Polish help text across all agent commands to clarify roles:
- crew: persistent workspaces vs ephemeral polecats
- deacon: town-level watchdog receiving heartbeats
- dog: cross-rig infrastructure workers (cats vs dogs)
- mayor: Chief of Staff for cross-rig coordination
- nudge: universal synchronous messaging API
- polecat: ephemeral one-task workers, self-cleaning
- refinery: merge queue serializer per rig
- witness: per-rig polecat health monitor
Add comprehensive gt nudge documentation to crew template explaining
when to use nudge vs mail, common patterns, and target shortcuts.
Add orphan-process-cleanup step to deacon patrol formula to clean up
claude subagent processes that fail to exit (TTY = "?").
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Two issues fixed:
1. Worktree directory cleanup used os.Remove() which only removes empty
directories. Changed to os.RemoveAll() to clean up untracked files
left behind by git worktree remove (overlay files, .beads/, etc.)
2. Branch deletion hardcoded mayor/rig but worktrees are created from
.repo.git when using bare repo architecture. Now checks for bare
repo first to match where the branch was created.
Fixes: gt-6ab3cm
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The 'cat' alias for 'gt polecat' was never used by agents.
Removing it frees up 'cat' for a more intuitive use case:
displaying bead content (gt cat <bead-id>).
See: bd-dcahx
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ReconcilePool now detects and kills orphan tmux sessions (sessions without
corresponding polecat directories). This prevents allocation from being
blocked by broken state from crashed polecats.
Changes:
- Add tmux to Manager to check for orphan sessions during reconciliation
- Add ReconcilePoolWith for testable session/directory reconciliation logic
- Always clear hook_bead slot when reopening agent beads (fixes stale hooks)
- Prune stale git worktree entries during reconciliation
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Add deprecation warning pointing users to 'gt polecat identity add':
- Cobra Deprecated field emits automatic warning on command use
- Custom warning in runPolecatAdd for prominent stderr output
- Updated help text with deprecation notice and new command example
The command still functions but will be removed in v1.0.
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Changes polecat worktree structure from:
polecats/<name>/
to:
polecats/<name>/<rigname>/
This gives Claude Code agents a recognizable directory name (e.g., tidepool/)
in their cwd instead of just the polecat name, preventing confusion about
which repo they are working in.
Key changes:
- Add clonePath() method to manager.go and session_manager.go for the actual
git worktree path, keeping polecatDir() for existence checks
- Update Add(), RepairWorktree(), Remove() to use new structure
- Update daemon lifecycle and restart code for new paths
- Update witness handlers to detect both structures
- Update doctor checks (rig_check, branch_check, config_check,
claude_settings_check) for backward compatibility
- All code includes fallback to old structure for existing polecats
Fixes#283
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When checking if a polecat can be nuked, verify that any hooked bead is
still active (not closed). If the hooked bead was closed externally, the
hook is stale and should not block the nuke.
Also shows 'stale' in dry-run output when hook points to a closed bead.
- Create mayor.Manager for mayor lifecycle (Start/Stop/IsRunning/Status)
- Create deacon.Manager for deacon lifecycle with respawn loop
- Move session.Manager to polecat.SessionManager (clearer naming)
- Add zombie session detection for mayor/deacon (kills tmux if Claude dead)
- Remove duplicate session startup code from up.go, start.go, mayor.go
- Rename sessMgr -> polecatMgr for consistency
- Make witness/refinery SessionName() public for status display
All agent types now follow the same Manager pattern:
mgr := agent.NewManager(...)
mgr.Start(...)
mgr.Stop()
mgr.IsRunning()
mgr.Status()
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Fixes gt-v07fl: Polecat lifecycle cleanup for stale worktrees and git
tracking conflicts.
Changes:
1. Add .claude/ to .gitignore (prevents untracked file accumulation)
2. Add beads runtime state patterns to .gitignore (prevents future tracking)
3. Remove .beads/ runtime state from git tracking (mq/, issues.jsonl, etc.)
- Formulas and config remain tracked (needed for go install)
- Created follow-up gt-mpyuq for formulas refactor
4. Add DetectStalePolecats() to polecat manager for identifying cleanup candidates
5. Add CountCommitsBehind() to git package for staleness detection
6. Add `gt polecat stale <rig>` command for stale polecat detection/cleanup
- Shows polecats without active sessions
- Identifies polecats far behind main (configurable threshold)
- Optional --cleanup flag to auto-nuke stale polecats
The existing `gt polecat gc` command handles branch cleanup.
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Introduces a typed CleanupStatus with constants:
- CleanupClean, CleanupUncommitted, CleanupStash, CleanupUnpushed, CleanupUnknown
Adds helper methods:
- IsSafe(): true for clean status
- RequiresRecovery(): true for uncommitted/stash/unpushed
- CanForceRemove(): true if force flag can bypass
Updated files to use the new type:
- internal/polecat/types.go: Type definition and methods
- internal/polecat/manager.go: Validation logic
- internal/witness/handlers.go: Nuke safety checks
- internal/cmd/done.go: Status reporting
- internal/cmd/polecat.go: Recovery status checks
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Clarify that this operation is for stale state recovery, not normal recycling:
- Recreate → RepairWorktree
- RecreateWithOptions → RepairWorktreeWithOptions
- Updated comments to explain this handles reconciliation when AllocateName
returns a name that already exists (stale state needing repair)
- Updated polecat_spawn.go output: Recreating → Repairing stale
- Updated gc command help text for consistency
The function is useful for atomic hook_bead setting during repair, so kept
rather than replacing with Remove + Add.
Fixes gt-l0lok
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These commands transitioned polecats to idle state, violating the transient
model. From PRIMING.md: "Polecats exist only while working. One task, then nuked."
Removed:
- gt polecat done - marked polecat as done and returned to idle
- gt polecat reset - force reset polecat to idle state
- gt polecat finish - alias for done
- gt polecat sleep - deprecated transition to done state
- gt polecat wake - deprecated transition to working state
- Manager.Finish() method
- Manager.Reset() method
- Manager.Wake() method
- Manager.Sleep() method
The correct model is: polecats use 'gt done' which signals Witness for nuke.
There is no "return to idle" - only death.
(gt-32d4a)
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After squash merge, polecat branches have different commit SHAs than main
even though the content is identical. This was causing false "unpushed
commits" warnings during nuke safety checks.
Now uses `git diff` to verify if content differs from main, rather than
just counting commits ahead. If diff is empty, content is on main
(via squash merge) and nuke is safe. (gt-fo9iz)
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Previously, when running `gt polecat nuke <name> <rig>`, the parseAddress
function would infer the rig from cwd for each argument, causing a plain
rig name to be misinterpreted as a polecat name. For example, running from
a gastown directory:
gt polecat nuke angharad gastown --force
Would try to nuke both gastown/angharad AND gastown/gastown.
Now both runPolecatNuke and runPolecatRemove validate that each address
argument contains "/" before parsing, enforcing the documented
`<rig>/<polecat>` format and preventing this misinterpretation.
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The display was normalizing idle → working which was misleading.
Idle polecats should show as idle so operators know to nuke them.
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Pass CLAUDE_SESSION_ID environment variable to bd close for work attribution
tracking, enabling queries like "what work did this session do?" for entity
CV building (per decision 009-session-events-architecture.md).
Changes:
- beads.Close() and CloseWithReason() now pass --session to bd close
- Updated all direct exec.Command("bd", "close"...) calls:
- internal/mail/mailbox.go - closeInDir()
- internal/cmd/swarm.go - swarm land and cancel
- internal/cmd/hook.go - auto-replace completed beads
- internal/cmd/synthesis.go - convoy close
- internal/cmd/crew_lifecycle.go - workspace removal
- internal/cmd/polecat.go - polecat nuke
The bd CLI already supports --session (or CLAUDE_SESSION_ID env var) so
this change ensures consistent session tracking across all gt close paths.
Fixes: gt-nvz8b
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The command now refuses to nuke a polecat unless it passes safety checks:
1. Worktree has no unpushed/uncommitted changes
2. Polecat has no open merge request beads
3. Polecat has no work on its hook
Use --force to bypass these checks (loses work).
Use --dry-run to see safety check status before nuking.
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- Add gt polecat check-recovery command to check cleanup_status from agent bead
- Update gt polecat nuke to block on polecats with unpushed work (use --force to override)
- Add EscalateRecoveryNeeded function for RECOVERY_NEEDED escalations
- Update Witness template with dormant polecat recovery protocol
Prevents accidental data loss when cleaning up dormant polecats that have
unpushed commits. The Witness should now use check-recovery before nuking
and escalate NEEDS_RECOVERY cases to the Mayor.
(gt-cloml)
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Parent commands (mol, mail, crew, polecat, etc.) previously showed help
and exited 0 for unknown subcommands like "gt mol foobar". This masked
errors in scripts and confused users.
Added requireSubcommand() helper to root.go and applied it to all parent
commands. Now unknown subcommands properly error with exit code 1.
Example before: gt mol unhook → shows help, exits 0
Example after: gt mol unhook → "Error: unknown command "unhook"", exits 1
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Using "greenplace" (The Green Place from Mad Max: Fury Road) as the
canonical example project/rig name in documentation and help text.
This provides a clearer distinction from the actual gastown repo name.
Changes:
- docs/*.md: Updated all example paths and commands
- internal/cmd/*.go: Updated help text examples
- internal/templates/: Updated example references
- Tests: Updated to use greenplace in example session names
Note: Import paths (github.com/steveyegge/gastown) and actual code
paths referencing the gastown repo structure are unchanged.
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Implements canonical naming convention for agent bead IDs:
- Town-level: gt-mayor, gt-deacon (unchanged)
- Rig-level: gt-<rig>-witness, gt-<rig>-refinery (was gt-witness-<rig>)
- Named: gt-<rig>-crew-<name>, gt-<rig>-polecat-<name> (was gt-crew-<rig>-<name>)
Changes:
- Added AgentBeadID helper functions to internal/beads/beads.go
- Updated all ID generation call sites to use helpers
- Fixed session parsing in theme.go, statusline.go, agents.go
- Updated doctor check and fix to use canonical format
- Updated tests for new format
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Implements the nuclear cleanup option for post-merge polecat removal:
- Kills Claude session (force mode)
- Deletes git worktree (bypassing all safety checks)
- Deletes polecat branch
- Closes agent bead
Supports --all for bulk nuke and --dry-run for preview.
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Changed polecat branch model to use unique timestamped branches
(polecat/<name>-<timestamp>) instead of reusing persistent branches.
This prevents JSONL drift issues where stale polecat branches don't
have recently created beads.
Changes:
- Add(): create unique branch, simplified (no reuse logic)
- Recreate(): create fresh branch, old ones left for GC
- loadFromBeads(): read actual branch from git worktree
- CleanupStaleBranches(): remove orphaned polecat branches
- ListBranches(pattern): new git helper for branch enumeration
- gt polecat gc: new command to clean up stale branches
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All 156 instances of _ = error suppression in non-test code now have
explanatory comments documenting why the error is intentionally ignored.
Categories of intentional suppressions:
- non-fatal: session works without these - tmux environment setup
- non-fatal: theming failure does not affect operation - visual styling
- best-effort cleanup - defer cleanup on failure paths
- best-effort notification - mail/notifications that should not block
- best-effort interrupt - graceful shutdown attempts
- crypto/rand.Read only fails on broken system - random ID generation
- output errors non-actionable - fmt.Fprint to io.Writer
This addresses the silent failure and debugging concerns raised in the
issue by making the intentionality explicit in the code.
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Organize 43 commands into 7 logical groups using cobra's built-in
AddGroup/GroupID feature:
- Work Management: spawn, sling, hook, handoff, done, mol, mq, etc.
- Agent Management: mayor, witness, refinery, deacon, polecat, etc.
- Communication: mail, nudge, broadcast, peek
- Services: daemon, start, stop, up, down, shutdown
- Workspace: rig, crew, init, install, git-init, namepool
- Configuration: account, theme, hooks, issue, completion
- Diagnostics: status, doctor, prime, version, help
Also renamed molecule to mol as the primary command name
(molecule is now an alias).
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Add git-state subcommand to gt polecat for Witness pre-kill verification.
Checks working tree, unpushed commits, and stashes to determine if a
polecat worktree is clean (safe to kill) or dirty (needs cleanup).
Usage: gt polecat git-state <rig>/<polecat> [--json]
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- .beads-ephemeral/ -> .beads-wisp/
- Rename doctor checks: EphemeralCheck -> WispCheck
- Update all docs to use 'transient' for polecats, 'wisp' for molecules
- Preserve 'ephemeral' only as descriptive adjective for wisps
- Steam engine metaphor: wisps are steam vapors that dissipate
Part of Christmas launch wisp terminology unification.
Add getRig() helper in rig_helpers.go that encapsulates the common
boilerplate for finding town root, loading rigs config, and retrieving
a rig. This reduces duplication across 5 get*Manager functions:
- getPolecatManager
- getSessionManager
- getCrewManager
- getRefineryManager
- getWitnessManager
Closes gt-7sqi.
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- Add --all flag to remove all polecats from a rig: `gt polecat remove gastown --all`
- Support multiple rig/polecat args: `gt polecat remove gastown/A gastown/B`
- Report summary of removed polecats and any failures
- Validate that --all is not used with rig/polecat format
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Implements detailed polecat status display including:
- Lifecycle state (working, done, stuck, idle)
- Assigned issue
- Session status (running/stopped, attached/detached)
- Session creation time
- Last activity time with relative "ago" format
Also extends tmux.SessionInfo and session.Info to include
last activity timestamp from tmux session_activity.
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This implements the ephemeral polecat model where polecats are spawned
fresh for each task and deleted upon completion.
Key changes:
**Spawn (internal/cmd/spawn.go):**
- Always create fresh worktree from main branch
- Run bd init in new worktree to initialize beads
- Remove --create flag (now implicit)
- Replace stale polecats with fresh worktrees
**Handoff (internal/cmd/handoff.go):**
- Add rig/polecat detection from environment and tmux session
- Send shutdown requests to correct witness (rig/witness)
- Include polecat name in lifecycle request body
**Witness (internal/witness/manager.go):**
- Add mail checking in monitoring loop
- Process LIFECYCLE shutdown requests
- Implement full cleanup sequence:
- Kill tmux session
- Remove git worktree
- Delete polecat branch
**Polecat state machine (internal/polecat/types.go):**
- Primary states: working, done, stuck
- Deprecate idle/active (kept for backward compatibility)
- New polecats start in working state
- ClearIssue transitions to done (not idle)
**Polecat commands (internal/cmd/polecat.go):**
- Update list to show "Active Polecats"
- Normalize legacy states for display
- Add deprecation warnings to wake/sleep commands
Closes gt-7ik
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Adds two new commands to transition polecats back to idle state:
- gt polecat done (alias: finish): Transitions from working/done/stuck
states to idle, clearing the assigned issue. For normal workflow when
work is complete but session was not properly cleaned up.
- gt polecat reset: Force resets any state to idle. For recovery when
polecat is stuck in an unexpected state.
Both commands check that the session is stopped before modifying state.
Fixes gt-s3m0
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Add Cobra aliases to match PGT abbreviation support:
- mayor → may (gt may at now works)
- session → sess
- refinery → ref
- spawn → sp
- polecat → cat
- status → stat
This enables the same abbreviated commands that worked in PGT, like
"gt may at" to attach to the Mayor session.
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- gt crew at: auto-detect crew from cwd, run gt prime after launch
- Polecats now use git worktrees from refinery (faster than clones)
- Updated architecture.md for two-tier beads mail model
- Town beads (gm-*) for Mayor mail/coordination
- Rig .beads/ symlinks to refinery/rig/.beads
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- Use errors.Is() instead of direct error comparison
- Add warning output when listing polecats fails for a rig
- Remove extra blank line
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Implements gt polecat subcommands for managing polecats in rigs:
- list: Show polecats with state, issue, and session status
- add: Create new polecat with clone and work branch
- remove: Delete polecat (checks for running session, uncommitted changes)
- wake: Transition idle → active
- sleep: Transition active → idle (checks for running session)
Resolves: gt-u1j.17
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