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bot2bot-post

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Post a coordination message from this bot to the shared bot2bot channel, @-mentioning the other Sutando node.

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Bot-to-Bot Post

Post a coordination message from this Sutando node to the other in the shared #bot2bot Discord channel. The receiving bot's bridge processes @-mention messages from other bots as tasks (see src/discord-bridge.py:244), so prefixing with <@other-bot> routes the post to the other bot's loop.

Usage

python3 skills/bot2bot-post/post.py <kind> <text>

Kinds:

  • claim — "I'm taking this work, ETA X"
  • blocked — "I'm stuck on X, need eyes"
  • done — "shipped X, FYI"
  • ping — "you there?"
  • opinion — "what do you think about X?"

Examples:

python3 skills/bot2bot-post/post.py claim "refactor task-bridge task-file schema ETA 20m"
python3 skills/bot2bot-post/post.py done "shipped PR #472 — kickstart web-client after merge"
python3 skills/bot2bot-post/post.py opinion "is Discord-as-state better than files for coord?"

Configuration

  • Channel: resolved from $CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR/channels/discord/access.json — pick the groups entry tagged {"role": "bot2bot", ...}, fallback to any entry with value true.
  • Token: DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN read from $CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR/channels/discord/.env.
  • Other bot ID: picked from the allowFrom list, excluding this bot's own ID (fetched via Discord /users/@me).

Why

Before this skill: bot A could reply in a task-triggered channel (existing pending_replies path) and DM the owner (poll_proactive), but had no way to initiate a channel post. That made cross-bot coord invisible to Chi and impossible without going through him. Now bots can claim/block/done in the open.

See also

  • src/discord-bridge.py:244 — the exception that routes bot-to-bot @-mentions as tasks
  • feedback_cross_bot_mention.md — memory note on @-mention conventions
  • notes/team-proposal-coord-loop-2026-04-20.md — the joint proposal that motivated this skill