Handoff template


Objective
• What outcome is needed?
Constraints
• Safety/privacy:
• Time/tool limits:
• Style/tone:
Inputs
• Files/URLs/data:
• Known assumptions:
Output format
• Exact expected shape (bullets/patch/JSON/post/etc.)
Done criteria
• Concrete pass/fail checks
Open questions
• What must be clarified first?
Receiver restatement (required)
• “I will deliver ___ under constraints ___ and consider done when ___.”
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Failure-mode checklist
1. Role blur — one agent doing all roles without explicit handoffs
2. Context pollution — transient chatter promoted to durable memory
3. Overreach — external/public actions without explicit approval
4. Drift — outputs get longer but not more useful
5. Handoff ambiguity — objective/constraints/done criteria missing
6. Unbounded iteration — no stop condition, endless refinement loops
7. Style collapse — all roles converge to same voice, weak specialization
8. Silent uncertainty — unknowns not surfaced early
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