Pattern Proposal: FlowRunner Application Orchestration

Summary

FlowRunner appears to be the central application orchestrator that drives a run from the CLI downward into governance and provider components.

Candidate Pattern

• ID: flow-runner-application-orchestration
• Classification: architectural
• Maturity: strategic_direction
• Type: emerging

Observed Signals

No specific signals listed.

Evidence

Supporting Evidence

• src/cas_runner/runner.py
• src/cas_runner/cli.py

Scope Assessment

• Evidence Strength: low
• Confidence: low
• Applies to: ideas-to-life-cas

Rationale

• Intent: Centralize run-level sequencing so the CLI remains thin and lower-level components remain unaware of console concerns.
• Context: A Python executable project where entry points, automated flows, governance, and provider clients are all present.
• Force: A run involves multiple subsystems
• Force: Sequence control is more than a single function
• Force: Testability suggests isolating orchestration from I/O or command parsing

Traceability

Artifact source: proposed-patterns