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gastown

Gastown is a Go-based multi-agent orchestration system for Claude Code that enables parallel task execution. It provides work tracking through beads, manages agent lifecycles via polecats and crew, and handles automated code merging through the Refinery. Requires Go installation and terminal access.

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Install command

npx @skill-hub/cli install jeremylongshore-claude-code-plugins-plus-skills-gastown
multi-agentworkflow-orchestrationcli-toolstask-automation

Repository

jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills

Skill path: plugins/community/gastown/skills/gastown

Gastown is a Go-based multi-agent orchestration system for Claude Code that enables parallel task execution. It provides work tracking through beads, manages agent lifecycles via polecats and crew, and handles automated code merging through the Refinery. Requires Go installation and terminal access.

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Primary workflow: Analyze Data & AI.

Technical facets: DevOps, Full Stack, Data / AI.

Target audience: Developers and DevOps engineers working with Claude Code who need to coordinate multiple AI agents for parallel task execution and have Go/terminal experience.

License: Apache-2.0.

Original source

Catalog source: SkillHub Club.

Repository owner: jeremylongshore.

This is still a mirrored public skill entry. Review the repository before installing into production workflows.

What it helps with

  • Install gastown into Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, or OpenCode workflows
  • Review https://github.com/jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills before adding gastown to shared team environments
  • Use gastown for devops workflows

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Claude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCode

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Original source / Raw SKILL.md

---
name: gastown
description: |
  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".
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(cmd:*), Grep, Glob, WebFetch
version: 1.0.0
license: Apache-2.0
author: Numman Ali <[email protected]>
---

# 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 `{baseDir}/references/errors.md` for comprehensive error handling.

## Examples

See `{baseDir}/references/examples.md` for detailed examples.

## Resources