Babysitter CLI Surface Spec (clitool)

This document defines the standardized error code system for the babysitter plugin.

This guide walks you through installing the Babysitter plugin and running your first successful orchestration. By the end, you will understand how to use the Babysitter skill to manage complex, multi-step workflows.

Skills can package reusable process implementations alongside their instructions. This creates self-contained skill packages that include both the skill definition and the processes needed to execute tasks.

The original January 2026 implementation report described a prototype where the advanced example lived inside a skill package. In the current repo, the public example process lives in the built-in library:

This report originally documented a prototype that colocated example processes inside a skill package. The current public layout uses a different packaging model:

A comprehensive guide to help you choose the right process/methodology for your project needs.

This document originally described an early standard-library foundation in a project-local .a5c/processes/ layout. The current built-in standard library for this repository lives under library/.

1. Quick Diagnostic Commands(quick-diagnostic-commands)