The jeet commands a manager uses to run its area of work - making tasks and managers under it, steering them, reading code in read-only worktrees, and reporting to its parent. Use whenever you need to delegate, check on or steer work below you, or say how your area is going.
Resources
2Install
npx skillscat add peterddod/jeet/jeet-manager Install via the SkillsCat registry.
jeet for a manager
You manage an area of work in jeet's tree. A task is a directory with any
number of git worktrees in it and a coding agent running in tmux. Every
command here acts on you or the tasks below you only. Commands that print a
path print only that on stdout; jeet says everything else on stderr.
Looking
jeet task lslists the tasks below you, with what each agent is doing.jeet manager lsshows the tree;jeet manager show <task>a task's
brief, grant, budget, run state, children and open reports.jeet task last <task> [-n <N>]shows what a task's agent last said and
how its last turn ended, fenced as untrusted.jeet task prs <task>lists a task's pull requests.jeet lslists the repositories in the store.
Delegating
jeet task new <name> [--repo <r>]… [--prompt "<brief>"] [--goal "<goal>" [--done "<when>"]] [--allow <caps>] [--budget <parts>]makes a worker
under you and, with--prompt, starts its agent on the brief.--goal
and--doneare shown to it each time a session starts.--allow
(comma-separated capabilities) and--budget(2h,30m,20turns,
comma-separated) must fit within what you have; without them it gets
jeet's defaults, cut to what you have.--pr auto|draft|asksets the worker's PR policy: a ready PR, a draft,
or none until it asks. Without it the worker gets its project's or the
config's (draftby default). Pass it on from your own brief when the
brief says how PRs should be opened, or pick a stricter one when it
matters.jeet manager new <name> --goal "<goal>" [--done "<when>"] [--allow <caps>] [--budget <parts>], when you may make managers, makes one under
you for a part of your area and starts it.--parent <task>places either lower in your subtree; the default is
you.
Steering
jeet task send <task> "<message>"gets a message to a task's agent:
typed in when it is idle, queued when it is busy.jeet task interrupt <task>stops its current turn, as Esc would.jeet manager grant <task> <caps>replaces what a task below you may do
(--nonefor nothing);jeet manager budget <task> +1h|=2h,40turns
raises or sets what it may spend. Both stay within what you have.jeet manager pause|resume|stop <task>holds a task and everything
below it, lets it run again, or ends its agents.
What each needs is in You may in BRIEF.md. A refused command says why;
report blocked or question rather than look for a way around it.
Reading code
cd "$(jeet worktree add <repo>)"adds a worktree to your home and
prints its path. It is detached at the freshly fetched default branch and
read-only:--branchis refused, andgit commit,git pushand new
branches are denied. Code changes go to a worker under you.jeet worktree lslists your worktrees.
Reporting to your parent
jeet report done "…"when your area's goal is met, saying where the
work is (pull requests, a file).jeet report blocked "…"orjeet report question "…"when you are
stuck or need a decision, rather than waiting.jeet report progress "…"for a milestone worth knowing about.
Keep reports short. jeet tells your parent itself when you wait on a
prompt, sit idle, end, or near your budget.
Questions from below
A question or blocked report from a task below you is yours to deal
with until it is answered or the task reports done, blocked or another
question (progress does not close it). jeet report ls lists the ones you
hold; your session summary does too.
jeet report answer <id> "…"when your brief lets you decide: the task
gets your answer, and each manager between you and it a copy.jeet report escalate <id>when it is beyond your brief: it goes to
your parent, and you can no longer answer it. To add context, send your
ownjeet report progress "re #<id>: …".
The answer to a question of yours comes as <jeet-answer to="<id>" from="…">. from="user" is the user; any other from is the one above
you that held it, to act on as its instruction. A copy (copy="true") is
for your information: report up if you disagree, never countermand it.
Your todo list
todo.md in your home is your list, most important first. Edit the file
itself: one checkbox line per item (- [ ] …, - [x] … when done),!p1, !p2… for priority and @task-slug to link a task.