chain

Invoke {{command_prefix}}agent-workflow — it contains workflow principles, anti-patterns, and the Context Gathering Protocol. Follow the protocol before proceeding — if no workflow context exists yet, you MUST run {{command_prefix}}teach-maestro first. Consult the tool-orchestration reference in the agent-workflow skill for composition patterns and error handling.

Design tool chains that do complex work reliably. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Sequential: A → B → C (each step depends on the previous) Parallel: [A, B, C] → Merge (independent steps run simultaneously) Conditional: A → (if X then B, else C) → D (branching based on results) Iterative: A → Check → (if not done) → A again (loop until convergence)

For each chain, define:

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Step 1 output.field_a → Step 2 input.source_data Step 2 output.results → Step 3 input.items

Step 1 failure → [retry 3x, then return error] Step 2 failure → [return partial results from step 1] Step 3 failure → [retry with simplified input]

Max total execution time: 60s Max retries per step: 3

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After building the chain, run to add error handling at each step, then to test the full pipeline.

NEVER: