git:20260507.8dfdcb4 to git:20260507.9f5be95

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name: patrol-monitoring

description: Continuous monitoring using Deacon/Witness patterns for agent health checks, stuck detection, and automated recovery.

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]

- When agents may become stuck or unresponsive

- For long-running multi-agent workflows

- When automated recovery is desired

## Process

1. **Health check** all active agents and convoys

2. **Detect** stuck or unresponsive agents via heartbeats

3. **Recover** - restart, reassign, or escalate as needed

4. **Report** patrol findings with trend analysis

## Monitoring Roles

- **Deacon**: Daemon supervisor, monitors overall health

- **Witness**: Per-rig lifecycle manager for workers

- **Boot (Dog)**: Watches the Deacon every 5 minutes

## Recovery Modes

- **restart**: Restart the stuck agent session

- **reassign**: Move beads to a different agent

- **escalate**: Alert human for manual intervention

## Tool Use

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