Building Your First Workflow

Time to build a complete production workflow from scratch. We'll build a lead finder — a multi-agent pipeline that researches potential clients, qualifies them, and generates outreach drafts. This is a real workflow that generates real business value, and it uses everything you've learned.

The folder structure first: projects/lead-finder/ with orchestrator.md and subagents/ containing three files: researcher.md, qualifier.md, and outreach-writer.md. Three specialists, one coordinator.

Researcher (Tier 1 - Haiku): searches the web for potential leads based on criteria you define. Industry, company size, technology stack, geographic region. Returns structured data: company name, website, key contacts, relevant signals. Boundaries: research only, no qualification judgments, no outreach writing.

Qualifier (Tier 2 - Sonnet): takes the researcher's output and evaluates each lead against your ideal customer profile. Scores on fit (1-10), identifies specific pain points your service addresses, and flags any red flags. Boundaries: qualification only, no outreach writing, no modification of research data.

Outreach Writer (Tier 2 - Sonnet): takes qualified leads (score 7+) and generates personalized outreach messages. References specific pain points from the qualifier's analysis. Uses your defined voice and messaging framework. Boundaries: writing only, no new research, no qualification changes.

Orchestrator: "Step 1: Send search criteria to researcher. Step 2: Send research to qualifier. Step 3: Filter to leads scoring 7+. Step 4: Send qualified leads to outreach writer. Step 5: Compile final report: all leads, qualification scores, and outreach drafts for approved leads."

Route command: "When I say 'route leads', trigger the lead-finder orchestrator." You say "route leads: find SaaS companies in Vancouver with 10-50 employees" and the pipeline runs autonomously.