth: 0,
+    start: makeStart(maxRounds),
+    steps,
+  };
+}
+
+function plannerStep(phases: PlannerMeta["phases"] = DEFAULT_PHASES): RoleStep<DevelopMeta> {
+  return {
+    role: "planner",
+    contentHash: "STUBHASHPLANNER001",
+    meta: { phases },
+    refs: phases.map((p) => p.hash),
+    timestamp: 1,
+  };
+}
+
+function coderStep(completedPhase = "4KNMR2PX"): RoleStep<DevelopMeta> {
+  return {
+    role: "coder",
+    contentHash: "STUBHASHCODER00001",
+    meta: { completedPhase, filesChanged: ["a.ts"], summary: "implemented" },
+    refs: [completedPhase],
+    timestamp: 2,
+  };
+}
+
+function reviewerStep(approved: boolean): RoleStep<DevelopMeta> {
+  return {
+    role: "reviewer",
+    contentHash: "STUBHASHREVIEWER01",
+    meta: approved
+      ? { status: "approved" as const }
+      : { status: "rejected" as const, issues: ["needs fix"] },
+    refs: [],
+    timestamp: 3,
+  };
+}
+
+function testerStep(passed: boolean): RoleStep<DevelopMeta> {
+  return {
+    role: "tester",
+    contentHash: "STUBHASHTESTER01",
+    meta: passed
+      ? { status: "passed" as const, details: "all checks passed" }
+      : { status: "failed" as const, details: "lint failed" },
+    refs: [],
+    timestamp: 4,
+  };
+}
+
+function committerStep(meta: CommitterMeta): RoleStep<DevelopMeta> {
+  return {
+    role: "committer",
+    contentHash: "STUBHASHCOMMITTER1",
+    meta,
+    refs: [],
+    timestamp: 5,
+  };
+}
+
+describe("developModerator", () => {
+  test("routes initial → planner → coder → reviewer → tester → committer → END", () => {
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(20, []))).toBe("planner");
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(20, [plannerStep()]))).toBe("coder");
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(20, [plannerStep(), coderStep()]))).toBe("reviewer");
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(20, [plannerStep(), coderStep(), reviewerStep(true)]))).toBe(
+      "tester",
+    );
+    expect(
+      developModerator(
+        makeCtx(20, [plannerStep(), coderStep(), reviewerStep(true), testerStep(true)]),
+      ),
+    ).toBe("committer");
+    expect(
+      developModerator(
+        makeCtx(20, [
+          plannerStep(),
+          coderStep(),
+          reviewerStep(true),
+          testerStep(true),
+          committerStep({ status: "committed", branch: "feat/x", commitSha: "abc1234" }),
+        ]),
+      ),
+    ).toBe(END);
+  });
+
+  test("reviewer rejects → coder retry when budget allows", () => {
+    const steps: ModeratorContext<DevelopMeta>["steps"] = [
+      plannerStep(),
+      coderStep(),
+      reviewerStep(false),
+    ];
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(20, steps))).toBe("coder");
+  });
+
+  test("reviewer rejects → END when max rounds exhausted", () => {
+    const steps: ModeratorContext<DevelopMeta>["steps"] = [
+      plannerStep(),
+      coderStep(),
+      reviewerStep(false),
+    ];
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(4, steps))).toBe(END);
+  });
+
+  test("tester failed → coder retry when budget allows", () => {
+    const steps: ModeratorContext<DevelopMeta>["steps"] = [
+      plannerStep(),
+      coderStep(),
+      reviewerStep(true),
+      testerStep(false),
+    ];
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(20, steps))).toBe("coder");
+  });
+
+  test("tester failed → END when max rounds exhausted", () => {
+    const steps: ModeratorContext<DevelopMeta>["steps"] = [
+      plannerStep(),
+      coderStep(),
+      reviewerStep(true),
+      testerStep(false),
+    ];
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(5, steps))).toBe(END);
+  });
+
+  test("multiple planner phases → coder until all complete, then reviewer", () => {
+    const phases: PlannerMeta["phases"] = [
+      { hash: "AA000001", title: "first phase" },
+      { hash: "AA000002", title: "second phase" },
+    ];
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(20, [plannerStep(phases)]))).toBe("coder");
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(20, [plannerStep(phases), coderStep("AA000001")]))).toBe(
+      "coder",
+    );
+    expect(
+      developModerator(
+        makeCtx(20, [plannerStep(phases), coderStep("AA000001"), coderStep("AA000002")]),
+      ),
+    ).toBe("reviewer");
+  });
+
+  test("one-shot coder reports only last phase hash → reviewer (moderator treats as all phases done)", () => {
+    const phases: PlannerMeta["phases"] = [
+      { hash: "BB000001", title: "setup branch" },
+      { hash: "BB000002", title: "write tests" },
+      { hash: "BB000003", title: "verify" },
+      { hash: "BB000004", title: "polish" },
+    ];
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(20, [plannerStep(phases), coderStep("BB000004")]))).toBe(
+      "reviewer",
+    );
+  });
+
+  test("unrecognised completedPhase hash → coder retry when budget allows", () => {
+    const phases: PlannerMeta["phases"] = [
+      { hash: "CC000001", title: "first phase" },
+      { hash: "CC000002", title: "second phase" },
+    ];
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(20, [plannerStep(phases), coderStep("all-done")]))).toBe(
+      "coder",
+    );
+  });
+
+  test("incomplete phases → END when max rounds exhausted", () => {
+    const phases: PlannerMeta["phases"] = [
+      { hash: "DD000001", title: "first phase" },
+      { hash: "DD000002", title: "second phase" },
+    ];
+    const steps: ModeratorContext<DevelopMeta>["steps"] = [
+      plannerStep(phases),
+      coderStep("DD000001"),
+    ];
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(3, steps))).toBe(END);
+  });
+
+  test("committer → END for any committer meta status", () => {
+    const committed = committerStep({ status: "committed", branch: "f", commitSha: "x" });
+    const recoverable = committerStep({
+      status: "recoverable",
+      error: "merge conflict",
+      logRef: null,
+    });
+    const unrecoverable = committerStep({
+      status: "unrecoverable",
+      error: "repo missing",
+      logRef: "log1",
+    });
+    const base: ModeratorContext<DevelopMeta>["steps"] = [
+      plannerStep(),
+      coderStep(),
+      reviewerStep(true),
+      testerStep(true),
+    ];
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(20, [...base, committed]))).toBe(END);
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(20, [...base, recoverable]))).toBe(END);
+    expect(developModerator(makeCtx(20, [...base, unrecoverable]))).toBe(END);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("buildDevelopDescriptor", () => {
+  test("lists all roles with schemas that validate", () => {
+    const descriptor = buildDevelopDescriptor();
+    const validated = validateWorkflowDescriptor(descriptor);
+    expect(validated.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (!validated.ok) {
+      throw new Error(validated.error);
+    }
+    expect(Object.keys(validated.value.roles).sort()).toEqual([
+      "coder",
+      "committer",
+      "planner",
+      "reviewer",
+      "tester",
+    ]);
+    for (const key of ["planner", "coder", "reviewer", "tester", "committer"] as const) {
+      const role = validated.value.roles[key];
+      expect(role).toBeDefined();
+      expect(typeof role.schema).toBe("object");
+      expect(role.schema).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(Array.isArray(role.schema)).toBe(false);
+    }
+  });
+});

packages/workflow-template-develop/__tests__/reviewer.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 
-import { reviewerMetaSchema, reviewerRole } from "../src/reviewer.js";
+import { reviewerMetaSchema, reviewerRole } from "../src/roles/reviewer.js";
 
 describe("reviewerRole", () => {
   test("approved sample validates against schema", () => {

packages/workflow-template-develop/package.json

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 {
-  "name": "@uncaged/workflow-role-reviewer",
+  "name": "@uncaged/workflow-template-develop",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "echo 'TODO'",
     "test": "bun test"
   },
   "dependencies": {

packages/workflow-template-develop/src/descriptor.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { buildDescriptor } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+import { developModerator } from "./moderator.js";
+import { DEVELOP_WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION, developRoles } from "./roles.js";
+
+export function buildDevelopDescriptor() {
+  return buildDescriptor({
+    description: DEVELOP_WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION,
+    roles: developRoles,
+    moderator: developModerator,
+  });
+}

packages/workflow-template-develop/src/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import {
+  type AgentBinding,
+  createWorkflow,
+  type ExtractFn,
+  type LlmProvider,
+  type WorkflowDefinition,
+  type WorkflowFn,
+} from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+import { developModerator } from "./moderator.js";
+import { DEVELOP_WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION, type DevelopMeta, developRoles } from "./roles.js";
+
+export { buildDevelopDescriptor } from "./descriptor.js";
+export { developModerator } from "./moderator.js";
+export {
+  type CoderMeta,
+  type CommitterMeta,
+  coderMetaSchema,
+  coderRole,
+  committerMetaSchema,
+  committerRole,
+  type PlannerMeta,
+  phaseSchema,
+  plannerMetaSchema,
+  plannerRole,
+  type ReviewerMeta,
+  reviewerMetaSchema,
+  reviewerRole,
+  type TesterMeta,
+  testerMetaSchema,
+  testerRole,
+} from "./roles/index.js";
+export {
+  DEVELOP_WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION,
+  type DevelopMeta,
+  type DevelopRoles,
+  developRoles,
+} from "./roles.js";
+
+export const developWorkflowDefinition: WorkflowDefinition<DevelopMeta> = {
+  description: DEVELOP_WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION,
+  roles: developRoles,
+  moderator: developModerator,
+};
+
+export function createDevelopRun(
+  binding: AgentBinding,
+  extract: ExtractFn,
+  llmProvider: LlmProvider | null,
+): WorkflowFn {
+  return createWorkflow(developWorkflowDefinition, binding, extract, llmProvider);
+}

packages/workflow-template-develop/src/moderator.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import type { Moderator, ModeratorContext } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import { END } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+
+import type { DevelopMeta } from "./roles.js";
+
+function coderFinishedAllPlannedPhases(
+  phases: ReadonlyArray<{ hash: string }>,
+  coderCompletedPhases: ReadonlyArray<string>,
+): boolean {
+  if (phases.length === 0) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  const plannedHashes = new Set(phases.map((p) => p.hash));
+  const lastHash = phases[phases.length - 1].hash;
+  const explicit = new Set(coderCompletedPhases.filter((h) => plannedHashes.has(h)));
+  if (phases.every((p) => explicit.has(p.hash))) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (coderCompletedPhases.some((h) => h === lastHash)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+function nextAfterCoder(
+  ctx: ModeratorContext<DevelopMeta>,
+  maxRounds: number,
+): (keyof DevelopMeta & string) | typeof END {
+  const plannerStep = ctx.steps.find((s) => s.role === "planner");
+  if (plannerStep === undefined) {
+    return "reviewer";
+  }
+  const phases = plannerStep.meta.phases;
+  const coderCompletedPhases = ctx.steps
+    .filter((s) => s.role === "coder")
+    .map((s) => s.meta.completedPhase);
+  const allDone = coderFinishedAllPlannedPhases(phases, coderCompletedPhases);
+  if (allDone) {
+    return "reviewer";
+  }
+  if (ctx.steps.length < maxRounds - 1) {
+    return "coder";
+  }
+  return END;
+}
+
+export const developModerator: Moderator<DevelopMeta> = (ctx) => {
+  const maxRounds = ctx.start.meta.maxRounds;
+
+  if (ctx.steps.length === 0) {
+    return "planner";
+  }
+
+  const last = ctx.steps[ctx.steps.length - 1];
+
+  if (last.role === "planner") {
+    return "coder";
+  }
+
+  if (last.role === "coder") {
+    return nextAfterCoder(ctx, maxRounds);
+  }
+
+  if (last.role === "reviewer") {
+    if (last.meta.status === "approved") {
+      return "tester";
+    }
+    if (ctx.steps.length < maxRounds - 1) {
+      return "coder";
+    }
+    return END;
+  }
+
+  if (last.role === "tester") {
+    if (last.meta.status === "passed") {
+      return "committer";
+    }
+    if (ctx.steps.length < maxRounds - 1) {
+      return "coder";
+    }
+    return END;
+  }
+
+  if (last.role === "committer") {
+    return END;
+  }
+
+  return END;
+};

packages/workflow-template-develop/src/roles.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import type { RoleDefinition } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import { type CoderMeta, coderRole } from "./roles/coder.js";
+import { type CommitterMeta, committerRole } from "./roles/committer.js";
+import { type PlannerMeta, plannerRole } from "./roles/planner.js";
+import { type ReviewerMeta, reviewerRole } from "./roles/reviewer.js";
+import { type TesterMeta, testerRole } from "./roles/tester.js";
+
+export const DEVELOP_WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION =
+  "Plan phases, implement incrementally, review, verify with tests/build/lint, and commit (planner → coder [repeat per phase] → reviewer → tester → committer).";
+
+export type DevelopMeta = {
+  planner: PlannerMeta;
+  coder: CoderMeta;
+  reviewer: ReviewerMeta;
+  tester: TesterMeta;
+  committer: CommitterMeta;
+};
+
+export type DevelopRoles = {
+  [K in keyof DevelopMeta]: RoleDefinition<DevelopMeta[K]>;
+};
+
+export const developRoles: DevelopRoles = {
+  planner: plannerRole,
+  coder: coderRole,
+  reviewer: reviewerRole,
+  tester: testerRole,
+  committer: committerRole,
+};

packages/workflow-template-develop/src/roles/coder.ts

@@ -11,21 +11,13 @@ export type CoderMeta = z.infer<typeof coderMetaSchema>;
 
 const CODER_SYSTEM = `You are a **coder**. Read the thread for the plan and work on the NEXT incomplete phase only.
 
-## Finding the current thread ID
-
-The thread ID is a 26-character Crockford Base32 string (e.g. \`06F03H5V6JTMDST6P3TVH42RWM\`). It appears in the first message of this conversation. If you are unsure, run:
-
-  uncaged-workflow threads
-
-and use the ID of the active thread.
+Run \`uncaged-workflow skill develop\` for thread ID lookup, CAS commands, and meta output guide.
 
 ## Reading phase details
 
-Each planner phase is identified by a content-hash and a title. To read a phase's full details (name, description, acceptance criteria), run:
+Each planner phase has a content-hash and title. Read full details with \`uncaged-workflow cas get <THREAD_ID> <HASH>\`.
 
-  uncaged-workflow cas get <THREAD_ID> <HASH>
-
-Replace \`<THREAD_ID>\` with the actual thread ID and \`<HASH>\` with the phase hash from the plan.
+The thread ID (26-char Crockford Base32) appears in the first message. If unsure, run \`uncaged-workflow thread list\`.
 
 ## Completing a phase
 

packages/workflow-template-develop/src/roles/committer.ts

@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ export const committerMetaSchema = z.discriminatedUnion("status", [
 
 export type CommitterMeta = z.infer<typeof committerMetaSchema>;
 
-const COMMITTER_SYSTEM = `You are the git committer. Create a branch, commit the changes, and push.
+const COMMITTER_SYSTEM = `You are the git committer. Create a branch and commit the changes.
 Report the branch name and commit SHA. On failure, classify as recoverable or unrecoverable.
 Do not attempt to fix failures yourself.`;
 
 export const committerRole: RoleDefinition<CommitterMeta> = {
-  description: "Creates branch, commits, and pushes when review passes.",
+  description: "Creates a branch and commits changes.",
   systemPrompt: COMMITTER_SYSTEM,
   extractPrompt:
     "Extract the commit result: committed (with branch and SHA), recoverable failure, or unrecoverable failure. Include error details and log references if applicable.",

packages/workflow-template-develop/src/roles/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export { type CoderMeta, coderMetaSchema, coderRole } from "./coder.js";
+export { type CommitterMeta, committerMetaSchema, committerRole } from "./committer.js";
+export {
+  type PlannerMeta,
+  phaseSchema,
+  plannerMetaSchema,
+  plannerRole,
+} from "./planner.js";
+export { type ReviewerMeta, reviewerMetaSchema, reviewerRole } from "./reviewer.js";
+export { type TesterMeta, testerMetaSchema, testerRole } from "./tester.js";

packages/workflow-template-develop/src/roles/planner.ts

@@ -14,27 +14,25 @@ export type PlannerMeta = z.infer<typeof plannerMetaSchema>;
 
 const PLANNER_SYSTEM = `You are a **planner** for a software task. Break the work into **sequential phases** the coder will execute one at a time.
 
-## Finding the current thread ID
-
-The thread ID is a 26-character Crockford Base32 string (e.g. \`06F03H5V6JTMDST6P3TVH42RWM\`). It appears in the first message of this conversation. If you are unsure, run:
-
-  uncaged-workflow threads
-
-and use the ID of the active thread.
+Run \`uncaged-workflow skill develop\` for thread ID lookup, CAS commands, and meta output guide.
 
 ## Storing phase details — MANDATORY
 
-For each phase you MUST store its full detail text in CAS using this exact CLI command:
+For each phase, store its full detail text in CAS via \`uncaged-workflow cas put <THREAD_ID> '<content>'\`. The command prints a content-hash — use that as the phase identifier.
 
-  uncaged-workflow cas put <THREAD_ID> '# <name>
+The thread ID (26-char Crockford Base32) appears in the first message. If unsure, run \`uncaged-workflow thread list\`.
 
-Description: <description>
+**Do NOT store phase details in any other way** — the CLI is the only supported storage mechanism.
 
-Acceptance: <acceptance>'
+## Phase granularity
 
-Replace \`<THREAD_ID>\` with the actual thread ID you found above. The command prints a content-hash to stdout — use that hash as the phase identifier.
+Match the number of phases to task complexity:
+- Trivial (add a config option, fix a typo, rename): 1 phase
+- Small (a new feature touching 2-3 files): 1-2 phases
+- Medium (cross-module refactor): 2-3 phases
+- Large (new subsystem, architectural change): 3-5 phases
 
-**Do NOT store phase details in any other way** (no temp files, no invented paths). The CLI command is the only supported storage mechanism.
+Fewer phases is always better. Each phase must justify its existence — if two phases would be tested together anyway, merge them.
 
 ## Output format
 

packages/workflow-template-develop/src/roles/reviewer.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import type { RoleDefinition } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import * as z from "zod/v4";
+
+export const reviewerMetaSchema = z.discriminatedUnion("status", [
+  z.object({
+    status: z.literal("approved"),
+  }),
+  z.object({
+    status: z.literal("rejected"),
+    issues: z.array(z.string()).describe("blocking issues that must be fixed"),
+  }),
+]);
+export type ReviewerMeta = z.infer<typeof reviewerMetaSchema>;
+
+const REVIEWER_SYSTEM = `You are a code reviewer. Review the git diff for correctness, consistency, and adherence to project conventions.
+
+## Review process
+
+1. Read the **preparer**'s output in the thread for project conventions (coding style, naming, commit format, etc.).
+2. Review the diff against these conventions.
+3. For documentation changes, verify that names, paths, and references match the actual codebase.
+
+## Review checklist
+
+- **Correctness** — does the code do what it claims? Logic bugs, off-by-one, missing returns?
+- **Conventions** — naming, imports, code style per project rules?
+- **Consistency** — do docs/comments match actual code? Are references current and accurate?
+- **Edge cases** — missing error handling, null checks, boundary conditions?
+
+## Verdict
+
+- **Approve** only if there are zero issues
+- **Reject** with specific issues that must be fixed — every issue you find is blocking
+
+Be thorough. A false approve costs more than a false reject.`;
+
+export const reviewerRole: RoleDefinition<ReviewerMeta> = {
+  description: "Runs git diff checks and sets approved when the change is ready.",
+  systemPrompt: REVIEWER_SYSTEM,
+  extractPrompt:
+    "Extract the review verdict: approved or rejected. If rejected, list the blocking issues.",
+  schema: reviewerMetaSchema,
+  extractRefs: null,
+  extractMode: "single",
+};

packages/workflow-template-develop/src/roles/tester.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import type { RoleDefinition } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import * as z from "zod/v4";
+
+export const testerMetaSchema = z.discriminatedUnion("status", [
+  z.object({
+    status: z.literal("passed"),
+    details: z.string(),
+  }),
+  z.object({
+    status: z.literal("failed"),
+    details: z.string(),
+  }),
+]);
+
+export type TesterMeta = z.infer<typeof testerMetaSchema>;
+
+const TESTER_SYSTEM = `You are a tester. Run the project's test suite, build, and lint commands. Check what commands are available from the preparer's output in the thread. Report pass/fail with details of what failed.`;
+
+export const testerRole: RoleDefinition<TesterMeta> = {
+  description: "Runs test, build, and lint commands and reports pass or fail with details.",
+  systemPrompt: TESTER_SYSTEM,
+  extractPrompt:
+    "Extract the verification result: passed with summary details, or failed with details of what broke.",
+  schema: testerMetaSchema,
+  extractRefs: null,
+  extractMode: "single",
+};

packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/__tests__/solve-issue-template.test.ts

@@ -11,42 +11,69 @@ import {
   START,
   validateWorkflowDescriptor,
 } from "@uncaged/workflow";
-
-import type { CoderMeta } from "@uncaged/workflow-role-coder";
-import type { PlannerMeta } from "@uncaged/workflow-role-planner";
-import type { PreparerMeta } from "@uncaged/workflow-role-preparer";
-
 import { buildSolveIssueDescriptor } from "../src/descriptor.js";
+import type { DeveloperMeta } from "../src/developer.js";
 import { createSolveIssueRun, solveIssueModerator } from "../src/index.js";
+import type { PreparerMeta, SubmitterMeta } from "../src/roles/index.js";
 import type { SolveIssueMeta } from "../src/roles.js";
 
-const DEFAULT_PHASES: PlannerMeta["phases"] = [
-  {
-    hash: "4KNMR2PX",
-    title: "Do the work",
-  },
-];
+function jsonResponse(payload: Record<string, unknown>): Response {
+  return new Response(JSON.stringify(payload), {
+    status: 200,
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+  });
+}
 
-const EXPECT_PLANNER_META: PlannerMeta = {
-  phases: [
-    {
-      hash: "7BQST3VW",
-      title: "placeholder phase",
-    },
-  ],
-};
+function readToolListFromBody(init: RequestInit | undefined): readonly Record<string, unknown>[] {
+  if (init === undefined || init.body === undefined || init.body === null) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const body = JSON.parse(String(init.body)) as Record<string, unknown>;
+  const tools = body.tools;
+  if (!Array.isArray(tools)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  return tools.filter((t): t is Record<string, unknown> => t !== null && typeof t === "object");
+}
 
-const EXPECT_CODER_META: CoderMeta = {
-  completedPhase: "7BQST3VW",
-  filesChanged: [],
-  summary: "",
-};
+function singleToolName(tools: readonly Record<string, unknown>[]): string {
+  if (tools.length === 0) {
+    return "extract";
+  }
+  const fn = tools[0].function as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+  return typeof fn?.name === "string" ? fn.name : "extract";
+}
+
+function buildSingleModeResponse(args: Record<string, unknown>, toolName: string): Response {
+  return jsonResponse({
+    choices: [
+      {
+        message: {
+          tool_calls: [
+            {
+              type: "function",
+              function: { name: toolName, arguments: JSON.stringify(args) },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+}
+
+function buildReactModeResponse(args: Record<string, unknown>): Response {
+  // reactExtract accepts a plain-JSON assistant message and validates it
+  // directly against the schema, so we skip the cas_get / extract tool dance.
+  return jsonResponse({
+    choices: [{ message: { content: JSON.stringify(args) } }],
+  });
+}
 
 function installMockChatCompletions(sequence: ReadonlyArray<Record<string, unknown>>): () => void {
   const origFetch = globalThis.fetch;
   let i = 0;
   const mockFetch = async (
-    input: Parameters<typeof fetch>[0],
+    _input: Parameters<typeof fetch>[0],
     init?: RequestInit,
   ): Promise<Response> => {
     const args = sequence[i] ?? sequence[sequence.length - 1];
@@ -54,36 +81,11 @@ function installMockChatCompletions(sequence: ReadonlyArray<Record<string, unkno
       throw new Error("installMockChatCompletions: empty sequence");
     }
     i += 1;
-    void input;
-    const body = init?.body ? (JSON.parse(String(init.body)) as Record<string, unknown>) : {};
-    const tools = body.tools;
-    const firstTool =
-      Array.isArray(tools) && tools.length > 0 && tools[0] !== null && typeof tools[0] === "object"
-        ? (tools[0] as Record<string, unknown>)
-        : null;
-    const fn =
-      firstTool !== null ? (firstTool.function as Record<string, unknown> | undefined) : undefined;
-    const toolName = typeof fn?.name === "string" ? fn.name : "extract";
-    return new Response(
-      JSON.stringify({
-        choices: [
-          {
-            message: {
-              tool_calls: [
-                {
-                  type: "function",
-                  function: {
-                    name: toolName,
-                    arguments: JSON.stringify(args),
-                  },
-                },
-              ],
-            },
-          },
-        ],
-      }),
-      { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } },
-    );
+    const tools = readToolListFromBody(init);
+    if (tools.length > 1) {
+      return buildReactModeResponse(args);
+    }
+    return buildSingleModeResponse(args, singleToolName(tools));
   };
   globalThis.fetch = Object.assign(mockFetch, {
     preconnect: origFetch.preconnect.bind(origFetch),
@@ -134,152 +136,86 @@ function preparerStep(): RoleStep<SolveIssueMeta> {
   };
 }
 
-function plannerStep(phases: PlannerMeta["phases"] = DEFAULT_PHASES): RoleStep<SolveIssueMeta> {
+function developerStep(): RoleStep<SolveIssueMeta> {
   return {
-    role: "planner",
-    contentHash: "STUBHASHPLANNER001",
-    meta: { phases },
-    refs: phases.map((p) => p.hash),
+    role: "developer",
+    contentHash: "STUBHASHDEVELOPER1",
+    meta: {
+      branch: "feat/issue-1",
+      commitSha: "abc1234",
+      filesChanged: ["src/login.ts"],
+      summary: "Fixed flaky login test by stabilising async setup.",
+    },
+    refs: [],
     timestamp: 1,
   };
 }
 
-function coderStep(completedPhase = "4KNMR2PX"): RoleStep<SolveIssueMeta> {
+function submitterStep(meta: SubmitterMeta): RoleStep<SolveIssueMeta> {
   return {
-    role: "coder",
-    contentHash: "STUBHASHCODER00001",
-    meta: { completedPhase, filesChanged: ["a.ts"], summary: "fixed" },
-    refs: [completedPhase],
+    role: "submitter",
+    contentHash: "STUBHASHSUBMITTER1",
+    meta,
+    refs: [],
     timestamp: 2,
   };
 }
 
-function reviewerStep(approved: boolean): RoleStep<SolveIssueMeta> {
-  return {
-    role: "reviewer",
-    contentHash: "STUBHASHREVIEWER01",
-    meta: approved
-      ? { status: "approved" as const }
-      : { status: "rejected" as const, issues: ["needs fix"] },
-    refs: [],
-    timestamp: 3,
-  };
-}
-
-function committerStep(): RoleStep<SolveIssueMeta> {
-  return {
-    role: "committer",
-    contentHash: "STUBHASHCOMMITTER1",
-    meta: { status: "committed", branch: "feat/issue-1", commitSha: "abc1234" },
-    refs: [],
-    timestamp: 4,
-  };
-}
-
 const stubExtract = createExtract({
   baseUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:9",
   apiKey: "",
   model: "test",
 });
 
+const stubLlmProvider = {
+  baseUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:9",
+  apiKey: "",
+  model: "test",
+};
+
 describe("solveIssueModerator", () => {
-  test("routes preparer → planner → coder → reviewer → committer → END", () => {
+  test("routes initial → preparer → developer → submitter → END", () => {
     expect(solveIssueModerator(makeCtx(20, []))).toBe("preparer");
-    expect(solveIssueModerator(makeCtx(20, [preparerStep()]))).toBe("planner");
-    expect(solveIssueModerator(makeCtx(20, [preparerStep(), plannerStep()]))).toBe("coder");
-    expect(solveIssueModerator(makeCtx(20, [preparerStep(), plannerStep(), coderStep()]))).toBe(
-      "reviewer",
-    );
-    expect(
-      solveIssueModerator(
-        makeCtx(20, [preparerStep(), plannerStep(), coderStep(), reviewerStep(true)]),
-      ),
-    ).toBe("committer");
+    expect(solveIssueModerator(makeCtx(20, [preparerStep()]))).toBe("developer");
+    expect(solveIssueModerator(makeCtx(20, [preparerStep(), developerStep()]))).toBe("submitter");
     expect(
       solveIssueModerator(
         makeCtx(20, [
           preparerStep(),
-          plannerStep(),
-          coderStep(),
-          reviewerStep(true),
-          committerStep(),
+          developerStep(),
+          submitterStep({
+            status: "submitted",
+            prUrl: "https://github.com/example/repo/pull/1",
+          }),
         ]),
       ),
     ).toBe(END);
   });
 
-  test("reviewer rejects → coder retry when budget allows", () => {
-    const steps: ModeratorContext<SolveIssueMeta>["steps"] = [
-      plannerStep(),
-      coderStep(),
-      reviewerStep(false),
-    ];
-    expect(solveIssueModerator(makeCtx(20, steps))).toBe("coder");
-  });
-
-  test("reviewer rejects → END when max rounds exhausted", () => {
-    const steps: ModeratorContext<SolveIssueMeta>["steps"] = [
-      plannerStep(),
-      coderStep(),
-      reviewerStep(false),
-    ];
-    expect(solveIssueModerator(makeCtx(4, steps))).toBe(END);
-  });
-
-  test("multiple planner phases → coder until all complete, then reviewer", () => {
-    const phases: PlannerMeta["phases"] = [
-      {
-        hash: "AA000001",
-        title: "first phase",
-      },
-      {
-        hash: "AA000002",
-        title: "second phase",
-      },
-    ];
-    expect(solveIssueModerator(makeCtx(20, [plannerStep(phases)]))).toBe("coder");
-    expect(solveIssueModerator(makeCtx(20, [plannerStep(phases), coderStep("AA000001")]))).toBe(
-      "coder",
-    );
+  test("submitter failed → END", () => {
     expect(
       solveIssueModerator(
-        makeCtx(20, [plannerStep(phases), coderStep("AA000001"), coderStep("AA000002")]),
+        makeCtx(20, [
+          preparerStep(),
+          developerStep(),
+          submitterStep({ status: "failed", error: "gh not authenticated" }),
+        ]),
       ),
-    ).toBe("reviewer");
+    ).toBe(END);
   });
 
-  test("one-shot coder reports only last phase hash → reviewer (moderator treats as all phases done)", () => {
-    const phases: PlannerMeta["phases"] = [
-      { hash: "BB000001", title: "setup branch" },
-      { hash: "BB000002", title: "write tests" },
-      { hash: "BB000003", title: "verify" },
-      { hash: "BB000004", title: "commit and pr" },
-    ];
-    expect(solveIssueModerator(makeCtx(20, [plannerStep(phases), coderStep("BB000004")]))).toBe(
-      "reviewer",
-    );
-  });
-
-  test("unrecognised completedPhase hash → coder retry when budget allows", () => {
-    const phases: PlannerMeta["phases"] = [
-      { hash: "CC000001", title: "first phase" },
-      { hash: "CC000002", title: "second phase" },
-    ];
-    expect(solveIssueModerator(makeCtx(20, [plannerStep(phases), coderStep("all-done")]))).toBe(
-      "coder",
-    );
-  });
-
-  test("incomplete phases → END when max rounds exhausted", () => {
-    const phases: PlannerMeta["phases"] = [
-      { hash: "DD000001", title: "first phase" },
-      { hash: "DD000002", title: "second phase" },
-    ];
-    const steps: ModeratorContext<SolveIssueMeta>["steps"] = [
-      plannerStep(phases),
-      coderStep("DD000001"),
-    ];
-    expect(solveIssueModerator(makeCtx(3, steps))).toBe(END);
+  test("returns END for any unexpected last step (defensive)", () => {
+    // A submitter step with a pseudo-unknown future status would still be
+    // routed to END, since the moderator is a closed switch over known roles.
+    expect(
+      solveIssueModerator(
+        makeCtx(20, [
+          preparerStep(),
+          developerStep(),
+          submitterStep({ status: "submitted", prUrl: "https://example.com/pr/1" }),
+        ]),
+      ),
+    ).toBe(END);
   });
 });
 
@@ -296,7 +232,7 @@ describe("createSolveIssueRun", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  test("structured extraction yields preparer then planner meta from mocked chat completions", async () => {
+  test("structured extraction yields preparer meta from mocked chat completions", async () => {
     const EXPECT_PREPARER_META: PreparerMeta = {
       repoPath: "/home/user/repos/test",
       defaultBranch: "main",
@@ -308,12 +244,20 @@ describe("createSolveIssueRun", () => {
         buildCommand: "bun run build",
       },
     };
-    restoreFetch = installMockChatCompletions([EXPECT_PREPARER_META, EXPECT_PLANNER_META]);
+    restoreFetch = installMockChatCompletions([EXPECT_PREPARER_META]);
 
     casDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "solve-issue-cas-"));
     const cas = createCasStore(casDir);
 
-    const run = createSolveIssueRun({ agent: async () => "" }, stubExtract, null);
+    // Override developer so the test does not spin up a child workflow.
+    const run = createSolveIssueRun(
+      {
+        agent: async () => "",
+        overrides: { developer: async () => "stub-root-hash" },
+      },
+      stubExtract,
+      stubLlmProvider,
+    );
     const gen = run(
       { prompt: "task", steps: [] },
       { threadId: "01TEST000000000000000000TR", maxRounds: 20, depth: 0, cas },
@@ -325,14 +269,6 @@ describe("createSolveIssueRun", () => {
     }
     expect(first.value.role).toBe("preparer");
     expect(first.value.meta).toEqual(EXPECT_PREPARER_META);
-
-    const second = await gen.next();
-    expect(second.done).toBe(false);
-    if (second.done) {
-      throw new Error("expected yield");
-    }
-    expect(second.value.role).toBe("planner");
-    expect(second.value.meta).toEqual(EXPECT_PLANNER_META);
   });
 
   test("per-role agent overrides default", async () => {
@@ -342,11 +278,17 @@ describe("createSolveIssueRun", () => {
       conventions: null,
       toolchain: { packageManager: null, testCommand: null, lintCommand: null, buildCommand: null },
     };
-    restoreFetch = installMockChatCompletions([
-      PREPARER_META,
-      EXPECT_PLANNER_META,
-      EXPECT_CODER_META,
-    ]);
+    const DEVELOPER_META: DeveloperMeta = {
+      branch: "feat/x",
+      commitSha: "abc1234",
+      filesChanged: ["a.ts"],
+      summary: "did the work",
+    };
+    const SUBMITTER_META: SubmitterMeta = {
+      status: "submitted",
+      prUrl: "https://github.com/example/repo/pull/2",
+    };
+    restoreFetch = installMockChatCompletions([PREPARER_META, DEVELOPER_META, SUBMITTER_META]);
 
     casDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "solve-issue-cas-"));
     const cas = createCasStore(casDir);
@@ -363,18 +305,18 @@ describe("createSolveIssueRun", () => {
             calls.push("preparer");
             return "";
           },
-          planner: async () => {
-            calls.push("planner");
-            return "";
+          developer: async () => {
+            calls.push("developer");
+            return "stub-root-hash";
           },
-          coder: async () => {
-            calls.push("coder");
+          submitter: async () => {
+            calls.push("submitter");
             return "";
           },
         },
       },
       stubExtract,
-      null,
+      stubLlmProvider,
     );
     const gen = run(
       { prompt: "task", steps: [] },
@@ -385,16 +327,65 @@ describe("createSolveIssueRun", () => {
 
     calls.length = 0;
     await gen.next();
-    expect(calls).toEqual(["planner"]);
+    expect(calls).toEqual(["developer"]);
 
     calls.length = 0;
     await gen.next();
-    expect(calls).toEqual(["coder"]);
+    expect(calls).toEqual(["submitter"]);
+  });
+
+  test("developer defaults to workflowAsAgent override (caller override still wins)", async () => {
+    const PREPARER_META: PreparerMeta = {
+      repoPath: "/tmp/r",
+      defaultBranch: "main",
+      conventions: null,
+      toolchain: { packageManager: null, testCommand: null, lintCommand: null, buildCommand: null },
+    };
+    const DEVELOPER_META: DeveloperMeta = {
+      branch: "feat/y",
+      commitSha: "def5678",
+      filesChanged: ["b.ts"],
+      summary: "more work",
+    };
+    restoreFetch = installMockChatCompletions([PREPARER_META, DEVELOPER_META]);
+
+    casDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "solve-issue-cas-"));
+    const cas = createCasStore(casDir);
+
+    let developerInvocations = 0;
+    const run = createSolveIssueRun(
+      {
+        agent: async () => "",
+        overrides: {
+          developer: async () => {
+            developerInvocations += 1;
+            return "stub-root-hash";
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      stubExtract,
+      stubLlmProvider,
+    );
+    const gen = run(
+      { prompt: "task", steps: [] },
+      { threadId: "01TEST000000000000000000TR", maxRounds: 20, depth: 0, cas },
+    );
+    // preparer
+    await gen.next();
+    // developer (caller override should be invoked, NOT workflowAsAgent default)
+    const devYield = await gen.next();
+    expect(devYield.done).toBe(false);
+    if (devYield.done) {
+      throw new Error("expected yield");
+    }
+    expect(devYield.value.role).toBe("developer");
+    expect(devYield.value.meta).toEqual(DEVELOPER_META);
+    expect(developerInvocations).toBe(1);
   });
 });
 
 describe("buildSolveIssueDescriptor", () => {
-  test("lists all roles with schemas that validate", () => {
+  test("lists preparer, developer, submitter with schemas that validate", () => {
     const descriptor = buildSolveIssueDescriptor();
     const validated = validateWorkflowDescriptor(descriptor);
     expect(validated.ok).toBe(true);
@@ -402,13 +393,11 @@ describe("buildSolveIssueDescriptor", () => {
       throw new Error(validated.error);
     }
     expect(Object.keys(validated.value.roles).sort()).toEqual([
-      "coder",
-      "committer",
-      "planner",
+      "developer",
       "preparer",
-      "reviewer",
+      "submitter",
     ]);
-    for (const key of ["preparer", "planner", "coder", "reviewer", "committer"] as const) {
+    for (const key of ["preparer", "developer", "submitter"] as const) {
       const role = validated.value.roles[key];
       expect(role).toBeDefined();
       expect(typeof role.schema).toBe("object");

packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/__tests__/submitter.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+
+import { submitterMetaSchema, submitterRole } from "../src/roles/submitter.js";
+
+describe("submitterRole", () => {
+  test("submitted sample validates against schema", () => {
+    const parsed = submitterMetaSchema.safeParse({
+      status: "submitted" as const,
+      prUrl: "https://github.com/example/repo/pull/42",
+    });
+    expect(parsed.success).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("failed sample validates against schema", () => {
+    const parsed = submitterMetaSchema.safeParse({
+      status: "failed" as const,
+      error: "gh not authenticated",
+    });
+    expect(parsed.success).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("rejects unknown status discriminant", () => {
+    const parsed = submitterMetaSchema.safeParse({
+      status: "queued",
+      prUrl: "https://example.com",
+    });
+    expect(parsed.success).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("exposes submitter system prompt", () => {
+    expect(submitterRole.systemPrompt).toContain("submitter");
+    expect(submitterRole.systemPrompt).toContain("pull request");
+  });
+
+  test("uses single extract mode without refs", () => {
+    expect(submitterRole.extractMode).toBe("single");
+    expect(submitterRole.extractRefs).toBeNull();
+  });
+});

packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/package.json

@@ -5,15 +5,10 @@
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "echo 'TODO'",
     "test": "bun test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@uncaged/workflow": "workspace:*",
-    "@uncaged/workflow-role-committer": "workspace:*",
-    "@uncaged/workflow-role-coder": "workspace:*",
-    "@uncaged/workflow-role-planner": "workspace:*",
-    "@uncaged/workflow-role-preparer": "workspace:*",
-    "@uncaged/workflow-role-reviewer": "workspace:*"
+    "zod": "^4.0.0"
   }
 }

packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/src/developer.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import type { RoleDefinition } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import * as z from "zod/v4";
+
+export const developerMetaSchema = z.object({
+  branch: z.string(),
+  commitSha: z.string(),
+  filesChanged: z.array(z.string()),
+  summary: z.string(),
+});
+
+export type DeveloperMeta = z.infer<typeof developerMetaSchema>;
+
+const DEVELOPER_SYSTEM = `You are the **developer**. You delegate the implementation work to the \`develop\` workflow.
+
+The actual implementation (planning → coding → reviewing → testing → committing) is handled by a child workflow that runs in your place. Your output is the Merkle DAG root hash of that child thread.
+
+Pass through the task and let the child workflow do the work.`;
+
+const DEVELOPER_EXTRACT_PROMPT = `The agent output is the root CAS hash of a child workflow thread. Use the cas_get tool to traverse the Merkle DAG and extract the developer summary.
+
+Procedure:
+1. cas_get(<rootHash>) — the root node lists all child step hashes (planner, coder, reviewer, tester, committer).
+2. Find the committer step. cas_get its hash to read the committer's meta — extract branch and commitSha from there.
+3. Find every coder step. cas_get each to read the coder's filesChanged. Union all filesChanged across coder steps.
+4. Compose a short human-readable summary describing what the develop child workflow accomplished (drawn from the coder summaries, or a synthesis of them).
+
+Return: { branch, commitSha, filesChanged, summary }.`;
+
+export const developerRole: RoleDefinition<DeveloperMeta> = {
+  description:
+    "Delegates the actual implementation to the develop workflow (workflow-as-agent). Produces a summary by traversing the child thread's Merkle DAG.",
+  systemPrompt: DEVELOPER_SYSTEM,
+  extractPrompt: DEVELOPER_EXTRACT_PROMPT,
+  schema: developerMetaSchema,
+  extractRefs: () => [],
+  extractMode: "react",
+};

packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/src/index.ts

@@ -5,39 +5,27 @@ import {
   type LlmProvider,
   type WorkflowDefinition,
   type WorkflowFn,
+  workflowAsAgent,
 } from "@uncaged/workflow";
 
 import { solveIssueModerator } from "./moderator.js";
 import { SOLVE_ISSUE_WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION, type SolveIssueMeta, solveIssueRoles } from "./roles.js";
 
+export { buildSolveIssueDescriptor } from "./descriptor.js";
 export {
-  type CoderMeta,
-  coderMetaSchema,
-  coderRole,
-} from "@uncaged/workflow-role-coder";
-export {
-  type CommitterMeta,
-  committerMetaSchema,
-  committerRole,
-} from "@uncaged/workflow-role-committer";
-export {
-  type PlannerMeta,
-  phaseSchema,
-  plannerMetaSchema,
-  plannerRole,
-} from "@uncaged/workflow-role-planner";
+  type DeveloperMeta,
+  developerMetaSchema,
+  developerRole,
+} from "./developer.js";
+export { solveIssueModerator } from "./moderator.js";
 export {
   type PreparerMeta,
   preparerMetaSchema,
   preparerRole,
-} from "@uncaged/workflow-role-preparer";
-export {
-  type ReviewerMeta,
-  reviewerMetaSchema,
-  reviewerRole,
-} from "@uncaged/workflow-role-reviewer";
-export { buildSolveIssueDescriptor } from "./descriptor.js";
-export { solveIssueModerator } from "./moderator.js";
+  type SubmitterMeta,
+  submitterMetaSchema,
+  submitterRole,
+} from "./roles/index.js";
 export {
   SOLVE_ISSUE_WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION,
   type SolveIssueMeta,
@@ -51,10 +39,25 @@ export const solveIssueWorkflowDefinition: WorkflowDefinition<SolveIssueMeta> =
   moderator: solveIssueModerator,
 };
 
+/**
+ * Build the solve-issue {@link WorkflowFn}.
+ *
+ * The `developer` role always delegates to the registered `develop` workflow via
+ * {@link workflowAsAgent}; if the caller supplies their own `developer` override in
+ * `binding.overrides`, it takes precedence so tests and custom hosts can stub it.
+ */
 export function createSolveIssueRun(
   binding: AgentBinding,
   extract: ExtractFn,
   llmProvider: LlmProvider | null,
 ): WorkflowFn {
-  return createWorkflow(solveIssueWorkflowDefinition, binding, extract, llmProvider);
+  const developerOverride = binding.overrides?.developer ?? workflowAsAgent("develop");
+  const mergedBinding: AgentBinding = {
+    agent: binding.agent,
+    overrides: {
+      ...(binding.overrides ?? {}),
+      developer: developerOverride,
+    },
+  };
+  return createWorkflow(solveIssueWorkflowDefinition, mergedBinding, extract, llmProvider);
 }

packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/src/moderator.ts

@@ -1,52 +1,9 @@
-import type { Moderator, ModeratorContext } from "@uncaged/workflow";
+import type { Moderator } from "@uncaged/workflow";
 import { END } from "@uncaged/workflow";
 
 import type { SolveIssueMeta } from "./roles.js";
 
-function coderFinishedAllPlannedPhases(
-  phases: ReadonlyArray<{ hash: string }>,
-  coderCompletedPhases: ReadonlyArray<string>,
-): boolean {
-  if (phases.length === 0) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  const plannedHashes = new Set(phases.map((p) => p.hash));
-  const lastHash = phases[phases.length - 1].hash;
-  const explicit = new Set(coderCompletedPhases.filter((h) => plannedHashes.has(h)));
-  if (phases.every((p) => explicit.has(p.hash))) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  if (coderCompletedPhases.some((h) => h === lastHash)) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
-function nextAfterCoder(
-  ctx: ModeratorContext<SolveIssueMeta>,
-  maxRounds: number,
-): (keyof SolveIssueMeta & string) | typeof END {
-  const plannerStep = ctx.steps.find((s) => s.role === "planner");
-  if (plannerStep === undefined) {
-    return "reviewer";
-  }
-  const phases = plannerStep.meta.phases;
-  const coderCompletedPhases = ctx.steps
-    .filter((s) => s.role === "coder")
-    .map((s) => s.meta.completedPhase);
-  const allDone = coderFinishedAllPlannedPhases(phases, coderCompletedPhases);
-  if (allDone) {
-    return "reviewer";
-  }
-  if (ctx.steps.length < maxRounds - 1) {
-    return "coder";
-  }
-  return END;
-}
-
 export const solveIssueModerator: Moderator<SolveIssueMeta> = (ctx) => {
-  const maxRounds = ctx.start.meta.maxRounds;
-
   if (ctx.steps.length === 0) {
     return "preparer";
   }
@@ -54,31 +11,14 @@ export const solveIssueModerator: Moderator<SolveIssueMeta> = (ctx) => {
   const last = ctx.steps[ctx.steps.length - 1];
 
   if (last.role === "preparer") {
-    return "planner";
+    return "developer";
   }
 
-  if (last.role === "planner") {
-    return "coder";
+  if (last.role === "developer") {
+    return "submitter";
   }
 
-  if (last.role === "coder") {
-    return nextAfterCoder(ctx, maxRounds);
-  }
-
-  if (last.role === "reviewer") {
-    if (last.meta.status === "approved") {
-      return "committer";
-    }
-    if (ctx.steps.length < maxRounds - 1) {
-      return "coder";
-    }
-    return END;
-  }
-
-  if (last.role === "committer") {
-    if (last.meta.status === "recoverable" && ctx.steps.length < maxRounds - 1) {
-      return "coder";
-    }
+  if (last.role === "submitter") {
     return END;
   }
 

packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/src/roles.ts

@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 import type { RoleDefinition } from "@uncaged/workflow";
-import { type CoderMeta, coderRole } from "@uncaged/workflow-role-coder";
-import { type CommitterMeta, committerRole } from "@uncaged/workflow-role-committer";
-import { type PlannerMeta, plannerRole } from "@uncaged/workflow-role-planner";
-import { type PreparerMeta, preparerRole } from "@uncaged/workflow-role-preparer";
-import { type ReviewerMeta, reviewerRole } from "@uncaged/workflow-role-reviewer";
+import { type DeveloperMeta, developerRole } from "./developer.js";
+import { type PreparerMeta, preparerRole } from "./roles/preparer.js";
+import { type SubmitterMeta, submitterRole } from "./roles/submitter.js";
 
 export const SOLVE_ISSUE_WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION =
-  "Prepare repo context, plan phases, implement incrementally, review, and commit to resolve an issue end-to-end (preparer → planner → coder [repeat per phase] → reviewer → committer).";
+  "Resolve an issue end-to-end by preparing the repo, delegating implementation to the develop workflow, and opening a pull request (preparer → developer → submitter).";
 
 export type SolveIssueMeta = {
   preparer: PreparerMeta;
-  planner: PlannerMeta;
-  coder: CoderMeta;
-  reviewer: ReviewerMeta;
-  committer: CommitterMeta;
+  developer: DeveloperMeta;
+  submitter: SubmitterMeta;
 };
 
 export type SolveIssueRoles = {
@@ -22,8 +18,6 @@ export type SolveIssueRoles = {
 
 export const solveIssueRoles: SolveIssueRoles = {
   preparer: preparerRole,
-  planner: plannerRole,
-  coder: coderRole,
-  reviewer: reviewerRole,
-  committer: committerRole,
+  developer: developerRole,
+  submitter: submitterRole,
 };

packages/workflow-template-solve-issue/src/roles/index.ts

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ export {
   preparerMetaSchema,
   preparerRole,
 } from "./preparer.js";
+export { type SubmitterMeta, submitterMetaSchema, submitterRole } from "./submitter.js";