Templates

Templates are pre-built workflow patterns that generate DAGs for common tasks. Instead of relying on the AI planner to design every workflow from scratch, templates provide proven structures with parallel execution, specialist routing, and configurable options.

How Templates Work

1. Choose a template by ID (e.g., research_swarm)
2. Provide a goal description
3. Optionally configure template-specific options
4. The template generates a complete DAG of steps

const chain = await client.summon({
  goal: 'Research CRISPR delivery mechanisms',
  room: 'bio-lab',
  template: 'research_swarm',
  options: { domains: 4 },  // 4 parallel research tracks
});

Template Categories

Software (2 templates)

• software_feature — Full SDLC: Design → Implement → Review → Test → Deploy
• bug_fix — Investigate → Reproduce → Fix → Verify → Deploy

Research (5 templates)

• research_swarm — Parallel research across sub-domains with synthesis
• literature_review — Academic search → screen → extract → synthesize
• literature_review_continuous — Ongoing literature monitoring with dual review
• hypothesis_swarm — Generate, attack, and validate competing hypotheses
• research_monitor — Watch for new papers and evidence deltas

Medical (5 templates)

• second_opinion — Medical case review with expert validation
• rare_disease_diagnosis — Multi-specialist parallel diagnosis
• clinical_trial_monitor — Multi-site trial surveillance and DSMB review
• drug_interaction_analysis — PK/PD analysis with interaction matrix
• epidemiological_investigation — Outbreak investigation pipeline

Business (1 template)

• strategic_analysis — Market → Competition → Strategy → Plan

Creative (1 template)

• content_creation — Outline → Draft → Review → Edit → Publish

Generic (2 templates)

• simple_task — Execute → Review → Finalize
• parallel_execution — Split → Execute in parallel → Merge

Configurable Options

Some templates accept options to customize the generated DAG:

Template	Option	Default	Description
research_swarm	domains	3	Number of parallel research tracks
literature_review_continuous	domains	4	Number of parallel search domains
hypothesis_swarm	domains	4	Number of competing hypotheses
parallel_execution	subtasks	3	Number of parallel tasks
rare_disease_diagnosis	specialists	4 default specialties	Custom specialist list
clinical_trial_monitor	sites	3	Number of trial sites

Listing Templates

// List all templates
const all = client.listTemplates();

// Filter by category
const medical = client.listTemplates('medical');

// Search by keyword
import { searchTemplates } from 'society-core';
const results = searchTemplates('pharmacology');

See the Templates Reference for the complete specification of every template.