| name | contract |
| description | Reference convention for sub-agent I/O schemas. Loaded by orchestrator skills via /agent-workflow-amplifiers:contract and into agents (e.g., qualify) via the `skills:` field. |
Contract
For each sub-agent you plan to dispatch, define a schema before the call:
goal — one-sentence objectiveinputs — data/context the sub-agent receivesartifacts — named structured fields expected back (not freeform prose)non_goals — what the sub-agent must NOT dofailure_modes — how to report blocked or partial work
Embed the schema at the top of every sub-agent's prompt and require results in that exact shape. Instruct each sub-agent explicitly: "Return ONLY the schema fields. No preamble, no analysis prose, no explanation — begin your response with the first schema field." When sub-agents return, validate field-by-field. If any artifact is missing, malformed, or wrapped in prose, re-dispatch only the failing sub-agent with the gap cited. Merge only schema-valid responses.
Skip if
- Single-agent dispatch
- Sub-agents returning freeform prose where structure doesn't help merge
- Exploratory tasks where the output shape isn't known yet
