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• [What is Babysitter?](#what-is-babysitter)
• [What is a5c.ai?](#what-is-a5cai)
• [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
• [Installation](#installation)
• [Quick Start](#quick-start)
• [How It Works](#how-it-works)
• [Why Babysitter?](#why-babysitter)
• [Documentation](#documentation)
• [Contributing](#contributing)
• [Community and Support](#community-and-support)
• [License](#license)

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Babysitter is an orchestration framework for Claude Code that enables deterministic, event-sourced workflow management. It allows you to build complex, multi-step development processes with built-in quality gates, human approval checkpoints, and automatic iteration until quality targets are met. Babysitter works seamlessly with your existing subagents, skills, and tools, orchestrating them into sophisticated workflows.

a5c.ai (agentic ai) is an organization building advanced AI orchestration and automation tools for complex software development tasks.

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• Node.js: Version 20.0.0+ (22.x LTS recommended)
• Claude Code: Latest version ([docs](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/quickstart))
• Git: For cloning (optional)

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1. Install the SDK

```bash

npm install -g @a5c-ai/babysitter@latest @a5c-ai/babysitter-sdk@latest @a5c-ai/babysitter-breakpoints@latest

```

2. Install the Plugin

```bash

claude plugin marketplace add a5c-ai/babysitter

claude plugin install --scope user babysitter@a5c.ai

claude plugin enable --scope user babysitter@a5c.ai

```

Then restart Claude Code.

3. Verify Installation

Type /skills in Claude Code to verify "babysit" appears.

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```bash

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.

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```

+-----------------------------------------------------------------+

| Babysitter Loop |

| |

| +----------+ +----------+ +----------+ +----------+|

| | Iterate | --> | Get | --> | Execute | --> | Post ||

| | | | Effects | | Tasks | | Results ||

| +----------+ +----------+ +----------+ +----------+|

| | | |

| +----------------- repeat <---------------------+ |

+-----------------------------------------------------------------+

```

Each iteration: Advance process -> Get pending effects -> Execute tasks -> Record outcomes -> Repeat until complete.

Everything is recorded: .a5c/runs// contains journal, tasks, and state. Pause, resume, or recover at any point.

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| Traditional Approach | Babysitter |

|---------------------|------------|

| Run script once, hope it works | Iterate until quality target met |

| Manual approval via chat | Structured breakpoints with context |

| State lost on session end | Event-sourced, fully resumable |

| Single task execution | Parallel execution, dependencies |

| No audit trail | Complete journal of all events |

| Fixed workflow | Process-driven, customizable |

Key differentiators: Deterministic replay, quality convergence, human-in-the-loop breakpoints, agent scoring, and parallel execution.

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Getting Started

• [Quickstart Guide](docs/user-guide/getting-started/quickstart.md)
• [Beginner Tutorial: REST API](docs/user-guide/tutorials/beginner-rest-api.md)

Features

• [Process Library](docs/user-guide/features/process-library.md) - 2,000+ pre-built processes
• [Process Definitions](docs/user-guide/features/process-definitions.md)
• [Quality Convergence](docs/user-guide/features/quality-convergence.md)
• [Run Resumption](docs/user-guide/features/run-resumption.md)
• [Journal System](docs/user-guide/features/journal-system.md)
• [Best Practices](docs/user-guide/features/best-practices.md)
• [Architecture Overview](docs/user-guide/features/architecture-overview.md)

Reference

• [FAQ](docs/user-guide/reference/faq.md)
• [Troubleshooting](docs/user-guide/reference/troubleshooting.md)
• [Security](docs/user-guide/reference/security.md)
• [CLI Reference](docs/user-guide/reference/cli-reference.md)

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We welcome contributions! Here's how you can help:

• Report bugs: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/issues)
• Suggest features: Share your ideas for improvements
• Submit pull requests: Fix bugs or add features
• Improve documentation: Help make docs clearer

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for detailed guidelines.

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• GitHub Issues: [Report bugs or request features](https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/issues)
• GitHub Discussions: [Ask questions and share ideas](https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/discussions)
• npm: [@a5c-ai/babysitter-sdk](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@a5c-ai/babysitter-sdk)

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This project is licensed under the MIT License. See [LICENSE.md](https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/blob/main/LICENSE.md) for details.

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