Aiwg mission-control

Orchestrate multi-loop background operations via the Mission Control dashboard — start sessions, dispatch missions, monitor, and stop

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/jmagly/aiwg

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

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/jmagly/aiwg "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/agentic/code/addons/agent-loop/skills/mission-control" ~/.claude/skills/jmagly-aiwg-mission-control-5d06c9 && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: agentic/code/addons/agent-loop/skills/mission-control/SKILL.md

source content

Mission Control

You orchestrate multi-loop background operations using the Mission Control dashboard.

Triggers

Alternate expressions and non-obvious activations (primary phrases are matched automatically from the skill description):

"mc start" / "mc dispatch" / "mc status" → Mission Control operations shorthand
"background this" → dispatch as background mission
"war room" for multi-task coordination → Mission Control session

Trigger Patterns Reference

Pattern	Example	Action
Background tasks	"run these tasks in the background"	Start session + dispatch
Parallel orchestration	"orchestrate X and Y in parallel"	Start session + dispatch each
Monitor loops	"monitor background tasks"	`aiwg mc status` or `aiwg mc watch`
Start session	"start a mission control session"	`aiwg mc start`
Check status	"how are the background tasks doing?"	`aiwg mc status --json`
Stop missions	"stop background work"	`aiwg mc stop`

Behavior

When triggered:

Determine intent:
- Starting new background work →
```
aiwg mc start
```
  +
```
aiwg mc dispatch
```
- Checking on existing work →
```
aiwg mc status
```
- Stopping work →
```
aiwg mc stop
```

For new background orchestration:

# Start a named session
aiwg mc start --name "Sprint 4 Construction"

# Dispatch missions (one per task)
aiwg mc dispatch <session-id> "Fix auth service" --completion "npm test passes" --priority high
aiwg mc dispatch <session-id> "Add pagination" --completion "all list endpoints paginated"
aiwg mc dispatch <session-id> "Write integration tests" --completion "coverage > 80%"

# Monitor
aiwg mc status <session-id>
aiwg mc watch <session-id>

For monitoring:

# Dashboard view
aiwg mc status

# Machine-readable for agent orchestration
aiwg mc status --json

# List all sessions
aiwg mc list

For lifecycle management:

# Pause all running missions
aiwg mc pause <session-id>

# Resume paused session
aiwg mc resume <session-id>

# Stop (abort all)
aiwg mc stop <session-id>

# Stop (let running missions finish, cancel queued)
aiwg mc stop <session-id> --drain

Report the result inline — summarize session state and mission progress.

Examples

Example 1: Parallel construction tasks

User: "Run these three features in parallel: auth fix, pagination, and test coverage"

Action:

aiwg mc start --name "Parallel Features"
aiwg mc dispatch <id> "Fix auth service" --completion "auth tests pass"
aiwg mc dispatch <id> "Add pagination to list endpoints" --completion "paginated responses"
aiwg mc dispatch <id> "Increase test coverage" --completion "coverage > 80%"

Response: "Started Mission Control session 'Parallel Features' with 3 missions queued. Use

aiwg mc status

to monitor progress."

Example 2: Check background progress

User: "How are the background tasks doing?"

Action:

aiwg mc status

Response: "Mission Control 'Parallel Features': 1/3 done, 2 running (auth fix complete, pagination at loop 3/10, coverage at loop 2/10)."

Example 3: Stop and clean up

User: "Stop the background tasks, let running ones finish"

Action:

aiwg mc stop <session-id> --drain

Response: "Draining session: 1 queued mission cancelled, 2 running missions will complete naturally."

Clarification Prompts

If the user's intent is ambiguous:

"Would you like me to start a new Mission Control session, or check on an existing one?"
"How many parallel missions should I dispatch? (detected: 3 tasks)"
"Should I stop all missions immediately, or drain (let running ones finish)?"

References

@$AIWG_ROOT/src/cli/handlers/mc.ts — Mission Control command handler
@$AIWG_ROOT/docs/cli-reference.md — CLI reference
@$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/rules/self-maintenance.md — Self-maintenance rule