I got tired of the context-switching loop: pick an issue, read the context, write the code, open a PR, pick the next one. So I built Baton — a Python daemon that polls your GitHub issue tracker and dispatches Claude Code agents to work on them autonomously.
How it works:
- Polls `gh issue list` every 30 seconds for new issues
- Claims an issue, spins up a git worktree (instant, shares the object database — no full clones)
- Launches a Claude Code agent into that isolated workspace
- When the agent opens a PR, Baton releases the slot and picks up the next issue
- If one agent trashes its branch, the others don't care
Everything is configured in a single WORKFLOW.md file — YAML config + Jinja2 prompt template. It reloads on each poll cycle so you can tune it without restarting.
How it works:
- Polls `gh issue list` every 30 seconds for new issues - Claims an issue, spins up a git worktree (instant, shares the object database — no full clones) - Launches a Claude Code agent into that isolated workspace - When the agent opens a PR, Baton releases the slot and picks up the next issue - If one agent trashes its branch, the others don't care
Everything is configured in a single WORKFLOW.md file — YAML config + Jinja2 prompt template. It reloads on each poll cycle so you can tune it without restarting.