Agentic Workflow Pattern
A standardized five-stage multi-agent pipeline — research, plan, validate, TDD implement, review — using background agents and file-based handoff.
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What it does
- Breaks an implementation task into a research → plan → validate → implement → review pipeline, one sub-agent per stage.
- Enforces
run_in_background: trueand bansTaskOutputso 70k+ token agent transcripts never flood the main context. - Uses file-based handoff: each agent writes to
.claude/cache/agents/<stage>/<task>-*.mdand the next agent reads that file. - Provides progress polling recipes (
find ... -mmin -5, output file growth) and stuck-agent detection heuristics. - Mandates TDD in the implementation stage: failing tests first, then make them pass.
Who it's for
- Developers already orchestrating multiple Claude Code sub-agents on sizable features.
- Anyone whose long sessions blow up the main conversation context.
- Teams that have (or will create) custom agents named
oracle,plan-agent,validate-agent,agentica-agent,review-agent.
Examples
- "Add webhook retry logic to the payments module" → oracle writes a research file, plan-agent reads it and drafts a plan, validate-agent audits it, then the implementation agent codes test-first.
- Large refactor where you want a lean main thread → only markdown artifacts persist; the main conversation just coordinates.
- Suspect a background agent stalled → run
find .claude/cache/agents -name "*.md" -mmin -5to see whether new output appeared.
· · · Install guide · · ·
Try it now, no install
Paste this into Claude to use the skill without installing anything.
Read the instructions in this file and follow them to help me: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3/HEAD/.claude/skills/agentic-workflow/SKILL.md What I want: (describe your task here)
If Claude can't open the link, open it yourself and paste the contents instead.
↓ If it works for you, download the ZIP below and install it. Then it runs on its own — no pasting each time.
Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
- Download the ZIP with the button below.
- In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
- Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
Install in Claude Code
Let Claude do it — paste this into Claude Code
Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart. Copy the .claude/skills/agentic-workflow folder from the GitHub repo parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 into my ~/.claude/skills/agentic-workflow/. When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.
Install with a command instead
git clone https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.git /tmp/cc-v3 && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/cc-v3/.claude/skills/agentic-workflow ~/.claude/skills/⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.
- Open a terminal and move to a scratch directory.
- Clone the repo:
git clone https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.git - Create the skills directory:
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills - Copy the skill:
cp -r Continuous-Claude-v3/.claude/skills/agentic-workflow ~/.claude/skills/ - The skill depends on sub-agents named
oracle,plan-agent,validate-agent,agentica-agent,review-agent. Copy the repo's.claude/agents/folder too, or edit SKILL.md to use agent names that exist in your setup. - Optional: pre-create the cache dir with
mkdir -p .claude/cache/agents. - Restart Claude Code, then hand it an implementation task and say "follow the agentic-workflow pattern" to activate the pipeline.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT