Maestro Core - Workflow Router

Central hub for Maestro workflow skills. Routes triggers, defines hierarchy, and handles fallbacks.

Skill Hierarchy

conductor (1) > orchestrator (2) > designing (3) > tracking (4) > specialized (5)

Higher rank wins on conflicts.

Ownership Matrix

Skill Owns Primary Triggers

conductor Implementation + autonomous ci , ca , /conductor-implement , /conductor-autonomous

orchestrator Parallel execution co , /conductor-orchestrate

designing Phases 1-10 (design → track creation) ds , cn , /conductor-newtrack , /conductor-design

tracking Task/bead management bd * , fb , rb

handoff Session cycling ho , /conductor-finish , /conductor-handoff

creating-skills Skill authoring "create skill", "write skill"

Workflow Chain

ds/cn → design.md → /conductor-newtrack → spec.md + plan.md → fb → tracking → ci/co/ca → implementation

Routing Table

CRITICAL: After loading maestro-core , you MUST explicitly load the target skill via skill(name="...") before proceeding.

See routing-table.md for complete trigger → skill mappings, phrase triggers, and conditional routing logic.

Quick Triggers

Trigger Skill

ds , cn

designing

ci

conductor

ca

conductor

co

orchestrator

fb , rb , bd *

tracking

ho

handoff

Routing Flow

1. User triggers command (e.g., ci)
2. Load maestro-core → get routing table
3. Look up trigger → find target skill
4. MUST call skill tool to load target skill
5. Follow loaded skill instructions

Fallback Policies

Condition Action Message

bd unavailable HALT ❌ Cannot proceed: bd CLI required

conductor/ missing DEGRADE ⚠️ Standalone mode - limited features

Agent Mail unavailable HALT ❌ Cannot proceed: Agent Mail required for coordination

Quick Reference

Concern Reference

Complete workflow workflow-chain.md

All routing rules routing-table.md

Terms and concepts glossary.md

CLI toolboxes toolboxes.md

Related Skills

• designing - Double Diamond design sessions (phases 1-10)

• conductor - Implementation execution

• orchestrator - Multi-agent parallel execution

• tracking - Issue tracking and dependency graphs

• handoff - Session cycling and context preservation

• creating-skills - Skill authoring and best practices

• sharing-skills - Contributing skills upstream

• using-git-worktrees - Isolated workspaces