From fe0adfba351faa6b417aaed5890616bcb6757b3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dtzp555 <dtzp555@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 20:35:57 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] memory: prefer delegating implementation to codex_worker

---
 MEMORY.md            | 2 ++
 memory/2026-03-07.md | 1 +
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/MEMORY.md b/MEMORY.md
index 9215c6e..c253449 100644
--- a/MEMORY.md
+++ b/MEMORY.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
   - **main** acts as **PM/architect/reviewer**: requirements, task breakdown, prioritization, risk calls, progress updates, and final summaries to Tao.
   - Execution agents should be **role-specialized** and do the implementation work.
   - **codex_worker** is the dedicated Codex execution agent for coding tasks.
+  - Default delegation rule: unless a task is truly tiny and can be finished in one short pass, **main should not default to personally coding/editing files**; implementation work should be delegated to **codex_worker** first.
+  - Good candidates for main to do directly: tiny edits, very small linear fixes, or short actions that are not worth execution-agent handoff.
   - For complex projects, create more specialized agents as needed (e.g. frontend/backend/test/ops/docs/data) instead of overloading one agent.
   - This is the **current default pattern**, but Tao may change the rules as needs evolve.
 
diff --git a/memory/2026-03-07.md b/memory/2026-03-07.md
index aab067f..41fc10e 100644
--- a/memory/2026-03-07.md
+++ b/memory/2026-03-07.md
@@ -56,4 +56,5 @@
   - Model target: `openai-codex/gpt-5.4`
 - Preference: `codex_worker` should avoid automatic fallback; if GPT-5.4 is unavailable, report to Tao for model decision.
 - Preference: execution agents should get the strongest execution model; main should remain strong for PM/summary work, but not necessarily do the coding itself.
+- New delegation rule clarified: unless work is truly tiny and can be finished in one short pass, main should avoid personally editing/coding and should delegate implementation to `codex_worker` first.
 - This architecture is the current default, but Tao may revise it as needs change.