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# API Development Orchestration Workflow Complete REST API development workflow using Test-Driven Development and multi-agent coordination. Orchestrates 8-12 specialist agents across planning, architecture design, TDD implementation, testing, documentation, and production deployment in a systematic 2-week process. ## Overview This SOP implements a comprehensive API development workflow emphasizing quality through Test-Driven Development (TDD). The workflow balances speed with thoroughness, using hierarchical coordination for planning phases and parallel execution for development and testing. Each phase produces validated deliverables that subsequent phases consume, ensuring continuity and traceability. The TDD approach ensures high test coverage (>90%), reduces bugs, and produces well-designed, maintainable code. Parallel execution of specialized reviews accelerates quality validation while maintaining comprehensive coverage of security, performance, and architectural concerns. ## Trigger Conditions Use this workflow when: - Building a new REST API or microservice from scratch - Migrating existing API to modern architecture with comprehensive testing - Need systematic TDD approach with documented test coverage - Require production-ready API with security, performance, and scalability validation - Timeline is 2-4 weeks with clear milestones and deliverables - Quality gates (testing, security, performance) are non-negotiable - Need comprehensive API documentation and oper