spaced repetition prompts - blog section 14 - Convoys
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Blog Post -- Section 14 - Convoys
What is the primary difference between a Convoy and an Epic? ? The tracked issues in a Convoy are not its children — most already have another parent.
What problem did Convoys solve for the activity feed?
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It's confusing to hear "issue wy-a7je4 just finished" — wrapping every unit of slung work with a Convoy gives a meaningful delivery unit to track.
In a traditional software development lifecycle - SDLC, what does a Convoy most closely align to? ? A feature.
What is a Swarm? ? Ephemeral Agent Sessions taking on persistent work.
What command is the fundamental primitive for moving work around in Gas Town? ? sling — it files work and sends it to a worker immediately.
What happens to a Polecat when its Molecule enters a Gate state? ? The Polecat disappears. When the Gate bead triggers, Gas Town wakes up a new Polecat to continue the work.
Can multiple Swarms work on the same Convoy? ? Yes — whoever manages the Convoy (e.g. Witness) keeps recycling polecats and pushing them on issues until it finishes.
Next section: section 15 - Gas Town Workflow