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 {"id":"gt-3tssq.1","title":"Polecat Arm (arm-toast)","description":"Single polecat inspection and action cycle.\n\nThis molecule is bonded dynamically by mol-witness-patrol's survey-workers step.\nEach polecat being monitored gets one arm that runs in parallel with other arms.\n\n## Variables\n\n| Variable | Required | Description |\n|----------|----------|-------------|\n| polecat_name | Yes | Name of the polecat to inspect |\n| rig | Yes | Rig containing the polecat |\n\n## Step: capture\nCapture recent tmux output for toast.\n\n```bash\ntmux capture-pane -t gt-gastown-toast -p | tail -50\n```\n\nRecord:\n- Last activity timestamp (when was last tool call?)\n- Visible errors or stack traces\n- Completion indicators (\"Done\", \"Finished\", etc.)\n\n## Step: assess\nCategorize polecat state based on captured output.\n\nStates:\n- **working**: Recent tool calls, active processing\n- **idle**: At prompt, no recent activity\n- **error**: Showing errors or stack traces\n- **requesting_shutdown**: Sent LIFECYCLE/Shutdown mail\n- **done**: Showing completion indicators\n\nCalculate: minutes since last activity.\nNeeds: capture\n\n## Step: load-history\nRead nudge history for toast from patrol state.\n\n```\nnudge_count = state.nudges[toast].count\nlast_nudge_time = state.nudges[toast].timestamp\n```\n\nThis data was loaded by the parent patrol's load-state step and passed\nto the arm via the bonding context.\nNeeds: assess\n\n## Step: decide\nApply the nudge matrix to determine action for toast.\n\n| State | Idle Time | Nudge Count | Action |\n|-------|-----------|-------------|--------|\n| working | any | any | none |\n| idle | \u003c10min | any | none |\n| idle | 10-15min | 0 | nudge-1 (gentle) |\n| idle | 15-20min | 1 | nudge-2 (direct) |\n| idle | 20+min | 2 | nudge-3 (final) |\n| idle | any | 3 | escalate |\n| error | any | any | assess-severity |\n| requesting_shutdown | any | any | pre-kill-verify |\n| done | any | any | pre-kill-verify |\n\nNudge text:\n1. \"How's progress? Need any help?\"\n2. \"Please wrap up soon. What's blocking you?\"\n3. \"Final check. Will escalate in 5 min if no response.\"\n\nRecord decision and rationale.\nNeeds: load-history\n\n## Step: execute\nTake the decided action for toast.\n\n**nudge-N**:\n```bash\ntmux send-keys -t gt-gastown-toast \"{{nudge_text}}\" Enter\n```\n\n**pre-kill-verify**:\n```bash\ncd polecats/toast\ngit status                    # Must be clean\ngit log origin/main..HEAD     # Check for unpushed\nbd show \u003cassigned-issue\u003e      # Verify closed/deferred\n```\nIf clean: kill session, remove worktree, delete branch\nIf dirty: record failure, retry next cycle\n\n**escalate**:\n```bash\ngt mail send mayor/ -s \"Escalation: toast stuck\" -m \"...\"\n```\n\n**none**: No action needed.\n\nRecord: action taken, result, updated nudge count.\nNeeds: decide\n\n## Output\n\nThe arm completes with:\n- action_taken: none | nudge-1 | nudge-2 | nudge-3 | killed | escalated\n- result: success | failed | pending\n- updated_state: New nudge count and timestamp for toast\n\nThis data feeds back to the parent patrol's aggregate step.\n---\nbonded_from: mol-polecat-arm\nbonded_to: gt-3tssq\nbonded_ref: arm-toast\nbonded_at: 2025-12-23T10:00:00Z\n","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-25T00:57:47.407091-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-25T00:57:47.592959-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-25T00:57:47.592959-08:00","close_reason":"Closed","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-3tssq.1","depends_on_id":"gt-3tssq","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-25T00:57:47.407592-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"gt-3twz","title":"Digest: mol-deacon-patrol","description":"Patrol 2: All systems nominal","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-24T23:46:05.137994-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-24T23:46:05.137994-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-24T23:46:05.137962-08:00","close_reason":"Squashed from 8 wisps","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-3twz","depends_on_id":"gt-qrf8","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-24T23:46:05.138661-08:00","created_by":"stevey"}]}
 {"id":"gt-3tz","title":"CLI: polecat commands (add, list, wake, sleep, decommission)","description":"GGT is missing most polecat management commands that PGT has.\n\nMissing Commands:\n- gt polecat add \u003crig\u003e \u003cname\u003e - Add polecat to rig (creates clone)\n- gt polecat list [\u003crig\u003e] - List polecats with state\n- gt polecat info \u003cpolecat\u003e - Show detailed info\n- gt polecat wake \u003cpolecat\u003e - Mark available\n- gt polecat sleep \u003cpolecat\u003e - Mark unavailable  \n- gt polecat decommission \u003cpolecat\u003e - Remove polecat safely\n\nPGT Reference: gastown-py/src/gastown/cli/polecat_cmd.py\n\nNotes:\n- spawn exists but doesn't cover management\n- wake/sleep are in polecat manager but not CLI\n- decommission should check for uncommitted work","status":"tombstone","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-16T14:46:31.326692-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-25T01:30:41.67682-08:00","deleted_at":"2025-12-25T01:30:41.67682-08:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"task"}
-{"id":"gt-3x0z","title":"Epic: Wisp Molecule Integration","description":"## Vision\n\nIntegrate Beads wisp molecules into Gas Town. All orchestration work runs as wisp molecules - patrols, polecat workflows, batch operations. Only digests reach main beads.\n\n## The Steam Engine Metaphor\n\n```\nEngine does work → generates steam\nSteam wisps rise → execution trace\nSteam condenses → digest (distillate)  \nSteam dissipates → cleaned up (burned)\n```\n\n## Architecture\n\n```\nProto Molecules (templates)\n    ↓ bd mol bond\nWisps (.beads-wisps/ or inline)\n    ↓ bd mol squash + AI summary\nMain Beads (digests only)\n```\n\n## Vocabulary\n\n| Term | Meaning |\n|------|---------|\n| bond | Attach proto to work (creates wisps) |\n| wisp | Temporary execution step (steam rising) |\n| squash | Condense wisps into digest |\n| burn | Destroy wisps without record |\n| digest | Permanent condensed record (distillate) |\n\n## Key Design Decisions\n\n1. **Wisp location**: Per-rig or inline in main beads with wisp flag\n2. **Summary generation**: Agent that did work generates summary (inversion of control)\n3. **Squash timing**: Final step of molecule workflow, before signaling done\n4. **Crash recovery**: Wisps persist, Witness detects stalls, new agent resumes\n5. **Patrols**: Each cycle is fresh wisp molecule, squashed on completion\n\n## Digest Contents\n\n- Molecule type and instance ID\n- Assignee, start/end times\n- Source issue reference\n- AI-generated summary\n- Outcomes (issues closed, commits, branches)\n\n## Integration Points\n\n- gt rig init: Configure wisp storage\n- gt spawn --molecule: Bond creates wisps\n- gt prime: Show wisp molecule context\n- Polecat CLAUDE.md: Summary + squash protocol\n- gt doctor: Wisp health checks\n- Deacon/Witness/Refinery: Patrol molecules\n\n## Phases\n\nPhase 1: Wisp setup infrastructure\nPhase 2: Spawn integration\nPhase 3: Completion flow (summary + squash)\nPhase 4: Patrol integration\nPhase 5: Documentation and polish","status":"open","priority":1,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-12-21T14:33:03.15592-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-21T14:45:10.015904-08:00"}
+{"id":"gt-3x0z","title":"Epic: Wisp Molecule Integration","description":"## Vision\n\nIntegrate Beads wisp molecules into Gas Town. All orchestration work runs as wisp molecules - patrols, polecat workflows, batch operations. Only digests reach main beads.\n\n## The Steam Engine Metaphor\n\n```\nEngine does work → generates steam\nSteam wisps rise → execution trace\nSteam condenses → digest (distillate)  \nSteam dissipates → cleaned up (burned)\n```\n\n## Architecture\n\n```\nProto Molecules (templates)\n    ↓ bd mol bond\nWisps (.beads-wisps/ or inline)\n    ↓ bd mol squash + AI summary\nMain Beads (digests only)\n```\n\n## Vocabulary\n\n| Term | Meaning |\n|------|---------|\n| bond | Attach proto to work (creates wisps) |\n| wisp | Temporary execution step (steam rising) |\n| squash | Condense wisps into digest |\n| burn | Destroy wisps without record |\n| digest | Permanent condensed record (distillate) |\n\n## Key Design Decisions\n\n1. **Wisp location**: Per-rig or inline in main beads with wisp flag\n2. **Summary generation**: Agent that did work generates summary (inversion of control)\n3. **Squash timing**: Final step of molecule workflow, before signaling done\n4. **Crash recovery**: Wisps persist, Witness detects stalls, new agent resumes\n5. **Patrols**: Each cycle is fresh wisp molecule, squashed on completion\n\n## Digest Contents\n\n- Molecule type and instance ID\n- Assignee, start/end times\n- Source issue reference\n- AI-generated summary\n- Outcomes (issues closed, commits, branches)\n\n## Integration Points\n\n- gt rig init: Configure wisp storage\n- gt spawn --molecule: Bond creates wisps\n- gt prime: Show wisp molecule context\n- Polecat CLAUDE.md: Summary + squash protocol\n- gt doctor: Wisp health checks\n- Deacon/Witness/Refinery: Patrol molecules\n\n## Phases\n\nPhase 1: Wisp setup infrastructure\nPhase 2: Spawn integration\nPhase 3: Completion flow (summary + squash)\nPhase 4: Patrol integration\nPhase 5: Documentation and polish","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-12-21T14:33:03.15592-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-25T02:11:07.550609-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-25T02:11:07.550609-08:00","close_reason":"Core functionality complete. Remaining P2/P3 children are enhancements that can be tracked independently."}
 {"id":"gt-3x0z.1","title":"Phase 1.1: gt rig init creates .beads-ephemeral/","description":"Add ephemeral beads repo creation to rig initialization.\n\n## Implementation\n\nIn `gt rig init` (or equivalent setup):\n1. Create `\u003crig\u003e/.beads-ephemeral/` directory\n2. Initialize as git repo\n3. Create minimal beads config (no sync-branch needed)\n4. Add to .gitignore if not already\n\n## Config\n\n```yaml\n# .beads-ephemeral/config.yaml\nephemeral: true\n# No sync-branch - ephemeral is local only\n```\n\n## Verification\n\n```bash\ngt rig init gastown\nls gastown/.beads-ephemeral/  # Should exist\n```","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","assignee":"gastown/furiosa","created_at":"2025-12-21T14:33:23.699253-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-21T15:32:05.045296-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-21T15:32:05.045296-08:00","close_reason":"Added initEphemeralBeads to rig add, creates .beads-ephemeral/ with git init and config.yaml","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-3x0z.1","depends_on_id":"gt-3x0z","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-21T14:33:23.701082-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"gt-3x0z.10","title":"Phase 4.2: Witness/Refinery patrol molecules","description":"Extend ephemeral patrol pattern to Witness and Refinery.\n\n## Witness Patrol Cycle\n\nmol-witness-patrol-cycle:\n1. scan-polecats: Check each polecat status\n2. detect-stalls: Find stuck/idle polecats\n3. nudge-or-escalate: Take action on stalls\n4. log-status: Record cycle results\n→ Squash with summary\n\n## Refinery Patrol Cycle\n\nmol-refinery-patrol-cycle:\n1. scan-queue: Check merge queue\n2. process-ready: Merge ready MRs\n3. handle-failures: Deal with conflicts/failures\n4. log-status: Record cycle results\n→ Squash with summary\n\n## Quiescent Mode\n\nWhen no work: just log 'no activity' summary.\nWitness and Refinery can sleep between cycles until triggered.","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-21T14:34:13.103951-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-21T14:34:13.103951-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-3x0z.10","depends_on_id":"gt-3x0z","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-21T14:34:13.104305-08:00","created_by":"daemon"},{"issue_id":"gt-3x0z.10","depends_on_id":"gt-3x0z.9","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-21T14:34:40.742967-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"gt-3x0z.11","title":"Phase 5.1: Document ephemeral architecture","description":"Update docs with ephemeral molecule architecture.\n\n## Files to Update\n\n### docs/architecture.md\n- Add Ephemeral Molecules section\n- Diagram: Proto → Ephemeral → Digest flow\n- Explain inversion of control for summaries\n\n### docs/molecules.md (new or update)\n- Proto molecule catalog\n- Ephemeral vs main beads\n- Molecule lifecycle\n- Summary generation guidelines\n\n### Agent CLAUDE.md files\n- Polecat: molecule workflow protocol\n- Deacon: patrol cycle pattern\n- Witness: patrol cycle pattern\n- Refinery: patrol cycle pattern\n\n## Key Concepts to Document\n\n1. Everything is a molecule\n2. Orchestration molecules are ephemeral\n3. Only digests reach main beads\n4. Agents generate their own summaries\n5. Crash recovery via ephemeral persistence","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-21T14:34:30.074147-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-22T21:43:34.383954-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-22T21:43:34.383954-08:00","close_reason":"Wisp documentation complete. Cleaned up redundant ephemeral terminology.","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-3x0z.11","depends_on_id":"gt-3x0z","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-21T14:34:30.075854-08:00","created_by":"daemon"},{"issue_id":"gt-3x0z.11","depends_on_id":"gt-3x0z.10","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-21T14:34:40.812635-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
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 {"id":"gt-h262","title":"bd ready --blockers: prioritize issues that block other work","description":"bd ready should prioritize issues that are blocking other work.\n\n**From VC**: Blocker-first prioritization in GetReadyWork(). ~100 lines.\nAlgorithm: baseline-failure first, then discovered:blocker, then by priority.\n\n**Gas Town implementation**: CLI flag or default behavior:\n```bash\nbd ready --blockers-first  # Or make this default\n```\n\nChecks dependency graph. Issues with many dependents surface first.\n\n**Value**: Unblocks parallelism faster. Critical path gets cleared.\n\n**VC lesson**: Without blocker priority, work can starve on discovered issues.","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-20T20:30:18.426957-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-20T20:30:18.426957-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-h262","depends_on_id":"gt-zhpa","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-20T20:30:27.664473-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"gt-h28m","title":"Deacon patrol banners: visual feedback on atom transitions","description":"Print large ASCII banners when transitioning between patrol atoms.\n\n## Problem\n\nWhen the deacon progresses through patrol atoms (steps), there is no visual feedback.\nThe operator cannot easily see what the deacon is doing without reading the full output.\n\n## Desired Behavior\n\nPrint banners on step start and completion:\n\n  INBOX-CHECK - Checking for lifecycle requests, escalations, timers\n  INBOX-CHECK COMPLETE - Processed 3 messages, 0 lifecycle requests\n\n## Benefits\n\n1. Scanability: Operator can glance at tmux and see what is happening\n2. Progress tracking: Easy to see where in the patrol loop we are\n3. Debugging: Clear demarcation between steps for troubleshooting\n\n## Implementation Options\n\n1. In deacon CLAUDE.md: Instruct agent to print banners\n2. gt patrol step start/end: Commands that print banners\n3. bd mol step hooks: Automatically on step transitions\n\n## Related\n\n- gt-id36: Deacon Kernel\n- gt-rana: Patrol System","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"feature","created_at":"2025-12-22T03:04:14.290474-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-22T14:54:55.972256-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-22T14:54:55.972256-08:00","close_reason":"Implemented in deacon.md.tmpl - startup banner, step banners with emojis, cycle summary banner. Commit 8f47c92."}
 {"id":"gt-h5e0","title":"Patrol hygiene: Witness/Refinery/Deacon inbox cleanup","description":"## Summary\nPatrol roles should clean up their inboxes as part of normal operation, not let messages accumulate.\n\n## Witness Patrol Cleanup\n- POLECAT_STARTED: archive after acknowledging\n- POLECAT_DONE: archive after cleanup complete\n- LIFECYCLE requests: archive after processing\n- Keep only: active work, unprocessed requests\n\n## Refinery Patrol Cleanup  \n- MR Ready: archive after merge/reject decision\n- Swarm notices: archive after dispatch\n- Keep only: pending MRs in queue\n\n## Deacon Patrol Cleanup\n- Rotate daemon.log when \u003e10MB\n- Prune state.json of dead sessions\n- Archive old daemon logs (gzip, date-suffix)\n\n## Implementation\nEach patrol molecule should have a 'cleanup' phase at end of cycle.\n\n## Related\n- mol-town-shutdown (nuclear cleanup)\n- mol-witness-patrol, mol-refinery-patrol, mol-deacon-patrol","status":"open","priority":1,"issue_type":"feature","created_at":"2025-12-24T17:25:47.860346-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-24T17:25:47.860346-08:00"}
-{"id":"gt-h5n","title":"Merge Queue in Beads: Universal chit system for all work","description":"\n\n**Design doc**: docs/merge-queue-design.md","status":"open","priority":0,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-12-16T23:01:45.782171-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-17T13:43:43.211867-08:00"}
+{"id":"gt-h5n","title":"Merge Queue in Beads: Universal chit system for all work","description":"\n\n**Design doc**: docs/merge-queue-design.md","status":"closed","priority":0,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-12-16T23:01:45.782171-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-25T02:11:07.534422-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-25T02:11:07.534422-08:00","close_reason":"Core functionality complete. Remaining P2/P3 children are enhancements that can be tracked independently."}
 {"id":"gt-h5n.1","title":"MR field parsing: extract structured fields from description","description":"Parse merge-request beads to extract structured fields:\n- branch: source branch name\n- target: target branch (main or integration/xxx)\n- source_issue: the work item being merged\n- worker: who did the work\n- rig: which rig\n- merge_commit: (set on close)\n- close_reason: (set on close)\n\nFields stored in description as YAML block or key: value lines.\nProvide helper functions: ParseMRFields(issue) and SetMRFields(issue, fields).\n\nReference: docs/merge-queue-design.md#merge-request-schema","status":"closed","priority":0,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-17T13:47:46.682379-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-18T18:50:42.591901-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-18T11:46:18.970805-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-h5n.1","depends_on_id":"gt-h5n","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-17T13:47:46.682911-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"gt-h5n.10","title":"Auto-rebase on conflict: optional automatic rebase","description":"Implement automatic rebase as conflict resolution option.\n\nWhen on_conflict=auto_rebase and conflicts detected:\n1. Attempt: git rebase \u003ctarget\u003e \u003csource-branch\u003e\n2. If clean rebase: update source branch, continue merge\n3. If conflicts in rebase: abort, fall back to assign_back\n4. Force push rebased branch (worker's branch)\n\nRequires:\n- Worker branch must be force-pushable\n- Config: on_conflict: auto_rebase\n\nRisks:\n- Force push can confuse workers\n- Complex conflicts still need manual resolution\n\nReference: docs/merge-queue-design.md#conflict-resolution-strategies","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-17T13:52:26.397214-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-17T13:52:26.397214-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-h5n.10","depends_on_id":"gt-h5n","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-17T13:52:26.399236-08:00","created_by":"daemon"},{"issue_id":"gt-h5n.10","depends_on_id":"gt-3x1.4","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-17T13:53:23.158089-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"gt-h5n.11","title":"Retry logic: exponential backoff for transient failures","description":"Implement retry logic for transient failures.\n\nRetryable failures:\n- Push failed (network, auth transient)\n- Test flaky (config: retry_flaky_tests)\n- Fetch failed (network)\n\nRetry strategy:\n- Max retries: 3 (configurable)\n- Backoff: 1s, 2s, 4s (exponential)\n- On final failure: treat as permanent, assign back\n\nNon-retryable failures:\n- Merge conflict\n- Test consistently fails\n- Build error\n\nTrack retry count in MR metadata for debugging.\n\nReference: docs/merge-queue-design.md#failure-recovery","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-17T13:52:28.300658-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-17T13:52:28.300658-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-h5n.11","depends_on_id":"gt-h5n","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-17T13:52:28.302268-08:00","created_by":"daemon"},{"issue_id":"gt-h5n.11","depends_on_id":"gt-3x1.4","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-17T13:53:23.277535-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}