Discovered Work Protocol

Sub-agents executing review tasks may discover work outside their immediate scope. This protocol ensures discovered work is captured without derailing focused review.

When to Create a Task

Create a task using TaskCreate when you discover something:

Significant: Could affect plan success or requires dedicated investigation
Out of scope: Not part of your current review focus area
Actionable: Clear enough that another agent could pick it up

Do NOT create tasks for:

Minor observations (include in your findings instead)
Things you can quickly address within your scope
Vague concerns without actionable next steps

How to Create a Task

Use TaskCreate with:

Field	Content
`subject`	`[Category] Brief description` (e.g., "[Edge Case] Handle null input in parser")
`description`	What you discovered, why it matters, suggested approach
`activeForm`	Present tense action (e.g., "Investigating null handling")

After Creating a Task

Note in your findings that you created a follow-up task
Continue with your focused review - don't investigate further
The orchestrating agent will triage discovered tasks

Example

Scenario: You're the Technical Reviewer, focused on API correctness. You notice a missing edge case (a Completeness concern).

Action:

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TaskCreate({
    subject: '[Completeness] Missing validation for empty array input',
    description:
        'While reviewing the parser API, I noticed there is no validation for empty array inputs. This could cause undefined behavior in the aggregation step. The Completeness review should verify this edge case is covered.',
    activeForm: 'Investigating empty array validation',
});

Then: Continue your Technical Review without investigating the completeness issue.

Include in Sub-Agent Prompts

When launching review sub-agents, include this snippet in their prompt:

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## Discovered Work Protocol
If you discover significant issues OUTSIDE your focus area:
- Use TaskCreate to propose a follow-up task
- Include category, description, and suggested approach
- Continue with your focused review - don't investigate further
- Only create tasks for significant discoveries, not minor observations