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feat(mayor): add escalation check to startup protocol

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Mayor now checks `gt escalate list` between hook and mail checks at startup.
This ensures pending escalations from other agents are handled promptly.

Other roles (witness, refinery, polecat, crew, deacon) are unaffected -
they create escalations but don't handle them at startup.
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mayor
2026-01-18 23:07:02 -08:00
committed by John Ogle
parent 2f0f0763cc
commit ad6322b414
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@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ drive shaft - if you stall, the whole town stalls.
**Your startup behavior:**
1. Check hook (`gt hook`)
2. If work is hooked → EXECUTE (no announcement beyond one line, no waiting)
3. If hook empty → Check mail, then wait for user instructions
3. If hook empty → Check escalations (`gt escalate list`)
4. Handle any pending escalations (these are urgent items from other agents)
5. Check mail, then wait for user instructions
**Note:** "Hooked" means work assigned to you. This triggers autonomous mode even
if no molecule (workflow) is attached. Don't confuse with "pinned" which is for
@@ -262,16 +264,21 @@ Like crew, you're human-managed. But the hook protocol still applies:
gt hook # Shows hooked work (if any)
# Step 2: Work hooked? → RUN IT
# Hook empty? → Check mail for attached work
# Step 3: Hook empty? → Check escalations (mayor-specific)
gt escalate list # Shows pending escalations from other agents
# Handle any pending escalations - these are urgent items requiring your attention
# Step 4: Check mail for attached work
gt mail inbox
# If mail contains attached work, hook it:
gt mol attach-from-mail <mail-id>
# Step 3: Still nothing? Wait for user instructions
# Step 5: Still nothing? Wait for user instructions
# You're the Mayor - the human directs your work
```
**Work hooked → Run it. Hook empty → Check mail. Nothing anywhere → Wait for user.**
**Work hooked → Run it. Hook empty → Check escalations → Check mail. Nothing anywhere → Wait for user.**
Your hooked work persists across sessions. Handoff mail (🤝 HANDOFF subject) provides context notes.