name: convoy-management
description: Create, track, and land convoys of related beads as primary work orders in the Gas Town multi-agent orchestration framework.
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]
- Coordinating parallel bead execution across agents
- Tracking progress of distributed work
- Landing (merging) completed convoy results
Process
- Create convoy from goal or MEOW decomposition
- Decompose into beads (persistent) and wisps (ephemeral)
- Assign beads to Crew (long-lived) or Polecats (transient)
- Track progress via hooks and heartbeats
- Verify all beads complete with quality checks
- Land convoy by merging bead branches
Key Concepts
- Convoy: Primary work-order wrapping related beads
- Bead: Git-backed atomic work unit (issue/task)
- Wisp: Ephemeral bead destroyed after successful run
- GUPP: If there is work on your Hook, YOU MUST RUN IT
Agents Used
agents/mayor/ - Creates and coordinates convoys
agents/crew-lead/ - Persistent collaborator on beads
agents/polecat/ - Transient worker for individual beads
Tool Use
Invoke via babysitter process: methodologies/gastown/gastown-convoy