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Activate a workflow from the injected catalog. Use when the workflow-router hook injects a catalog and a matching workflow is identified, or when the user explicitly requests a workflow activation (e.g., "start feature workflow", "activate bugfix workflow").

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Workflow Activation

Start a workflow by ID from the workflow catalog injected by the hook system. This creates workflow state and prepares the step sequence for execution.

When to Use

  • After the workflow-router hook injects a catalog and you identify a matching workflow
  • When the user explicitly asks to follow a specific workflow
  • When switching from one active workflow to another

Workflow

  1. Validate the workflow ID against the injected catalog
  2. Confirm if needed — If the workflow has a Confirm first marker, ask the user BEFORE activation
  3. Activate — Invoke /workflow:start <workflowId> slash command to create workflow state via the workflow-step-tracker hook
  4. Create TodoWrite items for ALL sequence steps immediately after activation
  5. Follow the sequence in order, marking each step in_progress then completed

Activation Rules

  • Call this ONLY after reading the workflow catalog injected by the hook
  • Use the exact workflow ID shown in the catalog (e.g., feature, bugfix, investigation)
  • If the workflow has Confirm first marker, ask the user BEFORE calling this command
  • If called while another workflow is active, it will auto-switch (end current, start new)

After Activation

Your FIRST action after activation completes MUST be TodoWrite with items like:

[Workflow] /step-command - Step description (status: in_progress for first, pending for rest)

Do NOT skip TodoWrite. It is a hard-blocking requirement.

IMPORTANT Task Planning Notes (MUST FOLLOW)

  • Always plan and break work into many small todo tasks
  • Always add a final review todo task to verify work quality and identify fixes/enhancements