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docs(rules): add Delegation Completion Contract to agent orchestration rules (#2471)
The 'Parallel Task Execution' rule encourages agents to spawn subagents, but defines no completion contract. Observed failure mode: subagents followed the rule, spawned their own children, and returned 'waiting for background agents' as their final answer. All children completed successfully, but their results were orphaned because a parent whose turn has ended cannot receive completion notifications - leaving zombie 'running' tasks and lost work. Adds three rules that apply at every delegation depth: 1. Your final message IS the deliverable (never end with 'waiting') 2. If you delegate, you own collection (no fire-and-forget) 3. Decompose only when work cannot fit in one context
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First agent 1, then agent 2, then agent 3
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## Delegation Completion Contract
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Applies to every agent at every depth (parent, child, grandchild):
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1. **Your final message IS the deliverable.** Never end your turn with "waiting for background agents" — a spawned task is not a completed task. Ending your turn while children are running orphans their results (completed children cannot notify a parent whose turn has ended).
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2. **If you delegate, you own collection.** Wait for results, integrate them, then return. Fire-and-forget delegation is forbidden.
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3. **Decompose only when the work cannot fit in one context.** Do not re-delegate a task already sized for a single agent — depth is an outcome, not a plan.
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> Rationale: observed failure mode — research agents followed "Parallel Task Execution" above, spawned children, and returned "waiting" as their final answer. All children completed successfully but their results were orphaned. The parallel rule without a completion contract produces zombie tasks.
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## Multi-Perspective Analysis
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For complex problems, use split role sub-agents:
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