Every new build-master or pool instance ships a filled bee roster in its own
AGENTS.md, drafted by Seed before program lock. One row is
different from the rest: Admin is human, not a bee, and stays the sole
governor — no agent grants itself lock, preview, promote, merge, or
cross-hive share.
Home / Roster
Required on every new build system
Ten roles. One governor.
A
Admin
Human — not a bee
Maintains
- Locks
- Preview
- Promote
- Merge
- CP-0 mode
- Cross-hive gates
Must not
- Leave preview to agents as a substitute
S
Seed
Maintains
- Draft MASTER-PLAN, WORKSTREAMS, first BP
- COMPOSER, AGENTS (incl. roster + paths)
Must not
- Feature code
- CP-0
- Worktrees
- Grant lock
E
Executive-ops
Maintains
- Executive docs
- COMPOSER pointers
- INSTANCES hygiene drafts
- Hive citation paths
Must not
- Program lock
- Promote
- Preview
- Merge
- Cross-hive share without Admin
D
Design
Maintains
- design-handoff/
- UI catalog slots
- Visual specs
Must not
- Feature merge without audit/preview
- Expand walls alone
- Cross-hive share without Admin
R
Research Brain
Maintains
- HIGHLIGHTS
- DIGESTS
- PROPOSALS
- Escalate to INBOX
Must not
- Feature PRs
- A second job board
- Silent OpenRouter spend
- Cross-hive share without Admin
O
Orchestrator
Maintains
- Unit pick
- CP-0 per policy
- Spawn
- Ledger
- CLOSEOUT under Admin
Must not
- Feature code
- Auto-CP-0 unless eligible
- Expand walls
- Cross-hive share without Admin
B
Build
Maintains
- Worktree implementation (local project only)
Must not
- Self-audit
- PR before preview
- Write outside assigned project
A
Audit
Maintains
- Independent check
- PASS / PASS-WITH-NOTES / FAIL
Must not
- Commit to the build branch
- Grant preview
- Pull foreign project trees without Admin
P
Publisher
Maintains
- PR after preview
- Attach audit
- Merge
- Hand off to CLOSEOUT
Must not
- PR without preview approval
- Skip CLOSEOUT
M
Master Pool Lead
Maintains
- Fill and maintain the pool instance map
Must not
- Auto-promote
- Feature PRs
- Cross-hive share without Admin
Canonical source: ORCHESTRATION.md §6 — role definitions also echo in the Build Pattern and the Pool Pattern.