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+/**
+ * DevSwarm-style swarm orchestration via @codegraff/sdk.
+ *
+ * Implements the orchestrator → workers → synthesizer pattern from
+ * justrach/devswarm as a single-file SDK example. Three stages:
+ *
+ *   1. Orchestrator decomposes the task into N independent subtasks.
+ *   2. N workers run those subtasks in parallel, each in its own Graff.
+ *   3. Synthesizer merges the worker outputs into one cohesive response.
+ *
+ * Thin slice of codegraff issue #55 ([DSP-1]). Deliberately out of scope:
+ * role+mode routing, worktree isolation, preset task chains, role-specific
+ * model tiers (Opus orchestrator / Sonnet workers / Haiku monitor),
+ * NO_ISSUES_FOUND review-fix termination. Those land in follow-up PRs
+ * against the same issue.
+ *
+ * Run from sdk/typescript/:
+ *   npm run swarm -- "your task here"
+ *
+ * Env:
+ *   GRAFF_CWD     workspace the workers run inside (defaults to repo root)
+ *   SWARM_N       worker count, clamped [1, 8] (default 3)
+ *   SWARM_MODEL   model id passed through to every stage (optional)
+ */
+
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+import { Graff, type AgentEvent } from "../lib.js";
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+// examples/ → sdk/typescript/ → sdk/ → repo root
+const REPO_ROOT = process.env.GRAFF_CWD ?? path.resolve(__dirname, "../../..");
+const N_WORKERS = clampWorkers(process.env.SWARM_N);
+const MODEL = process.env.SWARM_MODEL || undefined;
+const WORKER_TIMEOUT_MS = Math.max(10_000, Number(process.env.WORKER_TIMEOUT_MS ?? 120_000));
+
+const DEFAULT_TASK =
+  "List the .rs files under sdk/typescript/src and describe what each does in ONE sentence.";
+const TASK = process.argv.slice(2).join(" ").trim() || DEFAULT_TASK;
+
+function clampWorkers(raw: string | undefined): number {
+  const parsed = Number(raw ?? 3);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(parsed)) return 3;
+  return Math.max(1, Math.min(8, Math.floor(parsed)));
+}
+
+function ts(): string {
+  return new Date().toISOString().slice(11, 19);
+}
+
+interface DrainResult {
+  text: string;
+  toolCalls: number;
+  interrupted: boolean;
+}
+
+// Drain a chat stream, accumulating final-Markdown text and counting tool
+// calls. Logs lifecycle to stderr so the answer on stdout stays clean.
+async function drain(label: string, stream: AsyncIterable<AgentEvent>): Promise<DrainResult> {
+  let text = "";
+  let toolCalls = 0;
+  let interrupted = false;
+  for await (const ev of stream) {
+    switch (ev.type) {
+      case "ConversationStarted":
+        process.stderr.write(`[${ts()}] ${label} ⏵ conv=${ev.conversationId.slice(0, 8)}\n`);
+        break;
+      case "TaskMessage":
+        if (ev.content.kind === "Markdown") text += ev.content.text;
+        else if (ev.content.kind === "ToolInput")
+          process.stderr.write(`[${ts()}] ${label} ▸ ${ev.content.title}\n`);
+        break;
+      case "ToolCallStart":
+        toolCalls++;
+        break;
+      case "Interrupt":
+        interrupted = true;
+        process.stderr.write(`[${ts()}] ${label} ⚠ ${ev.reason.kind}\n`);
+        break;
+      case "TaskComplete":
+        process.stderr.write(`[${ts()}] ${label} ✓\n`);
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+  return { text, toolCalls, interrupted };
+}
+
+// Extract a JSON array of strings from orchestrator output. Tolerates
+// ```json fences and surrounding prose because models add them anyway.
+export function extractJsonArray(raw: string): string[] {
+  const fence = raw.match(/```(?:json)?\s*([\s\S]*?)```/);
+  const candidate = (fence ? fence[1] : raw).trim();
+  const start = candidate.indexOf("[");
+  const end = candidate.lastIndexOf("]");
+  if (start === -1 || end === -1 || end <= start) {
+    throw new Error(`orchestrator did not return a JSON array:\n${raw.slice(0, 500)}`);
+  }
+  const parsed: unknown = JSON.parse(candidate.slice(start, end + 1));
+  if (!Array.isArray(parsed) || !parsed.every((s) => typeof s === "string")) {
+    throw new Error("orchestrator JSON was not an array of strings");
+  }
+  return parsed as string[];
+}
+
+async function decompose(graff: Graff, task: string, n: number): Promise<string[]> {
+  const prompt =
+    `You are the ORCHESTRATOR in a multi-agent swarm. Break the task below into ` +
+    `AT MOST ${n} SEMANTICALLY DISTINCT subtasks that can run in parallel.\n\n` +
+    `REQUIREMENTS:\n` +
+    `- Each subtask must attack a DIFFERENT aspect, angle, or concern of the ` +
+    `task — e.g. exploration vs analysis vs verification, or one ` +
+    `file/area/concept per subtask.\n` +
+    `- Each subtask must be self-contained: a worker reading only the subtask ` +
+    `should know what to do without seeing the other subtasks or the original ` +
+    `framing.\n` +
+    `- FORBIDDEN: do NOT shard inputs by index, modulo, sort order, hash, or any ` +
+    `other mechanical partition. Subtasks like "handle items whose index mod ${n} ` +
+    `== 0" are WRONG. Subtasks attacking different facets of the problem are RIGHT.\n` +
+    `- If the task cannot be meaningfully split into ${n} subtasks, return fewer. ` +
+    `An array of 1 string is acceptable if the task is small.\n\n` +
+    `Return STRICTLY a JSON array of strings, no prose, no code fence.\n\n` +
+    `TASK:\n${task}`;
+  const opts = MODEL ? { prompt, model: MODEL } : { prompt };
+  const { text } = await drain("orchestrator", graff.chat(opts));
+  return extractJsonArray(text);
+}
+
+interface WorkerOutput {
+  workerId: number;
+  subtask: string;
+  result: string;
+  toolCalls: number;
+  durationMs: number;
+}
+
+async function runWorker(workerId: number, subtask: string): Promise<WorkerOutput> {
+  const label = `worker[${workerId + 1}]`;
+  const t0 = Date.now();
+  // Each worker gets its own Graff so conversation state is fully isolated —
+  // the cheap stand-in for the worktree isolation devswarm uses for swarm
+  // workers (their ADR-001 / issue #213). Worker prompt does NOT include
+  // the orchestrator preamble so we don't leak it into worker context
+  // (lesson from devswarm #389).
+  const graff = await Graff.init({ cwd: REPO_ROOT });
+  const prompt =
+    `You are worker ${workerId + 1} in a parallel swarm. Complete ONLY the ` +
+    `subtask below and return a concise result. Do not speculate about other ` +
+    `workers or the overall task.\n\nSUBTASK:\n${subtask}`;
+  const opts = MODEL ? { prompt, model: MODEL } : { prompt };
+  const { text, toolCalls } = await drain(label, graff.chat(opts));
+  return {
+    workerId,
+    subtask,
+    result: text,
+    toolCalls,
+    durationMs: Date.now() - t0,
+  };
+}
+
+// Per-worker timeout wrapper. Returns a TIMED_OUT WorkerOutput when the
+// underlying chat call doesn't finish in time, so a single stalled worker
+// can't hold up the synthesis step. Cancellation of the in-flight chat
+// stream is best-effort — the worker function returns the marker even if
+// the underlying request continues running in the background.
+// Fixes #63 ([DSP-1.2]).
+async function runWorkerWithTimeout(workerId: number, subtask: string): Promise<WorkerOutput> {
+  const label = `worker[${workerId + 1}]`;
+  let timer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
+  const timeout = new Promise<WorkerOutput>((resolve) => {
+    timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      process.stderr.write(
+        `[${ts()}] ${label} ⌛ timed out after ${WORKER_TIMEOUT_MS}ms\n`,
+      );
+      resolve({
+        workerId,
+        subtask,
+        result: `[TIMED_OUT after ${WORKER_TIMEOUT_MS}ms]`,
+        toolCalls: 0,
+        durationMs: WORKER_TIMEOUT_MS,
+      });
+    }, WORKER_TIMEOUT_MS);
+  });
+  try {
+    return await Promise.race([runWorker(workerId, subtask), timeout]);
+  } finally {
+    if (timer) clearTimeout(timer);
+  }
+}
+
+async function synthesize(graff: Graff, task: string, outputs: WorkerOutput[]): Promise<string> {
+  const bundle = outputs
+    .map(
+      (o) =>
+        `--- WORKER ${o.workerId + 1} ---\n` +
+        `SUBTASK: ${o.subtask}\n` +
+        `OUTPUT:\n${o.result.trim()}`,
+    )
+    .join("\n\n");
+  const prompt =
+    `You are the SYNTHESIZER in a multi-agent swarm. You have read-only access ` +
+    `to the worker outputs below.\n\n` +
+    `REQUIREMENTS:\n` +
+    `- DO NOT call any tools. Do not Read, Search, fs_search, or run any commands. ` +
+    `Use ONLY the worker outputs as source material.\n` +
+    `- Combine the worker outputs into ONE cohesive response answering the ` +
+    `original task.\n` +
+    `- Resolve disagreements explicitly when workers contradict each other.\n` +
+    `- If a worker output begins with "[TIMED_OUT", treat it as missing data ` +
+    `and note the gap rather than ignoring it.\n` +
+    `- If the combined worker outputs are insufficient to answer the task, ` +
+    `return the literal string \`INSUFFICIENT_DATA\` followed by an explanation ` +
+    `of what's missing — do not attempt to fill the gap yourself.\n\n` +
+    `ORIGINAL TASK:\n${task}\n\n${bundle}`;
+  const opts = MODEL ? { prompt, model: MODEL } : { prompt };
+  const { text } = await drain("synthesizer", graff.chat(opts));
+  return text;
+}
+
+async function main(): Promise<void> {
+  process.stderr.write(
+    `swarm n=${N_WORKERS} cwd=${REPO_ROOT}${MODEL ? ` model=${MODEL}` : ""}\n`,
+  );
+  process.stderr.write(`TASK: ${TASK}\n---\n`);
+
+  // Orchestrator and synthesizer share one Graff and run sequentially.
+  // Workers each get their own Graff and run in parallel.
+  const driver = await Graff.init({ cwd: REPO_ROOT });
+
+  const t0 = Date.now();
+  const subtasks = await decompose(driver, TASK, N_WORKERS);
+  process.stderr.write(`\n[${ts()}] decomposed into ${subtasks.length} subtasks:\n`);
+  subtasks.forEach((s, i) => {
+    const preview = s.length > 140 ? s.slice(0, 137) + "..." : s;
+    process.stderr.write(`  ${i + 1}. ${preview}\n`);
+  });
+  process.stderr.write(`\n`);
+
+  const workerResults = await Promise.all(
+    subtasks.map((s, i) => runWorkerWithTimeout(i, s)),
+  );
+  const totalToolCalls = workerResults.reduce((a, w) => a + w.toolCalls, 0);
+
+  process.stderr.write(`\n[${ts()}] all ${subtasks.length} workers done. synthesizing...\n\n`);
+  const finalText = await synthesize(driver, TASK, workerResults);
+
+  const ms = Date.now() - t0;
+  process.stderr.write(`\n=== final ===\n`);
+  process.stdout.write(finalText.trim() + "\n");
+  process.stderr.write(
+    `\n[swarm] n=${subtasks.length} duration=${(ms / 1000).toFixed(1)}s ` +
+      `tool_calls=${totalToolCalls}\n`,
+  );
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => {
+  process.stderr.write(`\nFATAL: ${err?.stack ?? err}\n`);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/sdk/typescript/package.json b/sdk/typescript/package.json
index 14a07baa..bce3d16e 100644
--- a/sdk/typescript/package.json
+++ b/sdk/typescript/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     "smoke": "node examples/smoke.mjs",
     "demo": "tsx examples/agent-demo.ts",
     "compare": "tsx examples/compare.ts",
+    "swarm": "tsx examples/swarm.ts",
     "benchmark": "tsx examples/benchmark.ts"
   },
   "devDependencies": {