Task Delegation Review Checklist

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Fit check
[ ] The task benefits from decomposition
[ ] Specialized workers add clear value
[ ] The manager can evaluate returned work
[ ] The merge policy is known before dispatch
[ ] Coordination cost is lower than quality gain

Delegation contract
[ ] Parent goal captured
[ ] Worker roles named
[ ] In-scope work listed
[ ] Out-of-scope work listed
[ ] Required inputs listed
[ ] Allowed tools listed
[ ] Output schema declared
[ ] Acceptance criteria declared
[ ] Evidence requirement declared
[ ] Timeout and failure policy declared

Manager behavior
[ ] Manager preserves original goal
[ ] Manager rejects overlapping subtasks
[ ] Manager scopes context per worker
[ ] Manager scopes tool authority per worker
[ ] Manager stores worker inputs and outputs
[ ] Manager checks each result before merge
[ ] Manager owns final acceptance or escalation

Merge and safety
[ ] Merge type declared
[ ] Contradictions are surfaced
[ ] Partial results are labeled
[ ] Unsafe worker requests are denied or escalated
[ ] Side effects stay behind policy, approval, or manager control

Evaluation
[ ] Fixture covers no useful decomposition
[ ] Fixture covers overlapping subtasks
[ ] Fixture covers worker failure
[ ] Fixture covers worker disagreement
[ ] Fixture covers missing evidence
[ ] Fixture covers unsafe tool request

Release decision
[ ] Green: ready for controlled use
[ ] Yellow: limited use; improve evals or merge policy
[ ] Red: demo only

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