Dynamic Workflow Patterns

Purpose

Use this skill to decide whether to call Pi's workflow tool and to design the workflow script well.

A dynamic workflow is a small deterministic JavaScript harness that coordinates subagents. The workflow script holds the loop, branching, fan-out, and intermediate results. Subagents do the file reads, shell commands, research, edits, and verification.

First Decision: Should This Be a Workflow?

Use a workflow when the task benefits from isolated subagent contexts, parallelism, or explicit quality gates.

Good fits: