kanban-orchestrator

Decompose goals into Kanban task graphs and route them to specialist profiles.

6|1|Updated May 11, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/yakeworld/Synthos --skill kanban-orchestrator-yakeworld
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Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: kanban-orchestrator
Source: https://github.com/yakeworld/Synthos/tree/main/skills/extended/external-automation/devops/kanban-orchestrator
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/yakeworld/Synthos --skill kanban-orchestrator-yakeworld

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Coordinating multi-step work across several specialist agents is error-prone: tasks get executed by the wrong profile, dependencies are lost, and progress vanishes on restart. This Skill turns an orchestrator profile into a disciplined router that decomposes goals into a dependency-linked Kanban task graph persisted in SQLite, instead of doing the work itself. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Task Graph Decomposition: Drafts a task graph (e.g., researchers in parallel, then analyst, then writer), shows it to the user for confirmation, then creates tasks via kanban_create with parents=[...] dependency links that auto-promote children when parents complete. - Route-Don't-Execute Enforcement: Codifies anti-temptation rules so the orchestrator always assigns work to specialist profiles (researcher, analyst, writer, reviewer, backend-eng, ops, pm) rather than implementing it directly. - Large-Scale Refactoring Pattern: Provides a batching playbook for architectural migrations — define the target state first, launch 3-4 independent subtasks in parallel, validate everything in one sweep, update meta-files last. - Stuck Worker Recovery: Documents reclaim, reassign, and model-change workflows for crashed or hallucinating workers, with audit events preserved. - Use Case: Ask whether to migrate to Postgres; the orchestrator queues two parallel researcher tasks, an analyst synthesis gated on both, and a writer memo gated on the analysis — all tracked on the board. ## Quick Start Decompose my goal of evaluating a Postgres migration into Kanban tasks assigned to the right specialist profiles, showing me the task graph before creating anything.

Frequently Asked Questions about kanban-orchestrator

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I decompose a goal into Kanban tasks for multiple agents?

Draft a task graph showing each task, its assignee profile, and parent dependencies, then confirm it with the user before creating anything. Create tasks with kanban_create and link dependencies via the parents parameter so children auto-promote when parents finish.

When should I use a Kanban board instead of delegate_task?

Use the board when multiple specialists are needed, work must survive restarts, subtasks run in parallel, review loops are expected, or an audit trail matters. For small one-shot reasoning tasks, delegate_task or a direct answer is sufficient.

How do Kanban task dependencies work with the parents parameter?

Passing parents=[task_ids] to kanban_create keeps the child task in todo state until every parent reaches done, then it auto-promotes to ready. The dispatcher and dependency engine handle promotion without manual coordination.

How do I recover a stuck or hallucinating Kanban worker?

Use hermes kanban reclaim to abort the worker and reset the task to ready, or reassign to a different profile with --reclaim. If the model is the problem, edit the profile config on disk, then reclaim to retry.

What are the limits of parallel Kanban task batches?

Never launch more than 4-5 parallel subtasks in a single batch; 3-4 is the recommended size. Larger batches increase orchestration overhead and make debugging significantly harder.