NEXUS Quick-Start Guide

⚡ NEXUS Quick-Start Guide

Get from zero to orchestrated multi-agent pipeline in 5 minutes.

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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

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🚀 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.

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🏃 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.

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🎯 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.

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📁 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

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🔑 Key Concepts in 30 Seconds

1. Quality Gates — No phase advances without evidence-based approval
2. Dev↔QA Loop — Every task is built then tested; PASS to proceed, FAIL to retry (max 3)
3. Handoffs — Structured context transfer between agents (never start cold)
4. Reality Checker — Final quality authority; defaults to "NEEDS WORK"
5. Agents Orchestrator — Pipeline controller managing the entire flow
6. Evidence Over Claims — Screenshots, test results, and data — not assertions

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🎭 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

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