hermes-ephemeral-delegation

## 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. ## Decision Gates | Situation | Action | |-----------|--------| | Need to read 4+ files to understand | Delegate a narrow exploration worker | | Need to write 2+ non-trivial files | Delegate a single writer with the full mission | | Need to run tests or builds | Delegate an executor; do not run inline | | Need an adversarial review of a diff | Delegate a fresh-context reviewer | | Multi-step debug t...