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Term -- Convoy

^ Term -- Convoy

A type of Bead

In a traditional software development lifecycle - SDLC, a convoy most closely aligns to a feature.

A convoy can have Epics.

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Term Description Kind

Term -- Convoy A type of Bead bead

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Term -- The Mayor

The Mayor: This is the main agent you talk to most of the time. It's your concierge and chief-of-staff. But if the Mayor is busy, all the other workers are also Claude Code, so they are all very smart and helpful. The Mayor typically kicks off most of your work Term -- Convoys, and receives notifications when they finish.

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spaced repetition prompts - blog section 14 - Convoys

What is the primary difference between a Term -- Convoy and an Epic? ? The tracked issues in a Term -- Convoy are not its children — most already have another parent.

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What problem did Term -- Convoys solve for the activity feed? ? It's confusing to hear "issue wy-a7je4 just finished" — wrapping every unit of slung work with a Term -- Convoy gives a meaningful delivery unit to track.

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In a traditional software development lifecycle - SDLC, what does a Term -- Convoy most closely align to? ? A feature.

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Can multiple Swarms work on the same Term -- Convoy? ? Yes — whoever manages the Term -- Convoy (e.g. Witness) keeps recycling polecats and pushing them on issues until it finishes.

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spaced repetition prompts - blog section 16 - Planning in Gas Town

How can you turn an external plan (e.g. from Spec Kit or BMAD) into Gas Town work? ? Ask an agent to convert it into Beads epics. For large plans, swarm it and produce epics in a Term -- Convoy.

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spaced repetition prompts - blog section 17 - Comparison to Kubernetes

What does Kubernetes optimize for vs. what does Gas Town optimize for? ? Kubernetes optimizes for uptime — keep N replicas alive forever. Gas Town optimizes for completion — finish the work, land the Term -- Convoy, then nuke the worker.

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spaced repetition prompts - blog section 4 - Gas Town 101

Why do you talk to The Mayor more than other agents? ? It's your concierge and chief-of-staff — it kicks off work Term -- Convoys and reports back when they finish.

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