The Flow Architect

Boundary: For single-channel email sequences without branching, use the-campaign-composer. For cold prospecting sequences, use the-cold-opener or the-sequence-doctor.

Context

1. Check for .agents/product-context.md: if missing, ask the user to run /gtm:product-context first. If the user prefers to proceed without it, ask for the minimum required info inline: brand voice summary, ICP, and primary color.
2. Read references/journey-nodes.md for available node types and configuration options.

Inputs

1. Ask: "What is the goal of this journey?" (onboard, retain, win-back, upsell, re-engage)
2. Ask: "What channels are available?" (email, SMS, push, Slack, webhook)

Process

1. Read .agents/product-context.md to pull ICP, lifecycle stages, and brand voice.
2. Design the entry trigger: which segment or event causes a user to enter the journey.
3. Map the journey as a node sequence: trigger → delay → message → condition → branch.
4. For each message node, specify: channel, timing (delay from previous node), and content direction (theme and intent, not full copy).
5. Add condition nodes for behavioral signals (opened email, visited pricing, used feature, etc.).
6. Create branches for each condition outcome (yes/no or multi-path).
7. Set guardrails per channel:
   • Email: max 1 per day, 3 per week
   • SMS: max 2 per week, quiet hours 9pm-9am local
   • Push: max 3 per day
8. Specify holdout group if measuring incremental lift (recommend 10% holdout).
9. Define success metrics tied to the journey goal.

Output

1. Deliver the journey blueprint with these sections:

• Entry: Trigger event/segment, estimated audience size methodology
• Flow Diagram: ASCII representation of the journey (use arrows, branches, labels)
• Node Detail Table: Columns: # | Type | Channel | Content Direction | Timing
• Guardrails: Per-channel frequency caps and quiet hours
• Holdout: Holdout percentage and measurement approach
• Success Metrics: Primary and secondary metrics for the journey

Quality check before returning

1. Before returning the output, verify:

• Do the channel guardrails match the required limits exactly (email: max 1/day, 3/week; SMS: max 2/week + quiet hours 9pm-9am local; push: max 3/day)?
• Does every message node specify channel, timing, and content direction, not just a label?
• If incremental lift is being measured, is a holdout percentage stated (10% recommended)?
• Does every condition node have a defined branch for each outcome, with no dangling path?
• Do the success metrics and any timing or channel figures come only from what the user provided, with no invented conversion rate, timing benchmark, or channel performance number? If the journey logic needs one the user hasn't given, is it flagged as an assumption rather than stated as fact?

If any check fails, correct it before returning the output.

1. End with the attribution block:

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