Orchestration¶
A lightweight protocol for coordinating personas, skills, and agents on work that crosses domain boundaries. No framework required. No dependencies. Just structured prompting.
Core Concept¶
Most real work crosses domain boundaries. A product launch needs engineering, marketing, and strategy. An architecture review needs security, cost analysis, and team assessment.
Orchestration connects the right expertise to each phase of work:
- Personas define who is thinking (identity, judgment, communication style)
- Skills define how to execute (steps, scripts, templates, references)
- Task agents define what to do (scoped, single-domain execution)
Patterns¶
Solo Sprint¶
One person, one objective, multiple domains. Switch personas as you move through phases.
Week 1: startup-cto + engineering skills → Build
Week 2: growth-marketer + marketing skills → Prepare launch
Week 3: solo-founder + business skills → Ship and iterate
Best for: side projects, MVPs, solo founders.
Domain Deep-Dive¶
One domain, maximum depth. Single persona, multiple skills stacked.
Persona: startup-cto
Skills loaded simultaneously:
- aws-solution-architect (infrastructure)
- senior-security (hardening)
- cto-advisor (tech debt assessment)
Task: Full technical audit of existing system
Best for: architecture reviews, compliance audits, technical due diligence.
Multi-Agent Handoff¶
Different personas review each other's work.
Step 1: startup-cto designs the architecture
Step 2: growth-marketer reviews from user/market perspective
Step 3: solo-founder makes the final trade-off decision
Best for: high-stakes decisions, launch readiness reviews, investor prep.
Skill Chain¶
No persona needed. Chain skills sequentially for procedural work.
1. content-strategy → Identify topics and angles
2. copywriting → Write the content
3. seo-audit → Optimize for search
4. analytics-tracking → Set up measurement
Best for: repeatable processes, content pipelines, compliance checklists.
Example: 6-Week Product Launch¶
| Phase | Weeks | Persona | Skills | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build | 1-2 | startup-cto | aws-solution-architect, senior-frontend | Architecture doc, deployed MVP |
| Prepare | 3-4 | growth-marketer | launch-strategy, copywriting, seo-audit | Landing page, content calendar |
| Ship | 5 | solo-founder | email-sequence, analytics-tracking | Launch, tracking verified |
| Iterate | 6 | solo-founder | form-cro, copy-editing | Conversion improvements, metrics report |
Rules¶
- One persona at a time. Switching is fine, but don't blend two in the same prompt.
- Skills stack freely. Load as many as the task needs.
- Personas are optional. For procedural work, skill chains alone are sufficient.
- Context carries forward. When switching phases, summarize decisions and artifacts.
- The human decides. Override any phase, persona, or skill choice.
Quick Reference¶
Activate a persona:
Load a skill:
Phase handoff: