fix: prevent agents from duplicating delegated subagent work

Ultraworked with [Sisyphus](https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent)

Co-authored-by: Sisyphus <clio-agent@sisyphuslabs.ai>
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YeonGyu-Kim
2026-03-11 17:42:42 +09:00
parent 70edea2d7f
commit e4fd29ac8b
18 changed files with 547 additions and 33 deletions
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ export function buildExploreSection(agents: AvailableAgent[]): string {
Use it as a **peer tool**, not a fallback. Fire liberally for discovery, not for files you already know.
**Delegation Trust Rule:** Once you fire an explore agent for a search, do **not** manually perform that same search yourself. Use direct tools only for non-overlapping work or when you intentionally skipped delegation.
**Use Direct Tools when:**
${avoidWhen.map((w) => `- ${w}`).join("\n")}
@@ -335,6 +337,7 @@ export function buildAntiPatternsSection(): string {
"- **Search**: Firing agents for single-line typos or obvious syntax errors",
"- **Debugging**: Shotgun debugging, random changes",
"- **Background Tasks**: Polling `background_output` on running tasks — end response and wait for notification",
"- **Delegation Duplication**: Delegating exploration to explore/librarian and then manually doing the same search yourself",
"- **Oracle**: Delivering answer without collecting Oracle results",
]
@@ -470,3 +473,52 @@ export function buildUltraworkSection(
return lines.join("\n")
}
// Anti-duplication section for agent prompts
export function buildAntiDuplicationSection(): string {
return `<Anti_Duplication>
## Anti-Duplication Rule (CRITICAL)
Once you delegate exploration to explore/librarian agents, **DO NOT perform the same search yourself**.
### What this means:
**FORBIDDEN:**
- After firing explore/librarian, manually grep/search for the same information
- Re-doing the research the agents were just tasked with
- "Just quickly checking" the same files the background agents are checking
**ALLOWED:**
- Continue with **non-overlapping work** — work that doesn't depend on the delegated research
- Work on unrelated parts of the codebase
- Preparation work (e.g., setting up files, configs) that can proceed independently
### Wait for Results Properly:
When you need the delegated results but they're not ready:
1. **End your response** — do NOT continue with work that depends on those results
2. **Wait for the completion notification** — the system will trigger your next turn
3. **Then** collect results via \`background_output(task_id="...")\`
4. **Do NOT** impatiently re-search the same topics while waiting
### Why This Matters:
- **Wasted tokens**: Duplicate exploration wastes your context budget
- **Confusion**: You might contradict the agent's findings
- **Efficiency**: The whole point of delegation is parallel throughput
### Example:
\`\`\`typescript
// WRONG: After delegating, re-doing the search
task(subagent_type="explore", run_in_background=true, ...)
// Then immediately grep for the same thing yourself — FORBIDDEN
// CORRECT: Continue non-overlapping work
task(subagent_type="explore", run_in_background=true, ...)
// Work on a different, unrelated file while they search
// End your response and wait for the notification
\`\`\`
</Anti_Duplication>`
}