Babysitter patrol-monitoring

Continuous monitoring using Deacon/Witness patterns for agent health checks, stuck detection, and automated recovery.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/library/methodologies/gastown/skills/patrol-monitoring" ~/.claude/skills/a5c-ai-babysitter-patrol-monitoring && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: library/methodologies/gastown/skills/patrol-monitoring/SKILL.md

Patrol Monitoring

Overview

Continuous monitoring using Gas Town's Deacon/Witness pattern. The Deacon supervises overall health, the Witness manages per-rig agent lifecycle, and the Boot (Dog) watches the Deacon itself.

When to Use

During active convoy execution
When agents may become stuck or unresponsive
For long-running multi-agent workflows
When automated recovery is desired

Process

Health check all active agents and convoys
Detect stuck or unresponsive agents via heartbeats
Recover - restart, reassign, or escalate as needed
Report patrol findings with trend analysis

Monitoring Roles

Deacon: Daemon supervisor, monitors overall health
Witness: Per-rig lifecycle manager for workers
Boot (Dog): Watches the Deacon every 5 minutes

Recovery Modes

restart: Restart the stuck agent session
reassign: Move beads to a different agent
escalate: Alert human for manual intervention

Tool Use

Invoke via babysitter process:

methodologies/gastown/gastown-patrol