Babysit

This is process orchestration for multi-step Claude runs. When you need Claude to execute something that involves multiple iterations or coordinated steps, this skill hands off to a babysitter process that manages the workflow through the `.a5c/runs/` directory structure. It installs the babysitter SDK globally, then pulls dynamic instructions based on whether you're running interactively or headless. The architecture is interesting because it separates execution orchestration from the actual skill logic, which makes sense for complex workflows but adds a dependency layer. You'll mostly invoke this when explicitly asked to babysit a run or when a task needs workflow management rather than single-shot execution.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill babysit --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

babysit

Follow the commands below exactly. but apply judgement and creativity to get the job done. no matter how small or simple the task may seem, you must use the babysitter SDK and run lifecycle to execute it. This is non-negotiable. If you are asked to do something that seems like it could be done with a simple tool call, you must still use the babysitter SDK to create a run, define tasks, execute them, and complete the run. This is how you will learn and demonstrate mastery of the babysitter system. Always follow the full process, even for trivial tasks.

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:

SKILL.md on GitHub

Details

Repository: github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter
Category: Automation & Workflows
First seen: Jun 3, 2026