improve: committer — check git status before staging (from retrospect PR #578)

Developer already commits changes, so committer's git add -A is redundant.
Now checks git status first and skips to push if tree is clean.

.workflows/retrospect-workflow.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+name: "retrospect-workflow"
+description: "Post-execution retrospective: analyze a completed thread, find inefficiencies, and improve the workflow definition."
+roles:
+  analyst:
+    description: "Scans thread execution for anomalies and produces a findings report"
+    goal: "You are a workflow execution analyst. You review completed thread data to find inefficiencies, wasted effort, and procedure gaps."
+    capabilities:
+      - data-analysis
+    procedure: |
+      You receive a completed thread ID in your task prompt.
+
+      Phase 0 — Validation (must pass before any analysis):
+      1. Run `uwf step list <thread-id>` to get thread metadata including the workflow hash
+      2. Run `uwf workflow show <workflow-hash>` to get the workflow name
+      3. Verify the workflow exists locally: check `.workflows/<name>.yaml` in the current repo
+         - If NOT found: output $status=wrong_project with the workflow name. Do NOT proceed.
+      4. Compare the thread's workflow hash against the current registered version:
+         - Run `uwf workflow show <name>` to get the current hash
+         - If hashes differ: the thread ran on an older version. Note this — you will need to diff versions after analysis.
+
+      Phase 1 — Overview scan:
+      5. From the step list, compute a health signal for each step:
+         - Duration: flag if >2x the median of other steps
+         - Output tokens: flag if >2x the median
+         - Status flow: flag non-happy-path transitions (rejected, fix_code, fix_spec, hook_failed)
+         - Step count: flag if the same role appears more than expected (indicates loops)
+      6. If no anomalies found AND versions match: output $status=clean
+      7. If no anomalies found BUT versions differ:
+         - Diff the two workflow versions to check if any procedure changes are relevant
+         - If the current version already addresses potential concerns: output $status=clean with a note
+         - Otherwise: proceed to Phase 2
+
+      Phase 2 — Targeted deep-dive (only for flagged steps):
+      8. For each flagged step, run `uwf step show <hash>` to get the detail with turns
+      9. Analyze the turn sequence for:
+         - Repeated tool calls with the same or similar input (blind retries)
+         - Tool errors followed by no strategy change (same approach retried)
+         - Unnecessary exploration (reading files or running commands unrelated to the task)
+         - Hallucinated commands or flags (commands that don't exist or wrong syntax)
+         - Excessive turns before reaching the goal
+      10. For each finding, record:
+          - Which role and step hash
+          - What happened (specific turn indices and commands)
+          - Root cause hypothesis (procedure gap, missing pitfall, unclear instruction)
+          - Suggested fix (what to add/change in the procedure)
+      11. If versions differ: compare findings against the version diff.
+          Mark any finding that is already fixed in the current version as "resolved_in_current".
+          Only report findings that are NOT yet addressed.
+
+      Output a structured findings report. Set $status=clean if nothing actionable, $status=findings if unresolved issues exist, or $status=wrong_project if the workflow doesn't belong here.
+    output: "A findings report with per-issue root cause and suggested procedure fixes. Set $status to clean or findings (with report hash)."
+    frontmatter:
+      oneOf:
+        - properties:
+            $status: { const: "clean" }
+            summary: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, summary]
+        - properties:
+            $status: { const: "findings" }
+            report: { type: string }
+            targetWorkflow: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, report, targetWorkflow]
+        - properties:
+            $status: { const: "wrong_project" }
+            workflowName: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, workflowName]
+  proposer:
+    description: "Translates findings into concrete workflow edits"
+    goal: "You are a workflow improvement proposer. You read the analyst's findings and produce specific, minimal edits to the workflow YAML."
+    capabilities:
+      - planning
+    procedure: |
+      1. Read the analyst's findings report from your task prompt
+      2. Locate the target workflow YAML:
+         - Workflow definitions live in the WORKFLOW ENGINE repo (where `uwf` is developed), NOT in the repo that was analyzed.
+         - Find it via: `uwf workflow show <targetWorkflow> --format yaml` to read the current definition
+         - The physical file is `.workflows/<targetWorkflow>.yaml` in the workflow engine repo
+         - Use `git rev-parse --show-toplevel` in the current directory to find the workflow engine repo root
+      3. Read the current workflow YAML to understand existing procedures
+      4. For each finding, draft a minimal edit:
+         - Prefer adding a pitfall note or clarifying instruction over restructuring
+         - If a procedure step is ambiguous, make it explicit
+         - If a tool usage pattern is wrong, add a "Do NOT" or "IMPORTANT" note
+         - Keep edits surgical — don't rewrite procedures that work fine
+      5. Check if existing tests need updating (search for test files referencing the workflow)
+      6. Produce a change plan as CAS text node via `uwf cas put-text "<plan>"`
+
+      The plan should list each edit with:
+      - File path
+      - What to change (old text → new text, or addition)
+      - Why (linked to which finding)
+      - Any test updates needed
+    output: "A change plan stored in CAS. Set $status to ready (with plan hash and repoPath) or no_action (if findings don't warrant changes)."
+    frontmatter:
+      oneOf:
+        - properties:
+            $status: { const: "ready" }
+            plan: { type: string }
+            repoPath: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, plan, repoPath]
+        - properties:
+            $status: { const: "no_action" }
+            reason: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, reason]
+  developer:
+    description: "Applies the proposed workflow edits"
+    goal: "You are a developer agent. You apply workflow YAML edits and update related tests."
+    capabilities:
+      - coding
+    procedure: |
+      IMPORTANT: Always work in a git worktree, NEVER modify the main working directory directly.
+      The workflow definitions live in THIS repo (the workflow engine), not the repo that was analyzed.
+
+      Before starting any work, set up an isolated worktree:
+      1. Use `git rev-parse --show-toplevel` to find the repo root (do NOT use repoPath from proposer — that's the analyzed repo)
+      2. `git fetch origin` to get latest refs
+      3. `git worktree add .worktrees/retrospect/<short-slug> -b retrospect/<short-slug> origin/main`
+      4. `cd .worktrees/retrospect/<short-slug> && bun install`
+      5. ALL subsequent work must happen inside the worktree directory.
+
+      Then apply changes:
+      6. Read the change plan from CAS: `uwf cas get <plan hash>`
+      7. Apply each edit from the plan to the workflow YAML
+      8. Update or add tests as specified in the plan
+      9. Run `bun run build` and `bun test` to verify
+      10. Run `bun run check` for lint
+      11. Commit with message: `improve: <workflow-name> — <brief summary>`
+    output: "List all files changed and provide a summary. Set $status to done (with branch/worktree), or failed (with reason)."
+    frontmatter:
+      oneOf:
+        - properties:
+            $status: { const: "done" }
+            branch: { type: string }
+            worktree: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, branch, worktree]
+        - properties:
+            $status: { const: "failed" }
+            reason: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, reason]
+  reviewer:
+    description: "Reviews the workflow edits for correctness"
+    goal: "You are a reviewer. You verify that workflow edits are minimal, correct, and actually address the findings."
+    capabilities:
+      - code-review
+    procedure: |
+      The worktree path is provided in your task prompt. cd into it first.
+
+      Review criteria:
+      1. Each edit must trace back to a specific finding — no drive-by changes
+      2. Edits should be minimal — don't rewrite working procedures
+      3. New pitfall notes or instructions must be clear and actionable
+      4. Tests must be updated if assertions changed
+      5. `bun run build` and `bun test` must pass
+      6. `bunx biome check` must pass
+
+      IMPORTANT: `tea pr create` must run from the MAIN repo directory (not a worktree), because tea cannot detect the repo from worktree `.git` files.
+    output: "Explain your decision. Set $status to approved (with branch/worktree) or rejected (with comments)."
+    frontmatter:
+      oneOf:
+        - properties:
+            $status: { const: "approved" }
+            branch: { type: string }
+            worktree: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, branch, worktree]
+        - properties:
+            $status: { const: "rejected" }
+            comments: { type: string }
+            worktree: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, comments, worktree]
+  committer:
+    description: "Commits and creates PR"
+    goal: "You are a committer agent. You create a clean commit and push a PR."
+    capabilities: []
+    procedure: |
+      The worktree path, branch name, and repo info are provided in your task prompt.
+      cd into the worktree first.
+
+      Note: You inherit the developer's worktree and branch. Do NOT create a new branch.
+      1. Stage all changes: `git add -A`
+      2. Commit with a descriptive message: `git commit -m "improve: <workflow> — <summary>"`
+      3. Push the branch: `git push -u origin <branch-name>`
+         - If push hook fails: capture the error log in your output, mark hook_failed
+      4. On push success: create a PR via `tea pr create --title "..." --description "..."`
+         - IMPORTANT: `tea pr create` must run from the MAIN repo directory (not a worktree), because tea cannot detect the repo from worktree `.git` files. cd to the repo root first.
+         - Do NOT pass `--repo` — let tea auto-detect from the main repo's git remote.
+         - PR description must include: What / Why / Findings / Changes sections
+         - On tea failure: capture stderr/stdout, include PR details for manual creation, mark hook_failed
+      5. After PR creation, clean up the worktree:
+         - cd to the repo root (parent of .worktrees)
+         - `git worktree remove <worktree-path>`
+    output: "Include PR URL on success or error log on failure. Set $status to committed (with prUrl) or hook_failed (with error)."
+    frontmatter:
+      oneOf:
+        - properties:
+            $status: { const: "committed" }
+            prUrl: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, prUrl]
+        - properties:
+            $status: { const: "hook_failed" }
+            error: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, error]
+graph:
+  $START:
+    _: { role: "analyst", prompt: "Analyze completed thread {{{threadId}}} for execution anomalies." }
+  analyst:
+    clean: { role: "$END", prompt: "No issues found. Thread executed cleanly." }
+    findings: { role: "proposer", prompt: "Findings report: {{{report}}}. Target workflow: {{{targetWorkflow}}}. Propose minimal edits." }
+    wrong_project: { role: "$END", prompt: "Thread uses workflow '{{{workflowName}}}' which does not exist in this project. Run retrospect from the correct repo." }
+  proposer:
+    no_action: { role: "$END", prompt: "No actionable changes needed: {{{reason}}}." }
+    ready: { role: "developer", prompt: "Apply the change plan (CAS hash: {{{plan}}}) to the workflow definitions in this repo." }
+  developer:
+    done: { role: "reviewer", prompt: "Review workflow edits on branch {{{branch}}} at {{{worktree}}}." }
+    failed: { role: "$END", prompt: "Developer failed: {{{reason}}}. Ending workflow." }
+  reviewer:
+    rejected: { role: "developer", prompt: "Reviewer rejected: {{{comments}}}. Fix the issues in {{{worktree}}}." }
+    approved: { role: "committer", prompt: "Approved. Commit and push branch {{{branch}}} from {{{worktree}}}." }
+  committer:
+    hook_failed: { role: "developer", prompt: "Push hook failed: {{{error}}}. Fix and re-submit." }
+    committed: { role: "$END", prompt: "PR created: {{{prUrl}}}. Workflow improved." }

.workflows/solve-issue.yaml

@@ -155,12 +155,13 @@ roles:
       cd into the worktree first.
 
       Note: You inherit the developer's worktree and branch. Do NOT create a new branch.
-      1. Stage all changes: `git add -A`
-      2. Commit with a descriptive message referencing the issue: `git commit -m "type: description\n\nFixes #N"`
+      1. Check `git status` — if working tree is clean and branch is ahead of origin, skip to step 3 (push).
+      2. If there are unstaged/uncommitted changes: `git add -A` then `git commit -m "type: description\n\nFixes #N"`
       3. Push the branch: `git push -u origin <branch-name>`
          - If push hook fails: capture the error log in your output, mark hook_failed
-      4. On push success: create a PR via `tea pr create --repo <owner/repo> --title "..." --description "..."`
-         - Extract owner/repo from: `git remote get-url origin | sed 's/.*[:/]\([^/]*\/[^.]*\).*/\1/'`
+      4. On push success: create a PR via `tea pr create --title "..." --description "..."`
+         - IMPORTANT: `tea pr create` must run from the MAIN repo directory (not a worktree), because tea cannot detect the repo from worktree `.git` files. cd to the repo root first.
+         - Do NOT pass `--repo` — let tea auto-detect from the main repo's git remote.
          - PR description must include: What / Why / Changes / Ref sections, with `Fixes #N` in Ref
          - On tea failure: capture stderr/stdout, include PR details for manual creation, mark hook_failed
       5. After PR creation, clean up the worktree:

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

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+
+import {
+  cmdSkillArchitecture,
+  cmdSkillCli,
+  cmdSkillList,
+  cmdSkillModerator,
+  cmdSkillYaml,
+} from "../commands/skill.js";
+
+describe("skill commands", () => {
+  test("skill list returns all skill names", () => {
+    const result = cmdSkillList();
+    expect(result).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
+    expect(result).toContain("cli");
+    expect(result).toContain("architecture");
+    expect(result).toContain("yaml");
+    expect(result).toContain("moderator");
+    for (const name of result) {
+      expect(typeof name).toBe("string");
+      expect(name).toMatch(/^\S+$/);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("skill architecture returns non-empty markdown string", () => {
+    const result = cmdSkillArchitecture();
+    expect(typeof result).toBe("string");
+    expect(result).toContain("CAS");
+    expect(result).toContain("Thread");
+    expect(result).toContain("Workflow");
+    expect(result).toContain("Step");
+    expect(result.length).toBeGreaterThan(200);
+  });
+
+  test("skill yaml returns non-empty markdown string", () => {
+    const result = cmdSkillYaml();
+    expect(typeof result).toBe("string");
+    expect(result).toContain("roles");
+    expect(result).toContain("graph");
+    expect(result).toContain("frontmatter");
+    expect(result.length).toBeGreaterThan(200);
+  });
+
+  test("skill moderator returns non-empty markdown string", () => {
+    const result = cmdSkillModerator();
+    expect(typeof result).toBe("string");
+    expect(result).toContain("routing");
+    expect(result).toContain("status");
+    expect(result.length).toBeGreaterThan(200);
+    // Check for edge or graph
+    expect(result).toMatch(/edge|graph/i);
+  });
+
+  test("skill cli returns CLI reference markdown", () => {
+    const result = cmdSkillCli();
+    expect(typeof result).toBe("string");
+    expect(result).toContain("uwf");
+  });
+
+  test("skill help subcommand is suppressed", () => {
+    const output = execFileSync("bun", ["src/cli.ts", "skill", "--help"], {
+      cwd: join(__dirname, "..", ".."),
+      encoding: "utf-8",
+      env: { ...process.env, PATH: `/opt/homebrew/bin:${process.env.PATH}` },
+    });
+    expect(output).not.toMatch(/help\s+\[command\]/i);
+    expect(output).toContain("cli");
+    expect(output).toContain("architecture");
+    expect(output).toContain("yaml");
+    expect(output).toContain("moderator");
+    expect(output).toContain("list");
+  });
+});

packages/cli-workflow/src/__tests__/solve-issue-tea-worktree.test.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe("solve-issue workflow: tea pr create worktree fix", () => {
     "solve-issue.yaml",
   );
 
-  test("committer procedure should include --repo flag in tea pr create command", async () => {
+  test("committer procedure should require running tea pr create from main repo directory", async () => {
     const yamlContent = await readFile(workflowPath, "utf-8");
     const workflow = parse(yamlContent) as WorkflowPayload;
 
@@ -32,19 +32,12 @@ describe("solve-issue workflow: tea pr create worktree fix", () => {
     const committerProcedure = workflow.roles.committer?.procedure;
     expect(committerProcedure).toBeDefined();
 
-    // Verify the procedure includes tea pr create with --repo flag
+    // Verify the procedure includes tea pr create
     expect(committerProcedure).toContain("tea pr create");
-    expect(committerProcedure).toContain("--repo");
 
-    // Verify the --repo flag appears before or together with tea pr create
-    // This ensures the command is: tea pr create --repo <owner/repo> ...
-    const teaPrCreateMatch = committerProcedure?.match(/tea pr create[^\n]*/);
-    expect(teaPrCreateMatch).not.toBeNull();
-
-    if (teaPrCreateMatch) {
-      const teaCommandLine = teaPrCreateMatch[0];
-      expect(teaCommandLine).toContain("--repo");
-    }
+    // Verify the procedure warns about running from main repo dir (not worktree)
+    expect(committerProcedure).toMatch(/main repo directory/i);
+    expect(committerProcedure).toMatch(/not a worktree/i);
   });
 
   test("committer procedure should mention repo extraction from git remote", async () => {

packages/cli-workflow/src/__tests__/step-read.test.ts

@@ -453,7 +453,78 @@ describe("step read", () => {
     expect(markdown).not.toContain("## Turn");
   });
 
-  test("test 6: turn content with special characters", async () => {
+  test("test 6: displays role and tool calls in turn body", async () => {
+    const casDir = join(tmpDir, "cas");
+    await mkdir(casDir, { recursive: true });
+    const store = createFsStore(casDir);
+    const schemas = await registerUwfSchemas(store);
+    const detailSchemas = await registerDetailSchemas(store);
+
+    const workflowHash = await store.put(schemas.workflow, {
+      name: "test-wf",
+      description: "desc",
+      roles: {
+        worker: {
+          description: "Worker",
+          goal: "You are a worker agent.",
+          capabilities: [],
+          procedure: "Do the work.",
+          output: "Summarize the work.",
+          meta: "placeholder00" as CasRef,
+        },
+      },
+      conditions: {},
+      graph: {},
+    });
+
+    const startHash = await store.put(schemas.startNode, {
+      workflow: workflowHash,
+      prompt: "Test task",
+    });
+
+    const outputHash = await store.put(schemas.workflow, {
+      name: "out",
+      description: "",
+      roles: {},
+      conditions: {},
+      graph: {},
+    });
+
+    const turnHash = await store.put(detailSchemas.turn, {
+      index: 0,
+      role: "assistant",
+      content: "",
+      toolCalls: [{ name: "terminal", args: '{"command":"echo hi"}' }],
+      reasoning: null,
+    });
+
+    const detailHash = await store.put(detailSchemas.detail, {
+      sessionId: "session-1",
+      model: "test-model",
+      duration: 1000,
+      turnCount: 1,
+      turns: [turnHash],
+    });
+
+    const stepHash = await store.put(schemas.stepNode, {
+      start: startHash,
+      prev: null,
+      role: "worker",
+      output: outputHash,
+      detail: detailHash,
+      agent: "uwf-hermes",
+      startedAtMs: 1000000000000,
+      completedAtMs: 1000000005000,
+    });
+
+    const markdown = await cmdStepRead(tmpDir, stepHash, 4000);
+
+    expect(markdown).toContain("**Turn role:** assistant");
+    expect(markdown).toContain("**terminal**");
+    expect(markdown).toContain('{"command":"echo hi"}');
+  });
+
+  test("test 7: turn content with special characters", async () => {
     const casDir = join(tmpDir, "cas");
     await mkdir(casDir, { recursive: true });
     const store = createFsStore(casDir);

packages/cli-workflow/src/cli.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ import {
 } from "./commands/cas.js";
 import { cmdLogClean, cmdLogList, cmdLogShow } from "./commands/log.js";
 import { cmdSetup, cmdSetupInteractive } from "./commands/setup.js";
-import { cmdSkillCli } from "./commands/skill.js";
+import {
+  cmdSkillArchitecture,
+  cmdSkillCli,
+  cmdSkillList,
+  cmdSkillModerator,
+  cmdSkillYaml,
+} from "./commands/skill.js";
 import { cmdStepFork, cmdStepList, cmdStepRead, cmdStepShow } from "./commands/step.js";
 import {
   cmdThreadCancel,
@@ -473,6 +479,7 @@ For more information, see: uwf help thread list
   });
 
 const skill = program.command("skill").description("Built-in skill references for agents");
+skill.addHelpCommand(false);
 
 skill
   .command("cli")
@@ -481,6 +488,34 @@ skill
     console.log(cmdSkillCli());
   });
 
+skill
+  .command("architecture")
+  .description("Print the architecture reference")
+  .action(() => {
+    console.log(cmdSkillArchitecture());
+  });
+
+skill
+  .command("yaml")
+  .description("Print the workflow YAML schema reference")
+  .action(() => {
+    console.log(cmdSkillYaml());
+  });
+
+skill
+  .command("moderator")
+  .description("Print the moderator reference")
+  .action(() => {
+    console.log(cmdSkillModerator());
+  });
+
+skill
+  .command("list")
+  .description("List all available skill names")
+  .action(() => {
+    console.log(cmdSkillList().join("\n"));
+  });
+
 program
   .command("setup")
   .description("Configure provider, model, and agent")

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

@@ -1 +1,12 @@
-export { generateCliReference as cmdSkillCli } from "@uncaged/workflow-util";
+export {
+  generateArchitectureReference as cmdSkillArchitecture,
+  generateCliReference as cmdSkillCli,
+  generateModeratorReference as cmdSkillModerator,
+  generateYamlReference as cmdSkillYaml,
+} from "@uncaged/workflow-util";
+
+const SKILL_NAMES = ["cli", "architecture", "yaml", "moderator"] as const;
+
+export function cmdSkillList(): ReadonlyArray<string> {
+  return [...SKILL_NAMES];
+}

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

@@ -19,9 +19,16 @@ import {
   walkChain,
 } from "./shared.js";
 
+type TurnToolCall = {
+  name: string;
+  args: string;
+};
+
 type TurnData = {
   index: number;
+  role: string;
   content: string;
+  toolCalls: TurnToolCall[] | null;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -128,8 +135,74 @@ function loadStepDetail(store: BootstrapCapableStore, detailRef: CasRef): Record
   return detailNode.payload as Record<string, unknown>;
 }
 
+function parseTurnToolCalls(raw: unknown): TurnToolCall[] | null {
+  if (!Array.isArray(raw) || raw.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const calls: TurnToolCall[] = [];
+  for (const entry of raw) {
+    if (typeof entry !== "object" || entry === null) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const record = entry as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const name = record.name;
+    const args = record.args;
+    if (typeof name === "string") {
+      calls.push({ name, args: typeof args === "string" ? args : "" });
+    }
+  }
+  return calls.length > 0 ? calls : null;
+}
+
+function formatTurnBody(turn: TurnData): string {
+  const parts: string[] = [];
+  parts.push(`**Turn role:** ${turn.role}`);
+
+  if (turn.toolCalls !== null) {
+    for (const call of turn.toolCalls) {
+      const argsSuffix = call.args !== "" ? ` — \`${call.args}\`` : "";
+      parts.push(`- **${call.name}**${argsSuffix}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (turn.content !== "") {
+    if (parts.length > 0) {
+      parts.push("");
+    }
+    parts.push(turn.content);
+  }
+
+  return parts.join("\n");
+}
+
+function parseSingleTurn(
+  store: BootstrapCapableStore,
+  turnRef: unknown,
+  fallbackIndex: number,
+): TurnData | null {
+  if (typeof turnRef !== "string") {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const turnNode = store.get(turnRef as CasRef);
+  if (turnNode === null) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const turn = turnNode.payload as Record<string, unknown>;
+  const content = typeof turn.content === "string" ? turn.content : "";
+  const toolCalls = parseTurnToolCalls(turn.toolCalls);
+  if (content === "" && toolCalls === null) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return {
+    index: typeof turn.index === "number" ? turn.index : fallbackIndex,
+    role: typeof turn.role === "string" ? turn.role : "assistant",
+    content,
+    toolCalls,
+  };
+}
+
 /**
- * Load all turn nodes from CAS store and extract content
+ * Load all turn nodes from CAS store and extract display fields
  */
 function loadTurnData(store: BootstrapCapableStore, turns: unknown): TurnData[] {
   if (!Array.isArray(turns) || turns.length === 0) {
@@ -138,19 +211,9 @@ function loadTurnData(store: BootstrapCapableStore, turns: unknown): TurnData[]
 
   const turnData: TurnData[] = [];
   for (const turnRef of turns) {
-    if (typeof turnRef !== "string") {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const turnNode = store.get(turnRef as CasRef);
-    if (turnNode === null) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const turn = turnNode.payload as Record<string, unknown>;
-    if (typeof turn.content === "string") {
-      turnData.push({
-        index: typeof turn.index === "number" ? turn.index : turnData.length,
-        content: turn.content,
-      });
+    const parsed = parseSingleTurn(store, turnRef, turnData.length);
+    if (parsed !== null) {
+      turnData.push(parsed);
     }
   }
   return turnData;
@@ -168,7 +231,7 @@ function selectTurnsForQuota(turnData: TurnData[], availableQuota: number): Turn
     if (turn === undefined) continue;
 
     const turnHeader = `## Turn ${turn.index + 1}\n\n`;
-    const turnBlock = turnHeader + turn.content;
+    const turnBlock = turnHeader + formatTurnBody(turn);
     const separatorCost = selectedTurns.length > 0 ? 2 : 0;
     const addCost = turnBlock.length + separatorCost;
 
@@ -213,7 +276,7 @@ function formatStepMarkdown(
     parts.push("");
     parts.push(`## Turn ${turn.index + 1}`);
     parts.push("");
-    parts.push(turn.content);
+    parts.push(formatTurnBody(turn));
   }
 
   return parts.join("\n");

packages/workflow-agent-hermes/README.md

@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ bun add -g @uncaged/workflow-agent-hermes
 
 Requires the `hermes` CLI on `PATH`.
 
+Hermes must write session JSON snapshots so `uwf-hermes` can load structured tool calls from disk. Add this to `~/.hermes/config.yaml`:
+
+```yaml
+sessions:
+  write_json_snapshots: true
+```
+
+Session files are stored at `~/.hermes/sessions/session_{sessionId}.json`.
+
 ## CLI Usage
 
 Invoked by `uwf thread step` (not typically run directly):

packages/workflow-agent-hermes/__tests__/acp-client.test.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
 
 import { HermesAcpClient } from "../src/acp-client.js";
 
-describe("handleSessionUpdate — helper extraction", () => {
+describe("handleSessionUpdate — text extraction", () => {
   let client: HermesAcpClient;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -14,80 +14,41 @@ describe("handleSessionUpdate — helper extraction", () => {
   });
 
   it("agent_message_chunk accumulates text in messageChunks", () => {
-    (client as any).handleSessionUpdate({
+    (
+      client as unknown as { handleSessionUpdate: (u: Record<string, unknown>) => void }
+    ).handleSessionUpdate({
       sessionUpdate: "agent_message_chunk",
       content: { type: "text", text: "hello" },
     });
-    (client as any).handleSessionUpdate({
+    (
+      client as unknown as { handleSessionUpdate: (u: Record<string, unknown>) => void }
+    ).handleSessionUpdate({
       sessionUpdate: "agent_message_chunk",
       content: { type: "text", text: " world" },
     });
-    expect((client as any).messageChunks).toEqual(["hello", " world"]);
+    expect((client as unknown as { messageChunks: string[] }).messageChunks).toEqual([
+      "hello",
+      " world",
+    ]);
   });
 
-  it("agent_thought_chunk accumulates reasoning in reasoningChunks", () => {
-    (client as any).handleSessionUpdate({
-      sessionUpdate: "agent_thought_chunk",
-      content: { type: "text", text: "thinking" },
+  it("non-text chunks and other update types are ignored", () => {
+    (
+      client as unknown as { handleSessionUpdate: (u: Record<string, unknown>) => void }
+    ).handleSessionUpdate({
+      sessionUpdate: "agent_message_chunk",
+      content: { type: "image", text: "ignored" },
     });
-    expect((client as any).reasoningChunks).toEqual(["thinking"]);
-  });
-
-  it("tool_call registers a pending tool and flushes message chunks", () => {
-    (client as any).messageChunks = ["pre-tool text"];
-    (client as any).handleSessionUpdate({
+    (
+      client as unknown as { handleSessionUpdate: (u: Record<string, unknown>) => void }
+    ).handleSessionUpdate({
       sessionUpdate: "tool_call",
       title: "Bash",
-      rawInput: { command: "ls" },
       toolCallId: "tc-1",
     });
-    expect((client as any).pendingTools.get("tc-1")).toEqual({
-      name: "Bash",
-      args: JSON.stringify({ command: "ls" }),
-    });
-    expect((client as any).messageChunks).toEqual([]);
-    expect((client as any).messages).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect((client as any).messages[0].role).toBe("assistant");
-  });
-
-  it("tool_call_update completed pushes tool_call and tool messages", () => {
-    (client as any).pendingTools.set("tc-2", { name: "Read", args: '{"path":"/foo"}' });
-    (client as any).handleSessionUpdate({
-      sessionUpdate: "tool_call_update",
-      status: "completed",
-      toolCallId: "tc-2",
-      rawOutput: "file contents",
-    });
-    const msgs = (client as any).messages as Array<{
-      role: string;
-      tool_calls: unknown;
-      content: string | null;
-    }>;
-    expect(msgs).toHaveLength(2);
-    expect(msgs[0].role).toBe("assistant");
-    expect(msgs[0].tool_calls).toEqual([
-      { function: { name: "Read", arguments: '{"path":"/foo"}' } },
-    ]);
-    expect(msgs[1].role).toBe("tool");
-    expect(msgs[1].content).toBe("file contents");
-    expect((client as any).pendingTools.has("tc-2")).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it("tool_call_update with non-string rawOutput JSON-stringifies it", () => {
-    (client as any).pendingTools.set("tc-3", { name: "Fetch", args: "" });
-    (client as any).handleSessionUpdate({
-      sessionUpdate: "tool_call_update",
-      status: "completed",
-      toolCallId: "tc-3",
-      rawOutput: { html: "<p>page</p>" },
-    });
-    const msgs = (client as any).messages as Array<{ role: string; content: string | null }>;
-    expect(msgs[1].content).toBe(JSON.stringify({ html: "<p>page</p>" }));
-  });
-
-  it("unknown updateType is a no-op", () => {
-    (client as any).handleSessionUpdate({ sessionUpdate: "unknown_type", data: {} });
-    expect((client as any).messages).toHaveLength(0);
-    expect((client as any).messageChunks).toHaveLength(0);
+    (
+      client as unknown as { handleSessionUpdate: (u: Record<string, unknown>) => void }
+    ).handleSessionUpdate({ sessionUpdate: "unknown_type", data: {} });
+    expect((client as unknown as { messageChunks: string[] }).messageChunks).toHaveLength(0);
   });
 });

packages/workflow-agent-hermes/__tests__/integration/acp-client.integration.test.ts

@@ -53,23 +53,4 @@ describe("HermesAcpClient", () => {
     },
     { timeout: 2 * 60 * 1000 },
   );
-
-  // TODO(#435): flaky — depends on live LLM; mock or move to integration suite
-  it.skip(
-    "prompt() collects structured messages including tool calls",
-    async () => {
-      await client.connect(process.cwd());
-      const result = await client.prompt("Run this command: echo TOOL_DETAIL_TEST");
-      expect(result.messages.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-      const toolMessages = result.messages.filter((m) => m.role === "tool");
-      expect(toolMessages.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-      const toolContent = toolMessages[0]?.content ?? "";
-      expect(toolContent).toContain("TOOL_DETAIL_TEST");
-      const assistantWithTools = result.messages.filter(
-        (m) => m.role === "assistant" && m.tool_calls !== null,
-      );
-      expect(assistantWithTools.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-    },
-    { timeout: 2 * 60 * 1000 },
-  );
 });

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

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import type { ChildProcess } from "node:child_process";
 import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
 import { createInterface } from "node:readline";
 
-import type { HermesSessionMessage } from "./types.js";
-
 const HERMES_COMMAND = "hermes";
 const PROTOCOL_VERSION = 1;
 
@@ -19,16 +17,9 @@ type PendingRequest = {
   reject: (reason: Error) => void;
 };
 
-/** Tracks in-flight tool calls so we can build complete messages when they finish. */
-type PendingToolCall = {
-  name: string;
-  args: string;
-};
-
 export type AcpPromptResult = {
   text: string;
   sessionId: string;
-  messages: HermesSessionMessage[];
 };
 
 export class HermesAcpClient {
@@ -38,11 +29,8 @@ export class HermesAcpClient {
   private stderrBuffer = "";
   private pending = new Map<number, PendingRequest>();
 
-  // Message collection state
+  /** Accumulated assistant text chunks from agent_message_chunk updates. */
   private messageChunks: string[] = [];
-  private reasoningChunks: string[] = [];
-  private pendingTools = new Map<string, PendingToolCall>();
-  messages: HermesSessionMessage[] = [];
 
   /** Spawn hermes acp, initialize, create session */
   async connect(cwd: string): Promise<string> {
@@ -84,14 +72,13 @@ export class HermesAcpClient {
     return sessionId;
   }
 
-  /** Send prompt and collect full response text + structured messages. */
+  /** Send prompt and collect final assistant text from ACP stream chunks. */
   async prompt(text: string): Promise<AcpPromptResult> {
     if (this.sessionId === null) {
       throw new Error("Not connected — call connect() first");
     }
 
     this.messageChunks = [];
-    this.reasoningChunks = [];
 
     const response = await this.sendRequest("session/prompt", {
       sessionId: this.sessionId,
@@ -104,28 +91,9 @@ export class HermesAcpClient {
       );
     }
 
-    // Flush any trailing assistant text that wasn't followed by a tool call.
-    this.flushAssistantMessage();
-
-    // Extract the final assistant text from collected messages.
-    let finalText = "";
-    for (let i = this.messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-      const msg = this.messages[i];
-      if (
-        msg !== undefined &&
-        msg.role === "assistant" &&
-        msg.content !== null &&
-        msg.content.trim() !== ""
-      ) {
-        finalText = msg.content;
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-
     return {
-      text: finalText,
+      text: this.messageChunks.join(""),
       sessionId: this.sessionId,
-      messages: this.messages,
     };
   }
 
@@ -242,94 +210,16 @@ export class HermesAcpClient {
     }
   }
 
-  // ---- Session update → structured messages ----
-
   private handleSessionUpdate(update: Record<string, unknown>): void {
-    switch (update.sessionUpdate as string) {
-      case "agent_message_chunk":
-        this.handleAgentMessageChunk(update);
-        break;
-      case "agent_thought_chunk":
-        this.handleAgentThoughtChunk(update);
-        break;
-      case "tool_call":
-        this.handleToolCall(update);
-        break;
-      case "tool_call_update":
-        this.handleToolCallUpdate(update);
-        break;
-      default:
-        break;
+    if (update.sessionUpdate !== "agent_message_chunk") {
+      return;
     }
-  }
-
-  private handleAgentMessageChunk(update: Record<string, unknown>): void {
     const content = update.content as { type?: string; text?: string } | undefined;
     if (content?.type === "text" && typeof content.text === "string") {
       this.messageChunks.push(content.text);
     }
   }
 
-  private handleAgentThoughtChunk(update: Record<string, unknown>): void {
-    const content = update.content as { type?: string; text?: string } | undefined;
-    if (content?.type === "text" && typeof content.text === "string") {
-      this.reasoningChunks.push(content.text);
-    }
-  }
-
-  private handleToolCall(update: Record<string, unknown>): void {
-    const title = (update.title as string) ?? "";
-    const rawInput = update.rawInput;
-    const args = rawInput !== undefined && rawInput !== null ? JSON.stringify(rawInput) : "";
-    const toolCallId = update.toolCallId as string;
-    this.pendingTools.set(toolCallId, { name: title, args });
-    this.flushAssistantMessage();
-  }
-
-  private handleToolCallUpdate(update: Record<string, unknown>): void {
-    const status = update.status as string | undefined;
-    if (status !== "completed" && status !== "failed") return;
-    const toolCallId = update.toolCallId as string;
-    const pending = this.pendingTools.get(toolCallId);
-    const toolName = pending?.name ?? toolCallId;
-    const rawOutput = update.rawOutput;
-    const outputStr =
-      rawOutput !== undefined && rawOutput !== null
-        ? typeof rawOutput === "string"
-          ? rawOutput
-          : JSON.stringify(rawOutput)
-        : "";
-    this.messages.push({
-      role: "assistant",
-      content: null,
-      reasoning: null,
-      tool_calls: [{ function: { name: toolName, arguments: pending?.args ?? "" } }],
-    });
-    this.messages.push({
-      role: "tool",
-      content: outputStr,
-      reasoning: null,
-      tool_calls: null,
-    });
-    this.pendingTools.delete(toolCallId);
-  }
-
-  /** Flush any accumulated text/reasoning into an assistant message. */
-  private flushAssistantMessage(): void {
-    const text = this.messageChunks.join("");
-    const reasoning = this.reasoningChunks.join("");
-    if (text !== "" || reasoning !== "") {
-      this.messages.push({
-        role: "assistant",
-        content: text || null,
-        reasoning: reasoning || null,
-        tool_calls: null,
-      });
-    }
-    this.messageChunks = [];
-    this.reasoningChunks = [];
-  }
-
   private rejectAll(err: Error): void {
     for (const handler of this.pending.values()) {
       handler.reject(err);

packages/workflow-agent-hermes/src/hermes.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 
 import { HermesAcpClient } from "./acp-client.js";
 import { getCachedSessionId, isResumeDisabled, setCachedSessionId } from "./session-cache.js";
-import { storeHermesSessionDetail } from "./session-detail.js";
+import { loadHermesSession, storeHermesSessionDetail } from "./session-detail.js";
 
 const log = createLogger({ sink: { kind: "stderr" } });
 
@@ -49,17 +49,11 @@ export function buildHermesPrompt(ctx: AgentContext): string {
   return parts.join("\n");
 }
 
-async function storePromptResult(
-  store: Store,
-  sessionId: string,
-  messages: Awaited<ReturnType<HermesAcpClient["prompt"]>>["messages"],
-): Promise<{ detailHash: string }> {
-  const session = {
-    session_id: sessionId,
-    model: "",
-    session_start: new Date().toISOString(),
-    messages,
-  };
+async function storePromptResult(store: Store, sessionId: string): Promise<{ detailHash: string }> {
+  const session = await loadHermesSession(sessionId);
+  if (session === null) {
+    throw new Error(`Hermes session file not found: ${sessionId}`);
+  }
   return storeHermesSessionDetail(store, session);
 }
 
@@ -116,8 +110,8 @@ export function createHermesAgent(): () => Promise<void> {
   async function runPrompt(ctx: AgentContext, useContinuation: boolean): Promise<AgentRunResult> {
     const effectiveCtx = useContinuation ? ctx : { ...ctx, isFirstVisit: true };
     const fullPrompt = buildHermesPrompt(effectiveCtx);
-    const { text, sessionId, messages } = await client.prompt(fullPrompt);
-    const { detailHash } = await storePromptResult(ctx.store, sessionId, messages);
+    const { text, sessionId } = await client.prompt(fullPrompt);
+    const { detailHash } = await storePromptResult(ctx.store, sessionId);
 
     if (!isResumeDisabled()) {
       await setCachedSessionId(ctx.threadId, ctx.role, sessionId);
@@ -152,8 +146,8 @@ export function createHermesAgent(): () => Promise<void> {
   ): Promise<AgentRunResult> {
     // Client is already connected from runHermes — same ACP session,
     // so the agent sees the full conversation history (crucial for retries).
-    const { text, sessionId, messages } = await client.prompt(message);
-    const { detailHash } = await storePromptResult(store, sessionId, messages);
+    const { text, sessionId } = await client.prompt(message);
+    const { detailHash } = await storePromptResult(store, sessionId);
     return { output: text, detailHash, sessionId };
   }
 

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

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+export function generateArchitectureReference(): string {
+  return `# Workflow Engine — Architecture Reference
+
+## Key Concepts
+
+### CAS (Content-Addressed Storage)
+Every artifact in the workflow engine is stored as a CAS node — an immutable, content-addressed record identified by its XXH64 hash (13-char Crockford Base32). CAS provides deduplication, integrity verification, and an append-only audit trail.
+
+Stored artifacts include:
+- **Workflow definitions** — the YAML-parsed payload
+- **Step nodes** — each moderator→agent→extract cycle
+- **Detail nodes** — per-step metadata and turn history
+- **Turn records** — individual agent interactions within a step
+
+### Thread
+A Thread is a single execution of a Workflow, identified by a ULID (26-char Crockford Base32: 10 timestamp + 16 random). Thread state is an immutable CAS chain — each step points to its predecessor via a \`prev\` hash, forming a linked list.
+
+Active threads are indexed in \`threads.yaml\`; completed threads move to \`history.jsonl\`.
+
+A thread progresses by running \`uwf thread exec\`, which performs one moderator→agent→extract cycle per step.
+
+### Workflow
+A Workflow is a YAML definition (\`WorkflowPayload\`) stored as a CAS node. It defines:
+- **Roles** — named actors with system prompts and output schemas
+- **Graph** — status-based routing edges between roles
+- **Conditions** — edge predicates evaluated by the moderator
+
+Workflow names follow verb-first kebab-case: \`solve-issue\`, \`review-code\`.
+
+### Step
+A Step is one moderator→agent→extract cycle, stored as a CAS node (\`StepNodePayload\`). Each step contains:
+- **output** — the agent's extracted frontmatter output
+- **detail** — a CAS reference to turn-level records
+- **prev** — CAS hash of the previous step (forming the chain)
+- **role** — which role produced this step
+
+### Turn
+A Turn is an agent-internal interaction within a single Step. Turns are stored per-turn in the detail node, capturing the raw agent I/O before extraction.
+
+## Data Flow
+
+\`\`\`
+uwf thread exec <thread-id>
+  → Moderator evaluates graph edges based on current status
+  → Selects next role (or $END)
+  → Agent CLI is spawned with context
+  → Agent produces frontmatter markdown
+  → Extract pipeline parses output into structured data
+  → New CAS step node is appended to the thread chain
+\`\`\`
+
+## Storage Layout
+
+All data lives under \`~/.uncaged/workflow/\`:
+- \`cas/\` — content-addressed store (XXH64-keyed)
+- \`threads.yaml\` — active thread index
+- \`history.jsonl\` — completed thread archive
+- \`registry.yaml\` — workflow name → CAS hash mapping
+`;
+}

packages/workflow-util/src/index.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export { generateArchitectureReference } from "./architecture-reference.js";
 export { encodeUint64AsCrockford } from "./base32.js";
 export { generateCliReference } from "./cli-reference.js";
 export { env } from "./env.js";
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export {
   validateFrontmatter,
 } from "./frontmatter-markdown/index.js";
 export { createLogger } from "./logger.js";
+export { generateModeratorReference } from "./moderator-reference.js";
 export type {
   CreateProcessLoggerOptions,
   ProcessLogFn,
@@ -25,3 +27,4 @@ export { err, ok } from "./result.js";
 export { getDefaultWorkflowStorageRoot, getGlobalCasDir } from "./storage-root.js";
 export type { LogFn, Result } from "./types.js";
 export { extractUlidTimestamp, generateUlid } from "./ulid.js";
+export { generateYamlReference } from "./yaml-reference.js";

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

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+export function generateModeratorReference(): string {
+  return `# Moderator Reference
+
+## Overview
+
+The moderator is the workflow engine's routing component. It evaluates the directed graph defined in the workflow YAML to determine the next role (or \`$END\`) after each step — with zero LLM cost.
+
+## Status-Based Routing
+
+The moderator uses **status-based routing**: it inspects the previous step's extracted output (specifically the \`$status\` field) and looks up the corresponding edge in the graph.
+
+### Graph Structure
+
+The graph is a nested map: \`Record<Role | "$START", Record<Status, Target>>\`. Each role maps its possible \`$status\` values to a target with a \`role\` and \`prompt\`:
+
+\`\`\`yaml
+graph:
+  $START:
+    _: { role: planner, prompt: "Analyze the issue." }
+  planner:
+    ready: { role: developer, prompt: "Implement the plan (CAS hash: {{{plan}}})." }
+    insufficient_info: { role: $END, prompt: "Not enough info." }
+  developer:
+    done: { role: reviewer, prompt: "Review branch {{{branch}}} at {{{worktree}}}." }
+    failed: { role: $END, prompt: "Developer failed: {{{reason}}}." }
+  reviewer:
+    approved: { role: tester, prompt: "Run tests on {{{branch}}} at {{{worktree}}}." }
+    rejected: { role: developer, prompt: "Fix issues: {{{comments}}}." }
+\`\`\`
+
+### Routing Algorithm
+
+1. Look up \`graph[lastRole]\` to get the status map for the current role
+2. Look up \`statusMap[lastOutput.$status]\` to get the target
+3. If target role is \`$END\`, mark thread as completed
+4. Otherwise, render the edge prompt (Mustache templates with \`{{{field}}}\` from output) and spawn the next agent
+
+### Edge Prompts and Mustache Templates
+
+Edge prompts use triple-brace Mustache syntax (\`{{{field}}}\`) to interpolate values from the previous step's output into the next agent's task prompt. This passes structured data (branch names, file paths, CAS hashes) between roles without manual wiring.
+
+## Special Nodes
+
+- \`$START\` — entry point; uses status key \`_\` (unconditional) since there is no previous output
+- \`$END\` — terminal node; thread completes when reached and is moved to history
+
+## Integration with Steps
+
+Each \`uwf thread exec\` cycle:
+1. Moderator reads the thread's head step output
+2. Looks up \`graph[lastRole][output.$status]\` to pick the next role
+3. If next is \`$END\`, marks thread as completed
+4. Otherwise, renders the edge prompt and spawns the agent for the selected role
+5. Extract pipeline parses agent output → new step node → append to CAS chain
+`;
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+export function generateYamlReference(): string {
+  return `# Workflow YAML Schema Reference
+
+## Top-Level Structure
+
+A workflow YAML file defines the complete workflow specification:
+
+\`\`\`yaml
+name: solve-issue          # verb-first kebab-case identifier
+description: "..."         # human-readable description
+
+roles:                     # named actors in the workflow
+  planner:
+    description: "Analyzes issue and outputs a plan"
+    goal: "You are a planning agent."
+    capabilities:
+      - issue-analysis
+      - planning
+    procedure: |
+      1. Read the issue
+      2. Produce a test spec
+    output: "Output the plan summary. Set $status to ready or insufficient_info."
+    frontmatter:           # JSON Schema for structured output (drives routing)
+      oneOf:
+        - properties:
+            $status: { const: ready }
+            plan: { type: string }
+          required: [$status, plan]
+        - properties:
+            $status: { const: insufficient_info }
+          required: [$status]
+
+graph:                     # status-based routing (nested map)
+  $START:
+    _: { role: planner, prompt: "Analyze the issue." }
+  planner:
+    ready: { role: developer, prompt: "Implement plan {{{plan}}}." }
+    insufficient_info: { role: $END, prompt: "Not enough info." }
+\`\`\`
+
+## roles
+
+Each role defines an actor in the workflow:
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| \`description\` | string | Short description of the role's purpose |
+| \`goal\` | string | System-level goal statement for the agent |
+| \`capabilities\` | string[] | Tags describing what the role can do |
+| \`procedure\` | string | Step-by-step instructions for the agent |
+| \`output\` | string | Description of expected output format |
+| \`frontmatter\` | JSON Schema | Defines the structured output the agent must produce |
+
+### frontmatter
+
+The \`frontmatter\` field is a standard JSON Schema object. The extract pipeline validates agent output against it. Key conventions:
+- \`$status\` field drives routing decisions in the graph
+- Use \`const\` or \`enum\` to constrain status values
+- Use \`oneOf\` to define multiple valid output shapes (one per status)
+- All \`required\` fields must appear in the agent's frontmatter output
+
+## graph
+
+The graph is a nested map defining status-based routing:
+
+\`\`\`
+Record<Role | "$START", Record<Status, { role: string, prompt: string }>>
+\`\`\`
+
+| Level | Key | Value |
+|-------|-----|-------|
+| Outer | Role name or \`$START\` | Status map for that role |
+| Inner | \`$status\` value (or \`_\` for unconditional) | Target: \`{ role, prompt }\` |
+
+### Special Nodes
+- \`$START\` — entry point; uses status key \`_\` (unconditional, no previous output)
+- \`$END\` — terminal node; thread completes when reached
+
+### Edge Prompts
+Prompts use triple-brace Mustache templates (\`{{{field}}}\`) to interpolate values from the previous step's output. Example: \`"Implement plan {{{plan}}} in repo {{{repoPath}}}."\`
+`;
+}