⚡ NEXUS Quick-Start Guide
Get from zero to orchestrated multi-agent pipeline in 5 minutes.
What is NEXUS?
NEXUS (Network of EXperts, Unified in Strategy) turns The Agency's AI specialists into a coordinated pipeline. Instead of activating agents one at a time and hoping they work together, NEXUS defines exactly who does what, when, and how quality is verified at every step.
Choose Your Mode
| I want to... | Use | Agents | Time | |-------------|-----|--------|------| | Build a complete product from scratch | NEXUS-Full | All | 12-24 weeks | | Build a feature or MVP | NEXUS-Sprint | 15-25 | 2-6 weeks | | Do a specific task (bug fix, campaign, audit) | NEXUS-Micro | 5-10 | 1-5 days |
🚀 NEXUS-Full: Start a Complete Project
Copy this prompt to activate the full pipeline:
Activate Agents Orchestrator in NEXUS-Full mode.
Project: [YOUR PROJECT NAME]
Specification: [DESCRIBE YOUR PROJECT OR LINK TO SPEC]
Execute the complete NEXUS pipeline:
- Phase 0: Discovery (Trend Researcher, Feedback Synthesizer, UX Researcher, Analytics Reporter, Legal Compliance Checker, Tool Evaluator)
- Phase 1: Strategy (Studio Producer, Senior Project Manager, Sprint Prioritizer, UX Architect, Brand Guardian, Backend Architect, Finance Tracker)
- Phase 2: Foundation (DevOps Automator, Frontend Developer, Backend Architect, UX Architect, Infrastructure Maintainer)
- Phase 3: Build (Dev↔QA loops — all engineering + Evidence Collector)
- Phase 4: Harden (Reality Checker, Performance Benchmarker, API Tester, Legal Compliance Checker)
- Phase 5: Launch (Growth Hacker, Content Creator, all marketing agents, DevOps Automator)
- Phase 6: Operate (Analytics Reporter, Infrastructure Maintainer, Support Responder, ongoing)
Quality gates between every phase. Evidence required for all assessments.
Maximum 3 retries per task before escalation.🏃 NEXUS-Sprint: Build a Feature or MVP
Copy this prompt:
Activate Agents Orchestrator in NEXUS-Sprint mode.
Feature/MVP: [DESCRIBE WHAT YOU'RE BUILDING]
Timeline: [TARGET WEEKS]
Skip Phase 0 (market already validated).
Sprint team:
- PM: Senior Project Manager, Sprint Prioritizer
- Design: UX Architect, Brand Guardian
- Engineering: Frontend Developer, Backend Architect, DevOps Automator
- QA: Evidence Collector, Reality Checker, API Tester
- Support: Analytics Reporter
Begin at Phase 1 with architecture and sprint planning.
Run Dev↔QA loops for all implementation tasks.
Reality Checker approval required before launch.🎯 NEXUS-Micro: Do a Specific Task
Pick your scenario and copy the prompt:
Fix a Bug
Activate Backend Architect to investigate and fix [BUG DESCRIPTION].
After fix, activate API Tester to verify the fix.
Then activate Evidence Collector to confirm no visual regressions.Run a Marketing Campaign
Activate Social Media Strategist as campaign lead for [CAMPAIGN DESCRIPTION].
Team: Content Creator, Twitter Engager, Instagram Curator, Reddit Community Builder.
Brand Guardian reviews all content before publishing.
Analytics Reporter tracks performance daily.
Growth Hacker optimizes channels weekly.Conduct a Compliance Audit
Activate Legal Compliance Checker for comprehensive compliance audit.
Scope: [GDPR / CCPA / HIPAA / ALL]
After audit, activate Executive Summary Generator to create stakeholder report.Investigate Performance Issues
Activate Performance Benchmarker to diagnose performance issues.
Scope: [API response times / Page load / Database queries / All]
After diagnosis, activate Infrastructure Maintainer for optimization.
DevOps Automator deploys any infrastructure changes.Market Research
Activate Trend Researcher for market intelligence on [DOMAIN].
Deliverables: Competitive landscape, market sizing, trend forecast.
After research, activate Executive Summary Generator for executive brief.UX Improvement
Activate UX Researcher to identify usability issues in [FEATURE/PRODUCT].
After research, activate UX Architect to design improvements.
Frontend Developer implements changes.
Evidence Collector verifies improvements.📁 Strategy Documents
| Document | Purpose | Location | |----------|---------|----------| | Master Strategy | Complete NEXUS doctrine | strategy/nexus-strategy.md | | Phase 0 Playbook | Discovery & intelligence | strategy/playbooks/phase-0-discovery.md | | Phase 1 Playbook | Strategy & architecture | strategy/playbooks/phase-1-strategy.md | | Phase 2 Playbook | Foundation & scaffolding | strategy/playbooks/phase-2-foundation.md | | Phase 3 Playbook | Build & iterate | strategy/playbooks/phase-3-build.md | | Phase 4 Playbook | Quality & hardening | strategy/playbooks/phase-4-hardening.md | | Phase 5 Playbook | Launch & growth | strategy/playbooks/phase-5-launch.md | | Phase 6 Playbook | Operate & evolve | strategy/playbooks/phase-6-operate.md | | Activation Prompts | Ready-to-use agent prompts | strategy/coordination/agent-activation-prompts.md | | Handoff Templates | Standardized handoff formats | strategy/coordination/handoff-templates.md | | Startup MVP Runbook | 4-6 week MVP build | strategy/runbooks/scenario-startup-mvp.md | | Enterprise Feature Runbook | Enterprise feature development | strategy/runbooks/scenario-enterprise-feature.md | | Marketing Campaign Runbook | Multi-channel campaign | strategy/runbooks/scenario-marketing-campaign.md | | Incident Response Runbook | Production incident handling | strategy/runbooks/scenario-incident-response.md |
🔑 Key Concepts in 30 Seconds
- Quality Gates — No phase advances without evidence-based approval
- Dev↔QA Loop — Every task is built then tested; PASS to proceed, FAIL to retry (max 3)
- Handoffs — Structured context transfer between agents (never start cold)
- Reality Checker — Final quality authority; defaults to "NEEDS WORK"
- Agents Orchestrator — Pipeline controller managing the entire flow
- Evidence Over Claims — Screenshots, test results, and data — not assertions
🎭 The Agents at a Glance
ENGINEERING │ DESIGN │ MARKETING
Frontend Developer │ UI Designer │ Growth Hacker
Backend Architect │ UX Researcher │ Content Creator
Mobile App Builder │ UX Architect │ Twitter Engager
AI Engineer │ Brand Guardian │ TikTok Strategist
DevOps Automator │ Visual Storyteller │ Instagram Curator
Rapid Prototyper │ Whimsy Injector │ Reddit Community Builder
Senior Developer │ Image Prompt Eng. │ App Store Optimizer
│ │ Social Media Strategist
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PRODUCT │ PROJECT MGMT │ TESTING
Sprint Prioritizer │ Studio Producer │ Evidence Collector
Trend Researcher │ Project Shepherd │ Reality Checker
Feedback Synthesizer│ Studio Operations │ Test Results Analyzer
│ Experiment Tracker │ Performance Benchmarker
│ Senior Project Mgr │ API Tester
│ │ Tool Evaluator
│ │ Workflow Optimizer
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SUPPORT │ SPATIAL │ SPECIALIZED
Support Responder │ XR Interface Arch. │ Agents Orchestrator
Analytics Reporter │ macOS Spatial/Metal │ Analytics Reporter
Finance Tracker │ XR Immersive Dev │ LSP/Index Engineer
Infra Maintainer │ XR Cockpit Spec. │ Sales Data Extraction
Legal Compliance │ visionOS Spatial │ Data Consolidation
Exec Summary Gen. │ Terminal Integration│ Report Distribution<div align="center">
Start with a mode. Follow the playbook. Trust the pipeline.
strategy/nexus-strategy.md — The complete doctrine
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