epic(cli): runtime dispatch, remote orchestration, and task-graph integration

[JustAGhosT]

Summary

Umbrella for Retort runtime dispatch and orchestration work. These issues are related enough to plan together because they all extend Retort from generated configuration into live task execution, remote coordination, or graph-aware command behavior.

Child issues

• feat(cli): add retort run — multi-CLI team dispatch with .retortconfig routing #487 — add retort run multi-CLI team dispatch
• feat(config): extend .retortconfig schema with cli-routing, mcp-servers, and worktree settings #488 — extend .retortconfig with CLI routing, MCP servers, and worktree settings
• feat: cross-machine and cross-team orchestration via phoenix-flow MCP #489 — cross-machine and cross-team orchestration via phoenix-flow MCP
• feat: cognitive-mesh handoff — delegate complex tasks via retort run cogmesh #490 — cognitive-mesh handoff via retort run cogmesh
• feat(integration): consume Baton v1.1 task graph features in Retort commands #562 — consume Baton v1.1 task graph features in Retort commands

Related

• Support workflow: frontmatter so batch-shaped commands can be backed by dynamic workflows #560 — workflow frontmatter for batch-shaped commands; tracked under the sync/template epic because it primarily changes spec/template/schema generation.
• feat(engine): add AgentManager class — inter-agent handoff, routing, and lifecycle #409 — AgentManager class for inter-agent handoff and lifecycle; likely implementation-adjacent once the runtime dispatcher design is active.

Acceptance criteria

• Runtime dispatch has a coherent config model across local CLI, remote task graph, and cognitive-mesh escalation.
• Dependencies between config schema, dispatch implementation, remote orchestration, and Baton graph integration are explicit.
• Child issues can ship independently without conflicting config semantics.

Source

Created during Baton/GitHub grouping pass on 2026-07-08.

[JustAGhosT]

Baton grouping created 2026-07-08: parent task fcba0997-dde8-4166-a41b-6c3a61b2fa55 now contains mirrors for #487, #488, #489, #490, and #562 as child tasks.