git:20260507.8dfdcb4 to git:20260507.9f5be95

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name: session-management

description: Manage agent sessions including initialization, handoffs, revival (seance), and persistent identity for Polecats and Crew agents.

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]

- Handing off work between agents

- Reviving a dead or stuck agent session

- Managing Polecat identity persistence across sessions

## Session Operations

1. **Init**: Start new session with role and hook setup

2. **Attach**: Connect agent to Mayor for coordination

3. **Handoff**: Transfer work between agents with context

4. **Seance**: Revive a dead agent's session state

5. **Resume**: Continue from last checkpoint

## Agent Session Types

- **Crew**: Long-lived sessions, full state persistence

- **Polecat**: Ephemeral sessions, persistent identity, state via hooks

- **Dog**: Infrastructure sessions, minimal state

## Key Commands

- `gt mayor attach` - Attach to Mayor coordination

- `gt handoff` - Hand off work to another agent

- `gt seance` - Revive dead session

- `gt prime` - Prime agent with context

## Tool Use

Used within agent coordination and patrol monitoring processes.