Keep your orchestrator out of the implementation lane

Luke Littlefield — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:23:37 +0000

When one assistant coordinates a task and Claude Code implements it, it’s easy for their roles to blur. The coordinator spots a small fix, makes the edit itself, and suddenly there’s no clear boundary between planning, implementation, and review.

The workflow behind my handler pack keeps those jobs separate:

The orchestrator clarifies the task and prepares the handoff.
Claude Code handles implementation.
The orchestrator reviews the result and coordinates the pull request.

If review finds a problem, it goes back to Claude Code as a focused correction—not a quiet patch by the coordinator.

The idea is straightforward. Making it consistent means defining what belongs in every handoff, how to handle corrections, and what must be checked before work is called finished. A fresh coding session needs enough context to work without guessing what happened in another chat.

That’s what I packaged in the Grok Bot Claude Code Handler Pack: a handler rule, plan-first prompt, handoff template, example AGENTS.md, and pull request body template.

It’s a $29 one-time download, and I’m the creator. It’s for people who want a ready-made starting point for this workflow rather than writing each piece from scratch.

How do you keep planning, implementation, and review separate between your assistants?

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Keep your orchestrator out of the implementation lane