# Parallel and Delegated Work Contract

## Purpose

Use parallel work to reduce discovery latency while keeping ownership and
evidence clear.

## Delegation rules

- Delegate bounded, independent investigations or implementation units.
- Give every worker a clear objective, relevant starting evidence, scope,
  expected artifact, verifier, and stop condition.
- Exploration workers return relevant paths, direct evidence, negative
  coverage, and unresolved questions.
- Mutation workers receive explicit ownership and return changed files,
  verification evidence, blockers, and a recommended parent action.
- The parent retains acceptance/completion authority and integrates evidence
  atomically with the work item it supports.

## Non-coercion rule

Sub-agent suggestions, workboard state, and verifier plans are coordination
data. They should not silently deny a capable parent model's direct discovery
or edit action.

## Fan-out discipline

When discovery spans several independent modules, parallelize the search and
consolidate evidence before editing. Do not create sub-agents merely to add
transcript volume or defer a decision that the parent can make from current
evidence.