# Baton

> Baton is an officially published AI tool from Tafjord Invest. Anomity scores its risk at 10 out of 100 (low).

- **Canonical URL:** https://catalog.anomity.ai/agent/baton
- **Kind:** AI tool
- **Publisher:** Tafjord Invest
- **Trust level:** official
- **Risk score:** 10/100 (low)
- **Website:** https://getbaton.dev
- **Last updated:** 2026-11-01
- **JSON:** https://catalog.anomity.ai/api/entries/agent/baton

## Description

Desktop app for running and monitoring multiple AI coding agents in parallel with isolated git worktrees

## Why it scored 10

The score starts at the catalog's neutral base of 50 and moves only through the signals below. The formula is published at https://catalog.anomity.ai/about — there is no model and no hidden heuristic.

| Signal | Contribution | Severity | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Published by the vendor | -40 | trust offset |  |

Clamped result: **10/100**, band **low**.

## Configuration surface

Files this tool reads on the host. Anything written here changes what the agent does next.

- `baton-settings-dir` — Local settings directory (presence)
- `baton-port` — Local notification/MCP host port file (presence)
    - win32: `${USERPROFILE}\.baton\port`
    - darwin: `${HOME}/.baton/port`
    - linux: `${HOME}/.baton/port`
- `baton-notify` — Agent notification hook script (presence)
    - win32: `${USERPROFILE}\.baton\notify.js`
    - darwin: `${HOME}/.baton/notify.js`
    - linux: `${HOME}/.baton/notify.js`
- `baton-skills-dir` — Baton skills directory (presence)

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Source: Anomity Security Database (https://catalog.anomity.ai/). Scoring methodology: https://catalog.anomity.ai/about. Machine-readable index: https://catalog.anomity.ai/llms.txt · https://catalog.anomity.ai/openapi.json