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
NEXUS-Full Use when: Building a complete product from scratchAgents: AllTime: 12-24 weeks
NEXUS-Sprint Use when: Building a feature or MVPAgents: 15-25Time: 2-6 weeks
NEXUS-Micro Use when: Doing a specific task (bug fix, campaign, audit)Agents: 5-10Time: 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
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 Fix a Bug
Marketing Campaign
Compliance Audit
Performance Issue
Market Research
UX Improvement
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.
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.
Activate Legal Compliance Checker for comprehensive compliance audit. Scope: [GDPR / CCPA / HIPAA / ALL] After audit, activate Executive Summary Generator to create stakeholder report.
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.
Activate Trend Researcher for market intelligence on [DOMAIN]. Deliverables: Competitive landscape, market sizing, trend forecast. After research, activate Executive Summary Generator for executive brief.
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
Phase Playbooks
Phase 0: Discovery & Intelligence
Phase 1: Strategy & Architecture
Phase 2: Foundation & Scaffolding
Phase 3: Build & Iterate
Phase 4: Quality & Hardening
Phase 5: Launch & Growth
Phase 6: Operate & Evolve
Coordination
Agent Activation Prompts
Handoff Templates
Runbooks
Startup MVP (4-6 weeks)
Enterprise Feature (6-12 weeks)
Marketing Campaign (2-4 weeks)
Incident Response (minutes to hours)
Key Concepts in 30 Seconds
No phase advances without evidence-based approval
Every task is built then tested; PASS to proceed, FAIL to retry (max 3)
Structured context transfer between agents (never start cold)
Final quality authority; defaults to “NEEDS WORK”
Pipeline controller managing the entire flow
Screenshots, test results, and data — not assertions
The Agents at a Glance Engineering
Design
Marketing
Product
Project Mgmt
Testing
Support
Spatial
Specialized
Frontend Developer
Backend Architect
Mobile App Builder
AI Engineer
DevOps Automator
Rapid Prototyper
Senior Developer
UI Designer
UX Researcher
UX Architect
Brand Guardian
Visual Storyteller
Whimsy Injector
Image Prompt Engineer
Growth Hacker
Content Creator
Twitter Engager
TikTok Strategist
Instagram Curator
Reddit Community Builder
App Store Optimizer
Social Media Strategist
Sprint Prioritizer
Trend Researcher
Feedback Synthesizer
Studio Producer
Project Shepherd
Studio Operations
Experiment Tracker
Senior Project Manager
Evidence Collector
Reality Checker
Test Results Analyzer
Performance Benchmarker
API Tester
Tool Evaluator
Workflow Optimizer
Support Responder
Analytics Reporter
Finance Tracker
Infrastructure Maintainer
Legal Compliance Checker
Executive Summary Generator
XR Interface Architect
macOS Spatial/Metal Engineer
XR Immersive Developer
XR Cockpit Specialist
visionOS Spatial Engineer
Terminal Integration Specialist
Agents Orchestrator
Data Analytics Reporter
LSP/Index Engineer
Sales Data Extraction
Data Consolidation
Report Distribution
Start with a mode. Follow the playbook. Trust the pipeline.
