Conductor Workflow Patterns
Guides an agent through Conductor's TDD workflow, phase checkpoints, git commits and verification steps
- Repository
- wshobson/agents
- Stars
- 42,095
- Licence
- MIT
- Files
- 2 files
What it does
When installed, the agent follows a structured development process taken from Conductor, a project-planning workflow. It works through tasks listed in a track's plan.md file using test-driven development (write a failing test first, then make it pass, then refactor), pauses at phase checkpoints for verification, makes small git commits with notes, and updates the plan file as work completes. It is a set of working conventions and reference material rather than a tool that does work on its own.
Great for
- Developers already using Conductor's plan.md and track-based workflow
- Teams that want agents to follow strict TDD and checkpoint discipline on a multi-phase feature
- Anyone who wants consistent git commit hygiene and progress tracking in plan files
Skip it if
- Projects that do not use Conductor or plan.md files, since most instructions assume that structure and the skill will add little value
- Quick one-off scripts or exploratory work where strict TDD and checkpoint approval would slow things down
- Workflows that need the agent to commit or push without human review, because the skill asks the agent to wait for approval at checkpoints and to keep commits small
Try asking
- “Implement the next unchecked task in my track's plan.md using TDD”
- “Set up the phase checkpoint for phase 2 and show me what needs verifying before we continue”
- “Commit the completed task with a clear git note describing what changed”
- “Check whether the quality gates for this task are met before I mark it complete”
Install in 3 steps
- 1
Download the skill
The ZIP contains the 2 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.
workflow-patterns.zip - 2
Add it to your agent
Claude Code (all projects)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip workflow-patterns.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)
mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip workflow-patterns.zip -d .claude/skills/Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.
- 3
Ask for the task
No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.
Get better results
- Point the agent at a specific track and plan.md so it knows which tasks and phases apply
- Review the git commits and notes the agent creates, since the skill asks for commits and notes that the agent will write under your repository's identity
- Read references/details.md when you need worked examples of the patterns rather than relying only on the short best-practices list
What's inside
- references/details.md
- SKILL.md
Redistributed unmodified from wshobson/agents under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.