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work-decomposition

The work-decomposition skill breaks down large goals into MEOWs (Molecular Expressions of Work), which are atomic work units in Gas Town's bead-based model that can be tracked and assigned to individual agents. Use this skill before creating a convoy when a goal is too large for a single agent, when parallel execution would accelerate progress, or when work needs persistent attribution tracking through beads or ephemeral wisps.

View source Repository: babysitter

Install in Claude Code

Copy

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

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

Definition

SKILL.md

# Work Decomposition

## Overview

Break high-level goals into MEOWs (Molecular Expressions of Work) - the fundamental atomic units in Gas Town. Each MEOW becomes a bead (git-backed work unit) or wisp (ephemeral task).

## When to Use

- Before creating a convoy
- When a goal is too large for a single agent
- When parallel execution would benefit progress
- When work needs tracked attribution

## Process

1. **Analyze** the goal and project context
2. **Identify** natural seams for decomposition
3. **Create MEOWs** with clear boundaries and dependencies
4. **Classify** as beads (persistent) or wisps (ephemeral)
5. **Map dependencies** between MEOWs
6. **Estimate** effort and assign priorities

## Decomposition Principles

- Each MEOW should be completable by a single agent
- Dependencies should form a DAG (no cycles)
- Prefer more smaller beads over fewer larger ones
- Wisps for throwaway work (scaffolding, exploration)
- Every MEOW gets attribution tracking

## Tool Use

Invoke via babysitter process: `methodologies/gastown/gastown-orchestrator` (analyze-work step)