spaced repetition prompts - blog section 14 - Convoys
spaced repetition prompts - blog section 14 - Convoys

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?

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