cat-in-lattice

name	cat-in-lattice
description	Start or reuse the Cat-In-Lattice tmux sidecar in a bottom pane. Use when the user explicitly asks for $cat-in-lattice, wants the cat companion opened below the current pane, or wants to send a notice through the installed local launcher.
metadata	{"short-description":"Launch the bottom cat sidecar or send a notice"}

cat-in-lattice Skill

Use this only when the user explicitly invokes $cat-in-lattice or clearly asks to open the Cat-In-Lattice sidecar.

Goal

• Open or reuse cat-in-lattice in a bottom tmux pane without stealing focus.
• Reuse the existing pane instead of spawning duplicates in the same window.
• Send notices with the same local launcher when the user asks for a banner/Slack announcement.

Workflow

1. If the request is only to open the cat sidecar, run:
   • /Users/kwon/vscode/Cat-In-Lattice/scripts/cat-in-lattice-sidecar.sh start
2. If the user asks for a status check, run:
   • /Users/kwon/vscode/Cat-In-Lattice/scripts/cat-in-lattice-sidecar.sh status
3. If the user asks to close it, run:
   • /Users/kwon/vscode/Cat-In-Lattice/scripts/cat-in-lattice-sidecar.sh stop
4. If the user asks to broadcast a notice, run:
   • /Users/kwon/vscode/Cat-In-Lattice/scripts/cat-in-lattice-sidecar.sh notice "<message>"

Rules

• Prefer the bottom split launcher over running cat-in-lattice directly.
• Do not create duplicate cat panes in the same tmux window.
• Keep the current pane focused after launching the sidecar.
• The sidecar script already knows the repo path and local install location; reuse it.