Overview
/silver is Silver Bullet's default entry point when you know the outcome but not the exact workflow. It is the runtime face of catalog entity WF-SILVER-ROUTER (dynamic_route type) in the v0.48.3 APO catalog.
SB never improvises a one-off process. AF-ROUTE classifies complexity, intent signals, and risk, then composes either the full WF-SILVER-FEATURE chain or the lean WF-SILVER-FAST chain. Specialized workflows (/silver:bugfix, /silver:devops, /silver:deep-research, and others) remain directly invocable when you already know the route.
Standard router composition:
See Routing Logic for the full decision tree and Workflow catalog for expanded chain detail.
/silver is for mixed or ambiguous intent — not a mandatory prefix.
When to Use
Entry trigger signals for /silver and route:
- Freeform natural-language requests without a known workflow
- Mixed work spanning planning, implementation, and verification
- Unclear complexity — you want SB to triage before committing to a full feature cycle
- Reclassification after scope expansion from
/silver:fast
Catalog Composition
| Step | Entity | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
AF-ROUTE | atomic flow | Intent classification, complexity triage, workflow selection |
WF-SILVER-FEATURE | workflow (optional) | Full lifecycle: bootstrap through post-execution review, verify, secure, and ship gates |
WF-SILVER-FAST | workflow (optional) | Bounded fast path: fast-path triage, plan, validate, execute, verify |
Routing branches
Feature chain (WF-SILVER-FEATURE)
Selected when scope is non-trivial, cross-cutting, or requires spec-quality planning. Composes optional orient/clarify/decide/specify atoms, pre-plan quality gate, plan, design contract (when UI scope), execute, then post-execution gates.
Fast chain (WF-SILVER-FAST)
Selected for bounded, low-risk changes. Tier 1 trivial work may skip most of this chain; Tier 2 runs the full fast composition.
If scope expands during fast execution, AF-ROUTE reclassifies to the feature chain. See /silver:fast.
Example Invocation
Silver Bullet routes to WF-SILVER-ROUTER. AF-ROUTE classifies this as multi-file feature work with infrastructure touchpoints, composes WF-SILVER-FEATURE, and runs the full catalog-backed lifecycle through ship gates.