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+# archeflow — Multi-Agent Orchestration Plugin for Claude Code
+
+Workspace-level orchestration: parallel agent teams across project portfolios, PDCA cycles with Jungian archetype roles, sprint runner, and post-implementation review. Installed as a Claude Code plugin.
+
+## Tech Stack
+
+- **Runtime:** Bash (lib scripts) + Claude Code skill system (Markdown skills)
+- **No build step, no dependencies** — pure bash + markdown
+- **Plugin format:** Claude Code plugin (skills/, hooks/, agents/, templates/)
+
+## Key Commands
+
+```bash
+# Use via Claude Code slash commands:
+/af-sprint          # Main mode: work the queue across projects
+/af-run <task>      # Deep orchestration with PDCA cycles
+/af-review          # Post-implementation security/quality review
+/af-status          # Current run status
+/af-init            # Initialize ArcheFlow in a project
+/af-score           # Archetype effectiveness scores
+/af-memory          # Cross-run lesson memory
+/af-report          # Full process report
+/af-fanout          # Colette book fanout via agents
+```
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+skills/                 Slash command implementations (one dir per skill)
+  sprint/               /af-sprint — queue-driven parallel agent runner
+  run/                  /af-run — PDCA orchestration
+  review/               /af-review — Guardian-led code review
+  plan-phase/           PDCA Plan phase
+  do-phase/             PDCA Do phase
+  check-phase/          PDCA Check phase
+  act-phase/            PDCA Act phase
+  memory/               Cross-run lessons learned
+  cost-tracking/        Token/cost awareness
+  domains/              Domain detection (code, writing, research)
+  ...                   ~25 skill directories
+hooks/
+  hooks.json            Hook definitions
+  session-start/        Auto-activation on session start
+agents/                 Archetype agent definitions
+  explorer.md           Divergent thinking, research
+  creator.md            Design, architecture
+  maker.md              Implementation
+  guardian.md            Security, risk, quality gates
+  sage.md               Wisdom, patterns, trade-offs
+  skeptic.md            Devil's advocate
+  trickster.md          Edge cases, unconventional approaches
+lib/                    Bash helper scripts (git, DAG, events, progress, etc.)
+templates/bundles/      Pre-configured workflow bundles
+docs/                   Roadmap, dogfood notes, test reports
+```
+
+## Domain Rules
+
+- Skills are Markdown files with frontmatter — follow existing skill format exactly
+- Agents are archetype personas — maintain their distinct voice and perspective
+- Dogfood observations go to `archeflow/.archeflow/memory/lessons.jsonl`
+- Cost tracking: prefer cheap models for bulk ops, expensive for creative/review
+- PDCA cycle order is mandatory: Plan -> Do -> Check -> Act
+
+## Do NOT
+
+- Add runtime dependencies — this must stay zero-dependency
+- Change archetype personalities without updating all referencing skills
+- Skip the Check phase in PDCA cycles (quality gate)
+- Modify hooks.json format without testing plugin reload
+- Use ArcheFlow to orchestrate simple single-file tasks (overhead not justified)