---
brief: 3
convoy: polish-dag-tiers-cost
role: role-implementer
title: Automation tiers — manual|assist|auto per convoy
status: ready
priority: P2
slice_dependencies: []
recommended_model: qwen-coder
model_tier: local
---

# Brief 3 — `Task-automation-tiers` (Epic 5)

## Goal

`automation_tier enum manual|assist|auto` per convoy or workspace, Mission control badge, orchestrator respects `manual` → pause.

## Files

- `packages/shared/src/convoy-lifecycle/schemas.ts` — add `automationTierSchema` `manual|assist|auto`, add to `convoyObjectContentSchema` `automationTier` optional default `assist`.
- `apps/web/server/routers/convoys.ts` — `create` accepts `automationTier`, `list` returns it, `orchestrator/src/tick.ts` if `tier===manual` return `pause reason: manual tier`.
- `apps/web/components/mission-control/convoy-detail-panel.tsx` — badge `Tier: auto/assist/manual`.

## Acceptance

- `create convoy tier:manual` appears `Tier: manual` badge; orchestrator `tick` on that convoy returns `pause` not `dispatch`.
- `pnpm lint && pnpm type-check` pass.

## Prompt

You are `role-implementer` brief 3. Read `plans/Plan-automation-foundation/Epic-mission-control-gates-ui/Task-automation-tiers.md`, `packages/shared/src/convoy-lifecycle/schemas.ts`, `apps/orchestrator/src/tick.ts`. Keep tier default `assist` for backward compat.

## Depends

None.