Ships with octo. Installing the plugin gets this command.
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GitHub-aware work monitor - triages issues, PRs, and CI failures
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sentinel.md
---command: sentinel
description: GitHub-aware work monitor - triages issues, PRs, and CI failures
version: 1.0.0
category: monitoring
tags: [sentinel, github, triage, issues, ci, monitoring]
created: 2026-02-21
updated: 2026-02-21
---# Sentinel (/octo:sentinel)
**Your first output line MUST be:** `🐙 Octopus Sentinel`
GitHub-aware work monitor that triages issues, PRs, and CI failures. Sentinel observes and recommends workflows but never auto-executes them.
## MANDATORY COMPLIANCE — DO NOT SKIP
**When the user explicitly invokes `/octo:sentinel`, you MUST run the Sentinel orchestrator path below.** You are PROHIBITED from manually guessing repository status, skipping GitHub checks, or starting remediation without explicit user approval.
## Usage
```bash
/octo:sentinel # One-time triage scan
/octo:sentinel --watch # Continuous monitoring
/octo:sentinel --canary # Post-deploy canary monitoring
```
## Scheduled Claude Code Web Usage
For recurring triage, schedule Sentinel as a read-only Claude Code web or hosted task. Use `/octo:sentinel` for the normal scan and `/octo:sentinel --canary https://example.com` for post-deploy monitoring.
