diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 62f66df..08cb6a2 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ importers:
       '@uncaged/nerve-core':
         specifier: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/core
         version: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/core
+      '@uncaged/nerve-daemon':
+        specifier: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/daemon
+        version: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/daemon
       '@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils':
         specifier: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/workflow-utils
         version: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/workflow-utils
@@ -140,6 +143,9 @@ importers:
       '@uncaged/nerve-core':
         specifier: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/core
         version: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/core
+      '@uncaged/nerve-daemon':
+        specifier: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/daemon
+        version: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/daemon
       '@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils':
         specifier: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/workflow-utils
         version: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/workflow-utils
@@ -168,6 +174,9 @@ importers:
       '@uncaged/nerve-core':
         specifier: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/core
         version: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/core
+      '@uncaged/nerve-daemon':
+        specifier: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/daemon
+        version: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/daemon
       '@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils':
         specifier: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/workflow-utils
         version: link:../../../repos/nerve/packages/workflow-utils
diff --git a/workflows/_shared/cursor-ask-adapter.ts b/workflows/_shared/cursor-ask-adapter.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 88cf3fb..0000000
--- a/workflows/_shared/cursor-ask-adapter.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-import { cursorAgent } from "@uncaged/nerve-adapter-cursor";
-import type { AgentFn, WorkflowContext } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
-
-const DEFAULT_MS = 300_000;
-
-function throwCursorError(error: {
-  kind: string;
-  exitCode?: number;
-  stdout?: string;
-  stderr?: string;
-  message?: string;
-}): never {
-  if (error.kind === "non_zero_exit") {
-    throw new Error(
-      `cursor-agent: exitCode=${error.exitCode} stdout=${error.stdout} stderr=${error.stderr}`,
-    );
-  }
-  if (error.kind === "timeout") {
-    throw new Error("cursor-agent: timeout");
-  }
-  if (error.kind === "aborted") {
-    throw new Error("cursor-agent: aborted");
-  }
-  throw new Error(`cursor-agent: ${error.message ?? error.kind}`);
-}
-
-/** Cursor CLI in `--mode=ask` (planner-style roles). */
-export function createAskCursorAdapter(config: { model: string; timeout: number | null }): AgentFn {
-  const timeoutMs = config.timeout ?? DEFAULT_MS;
-  return async (prompt: string, context: WorkflowContext): Promise<string> => {
-    const run = await cursorAgent({
-      prompt,
-      mode: "ask",
-      model: config.model,
-      cwd: context.workdir,
-      env: null,
-      timeoutMs,
-      dryRun: context.start.meta.dryRun,
-      abortSignal: context.signal,
-    });
-    if (!run.ok) {
-      throwCursorError(run.error);
-    }
-    return run.value;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/workflows/_shared/rfc003-compile.ts b/workflows/_shared/rfc003-compile.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c6962b8..0000000
--- a/workflows/_shared/rfc003-compile.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-import type {
-  Role,
-  RoleSpec,
-  StartStep,
-  WorkflowContext,
-  WorkflowMessage,
-} from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
-import type { LlmProvider } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
-import { extractMetaOrThrow, type ZodMetaSchema } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
-import type { z } from "zod";
-
-export function zodMeta<T>(zod: z.ZodType<T>): ZodMetaSchema<T> {
-  return { witness: null, zod };
-}
-
-export type CompileRoleSpecDeps = {
-  provider: LlmProvider;
-  createContext: (start: StartStep, messages: WorkflowMessage[]) => WorkflowContext;
-};
-
-/**
- * RFC-003 RoleSpec → runtime Role (extract uses global nerve.yaml provider via `provider`;
- * dryRun follows each invocation's start frame).
- */
-export function compileRoleSpec<M extends Record<string, unknown>>(
-  spec: RoleSpec<M>,
-  deps: CompileRoleSpecDeps,
-): Role<M> {
-  return async (start, messages) => {
-    const ctx = deps.createContext(start, messages);
-    const promptText =
-      typeof spec.prompt === "string" ? spec.prompt : await spec.prompt(start, messages);
-    const raw = await spec.adapter(promptText, ctx);
-    const zod = (spec.meta as ZodMetaSchema<M>).zod;
-    const meta = await extractMetaOrThrow(raw, zod, {
-      provider: deps.provider,
-      dryRun: start.meta.dryRun,
-    });
-    return { content: raw, meta };
-  };
-}
-
-export function defaultAgentCreateContext(
-  workdir: string,
-): (start: StartStep, messages: WorkflowMessage[]) => WorkflowContext {
-  return (start, messages) => ({
-    start,
-    messages,
-    workdir,
-    signal: new AbortController().signal,
-  });
-}
diff --git a/workflows/develop-sense/build.ts b/workflows/develop-sense/build.ts
index d8c26cf..5649151 100644
--- a/workflows/develop-sense/build.ts
+++ b/workflows/develop-sense/build.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
-import type { StartStep, WorkflowDefinition } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import type {
+  Schema,
+  StartStep,
+  WorkflowContext,
+  WorkflowDefinition,
+  WorkflowMessage,
+  WorkflowSpec,
+} from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import { END } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import { compileWorkflowSpec, type CompileWorkflowSpecDeps } from "@uncaged/nerve-daemon";
 import { createCursorAdapter } from "@uncaged/nerve-adapter-cursor";
 import { hermesAdapter } from "@uncaged/nerve-adapter-hermes";
 import type { LlmProvider } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
-
-import { compileRoleSpec, defaultAgentCreateContext, zodMeta } from "../_shared/rfc003-compile.js";
-import { createAskCursorAdapter } from "../_shared/cursor-ask-adapter.js";
+import { createLlmExtractFn, zodMeta } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
 
 import { coderPrompt } from "./roles/coder/prompt.js";
 import { coderMetaSchema } from "./roles/coder/index.js";
@@ -25,49 +32,76 @@ export type BuildSenseGeneratorDeps = {
 
 const CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS = 300_000;
 
+type SenseAgentMeta = Pick<SenseMeta, "planner" | "coder" | "reviewer" | "tester">;
+
+function defaultAgentCreateContext(
+  workdir: string,
+): (start: StartStep, messages: WorkflowMessage[]) => WorkflowContext {
+  return (start, messages) => ({
+    start,
+    messages,
+    workdir,
+    signal: new AbortController().signal,
+  });
+}
+
 export function buildSenseGenerator({
   provider,
   cwd,
 }: BuildSenseGeneratorDeps): WorkflowDefinition<SenseMeta> {
-  const createContext = defaultAgentCreateContext(cwd);
-  const deps = { provider, createContext };
-
-  const agentRoles = {
-    planner: {
-      adapter: createAskCursorAdapter({ model: "auto", timeout: CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS }),
-      prompt: async (start: StartStep) => plannerPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId }),
-      meta: zodMeta(plannerMetaSchema),
-    },
-    coder: {
-      adapter: createCursorAdapter({
-        type: "cursor",
-        model: "auto",
-        timeout: CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS,
-      }),
-      prompt: async (start: StartStep) => coderPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId }),
-      meta: zodMeta(coderMetaSchema),
-    },
-    reviewer: {
-      adapter: hermesAdapter,
-      prompt: async (start: StartStep) =>
-        reviewerPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId, nerveRoot: cwd }),
-      meta: zodMeta(reviewerMetaSchema),
-    },
-    tester: {
-      adapter: hermesAdapter,
-      prompt: async (start: StartStep) =>
-        testerPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId, nerveRoot: cwd }),
-      meta: zodMeta(testerMetaSchema),
-    },
+  const compileDeps: CompileWorkflowSpecDeps = {
+    extractFn: async <T>(raw: string, schema: Schema<T>, dryRun: boolean) =>
+      createLlmExtractFn<T>({ provider, dryRun })(raw, schema),
+    createContext: defaultAgentCreateContext(cwd),
   };
 
+  const agentSpec: WorkflowSpec<SenseAgentMeta> = {
+    name: "develop-sense",
+    roles: {
+      planner: {
+        adapter: createCursorAdapter({
+          type: "cursor",
+          model: "auto",
+          timeout: CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS,
+          mode: "ask",
+        }),
+        prompt: async (start: StartStep) => plannerPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId }),
+        meta: zodMeta(plannerMetaSchema),
+      },
+      coder: {
+        adapter: createCursorAdapter({
+          type: "cursor",
+          model: "auto",
+          timeout: CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS,
+        }),
+        prompt: async (start: StartStep) => coderPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId }),
+        meta: zodMeta(coderMetaSchema),
+      },
+      reviewer: {
+        adapter: hermesAdapter,
+        prompt: async (start: StartStep) =>
+          reviewerPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId, nerveRoot: cwd }),
+        meta: zodMeta(reviewerMetaSchema),
+      },
+      tester: {
+        adapter: hermesAdapter,
+        prompt: async (start: StartStep) =>
+          testerPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId, nerveRoot: cwd }),
+        meta: zodMeta(testerMetaSchema),
+      },
+    },
+    moderator: () => END,
+  };
+
+  const compiled = compileWorkflowSpec(agentSpec, compileDeps);
+
   return {
     name: "develop-sense",
     roles: {
-      planner: compileRoleSpec(agentRoles.planner, deps),
-      coder: compileRoleSpec(agentRoles.coder, deps),
-      reviewer: compileRoleSpec(agentRoles.reviewer, deps),
-      tester: compileRoleSpec(agentRoles.tester, deps),
+      planner: compiled.roles.planner,
+      coder: compiled.roles.coder,
+      reviewer: compiled.roles.reviewer,
+      tester: compiled.roles.tester,
       committer: buildCommitterRole({ nerveRoot: cwd }),
     },
     moderator,
diff --git a/workflows/develop-sense/package.json b/workflows/develop-sense/package.json
index dff8549..43e2f26 100644
--- a/workflows/develop-sense/package.json
+++ b/workflows/develop-sense/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "@uncaged/nerve-adapter-cursor": "latest",
     "@uncaged/nerve-adapter-hermes": "latest",
     "@uncaged/nerve-core": "latest",
+    "@uncaged/nerve-daemon": "latest",
     "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils": "latest",
     "zod": "^4.3.6"
   },
diff --git a/workflows/develop-workflow/build.ts b/workflows/develop-workflow/build.ts
index 4716460..bb31777 100644
--- a/workflows/develop-workflow/build.ts
+++ b/workflows/develop-workflow/build.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
-import type { StartStep, WorkflowDefinition } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import type {
+  Schema,
+  StartStep,
+  WorkflowContext,
+  WorkflowDefinition,
+  WorkflowMessage,
+  WorkflowSpec,
+} from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import { END } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import { compileWorkflowSpec, type CompileWorkflowSpecDeps } from "@uncaged/nerve-daemon";
 import { createCursorAdapter } from "@uncaged/nerve-adapter-cursor";
 import { hermesAdapter } from "@uncaged/nerve-adapter-hermes";
 import type { LlmProvider } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
-
-import { compileRoleSpec, defaultAgentCreateContext, zodMeta } from "../_shared/rfc003-compile.js";
-import { createAskCursorAdapter } from "../_shared/cursor-ask-adapter.js";
+import { createLlmExtractFn, zodMeta } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
 
 import { coderPrompt } from "./roles/coder/prompt.js";
 import { coderMetaSchema } from "./roles/coder/index.js";
@@ -25,49 +32,76 @@ export type BuildWorkflowGeneratorDeps = {
 
 const CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS = 300_000;
 
+type WorkflowAgentMeta = Pick<WorkflowMeta, "planner" | "coder" | "reviewer" | "tester">;
+
+function defaultAgentCreateContext(
+  workdir: string,
+): (start: StartStep, messages: WorkflowMessage[]) => WorkflowContext {
+  return (start, messages) => ({
+    start,
+    messages,
+    workdir,
+    signal: new AbortController().signal,
+  });
+}
+
 export function buildWorkflowGenerator({
   provider,
   nerveRoot,
 }: BuildWorkflowGeneratorDeps): WorkflowDefinition<WorkflowMeta> {
-  const createContext = defaultAgentCreateContext(nerveRoot);
-  const deps = { provider, createContext };
-
-  const agentRoles = {
-    planner: {
-      adapter: createAskCursorAdapter({ model: "auto", timeout: CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS }),
-      prompt: async (start: StartStep) => plannerPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId }),
-      meta: zodMeta(plannerMetaSchema),
-    },
-    coder: {
-      adapter: createCursorAdapter({
-        type: "cursor",
-        model: "auto",
-        timeout: CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS,
-      }),
-      prompt: async (start: StartStep) => coderPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId }),
-      meta: zodMeta(coderMetaSchema),
-    },
-    reviewer: {
-      adapter: hermesAdapter,
-      prompt: async (start: StartStep) =>
-        reviewerPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId, nerveRoot }),
-      meta: zodMeta(reviewerMetaSchema),
-    },
-    tester: {
-      adapter: hermesAdapter,
-      prompt: async (start: StartStep) =>
-        testerPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId, nerveRoot }),
-      meta: zodMeta(testerMetaSchema),
-    },
+  const compileDeps: CompileWorkflowSpecDeps = {
+    extractFn: async <T>(raw: string, schema: Schema<T>, dryRun: boolean) =>
+      createLlmExtractFn<T>({ provider, dryRun })(raw, schema),
+    createContext: defaultAgentCreateContext(nerveRoot),
   };
 
+  const agentSpec: WorkflowSpec<WorkflowAgentMeta> = {
+    name: "develop-workflow",
+    roles: {
+      planner: {
+        adapter: createCursorAdapter({
+          type: "cursor",
+          model: "auto",
+          timeout: CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS,
+          mode: "ask",
+        }),
+        prompt: async (start: StartStep) => plannerPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId }),
+        meta: zodMeta(plannerMetaSchema),
+      },
+      coder: {
+        adapter: createCursorAdapter({
+          type: "cursor",
+          model: "auto",
+          timeout: CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS,
+        }),
+        prompt: async (start: StartStep) => coderPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId }),
+        meta: zodMeta(coderMetaSchema),
+      },
+      reviewer: {
+        adapter: hermesAdapter,
+        prompt: async (start: StartStep) =>
+          reviewerPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId, nerveRoot }),
+        meta: zodMeta(reviewerMetaSchema),
+      },
+      tester: {
+        adapter: hermesAdapter,
+        prompt: async (start: StartStep) =>
+          testerPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId, nerveRoot }),
+        meta: zodMeta(testerMetaSchema),
+      },
+    },
+    moderator: () => END,
+  };
+
+  const compiled = compileWorkflowSpec(agentSpec, compileDeps);
+
   return {
     name: "develop-workflow",
     roles: {
-      planner: compileRoleSpec(agentRoles.planner, deps),
-      coder: compileRoleSpec(agentRoles.coder, deps),
-      reviewer: compileRoleSpec(agentRoles.reviewer, deps),
-      tester: compileRoleSpec(agentRoles.tester, deps),
+      planner: compiled.roles.planner,
+      coder: compiled.roles.coder,
+      reviewer: compiled.roles.reviewer,
+      tester: compiled.roles.tester,
       committer: buildCommitterRole({ nerveRoot }),
     },
     moderator,
diff --git a/workflows/develop-workflow/package.json b/workflows/develop-workflow/package.json
index 336bcf0..895d8fa 100644
--- a/workflows/develop-workflow/package.json
+++ b/workflows/develop-workflow/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "@uncaged/nerve-adapter-cursor": "latest",
     "@uncaged/nerve-adapter-hermes": "latest",
     "@uncaged/nerve-core": "latest",
+    "@uncaged/nerve-daemon": "latest",
     "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils": "latest",
     "zod": "^4.3.6"
   },
diff --git a/workflows/solve-issue/build.ts b/workflows/solve-issue/build.ts
index cda118d..fdac54d 100644
--- a/workflows/solve-issue/build.ts
+++ b/workflows/solve-issue/build.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
-import type { StartStep, WorkflowDefinition } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import type {
+  Schema,
+  StartStep,
+  WorkflowContext,
+  WorkflowDefinition,
+  WorkflowMessage,
+  WorkflowSpec,
+} from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import { END } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import { compileWorkflowSpec, type CompileWorkflowSpecDeps } from "@uncaged/nerve-daemon";
 import { hermesAdapter } from "@uncaged/nerve-adapter-hermes";
 import type { LlmProvider } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
-
-import { compileRoleSpec, defaultAgentCreateContext, zodMeta } from "../_shared/rfc003-compile.js";
+import { createLlmExtractFn, zodMeta } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
 
 import { moderator } from "./moderator.js";
 import type { WorkflowMeta } from "./moderator.js";
@@ -23,43 +31,65 @@ export type BuildSolveIssueDeps = {
   provider: LlmProvider;
 };
 
-export function buildSolveIssue({ nerveRoot, provider }: BuildSolveIssueDeps): WorkflowDefinition<WorkflowMeta> {
-  const createContext = defaultAgentCreateContext(nerveRoot);
-  const deps = { provider, createContext };
+type SolveHermesAgentMeta = Pick<WorkflowMeta, "read-issue" | "prepare" | "review" | "test">;
 
-  const agentRoles = {
-    "read-issue": {
-      adapter: hermesAdapter,
-      prompt: async (start: StartStep) => readIssuePrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId }),
-      meta: zodMeta(readIssueMetaSchema),
-    },
-    prepare: {
-      adapter: hermesAdapter,
-      prompt: async (start: StartStep) => preparePrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId }),
-      meta: zodMeta(prepareMetaSchema),
-    },
-    review: {
-      adapter: hermesAdapter,
-      prompt: async (start: StartStep) =>
-        reviewPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId, nerveRoot }),
-      meta: zodMeta(reviewMetaSchema),
-    },
-    test: {
-      adapter: hermesAdapter,
-      prompt: async (start: StartStep) => testPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId }),
-      meta: zodMeta(testMetaSchema),
-    },
+function defaultAgentCreateContext(
+  workdir: string,
+): (start: StartStep, messages: WorkflowMessage[]) => WorkflowContext {
+  return (start, messages) => ({
+    start,
+    messages,
+    workdir,
+    signal: new AbortController().signal,
+  });
+}
+
+export function buildSolveIssue({ nerveRoot, provider }: BuildSolveIssueDeps): WorkflowDefinition<WorkflowMeta> {
+  const compileDeps: CompileWorkflowSpecDeps = {
+    extractFn: async <T>(raw: string, schema: Schema<T>, dryRun: boolean) =>
+      createLlmExtractFn<T>({ provider, dryRun })(raw, schema),
+    createContext: defaultAgentCreateContext(nerveRoot),
   };
 
+  const agentSpec: WorkflowSpec<SolveHermesAgentMeta> = {
+    name: "solve-issue",
+    roles: {
+      "read-issue": {
+        adapter: hermesAdapter,
+        prompt: async (start: StartStep) => readIssuePrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId }),
+        meta: zodMeta(readIssueMetaSchema),
+      },
+      prepare: {
+        adapter: hermesAdapter,
+        prompt: async (start: StartStep) => preparePrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId }),
+        meta: zodMeta(prepareMetaSchema),
+      },
+      review: {
+        adapter: hermesAdapter,
+        prompt: async (start: StartStep) =>
+          reviewPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId, nerveRoot }),
+        meta: zodMeta(reviewMetaSchema),
+      },
+      test: {
+        adapter: hermesAdapter,
+        prompt: async (start: StartStep) => testPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId }),
+        meta: zodMeta(testMetaSchema),
+      },
+    },
+    moderator: () => END,
+  };
+
+  const compiled = compileWorkflowSpec(agentSpec, compileDeps);
+
   return {
     name: "solve-issue",
     roles: {
-      "read-issue": compileRoleSpec(agentRoles["read-issue"], deps),
-      prepare: compileRoleSpec(agentRoles.prepare, deps),
+      "read-issue": compiled.roles["read-issue"],
+      prepare: compiled.roles.prepare,
       plan: buildPlanRole({ provider, nerveRoot }),
       implement: buildImplementRole({ provider, nerveRoot }),
-      review: compileRoleSpec(agentRoles.review, deps),
-      test: compileRoleSpec(agentRoles.test, deps),
+      review: compiled.roles.review,
+      test: compiled.roles.test,
       publish: buildPublishRole({ provider, nerveRoot }),
     },
     moderator,
diff --git a/workflows/solve-issue/package.json b/workflows/solve-issue/package.json
index ce6e1eb..a05fb08 100644
--- a/workflows/solve-issue/package.json
+++ b/workflows/solve-issue/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "@uncaged/nerve-adapter-cursor": "latest",
     "@uncaged/nerve-adapter-hermes": "latest",
     "@uncaged/nerve-core": "latest",
+    "@uncaged/nerve-daemon": "latest",
     "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils": "latest",
     "zod": "^4.3.6"
   },
diff --git a/workflows/solve-issue/roles/implement/index.ts b/workflows/solve-issue/roles/implement/index.ts
index 51c29be..b739e42 100644
--- a/workflows/solve-issue/roles/implement/index.ts
+++ b/workflows/solve-issue/roles/implement/index.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import type { Role, RoleResult, RoleSpec, StartStep, WorkflowMessage } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import type { Role, RoleResult, Schema, StartStep, WorkflowMessage } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import { END } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import { compileWorkflowSpec } from "@uncaged/nerve-daemon";
 import { createCursorAdapter } from "@uncaged/nerve-adapter-cursor";
 import type { LlmProvider } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
+import { createLlmExtractFn, zodMeta } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
-import { compileRoleSpec, zodMeta } from "../../../_shared/rfc003-compile.js";
-
 import { resolveRepoCwd } from "../../lib/repo-context.js";
 import { buildImplementPrompt } from "./prompt.js";
 
@@ -21,20 +22,6 @@ export type BuildImplementDeps = {
 const CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS = 300_000;
 
 export function buildImplementRole({ provider, nerveRoot }: BuildImplementDeps): Role<ImplementMeta> {
-  const innerSpec = {
-    adapter: createCursorAdapter({
-      type: "cursor",
-      model: "auto",
-      timeout: CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS,
-    }),
-    prompt: async (start: StartStep) =>
-      buildImplementPrompt({
-        threadId: start.meta.threadId,
-        nerveRoot,
-      }),
-    meta: zodMeta(implementMetaSchema),
-  } satisfies RoleSpec<ImplementMeta>;
-
   return async (start: StartStep, messages: WorkflowMessage[]): Promise<RoleResult<ImplementMeta>> => {
     const cwd = resolveRepoCwd(messages);
     if (cwd === null) {
@@ -44,18 +31,42 @@ export function buildImplementRole({ provider, nerveRoot }: BuildImplementDeps):
       };
     }
 
-    const run = compileRoleSpec(innerSpec, {
-      provider,
-      createContext: (s, m) => ({
-        start: s,
-        messages: m,
-        workdir: cwd,
-        signal: new AbortController().signal,
-      }),
-    });
+    const innerSpec = {
+      main: {
+        adapter: createCursorAdapter({
+          type: "cursor",
+          model: "auto",
+          timeout: CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS,
+        }),
+        prompt: async (start: StartStep) =>
+          buildImplementPrompt({
+            threadId: start.meta.threadId,
+            nerveRoot,
+          }),
+        meta: zodMeta(implementMetaSchema),
+      },
+    };
+
+    const compiled = compileWorkflowSpec(
+      {
+        name: "_implement-inner",
+        roles: innerSpec,
+        moderator: () => END,
+      },
+      {
+        extractFn: async <T>(raw: string, schema: Schema<T>, dryRun: boolean) =>
+          createLlmExtractFn<T>({ provider, dryRun })(raw, schema),
+        createContext: (s, m) => ({
+          start: s,
+          messages: m,
+          workdir: cwd,
+          signal: new AbortController().signal,
+        }),
+      },
+    );
 
     try {
-      return await run(start, messages);
+      return await compiled.roles.main(start, messages);
     } catch (e) {
       const msg = e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e);
       return {
diff --git a/workflows/solve-issue/roles/plan/index.ts b/workflows/solve-issue/roles/plan/index.ts
index 827dbb6..192ce88 100644
--- a/workflows/solve-issue/roles/plan/index.ts
+++ b/workflows/solve-issue/roles/plan/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-import type { Role, RoleResult, RoleSpec, StartStep, WorkflowMessage } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
-import { createAskCursorAdapter } from "../../../_shared/cursor-ask-adapter.js";
-import { compileRoleSpec, zodMeta } from "../../../_shared/rfc003-compile.js";
+import type { Role, RoleResult, Schema, StartStep, WorkflowMessage } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import { END } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import { compileWorkflowSpec } from "@uncaged/nerve-daemon";
+import { createCursorAdapter } from "@uncaged/nerve-adapter-cursor";
 import type { LlmProvider } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
+import { createLlmExtractFn, zodMeta } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
 import { resolveRepoCwd } from "../../lib/repo-context.js";
@@ -20,16 +22,6 @@ export type BuildPlanDeps = {
 const CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS = 300_000;
 
 export function buildPlanRole({ provider, nerveRoot }: BuildPlanDeps): Role<PlanMeta> {
-  const innerSpec = {
-    adapter: createAskCursorAdapter({ model: "auto", timeout: CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS }),
-    prompt: async (start: StartStep) =>
-      buildPlanPrompt({
-        threadId: start.meta.threadId,
-        nerveRoot,
-      }),
-    meta: zodMeta(planMetaSchema),
-  } satisfies RoleSpec<PlanMeta>;
-
   return async (start: StartStep, messages: WorkflowMessage[]): Promise<RoleResult<PlanMeta>> => {
     const cwd = resolveRepoCwd(messages);
     if (cwd === null) {
@@ -39,18 +31,43 @@ export function buildPlanRole({ provider, nerveRoot }: BuildPlanDeps): Role<Plan
       };
     }
 
-    const run = compileRoleSpec(innerSpec, {
-      provider,
-      createContext: (s, m) => ({
-        start: s,
-        messages: m,
-        workdir: cwd,
-        signal: new AbortController().signal,
-      }),
-    });
+    const innerSpec = {
+      main: {
+        adapter: createCursorAdapter({
+          type: "cursor",
+          model: "auto",
+          timeout: CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS,
+          mode: "ask",
+        }),
+        prompt: async (start: StartStep) =>
+          buildPlanPrompt({
+            threadId: start.meta.threadId,
+            nerveRoot,
+          }),
+        meta: zodMeta(planMetaSchema),
+      },
+    };
+
+    const compiled = compileWorkflowSpec(
+      {
+        name: "_plan-inner",
+        roles: innerSpec,
+        moderator: () => END,
+      },
+      {
+        extractFn: async <T>(raw: string, schema: Schema<T>, dryRun: boolean) =>
+          createLlmExtractFn<T>({ provider, dryRun })(raw, schema),
+        createContext: (s, m) => ({
+          start: s,
+          messages: m,
+          workdir: cwd,
+          signal: new AbortController().signal,
+        }),
+      },
+    );
 
     try {
-      return await run(start, messages);
+      return await compiled.roles.main(start, messages);
     } catch (e) {
       const msg = e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e);
       return {
diff --git a/workflows/solve-issue/roles/publish/index.ts b/workflows/solve-issue/roles/publish/index.ts
index 762b167..d42ad18 100644
--- a/workflows/solve-issue/roles/publish/index.ts
+++ b/workflows/solve-issue/roles/publish/index.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import { mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { join } from "node:path";
-import type { Role, RoleResult, RoleSpec, StartStep, WorkflowMessage } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import type { Role, RoleResult, Schema, StartStep, WorkflowMessage } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import { END } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
+import { compileWorkflowSpec } from "@uncaged/nerve-daemon";
 import { hermesAdapter } from "@uncaged/nerve-adapter-hermes";
 import type { LlmProvider } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
-import { isDryRun } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
+import { createLlmExtractFn, isDryRun, zodMeta } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
-import { compileRoleSpec, defaultAgentCreateContext, zodMeta } from "../../../_shared/rfc003-compile.js";
-
 import { buildPublishPrompt } from "./prompt.js";
 
 export const publishMetaSchema = z.object({
@@ -20,21 +20,38 @@ export type BuildPublishDeps = {
   nerveRoot: string;
 };
 
+function defaultAgentCreateContext(nerveRoot: string) {
+  return (start: StartStep, messages: WorkflowMessage[]) => ({
+    start,
+    messages,
+    workdir: nerveRoot,
+    signal: new AbortController().signal,
+  });
+}
+
 function logPath(nerveRoot: string): string {
   return join(nerveRoot, "logs", `solve-issue-publish-${Date.now()}.log`);
 }
 
 export function buildPublishRole({ provider, nerveRoot }: BuildPublishDeps): Role<PublishMeta> {
-  const innerSpec = {
-    adapter: hermesAdapter,
-    prompt: async (start: StartStep) => buildPublishPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId, nerveRoot }),
-    meta: zodMeta(publishMetaSchema),
-  } satisfies RoleSpec<PublishMeta>;
-
-  const runHermes = compileRoleSpec(innerSpec, {
-    provider,
-    createContext: defaultAgentCreateContext(nerveRoot),
-  });
+  const runHermes = compileWorkflowSpec(
+    {
+      name: "_publish-inner",
+      roles: {
+        main: {
+          adapter: hermesAdapter,
+          prompt: async (start: StartStep) => buildPublishPrompt({ threadId: start.meta.threadId, nerveRoot }),
+          meta: zodMeta(publishMetaSchema),
+        },
+      },
+      moderator: () => END,
+    },
+    {
+      extractFn: async <T>(raw: string, schema: Schema<T>, dryRun: boolean) =>
+        createLlmExtractFn<T>({ provider, dryRun })(raw, schema),
+      createContext: defaultAgentCreateContext(nerveRoot),
+    },
+  ).roles.main;
 
   return async (start: StartStep, messages: WorkflowMessage[]): Promise<RoleResult<PublishMeta>> => {
     const file = logPath(nerveRoot);