create-adw
Create a new TypeScript ADW workflow from a list of slash commands
Install / Use
npx skills add heinschulie/babylonInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
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Our assessment of create-adw
create-adw scores 57/100 on our quality scale, 2742nd of 2,863 Automation skills we index.
Its Claude Commands is 9.2 KB long, split into 5 sections and no code examples: a thorough specification that gives an agent plenty to work with.
It has no GitHub stars yet, so there is no community track record; judge it on its content.
Maintenance, license and trust
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- Our last check on 2026-10-20 found the source still online.
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- Its trust signals score 68/100, with 3 cautions from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful.
AI review by kimi-k2.7-code on 2026-09-24. Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-24. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install create-adw?
- Run
npx skills add heinschulie/babylon. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does create-adw work with?
- It is written for Claude Code, as a Claude Commands file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is create-adw safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful. It declares no license and scores 68/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is create-adw still maintained?
- We could not determine when the repository was last updated.
Skill content
View source on GitHuballowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash, Agent, WebFetch description: Create a new TypeScript ADW workflow from a list of slash commands argument-hint: [comma-separated slash commands e.g. /plan, /build, /review] model: opus
Purpose
Create a new TypeScript ADW (AI Developer Workflow) that chains the specified slash commands into a sequential workflow. Each command becomes a step executed via the Claude Agent SDK. Follow the Instructions for SDK patterns and conventions, then execute the Workflow step by step.
Variables
COMMANDS: $0 PROMPT: $1 TARGET_DIR: adws/workflows SHARED_SRC: adws/src
Instructions
- Parse
COMMANDSas a comma-separated list of slash commands (e.g./plan,/build,/review) - Each command becomes a numbered step in the workflow, executed sequentially
- The
PROMPTvariable, if it is provided, will give further instructions about how the adw should behave. - The workflow file name is prefixed with
adw_and derived from the command names joined by underscores, preserving hyphens within command names (e.g./research-codebase,/produce-readme→adw_research-codebase_produce-readme.ts). Only use underscores as the separator BETWEEN commands, never replace hyphens within a command name. - Use Bun APIs (
Bun.spawn,Bun.write,import.meta.main) — no Node-only patterns - Use
createSDK()andrunStep()— NEVER instantiate the SDK directly or write per-step boilerplate:createSDK({ model?, cwd? })encapsulates all SDK options (permissionMode, settingSources, etc.) — returns{ query }. All SDK config lives in one place.runStep(opts)encapsulates per-step boilerplate: banner, tagged logger, usage tracking, finalize, comment posting, and status updates. Each step is a singlerunStep()call.runStep()returnsRunStepResultwith{ ok, result, usage }. UseonFail: "halt"(default) for critical steps,onFail: "continue"for non-fatal steps like test/document.
- Use
getAdwEnv()for workflow config — returns{ prompt, workingDir, models }from env vars. Replaces manual env reads. - Reuse existing shared modules from
SHARED_SRC— read them before writing new utilities:agent-sdk.ts—createSDK(),runStep(),RunStepOpts,RunStepResult,runPlanStep(),runBuildStep(),runReviewStep(),runTestStep(),runDocumentStep(),quickPrompt(),formatUsage(),sumUsage(),StepUsage,QueryResultutils.ts—getAdwEnv(),ADWEnv,makeAdwId(),extractPlanPath(),createCommentStep(),createFinalStatusComment(),fmtDuration(),parseJson(),checkEnvVars(),exec(),getProjectRoot()logger.ts—createLogger(adwId, triggerType)dual console+file logger (returns logger with.logDir),taggedLogger(parent, tag, { logDir, step })per-agent colored logger with file isolation,TaggedLoggerinterface with.finalize(ok)for status trackinggit-ops.ts,worktree-ops.ts,github.ts— git/GitHub helpers
- For logging assistant messages, use
summarizeContent()fromagent-sdk.tsto extract readable text from content block arrays - Use
parseArgsfrom"util"for CLI arg parsing (Bun-compatible, no deps) --issueis a standard parseArgs option for all workflows (optional, type:"string"). GitHub issues are the primary entry point for most ADW work, but some workflows (e.g. cron-triggered maintenance) run without an issue. The issue number is used for posting progress comments — all GitHub commenting is gated on--issuebeing provided.- Env vars for config:
ADW_PROMPT,ADW_WORKING_DIR,ADW_MODEL,ADW_REVIEW_MODEL - Per-phase model selection: When a workflow has steps with different cost/capability needs, use
getAdwEnv().modelswhich provides:models.research—ADW_RESEARCH_MODEL(default:claude-haiku-4-5-20251001)models.default—ADW_MODEL(default:claude-sonnet-4-20250514)models.review—ADW_REVIEW_MODEL(default:claude-sonnet-4-20250514)- Use the cheapest model that can handle each phase — haiku for research/read-heavy, sonnet for generation, opus only when explicitly requested via env var
- Log files go to
agents/{adw-id}/{trigger_type}/execution.logviacreateLogger - Per-agent logging is MANDATORY. Every step that runs an agent must:
- Create a
taggedLogger(logger, tag, { logDir: logger.logDir, step: "step-name" })— this gives the agent a colored console prefix AND writes to its own file atagents/{adw-id}/{trigger_type}/{step}/{tag}.log - Pass the tagged logger (not the base logger) to the SDK step function
- Call
tlog.finalize(ok, result.usage)when the agent completes — this writesstatus.json(with usage stats) in the step folder and renames the log to.error.logon failure - For parallel agents this is critical for debugging; for sequential steps it provides per-step file isolation
- See
adw_research-codebase_produce-readme_update-prime.tsfor parallel usage andadw_plan_build.tsfor sequential usage
- Create a
- Keep the workflow file focused — delegate SDK interaction to
agent-sdk.ts, add new step functions there if needed - Use visually distinct step banners:
"═".repeat(60)surrounding the step name - GitHub issue progress comments (when
--issueis provided). UsecreateCommentStep(issueNumber)andcreateFinalStatusComment(issueNumber)fromutils.ts— these return functions that handle posting and no-op gracefully when no issue number is provided.runStep()handles per-step comments automatically when given acommentStepfunction. - Usage tracking is MANDATORY for all workflows. Every workflow must:
- Import
formatUsage,sumUsage, andStepUsagefromagent-sdk.ts - Import
writeWorkflowStatusfromlogger.ts - Declare
const allStepUsages: { step: string; ok: boolean; usage: StepUsage }[] = []before the try block runStep()returns usage inRunStepResult— push each result toallStepUsages- In the final summary, log per-step usage and a
TOTAL:line usingsumUsage() - At the end of the workflow, call
writeWorkflowStatus(logger.logDir, { workflow, adwId, ok, startTime, totals })andcommentFinalStatus() - See
adw_plan_build.tsoradw_plan_build_review.tsfor the exact pattern
- Import
ADWStatefor cross-step persistence. When a workflow needs to carry structured data between steps or across retries, useADWStatefromstate.ts:new ADWState(adwId)orADWState.load(adwId, logger)to create/restorestate.update({ plan_file, branch_name, worktree_path, ... })to persist fieldsstate.get("plan_file")for typed reads;state.save()writes toagents/{adwId}/adw_state.json- Use ADWState when: multiple steps share mutable context (plan paths, branch names, ports), or workflow supports resume/retry
- Don't use ADWState for: simple linear pipelines where return values flow step-to-step — use
runStep()result passing instead - See
adw_plan.tsandadw_patch.tsfor real usage
- Data passing between steps:
/planproduces a plan file path — extract withextractPlanPath(result, workingDir, adwId)/buildconsumes a plan file path/reviewconsumes the original prompt and plan file path/testruns after build with no special input- For custom commands, assume they take the original prompt unless the command name suggests otherwise
- Verify every
/commandinCOMMANDSexists in.claude/commands/before wiring it up - Follow the pattern established in
adws/workflows/classic/adw_plan_build.tsandadws/workflows/classic/adw_plan_build_review.ts
Workflow
- Parse
COMMANDSinto an ordered list of command names (strip/prefix) - Read existing shared modules in
SHARED_SRCto understand available step functions:agent-sdk.ts,logger.ts,utils.ts - Read existing workflow files in
TARGET_DIRto understand the established patterns (adw_plan_build.ts,adw_plan_build_review.ts) - For each command in the list, verify the corresponding skill exists in
.claude/commands/{command}.md— log a warning if missing - Identify which commands already have step functions in
agent-sdk.ts(e.g.runPlanStep,runBuildStep,runReviewStep) vs which need new ones - If new step functions are needed, add them to
SHARED_SRC/agent-sdk.tsfollowing the existing pattern: create query with/skillprompt, consume withconsumeQuery(), returnQueryResult - Write the workflow file to
TARGET_DIR/adw_{command_names_joined}.tswith:- JSDoc header with usage example
parseArgsentrypoint with--adw-idand--issueflagsgetAdwEnv()for config (prompt, workingDir, models)runWorkflow()function usingrunStep()for each step- Data passing between steps (plan path extraction, prompt forwarding, etc.)
- Duration tracking and final summary log
- Run
bun run TARGET_DIR/adw_{new_file}.ts --adw-id test-createwithADW_PROMPT="test" ADW_WORKING_DIR=$(pwd)to verify it parses and starts correctly - Fix any issues found during the test run
Report
Return a summary of:
- Commands parsed and workflow file created
- Which commands had existing step functions vs new ones added
- Any commands that were missing from
.claude/commands/(warnings) - Data flow between steps (what each step produces/consumes)
- Test run result and any issues encountered
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