Primitives

Primitives are the atomic building blocks of the agentic development system. Each primitive is a self-contained artifact with a declared contract, a single purpose, and a known shape. Agents, orchestrators, and commands compose primitives into larger workflows.

Core Primitives

Primitive	Purpose
Agent	Focused role with declared identity -- one prompt, one model, one purpose
Command	Named action an agent can execute with defined inputs and outputs
Hook	Event-driven behavior injected at lifecycle boundaries
Plan	Structured execution blueprint that becomes the prompt
Skill	Reusable capability bundle attached to an agent
Task	Atomic unit of work tracked on a board
Trigger	External event that initiates a workflow

Context Primitives

Primitive	Purpose
Context Bundle	Pre-assembled context package for agent boot
Context Priming	Initial context injection at session start
Mental Model	Structured knowledge representation for agent reasoning
Conversation Log	Persistent record of agent interactions

Report Primitives

Primitive	Purpose
Fix Report	Structured output from a fix operation
Review Report	Structured output from a review pass
Scout Report	Structured output from a scouting operation

Workflow Primitives

Primitive	Purpose
ADW Script	Agentic Development Workflow script artifact
ADW State File	Persistent state for ADW workflows
Output Style	Declared format for agent output
Scenario File	Test scenario definition
Skill Pack	Bundled collection of related skills
Task Board	Collection of tasks with status tracking
Worktree	Isolated git workspace for parallel work
12 Leverage Points	System intervention points ranked by impact