fix(rig): improve UX for rig creation (#7)

- Add progress feedback during slow clone operations (30+ seconds)
- Fix README Quick Start to match actual workflow (--git flag, crew add)
- Update install output to use 'gt mayor attach' consistently
- Clarify "Next steps" wording in rig add output

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -25,17 +25,27 @@ Multi-agent orchestrator for Claude Code. Track work with convoys; sling to agen
 # Install
 go install github.com/steveyegge/gastown/cmd/gt@latest
 
-# Create workspace
+# Create workspace (--git auto-initializes git repository)
-gt install ~/gt
+gt install ~/gt --git
+cd ~/gt
 
 # Add a project
 gt rig add myproject https://github.com/you/repo.git
 
-# Enter the Mayor's office (recommended)
+# Create your personal workspace
-gt mayor attach
+gt crew add <yourname> --rig myproject
+
+# Start working
+cd myproject/crew/<yourname>
 ```
 
-Once inside the Mayor session, you're talking to Claude with full town context. Just tell it what you want:
+For advanced multi-agent coordination, use the Mayor session:
+
+```bash
+gt mayor attach                        # Enter the Mayor's office
+```
+
+Inside the Mayor session, you're talking to Claude with full town context:
 
 > "Help me fix the authentication bug in myproject"
 
@@ -78,7 +88,7 @@ The primary Gas Town experience. Agents run in tmux sessions with the Mayor as y
 
 ```bash
 gt start                               # Start Gas Town (daemon + Mayor session)
-cd ~/gt && gt prime                    # Enter Mayor session
+gt mayor attach                        # Enter Mayor session
 
 # Inside Mayor session, just ask:
 # "Create a convoy for issues 123 and 456 in myproject"

internal/cmd/install.go

@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func runInstall(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("  %d. Add a rig: %s\n", step, style.Dim.Render("gt rig add <name> <git-url>"))
 	step++
-	fmt.Printf("  %d. Start the Mayor: %s\n", step, style.Dim.Render("cd "+absPath+" && gt prime"))
+	fmt.Printf("  %d. Enter the Mayor's office: %s\n", step, style.Dim.Render("gt mayor attach"))
 
 	return nil
 }

internal/cmd/rig.go

@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ func runRigAdd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	fmt.Printf("  └── polecats/\n")
 
 	fmt.Printf("\nNext steps:\n")
-	fmt.Printf("  gt crew add <name> --rig %s   # Create your workspace\n", name)
+	fmt.Printf("  gt crew add <name> --rig %s   # Create your personal workspace\n", name)
-	fmt.Printf("  cd %s/crew/<name>       # Work in your clone\n", filepath.Join(townRoot, name))
+	fmt.Printf("  cd %s/crew/<name>              # Start working\n", filepath.Join(townRoot, name))
 
 	return nil
 }

internal/rig/manager.go

@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ func (m *Manager) AddRig(opts AddRigOptions) (*Rig, error) {
 	// Create shared bare repo as source of truth for refinery and polecats.
 	// This allows refinery to see polecat branches without pushing to remote.
 	// Mayor remains a separate clone (doesn't need branch visibility).
+	fmt.Printf("  Cloning repository (this may take a moment)...\n")
 	bareRepoPath := filepath.Join(rigPath, ".repo.git")
 	if localRepo != "" {
 		if err := m.git.CloneBareWithReference(opts.GitURL, bareRepoPath, localRepo); err != nil {
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ func (m *Manager) AddRig(opts AddRigOptions) (*Rig, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating bare repo: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("   ✓ Created shared bare repo\n")
 	bareGit := git.NewGitWithDir(bareRepoPath, "")
 
 	// Detect default branch (main, master, etc.)
@@ -293,6 +295,7 @@ func (m *Manager) AddRig(opts AddRigOptions) (*Rig, error) {
 	// Create mayor as regular clone (separate from bare repo).
 	// Mayor doesn't need to see polecat branches - that's refinery's job.
 	// This also allows mayor to stay on the default branch without conflicting with refinery.
+	fmt.Printf("  Creating mayor clone...\n")
 	mayorRigPath := filepath.Join(rigPath, "mayor", "rig")
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(mayorRigPath), 0755); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating mayor dir: %w", err)
@@ -310,6 +313,7 @@ func (m *Manager) AddRig(opts AddRigOptions) (*Rig, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cloning for mayor: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("   ✓ Created mayor clone\n")
 
 	// Check if source repo has .beads/ with its own prefix - if so, use that prefix.
 	// This ensures we use the project's existing beads database instead of creating a new one.
@@ -347,6 +351,7 @@ func (m *Manager) AddRig(opts AddRigOptions) (*Rig, error) {
 	// Create refinery as worktree from bare repo on default branch.
 	// Refinery needs to see polecat branches (shared .repo.git) and merges them.
 	// Being on the default branch allows direct merge workflow.
+	fmt.Printf("  Creating refinery worktree...\n")
 	refineryRigPath := filepath.Join(rigPath, "refinery", "rig")
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(refineryRigPath), 0755); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating refinery dir: %w", err)
@@ -354,6 +359,7 @@ func (m *Manager) AddRig(opts AddRigOptions) (*Rig, error) {
 	if err := bareGit.WorktreeAddExisting(refineryRigPath, defaultBranch); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating refinery worktree: %w", err)
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("   ✓ Created refinery worktree\n")
 	// Create refinery CLAUDE.md (overrides any from cloned repo)
 	if err := m.createRoleCLAUDEmd(refineryRigPath, "refinery", opts.Name, ""); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating refinery CLAUDE.md: %w", err)
@@ -414,9 +420,11 @@ Use crew for your own workspace. Polecats are for batch work dispatch.
 	}
 
 	// Initialize beads at rig level
+	fmt.Printf("  Initializing beads database...\n")
 	if err := m.initBeads(rigPath, opts.BeadsPrefix); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("initializing beads: %w", err)
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("   ✓ Initialized beads (prefix: %s)\n", opts.BeadsPrefix)
 
 	// Create agent beads for this rig (witness, refinery) and
 	// global agents (deacon, mayor) if this is the first rig.