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# Convoys
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A **convoy** is a multi-PR work-stream coordinated by an agent pipeline. One convoy = one feature, bug fix, or epic. Each convoy is a Markdown file in this directory plus an optional sub-directory of implementer briefs.
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## File layout
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```
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.convoys/
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├── README.md (this file)
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├── <slug>.md (the convoy file — written by role-conductor)
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└── <slug>/
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├── brief-1-<kebab-title>.md (written by role-architect)
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├── brief-2-<kebab-title>.md
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└── ...
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```
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## Convoy file format
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Frontmatter (set by `role-conductor`, then appended-to by other roles):
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```yaml
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---
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name: <kebab-slug>
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classification: feature | hotfix | docs-only | infra-only | server-only | config-only
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success_metric: <one sentence>
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skip:
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- <flag1>
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status: open | in-progress | merged | shipped | abandoned
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created: <YYYY-MM-DD>
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---
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```
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Body sections (added in order by the pipeline roles):
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1. `## Why` (Conductor)
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2. `## Scope` (Conductor)
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3. `## Roles invoked` (Conductor)
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4. `## Todos` (Conductor → refined by Architect)
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5. `## IA` (IA Architect)
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6. `## UX` (UX Reviewer)
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7. `## Architecture` (Architect)
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After Architect, briefs live in `.convoys/<slug>/brief-N-*.md`. Implementers read only their brief, not the whole convoy.
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## Skip flags
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The Conductor sets `skip:` based on classification. These flags map to pipeline stages that no-op when set:
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| Flag | Skips |
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| --- | --- |
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| `ia` | IA Architect |
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| `ux` | UX Reviewer |
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| `arch` | Architect |
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| `test` | Component tests |
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| `review` | Reviewer |
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| `visual` | Visual diff |
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| `a11y` | A11y auditor |
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| `design` | Design-system auditor |
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| `smoke` | Staging smoke |
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| `qa` | Manual QA |
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| `docs` | Doc Writer |
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| `flag` | Flag rollout |
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Never skipped (mandatory human gates): `plan-approval`, `pr-merge`, `prod-promote`.
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## Status lifecycle
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- `open` — Conductor created the convoy; no work started.
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- `in-progress` — At least one brief has an open or merged PR.
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- `merged` — All briefs merged to umbrella; release PR to develop pending.
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- `shipped` — Release to main complete; flag rollout (if any) underway.
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- `abandoned` — Convoy closed without shipping; reason in convoy body.
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Update status by editing the convoy frontmatter as you progress.
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## Adding a new convoy
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1. Open Cursor in this repo.
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2. Prompt: *"Start a new convoy: <one-paragraph idea>. Success = <metric>."*
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3. The `role-conductor` subagent writes `.convoys/<slug>.md`.
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4. Run subsequent roles in order per the convoy's `Roles invoked` list.
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See `.cursor/agents/role-conductor.md` for the Conductor's full spec.
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## Multitask + worktrees (Cursor 3.2+)
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[Cursor 3.2 (Apr 24, 2026)](https://cursor.com/changelog/04-24-26) added `/multitask` async subagents and native worktree management in the Agents Window. The pipeline uses both:
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**Audit fan-out** — after an implementer ships a PR draft:
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```
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/multitask role-reviewer + role-design-system-auditor + role-a11y-auditor
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```
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All three read the same diff and emit independent comments. Use group id `audit-<convoy>-<pr>` so analytics can compute wall-clock savings.
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**Implementer fleet** — after architect's plan is approved (gate 1), if `slice_dependencies:` declares parallel-safe briefs (`depends_on: []`, disjoint `files:`):
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```
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/multitask role-implementer briefs 1, 2, 3
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```
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Use Cursor's Agents Window to create a worktree per brief — one click each. The legacy `scripts/wt.sh` is now a deprecation stub.
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See the [multitask playbook](https://github.com/varutasu/agent-pipeline/blob/main/docs/multitask-playbook.md) for the full guardrail set.
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## Self-analytics
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Each L2 role appends one event to `.convoys/.metrics.jsonl` via `scripts/log-convoy-event.sh`. The file is gitignored by default — events stay local. To opt-in to commit team-shared metrics, remove `.convoys/.metrics.jsonl` from `.gitignore`.
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Aggregate across repos and render a dashboard with the [agent-pipeline analytics scripts](https://github.com/varutasu/agent-pipeline/tree/main/analytics):
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```bash
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cd ~/code/agent-pipeline/analytics
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npx tsx analyze-convoys.ts <repo-path> [<repo-path>...]
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npx tsx render-dashboard.ts
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open ~/agent-pipeline-data/dashboard.html
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```
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Schema: [`analytics/schemas/convoy-event.json`](https://github.com/varutasu/agent-pipeline/blob/main/analytics/schemas/convoy-event.json).
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