claude-archeflow-plugin/README.md

ArcheFlow

Multi-agent orchestration with Jungian archetypes for Claude Code.

ArcheFlow gives Claude Code a structured way to coordinate multiple agents through quality cycles. Instead of one agent doing everything, specialized archetypes collaborate through the ArcheHelix — a rising PDCA spiral where each iteration builds on feedback from the last.

Zero dependencies. No build step. Just install and go.

The ArcheHelix

        ╱ Act ──────────── Done ✓
       ╱        ↑
      ╱    Check (Guardian + Skeptic + Sage review in parallel)
     ╱         ↑
    ╱      Do (Maker implements in isolated worktree)
   ╱           ↑
  ╱       Plan (Explorer researches → Creator designs)     ← Cycle 2
 ╱              ↑
╱          Act ─┘ (issues found → feed back)
│              ↑
│         Check
│              ↑
│          Do
│              ↑
│         Plan                                              ← Cycle 1

Each turn of the helix produces better results. No unreviewed code reaches your main branch.

The Seven Archetypes

Archetype	Role	Shadow
Explorer	Researches context, maps dependencies	Rabbit Hole — endless research, no synthesis
Creator	Designs the solution	Perfectionism — infinite revision, never ships
Maker	Implements in isolated worktree	Cowboy Coding — ships without tests
Guardian	Security & reliability review	Paranoia — blocks everything
Skeptic	Challenges assumptions	Paralysis — questions everything, approves nothing
Trickster	Adversarial testing	Saboteur — breaks things without purpose
Sage	Holistic quality review	Bureaucrat — over-documents, under-delivers

Every archetype has a shadow — the destructive inversion of its strength. ArcheFlow detects shadow activation and course-corrects automatically.

Built-in Workflows

Workflow	ArcheHelix Turns	Archetypes	Best For
fast	1	Creator → Maker → Guardian	Bug fixes, small changes
standard	2	Explorer + Creator → Maker → Guardian + Skeptic + Sage	Features, refactors
thorough	3	Explorer + Creator → Maker → All 4 reviewers	Security-critical, public APIs

Autonomous Mode

ArcheFlow can run fully unattended — queue your tasks, walk away, read the results in the morning:

• Self-organizing: Archetypes coordinate through the ArcheHelix without human input
• Self-correcting: Failed reviews trigger automatic revision cycles
• Safe: All code stays on worktree branches until all reviewers approve
• Visible: Full session log with every decision, finding, and merge
• Cancellable: Stop at any time. Incomplete work stays on branches.
• Reversible: Every merge is individually revertable

Install

# From the plugin marketplace (when published)
claude plugin install archeflow

# From Git
claude plugin install --url https://git.xorwell.de/c/claude-archeflow-plugin

# Local development
claude --plugin-dir ./archeflow

What's Inside

archeflow/
├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json       # Plugin manifest
├── skills/
│   ├── using-archeflow/             # Bootstrap — loaded at session start
│   ├── orchestration/               # Step-by-step ArcheHelix execution
│   ├── plan-phase/                  # Explorer + Creator protocols
│   ├── do-phase/                    # Maker implementation rules
│   ├── check-phase/                 # Reviewer protocols (all 4)
│   ├── shadow-detection/            # Recognizing and correcting dysfunction
│   ├── autonomous-mode/             # Unattended overnight sessions
│   ├── custom-archetypes/           # Creating domain-specific roles
│   └── workflow-design/             # Designing custom ArcheHelix workflows
├── agents/
│   ├── explorer.md                  # Research agent (Haiku)
│   ├── creator.md                   # Design agent (Sonnet)
│   ├── maker.md                     # Implementation agent (Sonnet)
│   ├── guardian.md                  # Security reviewer (Sonnet)
│   ├── skeptic.md                   # Assumption challenger (Sonnet)
│   ├── trickster.md                 # Adversarial tester (Haiku)
│   └── sage.md                      # Quality reviewer (Sonnet)
├── hooks/
│   ├── hooks.json                   # SessionStart hook config
│   └── session-start                # Bootstrap script
└── examples/
    ├── feature-implementation.md    # Standard workflow walkthrough
    ├── security-review.md           # Thorough workflow walkthrough
    └── custom-workflow.yaml         # Custom workflow template

How It Works

ArcheFlow is pure skills and agents — no runtime, no server, no dependencies.

• Skills teach Claude Code when and how to orchestrate (behavioral rules)
• Agents define each archetype's persona and review protocol
• Hooks inject ArcheFlow context at session start automatically
• Git worktrees provide isolation — each Maker works on a separate branch

Claude Code's native Agent tool spawns the archetypes. Git worktrees provide isolation. Markdown artifacts provide communication between phases. Nothing else needed.

Extending ArcheFlow

Custom Archetypes

Add domain-specific roles (database reviewer, compliance auditor, etc.):

# .archeflow/archetypes/db-specialist.md
## Identity
**ID:** db-specialist
**Role:** Reviews database schemas and migration safety
**Lens:** "Will this scale? Will this corrupt data?"
...

Custom Workflows

Design your own ArcheHelix configuration:

# .archeflow/workflows/api-design.yaml
archehelix:
  plan: { archetypes: [explorer, creator] }
  do: { archetypes: [maker] }
  check: { archetypes: [guardian, skeptic, trickster] }
  act: { exit_when: all_approved, max_cycles: 2 }

Philosophy

ArcheFlow is built on three beliefs:

1. Strength has a shadow. Every capability becomes destructive when unchecked. The Explorer who won't stop researching. The Guardian who blocks everything. The Maker who ships without review. ArcheFlow names these shadows and corrects them.

2. Quality is a spiral, not a gate. A single review pass misses things. The ArcheHelix spirals upward — each cycle catches what the previous one missed, until the reviewers have nothing left to find.

3. Autonomy needs structure. Agents left to their own devices produce mediocre results. Agents given clear roles, typed communication, and quality gates produce exceptional work — even overnight, even unattended.

License

MIT