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name: "Timer command for deferred agent start"
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# Story 421: Timer command for deferred agent start

## User Story

As a ..., I want ..., so that ...

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] Bot command `timer <story_id> <HH:MM>` schedules a one-shot deferred start for the given story at the next occurrence of that time (server-local timezone)
- [ ] Bot command `timer list` shows all pending timers with story ID and scheduled time
- [ ] Bot command `timer cancel <story_id>` removes the pending timer for that story
- [ ] Timers are persisted to .huskies/timers.json so they survive server restarts
- [ ] A 30s tick loop (tokio task, same pattern as watchdog) checks for due timers and calls start_agent when triggered
- [ ] When a timer fires, the story must already be in current — timer does not move stories between stages
- [ ] Fired timers are removed after execution (one-shot, not recurring)
- [ ] Multiple timers for the same time are supported and respect agent slot contention via auto-assign

## Out of Scope

- TBD
