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work-decomposition
Decompose goals into MEOWs (Molecular Expressions of Work) - trackable atomic units following Gas Town's bead-based work model.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/tree/main/library/methodologies/gastown/skills/work-decomposition
SKILL.md
Work Decomposition
Overview
Break high-level goals into MEOWs (Molecular Expressions of Work) - the fundamental atomic units in Gas Town. Each MEOW becomes a bead (git-backed work unit) or wisp (ephemeral task).
When to Use
- Before creating a convoy
- When a goal is too large for a single agent
- When parallel execution would benefit progress
- When work needs tracked attribution
Process
- Analyze the goal and project context
- Identify natural seams for decomposition
- Create MEOWs with clear boundaries and dependencies
- Classify as beads (persistent) or wisps (ephemeral)
- Map dependencies between MEOWs
- Estimate effort and assign priorities
Decomposition Principles
- Each MEOW should be completable by a single agent
- Dependencies should form a DAG (no cycles)
- Prefer more smaller beads over fewer larger ones
- Wisps for throwaway work (scaffolding, exploration)
- Every MEOW gets attribution tracking
Tool Use
Invoke via babysitter process: methodologies/gastown/gastown-orchestrator (analyze-work step)
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