Documents the Universal Gas Town Propulsion Principle - the single rule
that drives all agent behavior: "If you find something on your hook,
YOU RUN IT."
Covers:
- The One Rule (hook has work → work happens)
- Why it works (stateless agents, molecule-driven)
- The sling lifecycle diagram
- Agent startup protocol
- Examples and anti-patterns
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Adds gt peek as ergonomic alias for gt session capture:
gt peek gastown/furiosa # Last 100 lines
gt peek gastown/furiosa 50 # Last 50 lines
Creates nudge/peek pair as canonical session interface:
gt nudge - send TO session (reliable delivery)
gt peek - read FROM session (capture-pane wrapper)
Adds docs/session-communication.md explaining:
- Why raw tmux send-keys is unreliable for Claude
- The reliable NudgeSession pattern (literal + delay + Enter)
- Command reference and common patterns
- Guidance for template authors
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When polecat branches have .beads/ tracked from previous bd sync operations,
those files would contaminate the new worktree. Now setupSharedBeads():
1. Removes any existing .beads/ contents before creating redirect
2. Points redirect directly to mayor/rig/.beads (matches crew workers)
Also adds sling-design.md documenting the gt sling command design.
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Wisps are at <rig>/.beads-wisp/, outside any git clone.
This matches the actual code implementation.
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- All rig patrols (Deacon, Witness, Refinery) now share mayor/rig/.beads-wisp/
- Removed separate wisp directories for witness/ and refinery/
- Polecats do not use wisps (each assignment has audit value)
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New documents:
- docs/molecular-chemistry.md: Comprehensive guide to the chemistry metaphor
for work composition. Covers all phases (proto/mol/wisp), transitions
(pour/wisp/squash/burn/distill), polymorphic bond operator, and the
thermodynamic properties of the work execution engine.
- docs/chemistry-design-changes.md: Implementation roadmap for realizing
the chemistry UX in Beads and Gas Town. Includes specifications for
new commands (bd pour, bd wisp, bd pin, bd hook) and migration notes.
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- Add doctor checks for new config architecture:
- SettingsCheck: Verify rigs have settings/ directory
- RuntimeGitignoreCheck: Verify .runtime/ is gitignored
- LegacyGastownCheck: Detect/remove old .gastown/ dirs
- Update .gitignore to include .runtime/
- Update architecture.md with new directory structure
- Update hq.md to clarify PGT vs GGT config locations
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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.
- Create wisp-architecture.md with canonical storage spec
- Document role assignments (Deacon/Witness/Refinery use wisps)
- Specify .beads-ephemeral/ as gitignored storage
- Define patrol execution pattern with required squash
- Update architecture.md to reference new doc
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New design for tracking dependencies across project boundaries:
- Capability-based: reference provides:X labels, not issue IDs
- bd ship command for publishing capabilities
- external: prefix in blocked_by for cross-project refs
- Molecule parking for blocked work
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Two mechanisms, different purposes:
- Pinned molecule (bd mol run) = What you are working on, tracked by beads
- Handoff mail = Optional context notes for session restarts
Updated templates, architecture.md, and builtin_molecules.go
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- New docs/deacon-plugins.md with full plugin architecture
- Directory-based discovery at ~/gt/plugins/
- Gate types: cooldown, cron, condition, event
- Parallel execution support via Task tool subagents
- Updated mol-deacon-patrol plugin-run step to reference new docs
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Added comprehensive CLI reference documentation for the three molecule
lifecycle commands:
- bd mol bond: Instantiate proto into Mol (durable) or Wisp (ephemeral)
- bd mol squash: Complete molecule and generate digest
- bd mol burn: Abandon molecule without digest
Includes argument tables, behavior descriptions, examples, and a
lifecycle diagram showing the steam engine metaphor mapping.
Closes: gt-odvf
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Add visual diagram showing Proto → Mol/Wisp → Digest state transitions
with the "states of matter" metaphor (crystal → liquid/gas → distillate).
Document when to use Mol (durable) vs Wisp (ephemeral) based on audit
requirements and work importance.
Closes: gt-c6zs
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- docs/architecture.md: update mail routing explanation
- internal/witness/manager.go: fix actual bd mail calls to gt mail
- internal/cmd/mail.go: remove stale compatibility note
- internal/daemon/lifecycle.go: update comment
Add documentation for two key features:
1. Mail Routing (internal/mail/router.go):
- Routes messages to correct beads database by recipient
- Town-level (mayor/, deacon/) -> ~/gt/.beads
- Rig-level (rig/polecat) -> ~/gt/rig/.beads
- Uses BEADS_DIR env var for all bd commands
2. Shared Beads for Polecats:
- Polecats use redirect files instead of own beads DBs
- .beads/redirect contains relative path to shared beads
- Eliminates git sync overhead between polecat worktrees
- setupSharedBeads() creates redirect on polecat spawn
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Add clear explanations of the town-level vs rig-level beads architecture:
- Town beads (~/gt/.beads): HQ coordination, no sync-branch
- Rig beads (in git clones): project work, uses beads-sync branch
- Clarify that rig-level .beads at container is gitignored
Updated:
- docs/architecture.md: New 'Two-Level Beads Architecture' section
- CLAUDE.md: Enhanced existing section with table and sync-branch info
- templates/roles/*.tmpl: Added beads architecture to crew, polecat, mayor
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The "hq-" prefix for town-level beads revealed that "HQ" (headquarters)
is a better name than "harness" for the top-level Gas Town structure.
- Renamed docs/harness.md to docs/hq.md with updated content
- Updated all documentation references in architecture.md and bootstrap.md
- Updated CLI help text and user-facing messages in install.go
- Updated gitinit.go with HQGitignore constant and HQ terminology
- Updated molecule templates in builtin_molecules.go
- Kept InitGitForHarness function name for backwards compatibility
HQ is more intuitive (where the mayor sits), fits the Mad Max aesthetic,
matches the beads prefix (hq-*), and is self-documenting.
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Updated beads-hygiene plugin spec to use 'hq-' (headquarters) instead
of 'stevetown-'. Short, visually distinct from rig prefixes, and
semantically clear.
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- Add molecule-first paradigm note at top of architecture.md
- Update all spawn examples to include --molecule flag
- Add "Config vs Molecule" section with cognition principle
- Add policy-to-molecule escalation note in federation-design.md
- Update role templates (mayor, witness) with molecule usage
Key message: Gas Town spawns workers on molecules, not just issues.
The issue is seed data; the molecule defines the workflow.
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Detects and fixes cross-pollution between Gas Town's two-level beads
architecture (town-level vs rig-level). Workers sometimes get confused
about which database they're in, creating issues at the wrong level.
The plugin scans for:
- Prefix mismatches (wrong prefix for location)
- Cross-level dependency references
- Agent identity/context confusion
- Misfiled issues that should be moved
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- Add Pluggable Molecules section to architecture.md explaining
directory-based plugins for extensible workflows
- Create molecules.md with full design for code-review molecule
- Document plugin CLAUDE.md format with frontmatter
- Describe phased execution (discovery/structural/tactical/synthesis)
- Include implementation plan and usage examples
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- Rewrite vision.md with enterprise cognitive processing framing
- Expand README with comprehensive project overview
- Remove internal strategic references from merge-queue-design.md
- Position Gas Town as "IDE of 2026" for AI agent orchestration
Key messaging:
- Enterprise-grade cognitive processing machine
- Molecules as structured workflow guardrails
- Nondeterministic idempotence for crash recovery
- Beads as unified control/data plane
- Hierarchical auditability and observability
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Key additions:
- Explain that beads is BOTH data and control plane (intentional blur)
- Add 'Operational Molecules' section with mol-polecat-work, mol-rig-activate, mol-graceful-shutdown examples
- Emphasize 'nondeterministic idempotence' as THE key property enabling autonomous operation
- Show that molecules aren't just for work - they're for any multi-step cognitive process
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Documents the full process for bootstrapping a Gas Town from a harness
repository, including Go installation, gt binary build, rig population,
and beads initialization.
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Update all code and documentation to use deacon/ instead of daemon/
for lifecycle mail targets:
- internal/cmd/handoff.go: getManager() returns deacon/ for Mayor/Witness
- internal/daemon/lifecycle.go: ProcessLifecycleRequests uses deacon/ inbox
- docs/architecture.md: update all references in lifecycle docs
- scripts/mayor-respawn-daemon.sh: use BD_IDENTITY=deacon for mail commands
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- Add detailed Molecules section to architecture.md covering:
- Core concepts (molecule, atom, bond, polymer, instance)
- Prose-based format with ## Step: definitions
- Composition via Includes directive
- Nondeterministic idempotence explanation
- Step states and recovery mechanism
- Built-in molecules (engineer-in-box, quick-fix, research)
- Molecule vs template distinction
- Create vision.md capturing the broader strategic vision:
- Git as blockchain foundation
- Work as universal protocol
- Entity chains (work history = CV)
- Skill vectors and capability matching
- Federation and world chain concept
- The OS metaphor for work
- Phase roadmap from v1 to platform of platforms
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Add tmux status bar theming for Gas Town sessions:
- Per-rig color themes auto-assigned via consistent hashing
- 10 curated dark themes (ocean, forest, rust, plum, etc.)
- Special gold/dark theme for Mayor
- Dynamic status line showing current issue and mail count
- Mayor status shows polecat/rig counts
New commands:
- gt theme --list: show available themes
- gt theme apply: apply to running sessions
- gt issue set/clear: agents update their current issue
- gt status-line: internal command for tmux refresh
Status bar format:
- Left: [rig/worker] role
- Right: <issue> | <mail> | HH:MM
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The rig-level mermaid diagram incorrectly labeled polecats as git clone
when they are actually git worktrees from Mayor's clone. This now matches
the ASCII diagram which correctly describes them as worktrees.
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Created docs/harness.md documenting the GGT harness at ~/gt/ and its
separation from the legacy PGT harness at ~/ai/. Updated architecture.md
and federation-design.md to use ~/gt/ consistently.
Key changes:
- Created harness.md with full harness structure documentation
- Added Harness section to Core Concepts in architecture.md
- Updated mermaid diagrams from ~/ai/ to ~/gt/
- Documented cleanup steps for legacy ~/ai/ artifacts
🤝 Handoff: The ~/ai/ directory has GGT leftovers that can be cleaned:
- rm -rf ~/ai/gastown/mayor/ (old GGT clone)
- rm ~/ai/.beads/redirect (old beads redirect)
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Create comprehensive harness documentation covering:
- What a harness is (installation directory vs town concept)
- Harness structure and creation with gt install
- Beads redirect patterns for complex setups
- Multi-system sharing (PGT/GGT coexistence)
- Configuration files (town.json, rigs.json, state.json)
- Harness templates for organizations
- Migration between harnesses
Update architecture.md to:
- Rename "Town" section to "Harness (Town)" with clearer explanation
- Add cross-references to new harness.md
- Update directory structure section with "Harness Level" heading
- Expand CLI commands section with more gt install options
Update install.go help text to reference harness.md.
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Document what a harness is (private repo containing GT installation),
why you would want one (work on public projects privately), and how to
configure beads redirects for multi-rig workflows.
Closes: gt-346, gt-5qc, gt-l1o
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- ONE daemon for all Gas Town (not per-rig)
- Daemon pokes Mayor and all Witnesses (heartbeat)
- Unified gt handoff command for all agent types
- Lifecycle hierarchy: daemon → mayor/witnesses, witness → polecats/refinery
- Context-aware defaults: polecats shutdown, others cycle
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- Mayor has <rig>/mayor/rig/ clone (decentralized, discoverable)
- Rig .beads/ symlinks to mayor/rig/.beads (Mayor is beads authority)
- Polecats are worktrees from Mayor's clone (not Refinery)
- Updated architecture.md with new structure
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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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- Implement AddRig with container-based approach (rig root is NOT a clone)
- Create internal/cmd/rig.go with add/list/remove subcommands
- Clone repo into refinery/rig/, mayor/rig/, crew/main/
- Initialize rig-level .beads/ with derived prefix
- Update docs/architecture.md to match implementation
- File gt-jpt epic for town-level beads redesign
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- Create prompts/roles/crew.md template for crew workers
- Document crew worker role as overseer's personal workspace
- Include mail-to-self handoff instructions for context cycling
- Document gt crew refresh command usage
- Explain no witness monitoring (user-managed lifecycle)
- Include conditional beads usage when BEADS_DIR configured
- Update docs/prompts.md with crew role documentation
Closes: gt-cik.8
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- Replace stub "Future: Federation" with comprehensive section
- Add Outpost interface and Worker interface definitions
- Document Cloud Run workers with persistent connections
- Document SSH/VM outposts for long-running work
- Add configuration example (outposts.yaml)
- Add architecture diagram showing outpost hierarchy
- Add Key Design Decision #14: Outpost Abstraction
Also reopened gt-u1j.6 and gt-u1j.12 (mail tasks) since beads
mail support (bd-kwro) is not yet complete.
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Comprehensive analysis of Gas Town federation via "Outposts" abstraction:
- LocalOutpost: current tmux model
- SSHOutpost: full Gas Town clone on VM
- CloudRunOutpost: elastic container workers
Key insights:
- Persistent HTTP/2 connections solve Cloud Run cold start
- ~$0.017 per 5-min worker session vs $50-200/mo VM
- Git remains source of truth for code and beads
- Local-first, remote for overflow/burst
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Key Decision #11 renamed from "Beads as Swarm State" to "Work is a Stream
(No Swarm IDs)". Work flows through the system as a continuous stream:
- The epic IS the grouping (no separate swarm ID)
- The merge queue IS the coordination (no batch boundaries)
- Workers process issues independently (add/remove anytime)
- Dependencies provide sequencing (multi-wave emerges naturally)
Updated sections:
- Introduction: Added key insight about stream model
- Work Dispatch: Renamed from "Swarm Dispatch", updated diagram
- Multi-Wave Work Processing: Renamed from "Multi-Wave Swarms"
- Key Decision #11: Full rewrite explaining stream model
- Various terminology updates throughout
This aligns with the vision that Gas Town manages work as a stream,
not as discrete batches requiring explicit start/end boundaries.
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Crew workspaces are the overseer's (human's personal workspaces within
a rig. Unlike polecats which are witness-managed and ephemeral, crew
workers are:
- Persistent (not auto-garbage-collected)
- User-managed (overseer controls lifecycle)
- Long-lived identities (dave, emma, fred)
- Gas Town integrated (mail, handoff mechanics)
- Tmux optional
See gt-cik for implementation epic.
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