contract-first-agents

name	contract-first-agents
description	Contract-First Map-Reduce coordination protocol for native TeamCreate multi-agent teams. Wraps TeamCreate, Task (teammates), SendMessage with an upfront shared contract phase that eliminates 75% of integration errors. Based on 400+ experiment research proving 52.5% quality improvement over naive coordination.
version	1.0.0
author	HappyCapy Research
triggers	["contract first agents","contract first team","coordinated agents","multi agent contract","team with contract","optimal team coordination","contract-first"]

Contract-First Map-Reduce Agent Coordination

Wraps native TeamCreate/Task/SendMessage with a proven 4-phase protocol that eliminates 75% of integration errors in multi-agent tasks.

Research Basis

Based on 400+ controlled experiments comparing 7 coordination strategies:

• Naive multi-agent: 0.571 composite quality score
• Contract-First Map-Reduce: 0.871 composite quality score (+52.5%)
• The contract alone accounts for the ENTIRE quality improvement
• Validated across 2-64 agent configurations

The Protocol

Phase 1: CONTRACT GENERATION (Team Lead, ~5% of time)