memory-continuity/skills/execution-agent-dispatch/FAILURE_TEMPLATE.md

Delegation Failure Template

Use this when a delegated task did not truly start, stalled, or was misreported.

Minimal internal record

• Task:
• Intended worker(s):
• State when failure recognized:
• Failure type: launch failure | stalled | model | auth | tool | path/repo | scope | policy/review | external
• Evidence present:
• Evidence missing:
• User-visible impact:
• Correct next state:
• Prevention rule:

Minimal Tao update

• who:
• status:
• output:
• next:

Example: launch failure

• who: data_worker
• status: blocked — launch failure
• output: dispatch was attempted, but no worker session evidence / milestone / artifact appeared within the launch window
• next: mark this worker blocked, stop claiming progress, and either retry explicitly or revise the plan

Example: main misreporting failure

• who: main
• status: failed — reporting/process failure
• output: main reported progress without execution evidence from the delegated worker
• next: correct state to dispatching or blocked, notify Tao, and tighten the evidence gate before future dispatches