Workload Orchestration Framework (WOF)

A reusable multi-agent AI orchestration framework for Claude Code projects. Enables intelligent task routing, quality gates, and automated workflows.

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Clone WOF to temp directory (not the project folder!)
Run setup.ps1 on the user's current project
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Terminology: WOF vs WOI

Term	Full Name	Description
WOF	Workload Orchestration Framework	The source repository, codebase, and product. This is what you're looking at now.
WOI	Workload Orchestration Instance	A local installation of WOF in a target project. Each project gets its own WOI.

Example:

WOF v2.0.0 is the framework version in this repository
When you run setup.ps1 on your project, you create a WOI (instance) based on WOF v2.0.0

Philosophy

The Problem: AI assistants and developers alike share a tendency: confidence that outruns understanding. Given a vague requirement, both will often dive straight into implementation—burning time, tokens, and effort on work that misses the mark. The cost of a 2-minute clarification is always less than a 2-hour redo.

WOF's Core Principles:

Understand before executing. Every task must be understood before work begins. Assumptions are validated, not acted upon.
Verify objectively. If acceptance criteria are clear and testable upfront, work can be verified automatically. This scales—both for regression testing across releases and for validating AI output.
Multi-model validation reduces correlated errors. When Primary (Claude), Validator (GPT-4), and Critic (another provider) independently agree, confidence increases. Different models hallucinate differently—consensus across providers is meaningful.
Structure enables autonomy. Clear requirements, automated tests, and validation gates don't constrain work—they enable independence. A developer who understands the domain can work from a one-liner because shared context fills the gaps.
Trust through verification, not confidence. Neither AI nor human output is trusted because the author is confident. Trust comes from passing objective checks.

The Outcome: Reduced rework. Increased autonomy. Reliable releases with automated regression testing. Work that meets requirements the first time.

Overview

This framework provides:

Multi-Agent Architecture - Primary orchestrator with specialized workers
Dual-Worker Routing - T1 lightweight tasks → Worker-Lite, T2+ complex → Worker-Heavy
Quality Gates - Validator and Critic agents for decision validation
Orchestration Patterns - Configurable parallel execution, task queuing, worktree isolation, and role specializations
Agent Library - 135 specialized agent definitions across 10 categories with auto-detection
Automated Workflows - 9-phase feature development with phase gates
Hook Integration - Claude Code hooks for command approval and file validation

Architecture

┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  PRIMARY - ORCHESTRATOR                                       │
│  • Understand requirements                                    │
│  • Classify task complexity (T1/T2+)                          │
│  • Route to appropriate Worker                                │
│  • Consult Validator for decisions                            │
│  • Synthesize and respond                                     │
│                                                               │
│      PRIMARY DOES NOT CODE                                    │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
        │               │               │               │
        ▼               ▼               ▼               ▼
┌──────────────┐ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐
│ VALIDATOR    │ │    DUAL-WORKER SYSTEM        │ │ CRITIC       │
│              │ │ ┌────────────┬────────────┐  │ │              │
│ Decision     │ │ │WORKER-HEAVY│WORKER-LITE │  │ │ Skeptical    │
│ validation   │ │ │            │            │  │ │ Q&A          │
│ >0.7 conf.   │ │ │T2+ Complex │T1 Light    │  │ │ ≥80% viable  │
│              │ │ │• Code gen  │• File srch │  │ │              │
│              │ │ │• Testing   │• Formatting│  │ │              │
│              │ │ │• Refactor  │• Navigation│  │ │              │
│              │ │ └────────────┴────────────┘  │ │              │
└──────────────┘ └─────────────────────────────┘ └──────────────┘
                         │
        ┌────────────────┼────────────────┐
        ▼                                 ▼
┌──────────────────┐            ┌──────────────────┐
│ MCP: Azure DevOps│            │ MCP: Notifications│
│                  │            │                   │
│ • Work items     │            │ • Teams chat      │
│ • Repositories   │            │ • Email (Outlook) │
│ • Pull requests  │            │ • Read messages   │
│ • Pipelines      │            │ • Rate limiting   │
│ • Wiki           │            │ • Trigger filters │
└──────────────────┘            └──────────────────┘

Component	Description	Config
Primary	Orchestrator (NO coding)	`roles.json`
Worker-Heavy	T2+ complex tasks (code gen, testing)	`roles.json`
Worker-Lite	T1 lightweight tasks (search, format)	`roles.json`
Validator	Decision validation (>0.7 threshold)	`roles.json`
Critic	Quality gate (≥80% threshold)	`roles.json`
MCP: Azure DevOps	Work items, repos, PRs, pipelines, wiki	`.mcp.json`
MCP: Notifications	Teams chat, email, read messages	`.mcp.json` + `notifications.json`

Configuration: Role-to-connection mappings are defined in .ai/config/roles.json. AI connections are defined in .ai/config/connections.json. MCP servers are defined in .mcp.json at the project root.

Installation

Quick Start

# Clone the framework
git clone https://github.com/ndrezza/wof.git

# Run setup
.\setup.ps1 -TargetPath "C:\code\MyProject" -SolutionName "MyProject"

Git Behavior

WOI files are gitignored using two managed sections in .gitignore:

# <!-- WOI-FRAMEWORK-START - Managed by WOF, removed with framework -->
# WOF Framework Files (deleted when WOF is removed)
/.ai/scripts/approve-command.ps1
/.ai/scripts/check-orchestration-health.ps1
/.ai/agents/worker.md
/.ai/.framework-version
/.ai/.installed-files.json
/.claude/settings.json
/.claude/skills/finish-up/SKILL.md
/CLAUDE.md
# <!-- WOI-FRAMEWORK-END -->

# <!-- WOI-USERDATA-START - Managed by WOF, preserved after removal -->
# WOI User Data (kept after WOF removal - contains secrets/customizations)
/.ai/config/credentials.local.json
/.ai/config/connections.json
/.ai/config/roles.json
/.ai/config/models.yaml
/.ai/memory/architecture.md
/.ai/memory/conventions.md
/.ai/state/
/.ai/logs/
# <!-- WOI-USERDATA-END -->

Why two sections?

FRAMEWORK: Removed when you uninstall WOF (scripts, agents, CLAUDE.md)
USERDATA: Preserved after uninstall (credentials, memory, customizations remain gitignored)

This ensures credentials.local.json stays gitignored even after removing WOF.

To share files with your team: Remove specific entries from either section, then commit those files.

Setup Parameters

Parameter	Default	Description
`TargetPath`	(required)	Root path of target project
`SolutionName`	Directory name	Name for templates
`GitDefaultBranch`	`main`	Protected branch name
`BuildCommand`	`dotnet build`	Build verification command
`WorkItemPrefix`	`#`	Work item reference prefix
`ConfigFormat`	`v2`	Config format: `v2` (JSON) or `legacy` (YAML/PS1)
`SkipTemplates`	`false`	Copy core files only
`Force`	`false`	Overwrite existing files
`Cleanup`	`false`	Remove WOF source directory after install

Post-Setup

Configure credentials:

Option A: Import from an existing project (fastest if you already have WOF configured elsewhere):

/wof configure → "Import config from another project" → enter path to existing project

This copies connections.json, roles.json, and optionally ado.json. You'll still need to enter API keys separately (credentials are never copied for security).

Option B: Manual setup:

// Edit .ai/config/credentials.local.json
{
  "credentials": {
    "AI1_ENDPOINT": "https://your-resource.services.ai.azure.com/anthropic",
    "AI1_API_KEY": "your-key-here",
    "AI2_ENDPOINT": "https://your-resource.cognitiveservices.azure.com",
    "AI2_API_KEY": "your-key-here"
  }
}

Set up MCP servers:

claude mcp add --scope local validator-claude -- claude mcp serve
claude mcp add --scope local critic-claude -- claude mcp serve
claude mcp add --scope local worker-claude-heavy -- claude mcp serve

Configure Azure DevOps (optional):

/wof configure → [3] Configure Azure DevOps MCP

Configure Notifications (optional):
```
/wof configure → [4] Configure Notifications
```
Requires a d-user account with Microsoft E5 license. See the Notifications section.
Configure Worker-Lite (optional):
- Worker-Lite can use local models (Ollama recommended, or vLLM/llama.cpp with proxy)
- See docs/ollama-setup.md for Ollama installation and configuration

Verify setup:

.\.ai\scripts\check-orchestration-health.ps1

Project Structure

After installation, your project will have:

your-project/
├── CLAUDE.md                      # Main orchestration document
├── .mcp.json                      # MCP server configuration
├── .claude/
│   └── settings.json              # Claude Code hooks
└── .ai/
    ├── scripts/                   # Core automation scripts
    │   ├── get-worker-routing.ps1
    │   ├── validate-autonomy.ps1
    │   ├── bias-control.ps1
    │   ├── resolve-role.ps1
    │   ├── graph-auth.ps1         # Graph API authentication
    │   ├── send-notification.ps1  # Send Teams/email notifications
    │   ├── read-notification.ps1  # Read inbound Teams messages
    │   ├── register-notification-app.ps1  # Entra ID app setup
    │   └── ...
    ├── config/
    │   ├── connections.json       # AI connection definitions
    │   ├── roles.json             # Role-to-connection mappings
    │   ├── credentials.local.json # Secrets (gitignored)
    │   ├── notifications.json     # Notification settings
    │   ├── routing-rules.md       # T1/T2+ routing guidelines
    │   ├── risk-rules.yaml        # Command risk classification
    │   └── models.yaml            # Model tier definitions
    ├── mcp/
    │   └── wof-notifications/     # Notification MCP server
    │       ├── src/               # TypeScript source
    │       ├── dist/              # Compiled JS (ready to run)
    │       └── package.json
    ├── memory/
    │   ├── architecture.md        # System architecture
    │   ├── conventions.md         # Coding standards
    │   └── current-sprint.md      # Active work context
    ├── agents/                    # Agent role definitions
    │   ├── orchestrator-claude.md # Primary coordinator
    │   ├── validator-claude.md    # Decision validator
    │   └── critic-claude.md       # Quality gate
    ├── philosophy/                # Core principles
    │   └── test-driven-improvement.md  # Three Laws of TDI
    └── workflows/                 # Process definitions
        └── task-execution-workflow.md  # 6-phase workflow

Core Scripts

Script	Purpose
`get-worker-routing.ps1`	Classify tasks and route to Worker-Lite or Worker-Heavy
`validate-autonomy.ps1`	Validate decisions (>0.7 confidence threshold)
`bias-control.ps1`	Skeptical Q&A quality gate (≥80% viability)
`phase-gate.ps1`	9-phase workflow enforcement
`check-orchestration-health.ps1`	AI component status dashboard
`delegate-to-local-worker.ps1`	Worker-Lite task delegation
`approve-command.ps1`	Bash command risk classification
`approve-write.ps1`	File write validation
`log-worker-operation.ps1`	Worker operation audit logging
`graph-auth.ps1`	Microsoft Graph device code authentication
`send-notification.ps1`	Send Teams chat or email notifications
`read-notification.ps1`	Read inbound Teams messages from target user
`register-notification-app.ps1`	Register Entra ID app for notifications
`configure-wizard.ps1`	Interactive configuration wizard

Task Routing

Tasks are classified and routed based on complexity:

T1 - Lightweight (→ Worker-Lite):

File search, glob, grep operations
Simple formatting and linting
Code navigation and location
Syntax validation
Single-line or trivial edits
Context requirement < 16K tokens

T2+ - Complex (→ Worker-Heavy):

Code generation (> 20 lines)
Test writing and execution
Refactoring with semantic preservation
Architectural work
Security analysis
Debug and optimization

Always-Heavy Keywords: deploy, production, critical, security, comprehensive, unit test, integration test

Agent Library

WOF includes 135 specialized agent definitions across 10 categories. Agents are markdown-based role definitions that can be installed into a WOI to extend worker capabilities.

Usage

/wof agents              # List installed agents
/wof agents detect       # Auto-detect agents suited to your project
/wof agents catalog      # Browse full catalog
/wof agents catalog 04   # Browse a specific category
/wof agents add <name>   # Install an agent
/wof agents remove <name># Remove an agent

Auto-detection analyzes your project's languages, frameworks, and file patterns to suggest relevant agents.

Orchestration Patterns

Configurable via orchestration.json, these patterns control how WOF parallelizes work, queues tasks, and enforces quality gates. All patterns default to OFF for safe adoption.

Parallel Execution

Spawns multiple worker agents on independent sub-tasks using git worktree isolation. Each agent gets an isolated copy of the repository — no file conflicts.

Max parallel agents: 3 (configurable, research shows 3-5 optimal before coordination overhead dominates)
Minimum complexity: T2+ tasks only (T1 tasks are too fast to benefit from parallelism)
30-minute threshold: Only parallelize tasks estimated >30 minutes sequential — this is the break-even point where parallelization overhead pays off

Task Queue

File-based task queue in .ai/state/queue/ with dependency tracking, retry-on-failure, and configurable depth. No external dependencies (no Redis, no database).

Quality Gates

Configurable thresholds for validation and critic gates:

Gate	Default	Config Key
Validator confidence	0.7	`quality_gates.validator_threshold`
Critic viability	0.8	`quality_gates.critic_threshold`
Auto-approve T1 tasks	false	`quality_gates.auto_approve_t1_tasks`

Role Specializations

Sub-types within the 4 core roles (Worker, Validator, Critic) — not new top-level roles. When enabled with domain routing, the routing script includes a specialization_hint in routing results.

Configuration

/wof configure-orchestration  # Interactive configuration wizard
/wof orchestration            # Show current pattern configuration

Or edit .ai/config/orchestration.json directly.

Semantic Search Index

WOF can optionally connect to a Qdrant vector database for semantic code search. When configured, agents can search your codebase by meaning rather than just keywords.

/wof configure-index    # Connect to Qdrant instance, configure collection

Configuration is stored in .ai/config/index.json.

Model Management

WOF supports local models via Ollama for Worker-Lite tasks. The model commands manage the local model backend:

/wof model              # Show current backend and model info
/wof model list         # List available Ollama models
/wof model <name>       # Switch to a specific model
/wof model pull <name>  # Download a new model
/wof model status       # Comprehensive backend status

WOI Commands

Full command reference for /wof in a WOI installation:

Command	Description
`start`	Initialize session — check infrastructure, load context, acknowledge role
`start -verbose`	Detailed startup diagnostics
`update`	Update WOF to latest version from repository
`update --dry-run`	Preview update changes without applying
`status`	Check orchestration health and component status
`configure`	Interactive AI configuration (add connections, map roles)
`configure --test-only`	Only test existing connections
`configure-ado`	Configure Azure DevOps integration (MCP server, filters)
`configure-index`	Configure code index (connect to Qdrant for semantic search)
`configure-orchestration`	Configure orchestration patterns (parallel, queue, agents)
`configure finish`	Configure finish workflow behavior
`orchestration`	Show current orchestration pattern configuration
`model`	Show current backend and model info
`model list` / `model <name>` / `model pull <name>` / `model status`	Manage local models
`route <task>`	Classify a task and show routing decision
`agents`	List installed agents from library
`agents detect` / `agents add` / `agents remove` / `agents catalog`	Manage agent library
`patterns`	Show learned rules and prompt history stats
`patterns analyze` / `patterns remove` / `patterns clear`	Manage prompt pattern rules
`finish`	Complete current work: update WI, bump version, commit, push
`finish --work-item <id>`	Finish with specific work item ID
`remove`	Remove WOF scripts (preserves config and memory)
`help`	Show help information

Updating

To update to the latest framework version:

# From Workload-Orchestration repo
.\sync.ps1 -TargetPath "C:\code\MyProject"

# Preview changes without applying
.\sync.ps1 -TargetPath "C:\code\MyProject" -DryRun

Customization Preservation

Files marked with # CUSTOMIZED comment are preserved during sync. Add this marker to files you've customized:

# CUSTOMIZED
# Your custom changes below...

Validation

Verify your framework configuration:

# From Workload-Orchestration repo
.\validate.ps1 -TargetPath "C:\code\MyProject"

# Or from your project
.\.ai\scripts\check-orchestration-health.ps1

MCP Servers

Azure DevOps

WOF includes a native Azure DevOps MCP server (core/mcp/wof-azure-devops/) with 44 tools covering work items, repositories, pull requests, pipelines, wiki, and search. No external dependencies required - only @modelcontextprotocol/sdk.

Configure via the wizard:

/wof configure → [3] Configure Azure DevOps MCP

Or manually in .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "azure-devops": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["core/mcp/wof-azure-devops/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "AZURE_DEVOPS_ORG": "your-org",
        "AZURE_DEVOPS_DEFAULT_PROJECT": "Your Project",
        "AZURE_DEVOPS_PAT": "your-pat-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Notifications

Sends notifications from the d-user (AI service account) to the target user via Teams chat or email. The MCP server exposes 4 tools: authenticate, send_notification, read_messages, get_status.

Configure via the wizard:

/wof configure → [4] Configure Notifications

Setup steps:

Register app (one-time, requires admin): register-notification-app.ps1 creates an Entra ID app with minimum permissions
Authenticate: graph-auth.ps1 performs device code flow and caches tokens to disk
Configure wizard: Sets d-user UPN, target user UPN, tenant ID, and channel preferences

The MCP server is bundled at core/mcp/wof-notifications/ and configured in .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wof-notifications": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": [".ai/mcp/wof-notifications/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "WOF_NOTIFICATIONS_CONFIG": ".ai/config/notifications.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

Notification types with colored badges: needsInput (orange), blocked (red), completed (green), progress (blue). Each type can be independently enabled/disabled and rate-limited in notifications.json.

Requirements

PowerShell 5.1+
Claude Code CLI
At least one AI service endpoint (AI1 required, others optional)

Environment Variables (v2 Format)

Credentials are stored in .ai/config/credentials.local.json with generic names:

Variable	Required	Description
`AI1_ENDPOINT`	Yes	Primary AI endpoint (typically Worker)
`AI1_API_KEY`	Yes	Primary AI API key
`AI2_ENDPOINT`	Optional	Secondary AI endpoint (e.g., Validator)
`AI2_API_KEY`	Optional	Secondary AI API key
`AI3_ENDPOINT`	Optional	Third AI endpoint (e.g., Critic)
`AI3_API_KEY`	Optional	Third AI API key
`AI4_ENDPOINT`	Optional	Fourth AI endpoint (e.g., alternate Worker)
`AI4_API_KEY`	Optional	Fourth AI API key

Note: The generic naming (AI1-AI10) allows flexible role assignment. Use roles.json to map connections to roles. Connection types are specified in connections.json.

License

MIT License

Contributing

Make changes in a feature branch
Test against a sample project using setup.ps1
Update CHANGELOG.md
Submit pull request

#	Category	Description	Count
01	Core Development	Full-stack, frontend, backend, API, database	~15
02	Language Specialists	C#, TypeScript, Python, Rust, Go, Java, etc.	~15
03	Infrastructure	Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, cloud	~15
04	Quality & Security	Testing, security audit, code review, SAST	~15
05	Data & AI	ML pipelines, data engineering, analytics	~10
06	Developer Experience	Documentation, CLI tools, SDK design	~15
07	Specialized Domains	Gaming, embedded, blockchain, GIS	~15
08	Business & Product	Product management, UX research, analytics	~10
09	Meta-Orchestration	Workflow design, agent coordination	~10
10	Research & Analysis	Technical research, competitive analysis	~15

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Workload Orchestration Framework (WOF)

🤖 AI Assistant: User Wants This Installed

STOP - Do NOT clone directly!

Terminology: WOF vs WOI

Philosophy

Overview

Architecture

Installation

Quick Start

Git Behavior

Setup Parameters

Post-Setup

Project Structure

Core Scripts

Task Routing

Agent Library

Categories

Usage

Orchestration Patterns

Parallel Execution

Task Queue

Quality Gates

Role Specializations

Configuration

Semantic Search Index

Model Management

WOI Commands

Updating

Customization Preservation

Validation

MCP Servers

Azure DevOps

Notifications

Requirements

Environment Variables (v2 Format)

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