Flow Design: Auto-Create + Coalesce Model

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  "title": "Flow Design: Auto-Create + Coalesce Model",
  "description": "Design for emergent flows that Claude continuously refines and coalesces",
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    "output": "<div style=\"background:#1e1e1e;color:#e0e0e0;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;font-family:'Consolas','Monaco',monospace;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family:sans-serif;color:#fff;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">🌊 Emergent Flow Model: Auto-Create + Coalesce</h2>\n\n<p style=\"color:#98c379;margin-bottom:16px;\">You're right - git is lagging. Flows should <em>emerge</em> from work, then Claude refines them continuously.</p>\n\n<h3 style=\"color:#61afef;margin:16px 0 8px 0;\">The Core Model</h3>\n<pre style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;overflow-x:auto;line-height:1.8;\">\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">1. AUTO-CREATE:</span> Every turn starts in a flow\n   • No flow exists? Create one (title from first prompt)\n   • Flow exists? Continue in it\n   • Zero friction - you're always \"in a flow\"\n\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">2. COALESCE:</span> Claude continuously refines\n   • After each turn, Claude reviews: \"Is this the same work?\"\n   • Similar flows merge together\n   • Divergent work splits into new flows\n   • Titles/descriptions evolve as meaning emerges\n\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">3. HOUSEKEEPING:</span> konui/gvHub records everything\n   • Every turn, decision, tool call logged\n   • Claude gets read access to flow history\n   • Periodic \"flow review\" to clean up/merge/close\n</pre>\n\n<h3 style=\"color:#61afef;margin:16px 0 8px 0;\">Flow Lifecycle</h3>\n<pre style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;overflow-x:auto;line-height:1.8;\">\n<span style=\"color:#56b6c2;\">Turn 1:</span> \"Fix the navbar dropdown\"\n  → <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">Auto-create</span> Flow: \"Fix navbar dropdown\" (type: bugfix)\n  → Turn belongs to this flow\n\n<span style=\"color:#56b6c2;\">Turn 2:</span> \"Also update the footer links\"\n  → <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">Claude decides:</span> Same flow? Different?\n  → If related: stays in flow, title evolves\n  → If unrelated: new flow created\n\n<span style=\"color:#56b6c2;\">Turn 5:</span> \"Back to that navbar thing\"\n  → <span style=\"color:#98c379;\">Claude recognizes:</span> relates to Flow #1\n  → Rejoins original flow (or merges)\n\n<span style=\"color:#56b6c2;\">Session end:</span> Claude reviews all flows\n  → <span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">Coalesce:</span> merge related, close completed\n  → Flow titles refined based on actual work done\n</pre>\n\n<h3 style=\"color:#61afef;margin:16px 0 8px 0;\">Claude's Role: Flow Curator</h3>\n<pre style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;overflow-x:auto;line-height:1.8;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// System prompt addition (simplified)</span>\n\nYou have access to gvFlow for work tracking.\n\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">At turn start:</span>\n  1. Check current flow context (injected)\n  2. Decide: continue this flow or start new?\n  3. If new topic, call konui_create_flow()\n\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">At turn end:</span>\n  1. Review what was done\n  2. Update flow title/description if clearer now\n  3. Consider: should this merge with another flow?\n  4. Log key decisions to the flow\n\n<span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">Coalesce triggers:</span>\n  • \"This seems related to {other flow}\"\n  • \"These 3 small flows are really one feature\"\n  • \"This flow is done, marking complete\"\n</pre>\n\n<h3 style=\"color:#61afef;margin:16px 0 8px 0;\">Implementation Architecture</h3>\n<pre style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;overflow-x:auto;line-height:1.8;\">\n<span style=\"color:#98c379;\">konui/gvHub (housekeeping):</span>\n  • Store flows, turns, decisions (JSONL)\n  • Inject current flow context into session\n  • Provide MCP tools for flow CRUD\n  • Expose flow history for Claude to read\n\n<span style=\"color:#98c379;\">Claude (intelligence):</span>\n  • Decide flow boundaries (same work? new work?)\n  • Refine flow metadata as meaning emerges\n  • Coalesce related flows\n  • Mark flows complete when done\n\n<span style=\"color:#98c379;\">New MCP tools needed:</span>\n  • <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">konui_get_active_flows()</span> - what's in progress?\n  • <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">konui_merge_flows(from, into)</span> - coalesce\n  • <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">konui_update_flow_from_turn()</span> - evolve metadata\n  • <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">konui_suggest_flow_match(prompt)</span> - find related\n</pre>\n\n<h3 style=\"color:#61afef;margin:16px 0 8px 0;\">Session Context Injection</h3>\n<pre style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;overflow-x:auto;line-height:1.8;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">// Injected at start of each turn</span>\n\n&lt;flow-context&gt;\n  <span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">Current flow:</span> \"gvDecision & gvFlow Integration\" (active)\n  <span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">Started:</span> 2h ago | <span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">Turns:</span> 12 | <span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">Decisions:</span> 4\n  \n  <span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">Recent flows:</span>\n  - \"Fix navbar quota display\" (completed, 1h ago)\n  - \"Documentation updates\" (active, 3 turns)\n  \n  <span style=\"color:#c678dd;\">Hint:</span> If this prompt relates to a different topic,\n  consider starting a new flow or resuming an existing one.\n&lt;/flow-context&gt;\n</pre>\n\n<h3 style=\"color:#61afef;margin:16px 0 8px 0;\">Example: Coalescing</h3>\n<pre style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;overflow-x:auto;line-height:1.8;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Before coalescing:</span>\n  Flow A: \"Add gvDecision types\" (3 turns)\n  Flow B: \"Add gvFlow types\" (2 turns)  \n  Flow C: \"gvDecision MCP tools\" (4 turns)\n  Flow D: \"Documentation for gv*\" (2 turns)\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\">Claude recognizes:</span> These are all one feature!\n\n<span style=\"color:#98c379;\">After coalescing:</span>\n  Flow: \"gvDecision & gvFlow Implementation\"\n    • 11 turns total\n    • Includes types, storage, MCP tools, docs\n    • Original flows become \"sub-flows\" or archived\n</pre>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:16px;padding:12px;background:#2d2d2d;border-radius:6px;border-left:3px solid #98c379;\">\n<strong style=\"color:#98c379;\">💡 Key Insight:</strong> Flows are <em>emergent</em>, not declared. They start messy and Claude refines them. Git is evidence, not identity. The human never has to think \"start flow\" - they just work, and the system figures out the structure.\n</div>\n\n<h3 style=\"color:#61afef;margin:16px 0 8px 0;\">Next Steps</h3>\n<pre style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;overflow-x:auto;line-height:1.6;\">\n1. Add <span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">flowId</span> to konsole session (current flow context)\n2. Add flow context injection at turn start\n3. Add MCP tools: merge_flows, suggest_flow_match\n4. Add system prompt for Claude's \"flow curator\" role\n5. Add periodic coalesce review (end of session)\n</pre>\n</div>",
    "requestedAt": "2026-01-09T05:40:00.000Z",
    "requestId": "91593c21-1eb3-46f5-93be-5c4b53c13da8",
    "choices": [
      {
        "label": "Start Implementation",
        "value": "Start implementing the emergent flow model: add flowId to session, flow context injection, and the flow curator system prompt",
        "primary": true
      },
      {
        "label": "Design the Coalesce Logic",
        "value": "Let's design the coalesce algorithm in more detail - how does Claude decide what merges?"
      },
      {
        "label": "Prototype First",
        "value": "Let's prototype this manually first - I'll try being the 'flow curator' for a few sessions to test the model"
      }
    ],
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  "createdBy": "claude",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-09T05:45:41.273Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-09T05:45:46.331Z",
  "requestId": "91593c21-1eb3-46f5-93be-5c4b53c13da8",
  "scope": "vibetools",
  "tags": [
    "gvFlow",
    "design",
    "architecture"
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  "targetUser": "claude"
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