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formula-authoring

The formula-authoring skill enables creation and management of TOML-based workflow templates that convert into Protomolecules and durable Molecules within Gas Town's checkpoint-able workflow system. Use this when designing repeatable multi-step processes with variable binding that must survive application restarts or when nondeterministic idempotence is required for reliability.

View source Repository: babysitter

Install in Claude Code

Copy

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

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

Definition

SKILL.md

- Creating multi-step processes with variable binding
- Building workflows that must survive restarts
- When NDI (Nondeterministic Idempotence) is needed

## Process

1. **Define** formula steps and variables in TOML format
2. **Validate** formula structure and dependencies
3. **Cook** into protomolecule (resolve variables, freeze)
4. **Test** by instantiating a trial molecule
5. **Register** in the formula library for reuse

## Formula Lifecycle

```
Formula (TOML template) -> Protomolecule (frozen) -> Molecule (active, durable)
```

## Key Concepts

- **Formula**: TOML-based workflow template with variables
- **Protomolecule**: Frozen template ready to instantiate
- **Molecule**: Active durable workflow surviving restarts
- **NDI**: Nondeterministic Idempotence - useful outcomes from unreliable processes

## Tool Use

Invoke via babysitter process: `methodologies/gastown/gastown-molecule`