The lurker is now one parameterized watcher (bullpen-lurker <nick>) driven by a
systemd template bullpen-lurker@.service; each instance = a nick with its own
~/<nick>_lurker/ context dir and optional .model override. Two instances:
- @herder (~/herder_lurker, default Claude model) — infra specialist, re-homed.
- @reviewer (~/reviewer_lurker, .model=fable) — outside-look code/design review.
It IS Fable (claude --model claude-fable-5), reads the target repo via sic,
returns a ranked findings list. Same locationing discipline as @herder.
Registered @reviewer in the dispatcher (review/critique/implementation keywords,
distinct from @herder host-ops), bp (600s timeout), skills, docs. Adding a role
is now: a context dir + one enabled template instance, no new code.
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@his failed all three naming criteria: its a pronoun (dissolves into any
sentence), an existing repo name (a strong model resolved it to the wrong
noun and went spelunking gitea), and semantically empty. @herder is an
unambiguous role noun that ties to /opt/herding (the fleet infra-tooling
root). Renamed across dispatcher roster, bp, skills (noether/pica/pipi/orca),
docs, and the lurker (script/service/dir his_lurker -> herder_lurker). The
his SUBAGENT + /opt/his-context runbook are untouched (thats the real HIS).
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@his (the infra-specialist lurker) was built but never registered, so nothing
could route to it — a request to assess a host fell through to @librarian. Add
it to the dispatcher ROSTER as the heavyweight: action/host-scoped keywords
(assess/audit/reach/wake/set up/configure/marfrit-packages/on <host>) so it is
escalated only for LIVE host work, not memory recall (that stays @librarian).
Verified: the higgs-inventory query now routes to @his; recall + which-host
still go to @librarian. Skills (noether/pica/pipi/orca) + docs table updated.
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- @callboy gains write_file(name, content): jailed to /var/lib/bullpen/hands/,
returned as a fetchable "sic hertz cat" handle + /bullpen stash index (never
the raw content). Small content only — big verbatim text should not round-trip
the 4B. Mechanical allowlist still enforced (fetch_url + write_file).
- bin/bp: REPL shorthand for room-ask (@/# optional, --from default, researcher
auto-bumps timeout; no-arg = roster).
- bin/bullpen-gc + timer: daily retention, artifacts >14d / hands >7d, scoped to
the two scratch dirs (never room.jsonl/COUNTER).
- @dispatcher roster: callboy re-described as tool-hands + write/save-file keywords
so the new capability is discoverable; dropped librarian s collision-prone
"notes" keyword (matched filenames like notes.md).
- Docs/skill/README updated; bp shorthand + tool-hands noted across surfaces.
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Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01EWpfhDgYNA21tETDP9ueBE
Reads a request and names the right worker + the exact room-ask to run;
never answers or forwards it, so a misroute costs one wasted hop. Keyword
match first (no LLM slot burned), one LLM tie-break through the gated proxy
only on ambiguity, full roster on weak signal. Strong debate markers route
to @architect/@skeptic and win over an incidental worker-keyword hit. Roster
manifest in the script is the single source of truth. Docs + skill updated
with a start-here-if-unsure pointer.
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