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 {"id":"gt-gby","title":"gt handoff: Unified agent lifecycle command","description":"## Summary\n\nUnified `gt handoff` command for ALL agent types to request lifecycle actions.\n\n## Usage\n\ngt handoff              # Context-aware default\ngt handoff --shutdown   # Terminate, cleanup, don't restart\ngt handoff --cycle      # Restart with handoff mail\ngt handoff --restart    # Fresh restart, no handoff\n\n## Context-Aware Defaults\n\n| Agent Type | Default | Reason |\n|------------|---------|--------|\n| Polecat | --shutdown | Ephemeral, work is done |\n| Witness | --cycle | Long-running, context full |\n| Refinery | --cycle | Long-running, context full |\n| Mayor | --cycle | Long-running, context full |\n| Crew | (sends mail only) | Human-managed |\n\n## What gt handoff Does\n\n1. **Verify safe to stop**\n   - Git state clean (no uncommitted changes)\n   - Work handed off (PR exists for polecats)\n\n2. **Send handoff mail to self** (for cycle/restart)\n   - Captures current state\n   - New session will read this\n\n3. **Send lifecycle request to manager**\n   - Polecats/Refinery → Witness\n   - Witness/Mayor → Daemon\n   - Format: mail to \u003cmanager\u003e with action type\n\n4. **Set state: requesting_\u003caction\u003e**\n   - Lifecycle manager checks this before acting\n\n5. **Wait for termination**\n   - Don't self-exit - let manager kill session\n   - Ensures clean handoff\n\n## Lifecycle Request Flow\n\nAgent                           Lifecycle Manager\n  |                                    |\n  | 1. gt handoff --cycle              |\n  |    a. Verify git clean             |\n  |    b. Send handoff mail to self    |\n  |    c. Set requesting_cycle=true    |\n  |    d. Send lifecycle request       |\n  |------------------------------------→|\n  |                                    |\n  |                   2. Receive request\n  |                   3. Verify state  |\n  |                   4. Kill session  |\n  |                   5. Start new     |\n  |                      (for cycle)   |\n  |                                    |\n  |         New session reads handoff  |\n  |         Resumes work               |\n\n## Who Manages Whom\n\n| Agent | Sends lifecycle request to |\n|-------|---------------------------|\n| Polecat | \u003crig\u003e/witness |\n| Refinery | \u003crig\u003e/witness |\n| Witness | daemon/ |\n| Mayor | daemon/ |\n\n## Implementation\n\n1. Detect current role (polecat, witness, refinery, mayor, crew)\n2. Apply context-aware default if no flag specified\n3. Run pre-flight checks (git clean, work handed off)\n4. Send handoff mail to self (if cycling)\n5. Send lifecycle request to appropriate manager\n6. Set requesting_\u003caction\u003e in state.json\n7. Wait (manager will kill us)\n\n## For Polecats (--shutdown)\n\nAdditional cleanup after kill:\n- Witness removes worktree\n- Witness deletes polecat branch\n- Polecat ceases to exist\n\n## Related Issues\n\n- gt-99m: Daemon (handles Mayor/Witness lifecycle)\n- gt-7ik: Ephemeral polecats (polecat cleanup)\n- gt-eu9: Witness session cycling","status":"in_progress","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-18T11:39:40.806863-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-18T18:18:22.35369-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-gby","depends_on_id":"gt-7ik","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-18T11:39:46.423945-08:00","created_by":"daemon"},{"issue_id":"gt-gby","depends_on_id":"gt-eu9","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-18T11:39:46.547204-08:00","created_by":"daemon"},{"issue_id":"gt-gby","depends_on_id":"gt-99m","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-18T11:50:24.142182-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"gt-gczi","title":"Digest: mol-deacon-patrol","description":"Patrol 20 - handoff threshold reached","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-24T23:11:34.570635-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-24T23:11:34.570635-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-24T23:11:34.570604-08:00","close_reason":"Squashed from 8 wisps","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-gczi","depends_on_id":"gt-brd8","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-24T23:11:34.571313-08:00","created_by":"stevey"}]}
 {"id":"gt-ggmc","title":"Merge: gt-83k0","description":"branch: polecat/furiosa\ntarget: main\nsource_issue: gt-83k0\nrig: gastown","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"merge-request","created_at":"2025-12-22T23:36:24.551025-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-22T23:38:38.536524-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-22T23:38:38.536524-08:00","close_reason":"Merged to main"}
+{"id":"gt-gic8y","title":"Digest: mol-deacon-patrol","description":"Patrol 3: All agents healthy, routine","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-25T00:51:34.264706-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-25T00:51:34.264706-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-25T00:51:34.264675-08:00","close_reason":"Squashed from 8 wisps","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-gic8y","depends_on_id":"gt-d7411","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-12-25T00:51:34.265437-08:00","created_by":"stevey"}]}
 {"id":"gt-gl2","title":"Clarify Mayor vs Witness cleanup responsibilities","description":"Document the cleanup authority model: Witness owns ALL per-worker cleanup, Mayor never involved.\n\n## The Rule\n\n**Witness handles ALL per-worker cleanup. Mayor is never involved.**\n\n## Why This Matters\n\n1. Separation of concerns: Mayor strategic, Witness operational\n2. Reduced coordination overhead: No back-and-forth for routine cleanup\n3. Faster shutdown: Witness kills workers immediately upon verification\n4. Cleaner escalation: Mayor only hears about problems\n\n## What Witness Handles\n\n- Verifying worker git state before kill\n- Nudging workers to fix dirty state\n- Killing worker sessions\n- Updating worker state (sleep/wake)\n- Logging verification results\n\n## What Mayor Handles\n\n- Receiving swarm complete notifications\n- Deciding whether to start new swarms\n- Handling escalations (stuck workers after 3 retries)\n- Cross-rig coordination\n\n## Escalation Path\n\nWorker stuck -\u003e Witness nudges (up to 3x) -\u003e Witness escalates to Mayor -\u003e Mayor decides: force kill, reassign, or human\n\n## Anti-Patterns\n\nDO NOT: Mayor asks Witness if worker X is clean\nDO: Witness reports swarm complete, all workers verified\n\nDO NOT: Mayor kills worker sessions directly\nDO: Mayor tells Witness to abort swarm, Witness handles cleanup\n\nDO NOT: Workers report done to Mayor\nDO: Workers report to Witness, Witness aggregates and reports up","status":"open","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-15T19:48:56.678724-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-15T20:48:12.068964-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-gl2","depends_on_id":"gt-82y","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-15T19:49:05.929877-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"gt-gl6s","title":"gt spawn: polecats report success but no work actually happens","description":"## Problem\n\ngt spawn polecats have multiple silent failure modes:\n\n### Failure Mode 1: No gt prime\n- Claude starts at prompt and waits for input\n- SessionStart hook doesn't auto-run 'gt prime'\n- Without gt prime, polecats don't pick up work\n\n### Failure Mode 2: No git push (CRITICAL)\n- Polecat commits code locally\n- Polecat closes the beads issue\n- Polecat sends POLECAT_DONE\n- **But code is never pushed to remote branch**\n- When worktree is cleaned up, commits are lost forever\n- Issue appears closed but no code exists\n\n## Evidence\n\ntestcat on bd-d28c:\n- Reported 'Work Complete' with commits 7d3447b9, cd87e541\n- Closed bd-d28c\n- Submitted MR bd-yx22\n- But: `grep -r 'TestCreateTombstone' cmd/bd/*.go` returns nothing\n- No polecat/testcat branch on remote\n\n## Required Fixes\n\n1. Polecats MUST push their branch before closing issues\n2. Witness MUST verify branch exists on remote before cleanup\n3. gt spawn should auto-nudge 'gt prime'\n4. Consider: Polecat handoff should fail if unpushed commits exist\n\n## Verification Protocol for Witness\n\nBefore accepting POLECAT_DONE:\n```bash\n# 1. Verify branch pushed\ngit branch -r | grep polecat/\u003cname\u003e\n\n# 2. Verify code exists\ngrep -r '\u003cexpected_function\u003e' path/to/files\n\n# 3. Only then cleanup\n```","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-12-23T21:22:45.498303-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-23T21:50:46.490356-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-23T21:50:46.490356-08:00","close_reason":"Fixed: Added BranchPushedToRemote() check to verifyPolecatState - witness now verifies branches are pushed before cleanup"}
 {"id":"gt-glwd","title":"Test Patrol Parent","description":"Test parent for Christmas Ornament pattern","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-24T21:50:24.723492-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-24T21:50:25.016971-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-24T21:50:25.016971-08:00","close_reason":"Closed"}