# Technical Specification - Templates

**Version**: v1.0.0 | **Status**: Planned | **Last Updated**: February 2026

**Module**: `codomyrmex.orchestrator.templates`  
**Last Updated**: 2026-01-29

## 1. Purpose

Reusable workflow templates and patterns

## 2. Architecture

### 2.1 Components

```
templates/
├── __init__.py          # Module exports
├── README.md            # Documentation
├── AGENTS.md            # Agent guidelines
├── SPEC.md              # This file
├── PAI.md               # Personal AI context
└── core.py              # Core implementation
```

### 2.2 Dependencies

- Python 3.10+
- Parent module: `orchestrator`

## 3. Interfaces

### 3.1 Public API

```python
# No exports defined yet (scaffolded for future implementation)
```

### 3.2 Configuration

Environment variables:
- `CODOMYRMEX_*`: Configuration options

## 4. Implementation Notes

### 4.1 Design Decisions

1. **Jinja2-based rendering**: Templates use Jinja2 for variable interpolation, enabling conditional blocks and loops in workflow definitions.

### 4.2 Limitations

- Templates are not versioned independently from the orchestrator module.
- No hot-reload of template changes; orchestrator restart required.

## 5. Testing

```bash
# Run tests for this module
pytest tests/orchestrator_templates/
```

## 6. Future Considerations

- Template inheritance: allow workflow templates to extend a base template, overriding specific steps without duplicating shared structure.
- Validation at load time: parse and type-check Jinja2 template variables against a declared schema when the template is first registered, surfacing errors before runtime.
- Hot-reload: watch template files for changes and reload without restarting the orchestrator, enabling live editing of workflow definitions during development.

## Navigation

- **Self**: `SPEC.md`
- **Parent**: [../README.md](../README.md)
- **Readme**: [README.md](README.md)
- **Agents**: [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md)
- **Repository Root**: [README.md](../../../../README.md)
