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Smithers ships with starter workflows for when you want a result before your agent writes any workflow code. The commands on this page are what the coding agent runs: a human picks the outcome and asks their agent (or names the starter); the agent runs the matching command. Reading this as an agent? Run them yourself; never hand them to the human. Browse the starter gallery from any repo: 
bunx smithers-orchestrator starters
First-time setup: 
bunx smithers-orchestrator init --add-agents
Or initialize with guided next steps for one template: 
bunx smithers-orchestrator init --template idea-to-tickets
Template IDs: Pass any ID from this table to init --template <id> to scaffold that starter.
StarterBest forWorkflowCommand
idea-to-prdfounders, productwrite-a-prdbunx smithers-orchestrator init --template idea-to-prd
idea-to-ticketsfounders, product, operations, engineeringtickets-createbunx smithers-orchestrator init --template idea-to-tickets
launch-checklistlaunch owners and operatorsplanbunx smithers-orchestrator init --template launch-checklist
customer-incidentsupport escalationsdebugbunx smithers-orchestrator init --template customer-incident
nontechnical-researchbefore-build decisionsresearchbunx smithers-orchestrator init --template nontechnical-research
requirements-interviewvague stakeholder requestsgrill-mebunx smithers-orchestrator init --template requirements-interview
quality-auditrelease readinessauditbunx smithers-orchestrator init --template quality-audit
test-coverageregression preventionimprove-test-coveragebunx smithers-orchestrator init --template test-coverage
ship-a-changefocused product improvementsresearch-plan-implementbunx smithers-orchestrator init --template ship-a-change
mission-modelarger approved milestonesmissionbunx smithers-orchestrator init --template mission-mode
Each detailed starter prints:
  • What outcome to expect
  • What context to gather before running
  • The exact bunx smithers-orchestrator workflow run ... command
  • Useful follow-up commands
  • When not to use that starter
Filter by audience or goal: 
bunx smithers-orchestrator starters --audience product
bunx smithers-orchestrator starters --goal quality
bunx smithers-orchestrator starters --workflow debug
Use JSON when another tool needs the catalog: 
bunx smithers-orchestrator starters --format json