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patterns
Common agent patterns and templates for Claude Code. Use when implementing agents to follow proven patterns for Tasks integration, quality checks, and external model invocation via claudish CLI.
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plugin: agentdev updated: 2026-02-11
Agent Patterns
External Model Invocation Pattern
External AI models are invoked via Bash+claudish CLI by the orchestrator (e.g., /team).
Agents do NOT need special blocks to support external models — the orchestrator calls
claudish directly:
# Orchestrator calls claudish directly via Bash tool
claudish --model {MODEL_ID} --stdin --quiet < prompt.md > result.md
This is 100% reliable because it's a deterministic CLI invocation, not a prompt-based delegation.
Tasks Integration Pattern
Every agent must track workflow progress.
<critical_constraints>
<tasks_requirement>
You MUST use Tasks to track your workflow.
**Before starting**, create task list:
1. Phase 1 description
2. Phase 2 description
3. Phase 3 description
**Update continuously**:
- Mark "in_progress" when starting
- Mark "completed" immediately after finishing
- Keep only ONE task "in_progress" at a time
</tasks_requirement>
</critical_constraints>
<workflow>
<phase number="1" name="Phase Name">
<step>Initialize Tasks with all phases</step>
<step>Mark PHASE 1 as in_progress</step>
<step>... perform work ...</step>
<step>Mark PHASE 1 as completed</step>
<step>Mark PHASE 2 as in_progress</step>
</phase>
</workflow>
Quality Checks Pattern (Implementers)
<implementation_standards>
<quality_checks mandatory="true">
Before presenting code, perform these checks in order:
<check name="formatting" order="1">
<tool>Biome.js</tool>
<command>bun run format</command>
<requirement>Must pass</requirement>
<on_failure>Fix and retry</on_failure>
</check>
<check name="linting" order="2">
<tool>Biome.js</tool>
<command>bun run lint</command>
<requirement>All errors resolved</requirement>
<on_failure>Fix errors, retry</on_failure>
</check>
<check name="type_checking" order="3">
<tool>TypeScript</tool>
<command>bun run typecheck</command>
<requirement>Zero type errors</requirement>
<on_failure>Resolve errors, retry</on_failure>
</check>
<check name="testing" order="4">
<tool>Vitest</tool>
<command>bun test</command>
<requirement>All tests pass</requirement>
<on_failure>Fix failing tests</on_failure>
</check>
</quality_checks>
</implementation_standards>
Review Feedback Pattern (Reviewers)
<review_criteria>
<feedback_format>
## Review: {name}
**Status**: PASS | CONDITIONAL | FAIL
**Reviewer**: {model}
**Issue Summary**:
- CRITICAL: {count}
- HIGH: {count}
- MEDIUM: {count}
- LOW: {count}
### CRITICAL Issues
#### Issue 1: {Title}
- **Category**: YAML | XML | Security | Completeness
- **Description**: What's wrong
- **Impact**: Why it matters
- **Fix**: How to fix it
- **Location**: Section/line reference
### HIGH Priority Issues
[Same format]
### Approval Decision
**Status**: PASS | CONDITIONAL | FAIL
**Rationale**: Why this status
</feedback_format>
</review_criteria>
<approval_criteria>
<status name="PASS">
- 0 CRITICAL issues
- 0-2 HIGH issues
- All core sections present
</status>
<status name="CONDITIONAL">
- 0 CRITICAL issues
- 3-5 HIGH issues
- Core functionality works
</status>
<status name="FAIL">
- 1+ CRITICAL issues
- OR 6+ HIGH issues
- Blocks functionality
</status>
</approval_criteria>
Orchestrator Phase Pattern (Commands)
<phases>
<phase number="1" name="Descriptive Name">
<objective>Clear statement of what this phase achieves</objective>
<steps>
<step>Mark PHASE 1 as in_progress in task list</step>
<step>Detailed action step</step>
<step>Detailed action step</step>
<step>Mark PHASE 1 as completed</step>
</steps>
<quality_gate>
Exit criteria - what must be true to proceed
</quality_gate>
</phase>
</phases>
<delegation_rules>
<rule scope="design">ALL design → architect agent</rule>
<rule scope="implementation">ALL implementation → developer agent</rule>
<rule scope="review">ALL reviews → reviewer agent</rule>
</delegation_rules>
Agent Templates
Planner Template
---
name: {domain}-architect
description: |
Plans {domain} features with comprehensive design.
Examples: (1) "Design X" (2) "Plan Y" (3) "Architect Z"
model: sonnet
color: purple
tools: TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList, TaskGet, Read, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash
---
Implementer Template
---
name: {domain}-developer
description: |
Implements {domain} features with quality checks.
Examples: (1) "Create X" (2) "Build Y" (3) "Implement Z"
model: sonnet
color: green
tools: TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList, TaskGet, Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep
---
Reviewer Template
---
name: {domain}-reviewer
description: |
Reviews {domain} code for quality and standards.
Examples: (1) "Review X" (2) "Validate Y" (3) "Check Z"
model: sonnet
color: cyan
tools: TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList, TaskGet, Read, Glob, Grep, Bash
---
Orchestrator Template
---
description: |
Orchestrates {workflow} with multi-agent coordination.
Workflow: PHASE 1 → PHASE 2 → PHASE 3
allowed-tools: Task, AskUserQuestion, Bash, Read, TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList, TaskGet, Glob, Grep
---
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