process: require main to forward worker updates to Tao

MEMORY.md

@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
 - Historical temporary preference once was: all subagents **primary** = `openai-codex/gpt-5.2`, **fallback** = `github-copilot/claude-opus-4.6`.
 - Current important exception / newer rule: **codex_worker** should use **primary** = `openai-codex/gpt-5.4`, prefer high/extra/xhigh thinking when available, and should **not auto-fallback** to another model. If its primary model is unavailable, report to Tao and let Tao decide the replacement model.
 - Additional long-lived execution agents initialized locally for repeat use: **docs_worker**, **qa_worker**, **ops_worker**.
-- Execution-agent system still needs a standardized dispatch/handoff layer: task input template, result format, and blocker/escalation rules.
+- Execution-agent system needs a standardized dispatch/handoff layer: task input template, result format, blocker/escalation rules, and a **main-to-Tao forwarding rule**.
+- New hard rule: when an execution agent reports acceptance, milestone progress, blocker, or completion, **main must update Tao first before continuing with review/commit/next-step work**. If worker completion is not forwarded, treat that as a main-process failure rather than “still working”.
 
 ## 8) Watchdog / automation policy
 - Tao preference: avoid watchdog-style auto-restart automation.

memory/2026-03-07.md

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   - keep long-lived role-based agents for reuse
   - delete or archive project-specific temporary agents after the project ends to avoid an “agent graveyard”
 - Next improvement approved: add a standardized execution-agent dispatch / handoff protocol so workers receive clearer task packets and report blockers/results consistently.
+- New hard reporting rule approved: when a worker reports acceptance, milestone, blocker, or completion, main must update Tao before continuing other downstream work. A worker completion that is not forwarded counts as a main-process failure, not “still in progress”.

skills/execution-agent-dispatch/SKILL.md

@@ -76,6 +76,21 @@ Default rule:
 - report at milestone
 - report immediately on blockers
 
+## Main-to-Tao forwarding rule
+
+Execution-agent updates are not complete until main forwards the state change upward.
+
+When a worker reports any of these:
+- task accepted
+- milestone reached
+- blocked
+- failed
+- completed
+
+main must update Tao **before** continuing with review, commit, release, or re-delegation work.
+
+If a worker has already reported completion and main has not forwarded that state, treat it as a **main process failure**, not as "still in progress".
+
 ## Completion rule
 
 A task is not complete just because files changed.