Read this first when orienting to Baton labor. Octopus is not part of the stack.
Kevin
Mouth (Ox Alpha) — talk, compose, cheap planning
Maestro (code) — admit / fire only
Scheduler · VRAM · Systems (officers)
Conductor (Ox Alpha) — goal → task DAG
Efficiency Officer — token-saver, lean prompts (never blocks)
Orchestrator (Opus) — route instruments, gates
Instruments — fleet rows + tools.yaml (many concurrent)
Deep spec: docs/superpowers/specs/2026-08-22-agent-hierarchy-instrument-officers-design.md.
| Concern | Path |
|---|---|
| Fleet roster | ~/.baton/fleet.yaml |
| Tools | ~/.baton/tools.yaml |
| Instrument registry | references/instruments.yaml |
| Coding profiles | references/coding-profiles/ |
| Token-saver engine | tools/token_saver/ |
| Efficiency CLI | scripts/fleet-efficiency.ps1, scripts/efficiency-lib.ps1 |
| Maestro jobs | ~/.baton/maestro/jobs/ |
| Run artifacts | ~/.baton/runs/ |
| Layer seating | ~/.baton/overnight/LAYER-SEATING.md, .cursor/skills/baton-layers/ |
- Ox Alpha — mouth, conductor, diff_apply grunt, cheap verify
- Grok / Codex / Kiro / Cursor — agentic file edits when Ox cannot
- Local LMS / Ollama — private context, no cloud
- Opus — orchestration, sprint review
- Fable — ≤1/h bundle gate only
| Intent | Command |
|---|---|
| Ship something | /baton:go "…" |
| Route one need | /baton:route --run "…" |
| Overnight factory | /baton:fleet dispatch (Maestro) |
| Multi-model review | /baton:council, /baton:ensemble |
| Shrink context | /baton:efficiency select … |
| Health | /baton:fleet doctor |
Removed. Map old habits: docs/octo-to-baton-map.md.