git:20260507.8dfdcb4 to git:20260507.9f5be95

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name: agent-coordination

description: Coordinate Crew (persistent) and Polecat (transient) agents using Gas Town's hook-based work distribution and GUPP principle.

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]

- Managing agent handoffs

- Nudging stuck agents

- Coordinating Crew and Polecat workers

- Setting up hook hierarchies

## Agent Types

- **Crew**: Long-lived, named agents for persistent collaboration

- **Polecats**: Transient workers with persistent identity but ephemeral sessions

- **Dogs**: Deacon helpers for infrastructure tasks

## Hook Hierarchy

Three-tier hook system (base -> role -> rig+role):

1. **Base hooks**: Apply to all agents

2. **Role hooks**: Apply to agents in a specific role

3. **Rig+Role hooks**: Apply to agents on a specific rig in a specific role

## Key Commands

- `gt agents` - List available agents

- `gt feed` - Feed work to an agent's hook

- `gt handoff` - Hand off work between agents

- `gt nudge` - Nudge a stuck agent

- `gt seance` - Revive a dead agent session

## Tool Use

Invoke via babysitter process: `methodologies/gastown/gastown-orchestrator` (assign-workers step)