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Delegation grammar

Subagents read from `AGENTS.xml`, not from inferred patterns

Status
PUBLISHED
Priority
P1
Rank
INVARIANT
Cited
Updated
2026-05-14

Assertion

Subagents are read from AGENTS.xml, never inferred from prior patterns.

Why

Improvised delegation is how the delegation grammar rots. Six weeks later nobody can reproduce who handled what.

Mechanism

If the right subagent isn't there, add it to AGENTS.xml. Small commit, fine, do it.

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