// Use when the user asks to check on agents, manage their fleet, babysit panes, see what needs attention, get a status report, or when they say "check on my agents", "what needs action", "fleet status", "babysit", "brief me". Requires the control MCP server to be registered and the daemon running.
| name | fleet-manager |
| description | Use when the user asks to check on agents, manage their fleet, babysit panes, see what needs attention, get a status report, or when they say "check on my agents", "what needs action", "fleet status", "babysit", "brief me". Requires the control MCP server to be registered and the daemon running. |
Manage a fleet of AI coding agents running in tmux panes using the control MCP tools.
digraph fleet {
"list_panes" -> "Filter to claude-code only";
"Filter to claude-code only" -> "get_pane_conversation for each";
"get_pane_conversation for each" -> "Classify each pane";
"Classify each pane" -> "Present digest to human";
"Present digest to human" -> "Human picks action";
"Human picks action" -> "Execute (send_to_pane, stop_pane, or skip)";
"Execute (send_to_pane, stop_pane, or skip)" -> "list_panes" [label="next cycle"];
}
Call list_panes with no filters. Then for each claude-code pane, call get_pane_conversation (count: 10) to get recent context.
Read each conversation and classify:
| Status | Signal | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Working | Recent tool calls, thinking, actively producing output | Leave it alone |
| Needs input | Asked a question, waiting for user response, permission prompt | Human needs to respond |
| Stuck | Repeated errors, retrying same thing, no progress in last few messages | May need redirection |
| Idle | At the prompt, no recent activity, conversation ended | Available for new work |
| Done | Completed its task, committed, reported back | Can be stopped or given new work |
Use your judgment. Read the conversation content — don't just look at the status line.
Format as a brief table:
Fleet Status: 5 claude-code panes
%4 nl Working editing graph layout code
%19 tracker Needs input asking about test strategy
%20 barnstormer Idle at prompt, finished last task
%50 hex Stuck retrying failed SSH connection
%79 dot-files Done committed linting fixes
1 needs your input, 1 looks stuck. Want me to handle any of these?
Keep descriptions to ~5 words. The human wants a glance, not a novel.
When the human says to act on a pane:
send_to_pane with the answersend_to_pane with new instructions ("try a different approach — skip the SSH and test locally instead")send_to_pane with a new taskstop_paneget_pane_conversation with higher count (30-50)When sending to a pane, be direct. The text you send is typed into the pane and Enter is pressed. Write it like you're talking to the agent.
If the human says "handle it" or "you decide":
send_to_pane.Never stop a working agent autonomously. Never send instructions you're unsure about.
| User says | What to do |
|---|---|
| "check on my agents" | Full loop: list, classify, digest |
| "what needs attention" | Same, but only show needs-input and stuck |
| "brief me" | Full digest with one-line summaries |
| "handle the stuck ones" | Read stuck conversations, send redirections |
| "send X to the tracker agent" | send_to_pane using project name fuzzy match |
| "stop the idle ones" | stop_pane for each idle pane |
| "what's %4 doing" | get_pane_conversation for that specific pane |
The control daemon must be running and the MCP server registered. If tools aren't available, tell the user:
The control MCP tools aren't available. Make sure:
1. The daemon is running: control daemon start --background
2. MCP is registered in ~/.claude/settings.json
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