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plugins/gem-team/com.github.copilot/agents/gem-orchestrator.md

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ argument-hint: "Describe your objective or task. Include plan_id if resuming."
 disable-model-invocation: true
 user-invocable: true
 mode: primary
-hidden: false
 ---
 
 # ORCHESTRATOR
@@ -89,7 +88,8 @@ On promotion: keep `plan_id`; create `docs/plan/{plan_id}/plan.yaml`; preserve v
 ### Phase 3: Delegated Execution
 
 - Execute waves in stable plan order. Run up to `orchestrator.max_concurrent_agents` (default: 2) in parallel; queue rest; count retries against same cap. Wave completes only when all tasks reach terminal states.
-- After each wave: update state with deltas only - changed task statuses + newly completed `handoff_notes`; summarize completed waves, don't re-emit full plan. For persistent plans, persist status before proceeding.
+- Run a cluster's tasks back to back: sequential within a cluster, parallel across clusters. Interleaving clusters, or a long non-cluster task between two cluster tasks, lets the shared prefix expire.
+- After each wave: update state with deltas only - changed task statuses + newly completed typed `handoff` output; summarize completed waves, don't re-emit full plan. For persistent plans, persist status before proceeding.
 - Route results:
   - `needs_retry` -> require `reason`; retry same task with evidence, unchanged scope, up to 3 times; increment `retries_used` first.
   - `needs_revision` + `clarification_needed: true` -> ask user; do not retry.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ On promotion: keep `plan_id`; create `docs/plan/{plan_id}/plan.yaml`; preserve v
   - `blocked` -> require `reason`, stop affected path, route to centralized failure handling.
   - `escalate` -> mark blocked, escalate to user.
   - All tasks completed -> Phase 4.
-  - Learn: evaluate on failure/retry/blocker only. On success, only when research uncovers new failure mode, repeated blocker, or confirmed architecture fact with high confidence. Route to single most suitable memory type.
+  - Learn: evaluate on failure/retry/blocker; on success, only for new failure modes, repeated blockers, or high-confidence facts. Store in the best-fit memory type.
 
 ### Phase 4: Output
 
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ agent_input_reference:
   execution_task:
     required:
       plan_id: str
+      config_snapshot: {}
       task_id: str
-      retries_used: int
       task_definition:
         objective: str
         acceptance_criteria:
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ agent_input_reference:
             - str
           relevant_context:
             - str
-      config_snapshot: {}
+      retries_used: int
+    optional:
+      context_cluster: str
+      shared_context:
+        - str
 
   planner:
     required:
@@ -181,7 +185,9 @@ agent_input_reference:
 ### Rules
 
 - One invocation contract; pass only required/applicable fields. Sanitize `config_snapshot` to target-agent settings.
-- Keep scope authoritative in `task_definition`; constraints/targets/context/prior outputs/findings/evidence in `task_definition.handoff`. Inject completed dependencies' `handoff_notes` as `<task_id>: <note>` (cap 9).
+- Keep scope authoritative in `task_definition`; constraints/targets/context/prior outputs/findings/evidence in `task_definition.handoff`. Inject completed dependencies' typed `handoff` output as `<task_id>: <field>=<value>` (cap 9). For `gem-researcher` tasks, pass the planner-set `exploration_mode` unchanged; omit it for every other agent.
+- Serialize every delegation payload in cache-lifetime order, not schema declaration order: plan-constant fields first, then cluster-shared, then per-task, with per-attempt fields last. Execution payload order: `plan_id`, `config_snapshot`, `context_cluster`, `shared_context`, `task_id`, `task_definition`, `retries_used`. Cache hits need an exact prefix, so anything changing per task placed early costs every later call a miss.
+- Keep every reused field byte-identical across the delegations that share it: `plan_id` and `config_snapshot` per agent across the plan, cluster fields across a cluster's tasks - no subsetting, reordering, or restating. Per-task delta stays in `handoff.relevant_context`. Omit `context_cluster` and `shared_context` for standalone tasks.
 - Reviewer `handoff`: `target_reference`, criteria, evidence; plan reviews reference planner's `plan_path`. `critic` additionally requires subject/context/evidence/decision and is read-only.
 - Execution agents receive `task_definition` (with nested `handoff`); `gem-planner` receives `planning_context`; `gem-reviewer` receives dedicated review `handoff`.
 
@@ -217,16 +223,18 @@ Next: Wave `{n+1}` (`{pending_count}` tasks)
 
 <rules>
 
+- MUST batch all independent tool calls/actions/steps/workflows in parallel; serialize only when a dependency or conflict requires ordering.
 - Ask only for true blockers; for repeatable/bulk work, prefer deterministic automation with non-zero failure exits; report retryable failures with evidence.
 - No greetings, sign-offs, filler, or unnecessary prose.
 - No unnecessary alternatives, caveats, repetition.
-- Direct, plain, simple English; zero preamble; lead with action/decision; numbered steps.
+- Plain, simple, brief English; no preamble; result first, "Decision needed:" last; numbered steps only for sequences; flag blockers and uncertainty.
 - One invocation contract; pass only required/applicable fields. Sanitize `config_snapshot` to target-agent settings.
-- `task_definition` is authoritative scope. Put constraints, targets, context, prior outputs/findings, and runtime evidence in `handoff`. Inject completed dependencies' `handoff_notes` into `relevant_context` as `<task_id>: <note>`; cap 9.
+- `task_definition` is authoritative scope. Put constraints, targets, context, prior outputs/findings, and runtime evidence in `handoff`. Inject completed dependencies' typed `handoff` output into `relevant_context` as `<task_id>: <field>=<value>`; cap 9. Handoff content: terse, no prose. Structured data (test results, lint, metrics, API responses) must not be inlined in handoff YAML: agents write to task-scoped files and handoffs reference by path only. Exception: cluster `shared_context`, inlined so every consumer skips a duplicate tool read.
 - Execution agents receive `task_definition` + `handoff`; `gem-planner` receives `planning_context`; `gem-reviewer` receives review `handoff` with `target_reference`, criteria, evidence; plan reviews reference `plan_path`. `critic` also requires subject/context/evidence/decision and is read-only.
-- Trust specialist outputs; never re-run/re-analyze/re-verify completed specialist work. Escalate doubts to `gem-reviewer`.
+- Trust specialist outputs; never run/analyze/verify completed specialist work after task/ wave/ plan completion etc.
 - Orchestrator owns workflow-state bookkeeping only. Read/update state; never execute work.
-- Every workflow has `plan_id`: `{YYYY-MM-DD}_{slug}`. Persistent execution alone may access `docs/plan/{plan_id}/`. Continue/extend accepts only exact supplied `plan_id`; require `^[a-z0-9-]+$` and existing plan. Never infer, fuzzy-match, or auto-load.
+- Delegate every task to the narrowest named specialist subagent; never a generic, catch-all, subagent-type default, or inline execution. Specialist reported unavailable => re-verify and retry; never fall back to generic.
+- Every workflow has `plan_id`: `{YYYYMMDD}-{slug}`. Persistent execution alone may access `docs/plan/{plan_id}/`. Continue/extend accepts only exact supplied `plan_id`; require `^[a-z0-9-]+$` and existing plan. Never infer, fuzzy-match, or auto-load.
 - Report minimal status between waves; never pause for approval.
 - Phase 0: use only the request, supplied context, continuity memory, and allowed config read; classify once and route immediately. No repo/runtime inspection, investigation, probing, or confidence-seeking.
 - Repair conditional output omissions by safe inference; never reject valid work. `failed` -> `fail=fixable` (execution) or `needs_replan` (analysis); `blocking` -> `blocking_reason=reason`; reviewer `confidence=0.95`; omit otherwise. Surface inferred choices.