Workflow Patterns

Common development workflows and how to implement them with Orchestre.

Feature Development Workflow

Standard Feature Flow

Implementation:

# 1. Understand existing code
/orchestre:discover-context (MCP)

# 2. Plan the feature
/orchestre:orchestrate (MCP) "Add user notifications with email and in-app"

# 3. Implement
/orchestre:execute-task (MCP) "Create notification system"

# 4. Review code
/orchestre:review (MCP)

# 5. Document
/orchestre:document-feature (MCP) "Notification system architecture"

# 6. Deploy
/deploy-production

Parallel Feature Development

Implementation:

# Setup parallel streams
/setup-parallel

# Distribute work
/distribute-tasks "Frontend: React UI, Backend: API endpoints, Mobile: React Native app"

# Coordinate progress
/coordinate-parallel

# Merge all work
/merge-work

# Final review
/review

Migration Workflow

Technology Migration

Implementation:

# Analyze existing system
/orchestre:discover-context (MCP)
/orchestre:orchestrate (MCP) "Analyze current Express.js architecture"

# Plan migration
/orchestre:orchestrate (MCP) "Plan migration from Express to Next.js"

# Execute migration
/orchestre:execute-task (MCP) "Set up Next.js project structure"
/orchestre:execute-task (MCP) "Migrate authentication module"
/orchestre:execute-task (MCP) "Migrate API endpoints"

# Validate
/validate-implementation
/performance-check

Database Migration

# Plan schema changes
/orchestre:orchestrate (MCP) "Plan database migration from MongoDB to PostgreSQL"

# Create migration scripts
/add-database-table "Users table with relationships"
/orchestre:execute-task (MCP) "Create data migration scripts"

# Test migration
/orchestre:execute-task (MCP) "Run migration on test database"
/validate-implementation

# Production migration
/orchestre:execute-task (MCP) "Execute production migration with rollback plan"

Bug Fix Workflow

Critical Bug Response

Implementation:

# Investigate bug
/orchestre:orchestrate (MCP) "Investigate critical payment processing bug"

# Find root cause
/orchestre:execute-task (MCP) "Add debugging logs and reproduce issue"

# Implement fix
/orchestre:execute-task (MCP) "Fix race condition in payment webhook"

# Thorough testing
/review
/validate-implementation

# Deploy hotfix
/execute-task "Deploy hotfix to production"
/document-feature "Payment bug fix: race condition resolution"

Performance Optimization Workflow

Systematic Optimization

Implementation:

# Baseline measurement
/performance-check

# Analyze results
/orchestrate "Analyze performance bottlenecks"

# Implement optimizations
/optimize-performance "Database query optimization"
/add-caching-layer "Redis caching for frequently accessed data"

# Verify improvements
/performance-check

# Document changes
/document-feature "Performance optimizations: 50% reduction in API response time"

Security Hardening Workflow

Security Review Process

# Initial audit
/security-audit

# Plan fixes
/orchestrate "Address security vulnerabilities"

# Implement security measures
/execute-task "Add input validation"
/execute-task "Implement rate limiting"
/add-middleware "Security headers middleware"

# Verify fixes
/security-audit
/validate-implementation

Team Collaboration Workflow

Code Review Process

Implementation:

# Developer completes feature
/execute-task "Implement user settings page"

# Self review
/review

# Get AI suggestions
/suggest-improvements

# Team review preparation
/document-feature "User settings implementation details"

# After team feedback
/execute-task "Address review comments"
/validate-implementation

Knowledge Sharing

# Extract patterns from implementation
/extract-patterns

# Document for team
/document-feature "New authentication pattern for microservices"

# Create reusable components
/orchestrate "Create shared authentication library"

DevOps Workflow

CI/CD Pipeline Setup

# Plan CI/CD
/orchestrate "Set up GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline"

# Implement pipeline
/execute-task "Create test workflow"
/execute-task "Create build workflow"
/execute-task "Create deployment workflow"

# Add monitoring
/setup-monitoring "Production monitoring with Sentry"

# Document
/document-feature "CI/CD pipeline architecture"

Infrastructure as Code

# Plan infrastructure
/orchestrate "Define infrastructure using Terraform"

# Implement IaC
/execute-task "Create Terraform modules"
/execute-task "Set up staging environment"

# Validate
/validate-implementation
/security-audit

Best Practices

1. Always Start with Context

Every workflow should begin with understanding the current state.

2. Plan Before Executing

Use /orchestrate to think through the approach.

3. Validate Continuously

Don't wait until the end to validate your work.

4. Document as You Go

Documentation is part of the workflow, not an afterthought.

5. Learn from Each Workflow

Use /learn to extract insights for future improvements.

Workflow Templates

Quick Feature Add

/orchestrate "Quick feature: $FEATURE_NAME"
/execute-task "Implement $FEATURE_NAME"
/review

Comprehensive Feature

/discover-context
/orchestrate "Plan $FEATURE_NAME"
/setup-parallel
/distribute-tasks "$TASKS"
/coordinate-parallel
/merge-work
/review
/validate-implementation
/document-feature "$FEATURE_NAME complete"

Emergency Hotfix

/orchestrate "URGENT: Fix $BUG"
/execute-task "Implement fix"
/review
/execute-task "Deploy hotfix"
/document-feature "Hotfix: $BUG"

See Also

• Command Patterns
• Architecture Patterns
• Best Practices