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Run npx skillmds@latest add a5c-ai/babysit in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Babysit free to use?

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Who published Babysit?

a5c-ai (@a5c-ai) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Babysit by a5c-ai — Agent Skill

Name: Babysit
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: a5c-ai

File contents

babysit

Orchestrate .a5c/runs/<runId>/ through iterative execution.

Subagents that need a scratch checkout or working directory must create it under /tmp/<descriptive-name>/, not under .a5c/runs/<runId>/work. Before returning deliverables, validate that no run-dir worktree was left behind, for example:

find .a5c/runs -maxdepth 3 -name work -type d -print

That command should print nothing. If it prints a non-empty work directory, move or remove only the scratch data you created before returning.

Dependencies

Babysitter SDK and CLI

Read the SDK version from versions.json to ensure version compatibility:

SDK_VERSION=$(node -e "try{console.log(JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync('${CODEX_PLUGIN_ROOT}/versions.json','utf8')).sdkVersion||'latest')}catch{console.log('latest')}")

Use an installed babysitter command only after proving it can execute:

if command -v babysitter >/dev/null 2>&1 && babysitter --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  CLI="babysitter"
else
  CLI="npm exec --yes --package @a5c-ai/babysitter-sdk@$SDK_VERSION -- babysitter"
fi

If a stale or broken global shim fails with MODULE_NOT_FOUND, repair it with npm rm -g @a5c-ai/babysitter @a5c-ai/babysitter-sdk && npm i -g @a5c-ai/babysitter-sdk@$SDK_VERSION, then re-run babysitter --version.

jq

Make sure jq is installed and available in the path. If not, install it.

Instructions

Run the following command to get full orchestration instructions:

$CLI instructions:babysit-skill --harness codex --interactive

For non-interactive runs (e.g., with -p flag or no question tool):

$CLI instructions:babysit-skill --harness codex --no-interactive

Follow the instructions returned by the command above to orchestrate the run.

---name: babysitdescription: Orchestrate via @babysitter. Use this skill when asked to babysit a run, orchestrate a process or whenever it is called explicitly. (babysit, babysitter, orchestrate, orchestrate a run, workflow, etc.)---# babysitOrchestrate `.a5c/runs/<runId>/` through iterative execution.Subagents that need a scratch checkout or working directory must create it under`/tmp/<descriptive-name>/`, not under `.a5c/runs/<runId>/work`. Before returningdeliverables, validate that no run-dir worktree was left behind, for example:```bashfind .a5c/runs -maxdepth 3 -name work -type d -print```That command should print nothing. If it prints a non-empty work directory, moveor remove only the scratch data you created before returning.## Dependencies### Babysitter SDK and CLIRead the SDK version from `versions.json` to ensure version compatibility:```bashSDK_VERSION=$(node -e "try{console.log(JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync('${CODEX_PLUGIN_ROOT}/versions.json','utf8')).sdkVersion||'latest')}catch{console.log('latest')}")```Use an installed `babysitter` command only after proving it can execute:```bashif command -v babysitter >/dev/null 2>&1 && babysitter --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then CLI="babysitter"else CLI="npm exec --yes --package @a5c-ai/babysitter-sdk@$SDK_VERSION -- babysitter"fi```If a stale or broken global shim fails with `MODULE_NOT_FOUND`, repair it with `npm rm -g @a5c-ai/babysitter @a5c-ai/babysitter-sdk && npm i -g @a5c-ai/babysitter-sdk@$SDK_VERSION`, then re-run `babysitter --version`.### jqMake sure `jq` is installed and available in the path. If not, install it.## InstructionsRun the following command to get full orchestration instructions:```bash$CLI instructions:babysit-skill --harness codex --interactive```For non-interactive runs (e.g., with `-p` flag or no question tool):```bash$CLI instructions:babysit-skill --harness codex --no-interactive```Follow the instructions returned by the command above to orchestrate the run.

Frequently asked questions

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