gastown

Manage multi-agent orchestrator for Claude Code. Use when user mentions gastown, gas town, gt commands, bd commands, convoys, polecats, crew, rigs, slinging work, multi-agent coordination, beads, hooks, molecules, workflows, the witness, the mayor, the refinery, the deacon, dogs, escalation, or wants to run multiple AI agents on projects simultaneously. Handles installation, workspace setup, work tracking, agent lifecycle, crash recovery, and all gt/bd CLI operations. Trigger with phrases like "gas town", "gt sling", "fire up the engine".

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Best use case

gastown is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.

Manage multi-agent orchestrator for Claude Code. Use when user mentions gastown, gas town, gt commands, bd commands, convoys, polecats, crew, rigs, slinging work, multi-agent coordination, beads, hooks, molecules, workflows, the witness, the mayor, the refinery, the deacon, dogs, escalation, or wants to run multiple AI agents on projects simultaneously. Handles installation, workspace setup, work tracking, agent lifecycle, crash recovery, and all gt/bd CLI operations. Trigger with phrases like "gas town", "gt sling", "fire up the engine".

Teams using gastown should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.

When to use this skill

  • You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.

When not to use this skill

  • You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
  • You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.

Installation

Claude Code / Cursor / Codex

$curl -o ~/.claude/skills/gastown/SKILL.md --create-dirs "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ComeOnOliver/skillshub/main/skills/jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills/gastown/SKILL.md"

Manual Installation

  1. Download SKILL.md from GitHub
  2. Place it in .claude/skills/gastown/SKILL.md inside your project
  3. Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill

How gastown Compares

Feature / AgentgastownStandard Approach
Platform SupportNot specifiedLimited / Varies
Context Awareness High Baseline
Installation ComplexityUnknownN/A

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this skill do?

Manage multi-agent orchestrator for Claude Code. Use when user mentions gastown, gas town, gt commands, bd commands, convoys, polecats, crew, rigs, slinging work, multi-agent coordination, beads, hooks, molecules, workflows, the witness, the mayor, the refinery, the deacon, dogs, escalation, or wants to run multiple AI agents on projects simultaneously. Handles installation, workspace setup, work tracking, agent lifecycle, crash recovery, and all gt/bd CLI operations. Trigger with phrases like "gas town", "gt sling", "fire up the engine".

Where can I find the source code?

You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.

Related Guides

SKILL.md Source

# Gastown

## Overview

Gas Town is a multi-agent orchestration system for Claude Code that enables parallel AI workers to execute tasks simultaneously. It provides work tracking through beads, agent lifecycle management via polecats and crew, and automated code merging through the Refinery.

## Prerequisites

- Go 1.21+ installed for CLI tools (`gt` and `bd`)
- Git configured with SSH or HTTPS access
- Terminal access for running commands
- Sufficient disk space for workspace (~100MB for ~/gt)
- GitHub account for repository integration (optional)

## Instructions

1. Install Gas Town CLI tools (gt and bd) using Go
2. Create your workshop directory at ~/gt
3. Run diagnostics with gt doctor and bd doctor
4. Add a project as a rig using gt rig add
5. Create work items as beads using bd create
6. Sling work to agents using gt sling
7. Monitor progress with gt status and gt peek
8. Let the Refinery merge completed work

The Cognition Engine. Track work with convoys; sling to agents.

## Output

- Executed gt and bd commands with results reported to user
- Engine status reports showing system health and worker states
- Work tracking updates (beads created, assigned, completed)
- Polecat and crew lifecycle events (spawn, completion, termination)
- Diagnostic results from gt doctor and bd doctor
- Merge pipeline status from Refinery operations

## Error Handling

See `${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/errors.md` for comprehensive error handling.

## Examples

See `${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/examples.md` for detailed examples.

## Resources


- Official Gastown documentation
- Community best practices and patterns
- Related skills in this plugin pack

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