diff --git a/workflows/develop-sense/build.ts b/workflows/develop-sense/build.ts
index 06b9bf8..3e8904d 100644
--- a/workflows/develop-sense/build.ts
+++ b/workflows/develop-sense/build.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ import { createPlannerRole } from "./roles/planner.js";
 import { createReviewerRole } from "./roles/reviewer.js";
 import { createTesterRole } from "./roles/tester.js";
 
+type DevelopSenseRole = 'planner' | 'coder' | 'reviewer' | 'tester' | 'committer';
+
 export type CreateDevelopSenseDeps = {
-  adapters: Record<string, AgentFn>;
+  defaultAdapter: AgentFn;
+  adapters?: Partial<Record<DevelopSenseRole, AgentFn>>;
   extract: LlmExtractorConfig;
   cwd: string;
 };
@@ -20,12 +23,13 @@ export function createDevelopSenseWorkflow({
   extract,
   cwd,
 }: CreateDevelopSenseDeps): WorkflowDefinition<SenseMeta> {
+  const a = (role: DevelopSenseRole) => adapters?.[role] ?? defaultAdapter;
   const roles = {
-    planner: createPlannerRole(adapters.planner, extract),
-    coder: createCoderRole(adapters.coder, extract),
-    reviewer: createReviewerRole(adapters.reviewer, extract, cwd),
-    tester: createTesterRole(adapters.tester, extract, cwd),
-    committer: createWorkspaceCommitterRole(adapters.committer, {
+    planner: createPlannerRole(a('planner'), extract),
+    coder: createCoderRole(a('coder'), extract),
+    reviewer: createReviewerRole(a('reviewer'), extract, cwd),
+    tester: createTesterRole(a('tester'), extract, cwd),
+    committer: createWorkspaceCommitterRole(a('committer'), {
       extract,
       nerveRoot: cwd,
       workflowName: "develop-sense",
diff --git a/workflows/develop-sense/index.ts b/workflows/develop-sense/index.ts
index 1a021c6..1d6e6fb 100644
--- a/workflows/develop-sense/index.ts
+++ b/workflows/develop-sense/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ if (!apiKey || !baseUrl) {
 const CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS = 300_000;
 
 const workflow = createDevelopSenseWorkflow({
+  defaultAdapter: hermesAdapter,
   adapters: {
     planner: createCursorAdapter({
       type: "cursor",
@@ -24,9 +25,6 @@ const workflow = createDevelopSenseWorkflow({
       timeout: CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS,
     }),
     coder: cursorAdapter,
-    reviewer: hermesAdapter,
-    tester: hermesAdapter,
-    committer: hermesAdapter,
   },
   extract: { provider: { apiKey, baseUrl, model } },
   cwd: NERVE_ROOT,
diff --git a/workflows/develop-workflow/build.ts b/workflows/develop-workflow/build.ts
index c08e18a..abcde86 100644
--- a/workflows/develop-workflow/build.ts
+++ b/workflows/develop-workflow/build.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ import { createPlannerRole } from "./roles/planner.js";
 import { createReviewerRole } from "./roles/reviewer.js";
 import { createTesterRole } from "./roles/tester.js";
 
+type DevelopWorkflowRole = 'planner' | 'coder' | 'reviewer' | 'tester' | 'committer';
+
 export type CreateDevelopWorkflowDeps = {
-  adapters: Record<string, AgentFn>;
+  defaultAdapter: AgentFn;
+  adapters?: Partial<Record<DevelopWorkflowRole, AgentFn>>;
   extract: LlmExtractorConfig;
   nerveRoot: string;
 };
@@ -20,12 +23,13 @@ export function createDevelopWorkflowWorkflow({
   extract,
   nerveRoot,
 }: CreateDevelopWorkflowDeps): WorkflowDefinition<WorkflowMeta> {
+  const a = (role: DevelopWorkflowRole) => adapters?.[role] ?? defaultAdapter;
   const roles = {
-    planner: createPlannerRole(adapters.planner, extract),
-    coder: createCoderRole(adapters.coder, extract),
-    reviewer: createReviewerRole(adapters.reviewer, extract, nerveRoot),
-    tester: createTesterRole(adapters.tester, extract, nerveRoot),
-    committer: createWorkspaceCommitterRole(adapters.committer, {
+    planner: createPlannerRole(a('planner'), extract),
+    coder: createCoderRole(a('coder'), extract),
+    reviewer: createReviewerRole(a('reviewer'), extract, nerveRoot),
+    tester: createTesterRole(a('tester'), extract, nerveRoot),
+    committer: createWorkspaceCommitterRole(a('committer'), {
       extract,
       nerveRoot,
       workflowName: "develop-workflow",
diff --git a/workflows/develop-workflow/index.ts b/workflows/develop-workflow/index.ts
index cbb9599..dfad6a9 100644
--- a/workflows/develop-workflow/index.ts
+++ b/workflows/develop-workflow/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ if (!apiKey || !baseUrl) {
 const CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS = 300_000;
 
 const workflow = createDevelopWorkflowWorkflow({
+  defaultAdapter: hermesAdapter,
   adapters: {
     planner: createCursorAdapter({
       type: "cursor",
@@ -25,9 +26,6 @@ const workflow = createDevelopWorkflowWorkflow({
       timeout: CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS,
     }),
     coder: cursorAdapter,
-    reviewer: hermesAdapter,
-    tester: hermesAdapter,
-    committer: hermesAdapter,
   },
   extract: { provider: { apiKey, baseUrl, model } },
   nerveRoot: NERVE_ROOT,
diff --git a/workflows/solve-issue/build.ts b/workflows/solve-issue/build.ts
index 8c958af..cf267a0 100644
--- a/workflows/solve-issue/build.ts
+++ b/workflows/solve-issue/build.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ import { createReadIssueRole } from "./roles/read-issue/index.js";
 import { createReviewRole } from "./roles/review/index.js";
 import { createTestRole } from "./roles/test/index.js";
 
+type SolveIssueRole = 'read-issue' | 'prepare' | 'plan' | 'implement' | 'committer' | 'review' | 'test' | 'publish';
+
 export type CreateSolveIssueDeps = {
-  adapters: Record<string, AgentFn>;
+  defaultAdapter: AgentFn;
+  adapters?: Partial<Record<SolveIssueRole, AgentFn>>;
   nerveRoot: string;
   extract: LlmExtractorConfig;
 };
@@ -23,17 +26,18 @@ export function createSolveIssueWorkflow({
   nerveRoot,
   extract,
 }: CreateSolveIssueDeps): WorkflowDefinition<WorkflowMeta> {
+  const a = (role: SolveIssueRole) => adapters?.[role] ?? defaultAdapter;
   return {
     name: "solve-issue",
     roles: {
-      "read-issue": createReadIssueRole(adapters["read-issue"], extract),
-      prepare: createPrepareRole(adapters.prepare, extract),
-      plan: createPlanRole(adapters.plan, { extract, nerveRoot }),
-      implement: createImplementRole(adapters.implement, { extract, nerveRoot }),
-      committer: createCommitterRole(adapters.committer, { extract, nerveRoot }),
-      review: createReviewRole(adapters.review, extract, nerveRoot),
-      test: createTestRole(adapters.test, extract),
-      publish: createPublishRole(adapters.publish, { extract, nerveRoot }),
+      "read-issue": createReadIssueRole(a("read-issue"), extract),
+      prepare: createPrepareRole(a("prepare"), extract),
+      plan: createPlanRole(a("plan"), { extract, nerveRoot }),
+      implement: createImplementRole(a("implement"), { extract, nerveRoot }),
+      committer: createCommitterRole(a("committer"), { extract, nerveRoot }),
+      review: createReviewRole(a("review"), extract, nerveRoot),
+      test: createTestRole(a("test"), extract),
+      publish: createPublishRole(a("publish"), { extract, nerveRoot }),
     },
     moderator,
   };
diff --git a/workflows/solve-issue/index.ts b/workflows/solve-issue/index.ts
index 5709a99..fed8314 100644
--- a/workflows/solve-issue/index.ts
+++ b/workflows/solve-issue/index.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ if (provider === null) {
 const CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS = 300_000;
 
 const workflow = createSolveIssueWorkflow({
+  defaultAdapter: hermesAdapter,
   adapters: {
-    "read-issue": hermesAdapter,
-    prepare: hermesAdapter,
     plan: createCursorAdapter({
       type: "cursor",
       mode: "ask",
@@ -30,10 +29,6 @@ const workflow = createSolveIssueWorkflow({
       model: "auto",
       timeout: CURSOR_TIMEOUT_MS,
     }),
-    committer: hermesAdapter,
-    review: hermesAdapter,
-    test: hermesAdapter,
-    publish: hermesAdapter,
   },
   nerveRoot: NERVE_ROOT,
   extract: { provider },