Workflows Reference

Complete reference for all CAT workflows. For a visual overview, see the Workflow Map.

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Intent Statement · cat-intent-statement

Phase	Intent
Agent	🎯 Clara (Product Intent Manager)
When to Use	Starting a new initiative — capture the core “who/what/why”
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/intent/intent-statement-{title}.md
Prerequisites	None

Clara guides you through five questions: who, what problem, why now, outcome, and metrics.

Related: Create Intent Artifacts · Intent Phase

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Intent Brief · cat-intent-brief

Phase	Intent
Agent	🎯 Clara
When to Use	Expanding an Intent Statement into operational detail
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/intent/intent-brief-{title}.md
Prerequisites	Intent Statement recommended

Expands the statement with scope, metrics, risks, NFRs, dependencies, and constraints.

Related: Create Intent Artifacts · Intent Phase

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Quick Intent · cat-quick-intent

Phase	Intent
Agent	🎯 Clara
When to Use	Small changes (1–3 bolts) — combined statement + brief
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/intent/quick-intent-{title}.md
Prerequisites	None

Streamlined 5-minute conversation combining statement and brief for small changes.

Related: Choosing Your Track

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Intent Checkpoint · cat-intent-checkpoint

Phase	Intent
Agent	🎯 Clara
When to Use	Validating intent artifacts before Architecture
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/intent/intent-checkpoint-report.md
Prerequisites	Intent Statement or Brief

Gates the Intent → Architecture transition by checking completeness and specificity.

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Edit Intent · cat-intent-edit

Phase	Intent
Agent	🎯 Clara
When to Use	Updating an existing Intent Statement or Brief in-place
What It Produces	Updated _cat/artifacts/intent/intent-*.md
Prerequisites	Existing Intent artifact

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Market Research · cat-market-research

Phase	Intent
Agent	📊 Livia (Strategic Business Analyst)
When to Use	Need competitive landscape or customer analysis
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/intent/research/market-{slug}-research-{date}.md

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Domain Research · cat-domain-research

Phase	Intent
Agent	📊 Livia
When to Use	Need industry or domain deep-dive
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/intent/research/domain-{slug}-research-{date}.md

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Technical Research · cat-technical-research

Phase	Intent
Agent	📊 Livia
When to Use	Evaluating technologies or architecture patterns
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/intent/research/technical-{slug}-research-{date}.md

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Product Brief · cat-product-brief

Phase	Intent
Agent	📊 Livia
When to Use	Documenting a product concept
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/intent/product-brief-{name}.md

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PRFAQ Challenge · cat-prfaq

Phase	Intent
Agent	📊 Livia
When to Use	Working Backwards exercise to forge product concepts
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/intent/prfaq-{name}.md

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Create Features · cat-features-create

Phase	Intent
Agent	🎯 Clara
When to Use	Decomposing an Intent Brief into a prioritized Feature list
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/intent/features-{slug}.md
Prerequisites	Intent Brief

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Edit Features · cat-features-edit

Phase	Intent
Agent	🎯 Clara
When to Use	Updating an existing Feature list in-place
What It Produces	Updated _cat/artifacts/intent/features-{slug}.md
Prerequisites	Existing Feature list

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ARC Builder · cat-arc-builder

Phase	Architecture
Agent	🏗️ Julian (Solution Architect)
When to Use	Creating a full Architecture Reference Contract
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/architecture/arc.md
Prerequisites	Intent Brief, Feature List recommended

Related: Build an ARC · What Is an ARC?

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Quick ARC · cat-quick-arc

Phase	Architecture
Agent	🏗️ Julian
When to Use	Small brownfield changes — lightweight ARC
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/architecture/quick-arc.md
Prerequisites	Quick Intent or Intent Brief

Related: Choosing Your Track

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Edit ARC · cat-arc-edit

Phase	Architecture
Agent	🏗️ Julian
When to Use	Updating an existing ARC in-place
What It Produces	Updated _cat/artifacts/architecture/arc.md
Prerequisites	Existing ARC

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ARC Checkpoint · cat-arc-checkpoint

Phase	Architecture
Agent	🏗️ Julian
When to Use	Validating ARC completeness before AI Validation and Readiness Check
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/architecture/arc-checkpoint-report.md
Prerequisites	ARC

Gates the transition from Architecture to Construction by confirming the ARC aligns with the Intent Brief.

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AI Validation · cat-ai-validation

Phase	Architecture
Agent	🏗️ Julian
When to Use	Proving AI understands Intent Brief and ARC before construction
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/architecture/ai-validation-report.md
Prerequisites	ARC

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UX Design · cat-create-ux-design

Phase	Architecture
Agent	🎨 Flora (UX Designer)
When to Use	Planning UX patterns and design specifications
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/architecture/ux-design-specification.md

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Architecture to Stories · cat-arch-to-stories

Phase	Architecture
Agent	🏗️ Julian
When to Use	Generating ADO Features and Stories from architecture documents
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/architecture/ado-stories-{slug}.md
Prerequisites	ARC or architecture documents

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Readiness Check · cat-readiness-check

Phase	Architecture
Agents	🎯 Clara + 🏗️ Julian + 🔍 Vera
When to Use	Pre-construction traceability audit
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/readiness-report.md
Prerequisites	Intent Brief, ARC, Features

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Bolt Writer · cat-bolt-writer

Phase	Construction
Agent	🏗️ Julian
When to Use	Decomposing a Feature into Bolts
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/construction/bolt-spec-{bolt_id}.md
Prerequisites	ARC, Feature List
Followed by	cat-bolt-execution — Marcus implements each spec Julian writes

Related: Write Bolt Specs · What Are Bolts?

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Edit Bolt · cat-bolt-edit

Phase	Construction
Agent	🏗️ Julian
When to Use	Updating an existing Bolt spec in-place
What It Produces	Updated _cat/artifacts/construction/bolt-spec-{bolt_id}.md
Prerequisites	Existing Bolt spec

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Bolt Execution · cat-bolt-execution

Phase	Construction
Agent	⚡ Marcus (Developer)
When to Use	Implementing a bolt against ARC constraints
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/construction/bolt-execution-{bolt_id}.md
Prerequisites	Bolt Spec, ARC

Related: Execute Bolts

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Code Review · cat-code-review

Phase	Construction
Agents	⚡ Marcus + 🔍 Vera
When to Use	Reviewing code against ARC and AI governance
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/construction/code-review-{bolt_id}.md

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Test Plan · cat-test-plan

Phase	Construction
Agent	🔍 Vera (Quality Assurance)
When to Use	Generating risk-prioritized test strategy
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/construction/test-plan.md
Prerequisites	ARC

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Datadog Dashboard · cat-datadog-dashboard

Phase	Construction
Agent	👁️ Argus (SRE)
When to Use	Creating dashboards, monitors, and SLOs
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/construction/dashboard-plan.md

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Change Proposal · cat-change-proposal

Phase	Construction
Agents	🎯 Clara + 🏗️ Julian
When to Use	Mid-construction scope or constraint changes
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/construction/change-proposal-{date}.md

Related: Handle Scope Changes

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ARC Adherence Check · cat-arc-adherence-check

Phase	Validation
Agents	🏗️ Julian + 🔍 Vera
When to Use	Post-construction constraint compliance verification
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/validation/arc-adherence-report.md

Related: Run ARC Adherence Check

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Work Acceptance · cat-work-acceptance

Phase	Validation
Agent	🎯 Clara
When to Use	Business acceptance against intent criteria
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/validation/work-acceptance-{bolt_id}.md

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Compliance Report · cat-compliance-report

Phase	Validation
Agent	🔍 Vera
When to Use	Full 10-control compliance audit
What It Produces	_cat/artifacts/validation/compliance-report.md

Related: Run Compliance Report · Compliance Controls

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Anytime Workflows

These workflows can be used at any phase. They complement the lifecycle workflows rather than replacing them.

Workflow	Agent	Purpose	Output
cat-help	🏛️ Janus	Context-aware guidance — recommends next steps	In-chat guidance
cat-dlc-status	🏛️ Janus	Scan artifacts to show completion status across phases	Status report
cat-master	🏛️ Janus	Front-door coordinator — route to the right workflow	Routing
cat-meeting-digest	📝 Tullia	Convert meeting transcripts to structured markdown with DLC tagging	meeting-digest-{date}.md
cat-party-mode	All	Multi-agent roundtable on any artifact or decision	In-chat discussion
cat-advanced-elicitation	All	Deep critical thinking (Socratic, first principles, pre-mortem, red team)	Revised artifact
cat-brainstorming	📊 Livia	Interactive brainstorming using diverse creative techniques	In-chat output
cat-review-adversarial-general	All	Cynical review producing a findings report	Findings report
cat-review-edge-case-hunter	All	Exhaustive edge-case analysis of code, specs, or diffs	Edge-case report
cat-editorial-review-prose	📝 Tullia	Copy-editing for communication clarity	Review table
cat-editorial-review-structure	📝 Tullia	Structural editing for reorganization and simplification	Structure report
cat-shard-doc	📝 Tullia	Split large markdown documents into organized files	Split files
cat-index-docs	📝 Tullia	Generate or update folder index files	index.md
cat-document-project	📝 Tullia	Generate comprehensive project documentation for brownfield projects	Project docs
cat-generate-project-context	📝 Tullia	Create project-context.md with AI rules and patterns	project-context.md

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See Also: Workflow Map · Agent Reference · Skills Reference