diff --git a/.agents/PROJECT.md b/.agents/PROJECT.md
index 8be07c51..eafe11a3 100644
--- a/.agents/PROJECT.md
+++ b/.agents/PROJECT.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ content/
 
 The skills implement a multi-phase agentic development pipeline. Entry points:
 
-- **`/orchestrate-dev`** — full workflow (default), lightweight (`--mode=vibe`), or thorough (`--mode=strict`)
+- **`/orchestrate-dev`** — full workflow (default), lightweight (`--mode=vibe`), lightweight with enforcement (`--mode=lite`), or thorough (`--mode=strict`)
 - **`/orchestrate-review`** — review-only workflow for manually written code
 
 The `orchestrate` skill is the internal pipeline engine. It:
diff --git a/packages/agents/content/skills/orchestrate-dev/SKILL.md b/packages/agents/content/skills/orchestrate-dev/SKILL.md
index cd4293c8..7d296a71 100644
--- a/packages/agents/content/skills/orchestrate-dev/SKILL.md
+++ b/packages/agents/content/skills/orchestrate-dev/SKILL.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Run a full development workflow by invoking the `orchestrate` engine with the co
 ## Arguments
 
 - Task description (required): what to implement
-- `--mode=<vibe|strict>`: select a mode preset (default: no mode, preserving current behavior)
+- `--mode=<vibe|lite|strict>`: select a mode preset (default: no mode, preserving current behavior)
 - `--max-review-rounds=N`: maximum iterative review rounds (default: 3)
 - `--diff-base=<ref>`: reference to diff against for reviews (default: project's default branch)
 - `--approval-threshold=<low|medium|high>`: findings at this level or above must be fixed for code approval (default: `low`)
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ Run a full development workflow by invoking the `orchestrate` engine with the co
 
 Each mode is a preset bundle of settings. When `--mode` is specified, its preset values apply as defaults. Any setting can be individually overridden via explicit CLI arguments (e.g., `--mode=vibe --approval-threshold=medium`).
 
-| Setting             | `vibe` | (default) | `strict` |
-| ------------------- | ------ | --------- | -------- |
-| architecture        | absent | optional  | required |
-| planning            | absent | optional  | required |
-| approval-threshold  | high   | low       | low      |
-| budget-threshold    | high   | low       | low      |
-| holistic_reviewer\* | sonnet | opus      | opus     |
-| max-review-rounds   | 1      | 3         | 4        |
+| Setting             | `vibe` | `lite` | (default) | `strict` |
+| ------------------- | ------ | ------ | --------- | -------- |
+| architecture        | absent | absent | optional  | required |
+| planning            | absent | absent | optional  | required |
+| approval-threshold  | high   | low    | low       | low      |
+| budget-threshold    | high   | low    | low       | low      |
+| holistic_reviewer\* | sonnet | sonnet | opus      | opus     |
+| max-review-rounds   | 1      | 2      | 3         | 4        |
 
 \* `holistic_reviewer` uses snake_case because it is a `--models` key (passed as `--models=holistic_reviewer:sonnet`), not a standalone argument. See the engine's [model resolution](../orchestrate/SKILL.md#resolving-models) for details.
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ architecture (optional) -> planning (optional) -> implementation (required) -> r
 | `implementation` | `required`  | Write code                                        |
 | `review-cycle`   | `required`  | Parallel review, code-simplifier, holistic review |
 
-**`--mode=vibe`**:
+**`--mode=vibe` and `--mode=lite`**:
 
 ```
 implementation (required) -> review-cycle (required)
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ implementation (required) -> review-cycle (required)
 | `implementation` | `required`  | Write code                                        |
 | `review-cycle`   | `required`  | Parallel review, code-simplifier, holistic review |
 
+Both modes skip architecture and planning. They differ in review strictness -- see the mode preset table above.
+
 **`--mode=strict`**:
 
 ```
diff --git a/packages/agents/content/skills/orchestrate/SKILL.md b/packages/agents/content/skills/orchestrate/SKILL.md
index d35e6c28..7330034e 100644
--- a/packages/agents/content/skills/orchestrate/SKILL.md
+++ b/packages/agents/content/skills/orchestrate/SKILL.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ user-invocable: false
 
 You are a pipeline execution engine for multi-phase development workflows. You delegate ALL work to specialized subagents via the **Task tool** and use their structured output for flow control. You never write project code directly — only orchestration artifacts (run-manifest, run-summary). Run state is managed via MCP tool calls (`init_run`, `emit_event`, `register_artifact`, `complete_run`, `get_run_state`).
 
-Wrapper skills (`orchestrate-dev` with optional `--mode=vibe|strict`, `orchestrate-review`) configure which phases to run and invoke this engine with a pipeline specification.
+Wrapper skills (`orchestrate-dev` with optional `--mode=vibe|lite|strict`, `orchestrate-review`) configure which phases to run and invoke this engine with a pipeline specification.
 
 ## Arguments