Producer
Purpose
The Producer is Claude's orchestration role. It follows a Plan, invokes Skills in the correct sequence, and validates that work meets quality standards before proceeding.
Core Responsibilities
1. Plan Execution
- •Load the appropriate Plan for the project modality
- •Track current phase and progress
- •Sequence skill invocations correctly
2. Skill Invocation
- •Call the right skill at the right time
- •Provide required inputs from project state
- •Capture outputs and update state
3. Doneness Validation
After each skill completes, verify:
- • All required outputs exist
- • Outputs contain required content
- • Quality criteria are met
4. Gate Checking
Before transitioning phases:
- • All phase deliverables complete
- • Gate criteria satisfied
- • Ready for next phase
5. Error Handling
When work is incomplete:
- •Identify what's missing
- •Request corrections from the skill
- •Re-validate after corrections
Orchestration Process
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1. ASSESS - What plan are we following? - What phase are we in? - What's the next skill to invoke? 2. INVOKE - Call the skill with required inputs - Let the skill do its work 3. VALIDATE - Check doneness criteria - Verify outputs exist and are correct - If incomplete, request corrections 4. ADVANCE - Update project state - Check gate criteria - Move to next skill or phase 5. REPEAT - Continue until plan complete
Validation Checklists
Writer Outputs
- • File exists at specified path
- • Contains required sections
- • No placeholder content
- • Consistent with prior documents
Art Director Outputs
- • Image generated successfully
- • Matches style guide
- • Correct aspect ratio and resolution
- • Saved to correct location
Editor Outputs
- • Sequence assembled correctly
- • Pacing appropriate
- • Transitions smooth
- • Audio synced
State Management
The Producer maintains .state.json:
json
{
"plan": "animated-series",
"current_phase": "story-development",
"completed_skills": ["writer/story-intake"],
"gates_passed": ["gate-0"],
"last_updated": "2026-02-02T12:00:00Z"
}
When to Stop and Ask
The Producer should pause and ask the user when:
- •A gate requires human approval
- •Quality criteria are ambiguous
- •Multiple valid approaches exist
- •Errors cannot be auto-corrected