---
title: Starters
description: Choose a plain-English outcome and the command your agent runs for it.
---

Smithers ships with starter workflows for when you want a result before your agent writes any workflow code. The commands on this page are what the coding agent runs: a human picks the outcome and asks their agent (or names the starter); the agent runs the matching command. Reading this as an agent? Run them yourself; never hand them to the human. Browse the starter gallery from any repo:

```bash
bunx smithers-orchestrator starters
```

First-time setup:

```bash
bunx smithers-orchestrator init --add-agents
```

Or initialize with guided next steps for one template:

```bash
bunx smithers-orchestrator init --template idea-to-tickets
```

Template IDs:

Pass any ID from this table to `init --template <id>` to scaffold that starter.

| Starter | Best for | Workflow | Command |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `idea-to-tickets` | founders, product, operations, engineering | `tickets-create` | `bunx smithers-orchestrator init --template idea-to-tickets` |
| `launch-checklist` | launch owners and operators | `plan` | `bunx smithers-orchestrator init --template launch-checklist` |
| `customer-incident` | support escalations | `debug` | `bunx smithers-orchestrator init --template customer-incident` |
| `nontechnical-research` | before-build decisions | `research` | `bunx smithers-orchestrator init --template nontechnical-research` |
| `requirements-interview` | vague stakeholder requests | `grill-me` | `bunx smithers-orchestrator init --template requirements-interview` |
| `quality-audit` | release readiness | `audit` | `bunx smithers-orchestrator init --template quality-audit` |
| `test-coverage` | regression prevention | `improve-test-coverage` | `bunx smithers-orchestrator init --template test-coverage` |
| `ship-a-change` | focused product improvements | `research-plan-implement` | `bunx smithers-orchestrator init --template ship-a-change` |
| `mission-mode` | larger approved milestones | `mission` | `bunx smithers-orchestrator init --template mission-mode` |

Each detailed starter prints:

- What outcome to expect
- What context to gather before running
- The exact `bunx smithers-orchestrator workflow run ...` command
- Useful follow-up commands
- When not to use that starter

Filter by audience or goal:

```bash
bunx smithers-orchestrator starters --audience product
bunx smithers-orchestrator starters --goal quality
bunx smithers-orchestrator starters --workflow debug
```

Use JSON when another tool needs the catalog:

```bash
bunx smithers-orchestrator starters --format json
```
