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agent-coordination

Agent Coordination manages multi-agent workflows using Gas Town's hook-based distribution system, where persistent Crew agents and transient Polecat workers execute tasks assigned through a hierarchical hook structure governed by the GUPP principle. Use this skill when distributing work across agents, managing handoffs between workers, reviving stuck processes, or establishing role-based task hierarchies in collaborative AI systems.

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git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter /tmp/agent-coordination && cp -r /tmp/agent-coordination/library/methodologies/gastown/skills/agent-coordination ~/.claude/skills/agent-coordination

Then start a new Claude Code session; the skill loads automatically.

Definition

SKILL.md

# Agent Coordination

## Overview

Coordinate multi-agent work using Gas Town's role hierarchy: Mayor assigns, Crew persists, Polecats execute transiently, and hooks drive the GUPP principle ("If there is work on your Hook, YOU MUST RUN IT").

## When to Use

- Assigning beads to agents
- 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)