Open Dynamic Workflows for Zed Agent and zcode

Use this skill when the user invokes /odw, says ultracode, says workflow:, or asks for large coding work that benefits from explicit planning, parallel agents, verification, budgets, or crash-resumable execution.

The ODW context server should already be available from .zed/settings.json. The bridge scripts referenced below live next to this skill in scripts/.

Step 0: Check the daemon

Run:

node scripts/daemon-bridge.js --check

• Exit 0: use the daemon path.
• Exit 1 with auth guidance: tell the user to copy ~/.odw/daemon.token into ODW_DAEMON_TOKEN or the host setting.
• Exit 1 because the daemon is offline: tell the user to run odw-daemon start, then odw-daemon doctor zed or odw-daemon doctor zcode.

Daemon path

1. Prefer MCP/context-server tools when available: call odw_health, then odw_run for direct execution or odw_plan first when the user wants to review the plan, the task is expensive, or mutation risk is high.
2. If tools are unavailable but the daemon is reachable, use the local bridge:
   • node scripts/daemon-bridge.js plan "<task>"
   • node scripts/daemon-bridge.js exec plan.json
   • node scripts/daemon-bridge.js status <workflowId>
   • node scripts/daemon-bridge.js result <workflowId>
3. Report the workflow id, topology, agent count, cost/time estimate, and final synthesized result. Do not redo the same work manually while ODW is running it.

Zed Agent and zcode-native fallback

If the daemon is unavailable, state that full ODW requires the daemon, then use the native planning and editing flow in Zed Agent or zcode:

1. Decompose into discovery -> parallel work -> adversarial verification -> synthesis.
2. Keep independent work items narrow and structured.
3. Verify the result before summarizing.
4. Ask before executing risky mutations.

Safety

• Never include secrets in prompts, plans, logs, or workflow artifacts.
• Respect user approval and project safety rules before mutation.
• If ODW is unavailable, name the missing piece exactly instead of pretending the full engine ran.