hermes-ephemeral-delegation

name	hermes-ephemeral-delegation
description	Trigger: broad exploration, multi-file reads, tests/builds, fresh review, or multi-step debug. Orchestrate complex work via delegate_task to protect context.
license	Apache-2.0
metadata	{"author":"gentleman-programming","version":"1.0"}

Activation Contract

Load this skill when you are acting as the parent orchestrator and the work ahead falls into any of these categories:

• Broad exploration (4+ files to understand, codebase mapping, approach comparison)
• Multi-file implementation (touching 2+ non-trivial files)
• Test or build execution
• Fresh adversarial review (diffs, PR readiness, incident audit)
• Multi-step debugging that would flood the parent context

Do NOT load this skill if you are already inside a delegated child task — you are the executor, not the orchestrator.

Hard Rules

• Use delegate_task for all complex work listed above. Do NOT execute it inline.
• Workers are EPHEMERAL: each delegate_task call creates a fresh context. Do NOT request persistent agent files or profiles.
• Pass a self-contained mission. Workers have no memory of the parent conversation.
• Treat worker output as self-report: verify file writes, test pass/fail, URLs, and IDs before reporting success to the user.
• Batch parallel calls only for INDEPENDENT workstreams. Sequential dependencies must run sequentially.