# Convoy Management

Create, track, and land convoys of related beads as primary work orders in the Gas Town...

- Repository: https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter (1887 stars)
- Category: AI and agents
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill convoy-management -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill convoy-management -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill convoy-management -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill convoy-management -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add a5c-ai/babysitter`

## Description

Create, track, and land convoys of related beads as primary work orders in the Gas Town multi-agent orchestration framework.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

- Coordinating parallel bead execution across agents
- Tracking progress of distributed work
- Landing (merging) completed convoy results

## Process

1. **Create convoy** from goal or MEOW decomposition
2. **Decompose** into beads (persistent) and wisps (ephemeral)
3. **Assign** beads to Crew (long-lived) or Polecats (transient)
4. **Track** progress via hooks and heartbeats
5. **Verify** all beads complete with quality checks
6. **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`