agent-coordination

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name: agent-coordination description: Coordinate Crew (persistent) and Polecat (transient) agents using Gas Town's hook-based work distribution and GUPP principle. allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Grep, Glob, WebFetch, WebSearch, Agent, AskUserQuestion graph: domains: [domain:software-engineering] skillAreas: [skill-area:agentic-loops, skill-area:orchestration-loop] workflows: [workflow:feature-development] topics: [topic:developer-experience] roles: [role:tech-lead, role:backend-engineer]

• Managing agent handoffs
• Nudging stuck agents
• Coordinating Crew and Polecat workers
• Setting up hook hierarchies

Agent Types

• Crew: Long-lived, named agents for persistent collaboration
• Polecats: Transient workers with persistent identity but ephemeral sessions
• Dogs: Deacon helpers for infrastructure tasks

Hook Hierarchy

Three-tier hook system (base -> role -> rig+role):

1. Base hooks: Apply to all agents
2. Role hooks: Apply to agents in a specific role
3. Rig+Role hooks: Apply to agents on a specific rig in a specific role

Key Commands

• gt agents - List available agents
• gt feed - Feed work to an agent's hook
• gt handoff - Hand off work between agents
• gt nudge - Nudge a stuck agent
• gt seance - Revive a dead agent session

Tool Use

Invoke via babysitter process: methodologies/gastown/gastown-orchestrator (assign-workers step)