handoff-file-delegation

Keeps the main conversation's context small when delegating to subagents. Each subagent runs in the background, writes its result to a handoff file, and the main agent reads only those files instead of pulling a finished task's full recorded output. Covers delegation contracts, stall detection including runs that stop after partial output, verification matched to the kind of work with test suites where they apply, and multi-step handoff pipelines across research, planning, review, and implementation. Use when spawning subagents for substantial work, chaining subagent steps into a pipeline, or when context pressure or compaction threatens the main thread. Not for quick lookups answered in a line or two, or for work that involves no subagents.

Version

v1.0.0

Size

17 KB

Updated

2026-10-10

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