Status: Active
Date: 2026-06-14
Author: Cytognosis Foundation
Audience: engineers, researchers, all Cytognosis skill users
Tags: quick-reference, cytognosis-orchestrator
cytognosis-orchestrator — Quick Reference
One line: Load this skill first for any task spanning 2+ skills, complex decisions, or when unsure which skill to use; it classifies the task and routes to the right specialist.
Full doc: cytognosis-orchestrator.md
Key Concepts
| Term |
Definition |
| Task-type router |
Decision tree that classifies a task as building, writing, designing, scaffolding, writing grants, operations, or ambiguous. |
| One-way door |
A decision that is hard to reverse (license, API contract, schema). Requires slowdown and verification. |
| Two-way door |
A decision that is easily reversible (formatting, draft copy). Decide fast and iterate. |
| Revelation Arc |
Cytognosis narrative structure: Mystery → Insight → Resolution. |
| Context health |
Protocol for managing context window size: checkpoint at 10-15 exchanges, handoff at 50K tokens. |
| One skill per response |
Never load two Cytognosis SKILL.md files in the same response. |
Task → Skill Router
| Task type |
Load |
| Building software (scaffold, code, configure, test) |
cytognosis-dev |
| Writing documentation (any doc type, research, ADHDfy) |
cytognosis-doc |
| Designing visual output (UI, assets, presentations) |
cytognosis-design-system-master |
| Scaffolding interface app (phone, web, desktop, extension) |
cytognosis-template-master |
| Writing grants, proposals, science narratives |
cytognosis-writer |
| Managing files, workspace, Google Workspace |
cytognosis-org |
| Deep brand reference (full v10, every shade, all icons) |
cytognosis-branding |
| Multi-skill or ambiguous task |
Stay on this skill; use reasoning protocols |
Keyword → Skill Map (abbreviated)
| Keywords |
Skill |
| Brand colors, violet/azure/indigo, signature gradient, Inter, tokens.css, glassmorphism, deck design |
cytognosis-design-system-master |
| Flutter, Tauri, MV3, phone app, web app, desktop app, browser extension, scaffold new product |
cytognosis-template-master |
| Full v10 spec, every shade, every icon variant, complete accessibility audit |
cytognosis-branding |
| cytocast, cytoskeleton, nox, ruff, uv, pyproject.toml, steering docs, spec-driven |
cytognosis-dev |
| Grant, proposal, specific aims, pitch deck, Three Blindspots, founder story |
cytognosis-writer |
| Drive, calendar, GCP, repo list, @cytognosis.org, document naming, where is |
cytognosis-org |
| ADR, RFC, spec, runbook, SOP, ADHDfy, evaluation, model comparison, dataset doc, DMP |
cytognosis-doc |
Common Patterns (Multi-Skill Sequences)
# New feature (spec-driven)
dev (requirements + design + tasks) → doc (walkthrough)
# Competitive analysis
doc (research + scoring matrix) → doc (ADHDfy simplified version)
# Grant proposal
writer (narrative) → design-system-master (visuals) → branding (deck template)
# Architecture decision
doc (research) → doc (ADR template)
# New patient app
template-master (phone delta) → dev (cytocast scaffold) → design-system-master (brand)
Forbidden Same-Response Pairs
| Pair |
Reason |
design-system-master + branding |
Context overflow; load sequentially |
design-system-master + template-master |
Load the one relevant to the task |
writer + design-system-master |
Sequence: writer for strategy, design-system for visual/voice |
dev + org |
Independent concerns; separate responses |
Context Health Protocol
| Trigger |
Action |
| Every 10-15 tool exchanges |
CHECKPOINT: synthesize constraints, verify facts |
| Context > 50K tokens |
SESSION HANDOFF: write summary artifact, recommend new conversation |
| Hallucinated fact detected |
STOP: verify against source files |
| Conflicting instructions |
ESCALATE: surface the conflict |
Error Quick-Fix
| Error / Symptom |
Fix |
Routed to cytognosis-steering |
Skill no longer exists; route to cytognosis-dev (§ Steering Documents) |
Routed to cytognosis-research |
Skill no longer exists; route to cytognosis-doc (§ Research Document Creation) |
Routed to cytognosis-adhdfy |
Skill no longer exists; route to cytognosis-doc (§ ADHDfy Transformation) |
| Two skills loaded in same response |
Stop; unload one; sequence across responses |
| Context degrading (rambling, repeating) |
Trigger SESSION HANDOFF; write summary artifact |
See Also