babysitter AI工具

Prerequisites

• Node.js: Version 20.0.0+ (22.x LTS recommended)
• Claude Code: Latest version (docs)
• Git: For cloning (optional)

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Installation

Babysitter supports multiple AI coding harnesses. Install the plugin for your harness of choice:

3. Verify Setup

/babysitter:doctor

Run diagnostics to confirm everything is working.

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See which harness CLIs are installed on your system

babysitter harness:discover

Install a harness CLI

babysitter harness:install claude-code

Install a harness plugin

babysitter harness:install-plugin claude-code ```

Getting Started

• Quickstart Guide
• Beginner Tutorial: REST API
• Best Practices

Quick Start

claude "/babysitter:call implement user authentication with TDD"

Or in natural language:

Use the babysitter skill to implement user authentication with TDD

Claude will create an orchestration run, execute tasks step-by-step, handle quality checks and approvals, and continue until completion.

1. Configure Your Profile (One-Time)

/babysitter:user-install

This creates your personal profile with: - Breakpoint preferences (how much oversight you want) - Tool preferences and communication style - Expertise areas for better process matching

Show current effective config

babysitter compression:config ```

Config File

Edit .a5c/compression.config.json to persist settings (env vars always take priority):

{
  "enabled": true,
  "layers": {
    "userPromptHook":    { "enabled": true, "threshold": 500, "keepRatio": 0.78 },
    "commandOutputHook": { "enabled": true, "excludeCommands": ["jq", "curl", "docker"] },
    "sdkContextHook":    { "enabled": true, "targetReduction": 0.15, "minCompressionTokens": 150 },
    "processLibraryCache": { "enabled": true, "targetReduction": 0.35, "ttlHours": 24 }
  }
}

Toggle any layer with babysitter compression:toggle <layer> <on|off> or set individual values with babysitter compression:set <key> <value>.

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Codex CLI (Beta)

After cloning this repo, From within the Codex CLI:

codex
> /plugins

Navigate to the "babysitter" entry and select "Install".

Plugin README

Cursor IDE and CLI (Experimental)

Via the Cursor marketplace or npm:

npm install -g @a5c-ai/babysitter-cursor

Plugin README

Gemini CLI (Experimental)

npm install -g @a5c-ai/babysitter-gemini
babysitter-gemini install --global

Plugin README

Harness CLI Wrappers

Beyond the in-session skill commands (/babysitter:call, etc.), the Babysitter SDK provides harness:* CLI commands that let you create, run, and manage orchestration sessions from the terminal. These commands work with any installed harness.

Reference

• FAQ
• Troubleshooting
• Security
• CLI Reference

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Plugins

Babysitter has its own plugin system -- and it works differently from what you might expect. A babysitter plugin is not a code module with extension points. It's a set of natural language instructions (markdown files) or deterministic coded processes (JS files) that an AI agent reads and executes. The SDK stores, versions, and distributes the instructions. The AI agent is the runtime.

This means a plugin can do anything an AI agent can do: install npm packages, generate CI/CD pipelines, set up git hooks, create Terraform configs, modify your linter rules, copy babysitter processes into your project, and interview you about your preferences along the way.

The official marketplace includes plugins for security (gitleaks, ESLint security rules, audit processes), testing (Vitest/Playwright/pytest setup, coverage gates, TDD processes), deployment (Terraform, Helm, Dockerfiles, multi-environment pipelines), themes (sound effects, design systems, conversational personality), CI/CD (GitHub Actions workflows), and rate limiting (exponential backoff hooks).

To manage plugins, use the /babysitter:plugins command inside your harness (or babysitter harness:plugins from the CLI). The agent reads the plugin's install instructions, interviews you, analyzes your project, and executes the setup -- all within a babysitter orchestration run.

See the full Plugins documentation for details on how installs work, the marketplace format, creating your own plugins, and the migration system.

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In a CI pipeline or script

babysitter harness:call \ --harness internal \ --process .a5c/processes/lint-and-test.js#process \ --workspace . \ --no-interactive \ --json ```

It executes processes using the SDK's built-in engine, supports all effect types (tasks, breakpoints, sleeps, parallel dispatch), and produces the same event-sourced journal as any other harness.

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