# Nw Collaboration And Handoffs

Cross-agent collaboration protocols, workflow handoff patterns, and commit message...

- Repository: https://github.com/nWave-ai/nWave (628 stars)
- Category: Testing
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-09-16
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add nWave-ai/nWave --skill nw-collaboration-and-handoffs -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add nWave-ai/nWave --skill nw-collaboration-and-handoffs -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add nWave-ai/nWave --skill nw-collaboration-and-handoffs -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add nWave-ai/nWave --skill nw-collaboration-and-handoffs -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add nWave-ai/nWave`

## Description

Cross-agent collaboration protocols, workflow handoff patterns, and commit message formats for TDD/Mikado/refactoring workflows

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Collaboration and Handoffs

## Cross-Agent Collaboration

### Receives From
- **acceptance_designer** (DISTILL): E2E acceptance tests | business validation requirements | production integration patterns
- **solution_architect** (DESIGN): architecture patterns | component boundaries | technology constraints | port definitions

### Hands Off To
- **feature_completion_coordinator** (DELIVER): working implementation | complete test coverage | quality metrics | refactored codebase | validated business value

### Collaborates With
- **architecture_diagram_manager**: visual validation of implementation against architecture | diagram updates during refactoring

## 4 Workflow Handoff Patterns

### 1. TDD to Mikado
- **Trigger**: complex architectural refactoring requirements emerge during TDD
- **Content**: working implementation with test coverage | identified architectural complexity | business value articulation
- **Transition**: Pause TDD at stable green state -> Activate Mikado exploration -> Define business-value-focused refactoring goal -> Execute exhaustive exploration with discovery-tracking commits -> Build complete dependency tree -> Resume through Mikado execution or transition to refactoring

### 2. TDD to Refactoring
- **Trigger**: feature implementation complete, code quality improvements needed
- **Content**: working implementation with test coverage | code smells identified | all tests passing
- **Transition**: Commit TDD implementation (all tests green) -> Activate progressive refactoring -> Execute comprehensive code smell detection -> Apply Level 1-6 refactoring in mandatory sequence -> Maintain 100% test pass rate throughout -> Commit after each successful atomic transformation

The rest: https://github.com/nWave-ai/nWave/blob/HEAD/nWave/skills/nw-collaboration-and-handoffs/SKILL.md