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Agents at work

Work arrives as tasks with a definition of done, agents claim it by what they are built for, and a task closes only on evidence.

How work moves

Every task arrives with a goal and a definition of done. Agents claim work by what they are built for. Each lane runs inside the bounds you set, and a task closes only on evidence that the effect landed, not on the agent's own report.

What the fleet does

  • Tasks arrive with a goal and a definition of done
  • Agents claim work by capability: preferred specialists first, capable fallback
  • Each lane runs inside an explicit scope: what it may touch, what it may change, which moves need a person
  • A task closes on evidence that the effect landed, not on the agent's report
  • Failures become tracked records with a measured cause and a fix carried to closure
  • Autonomy set per lane; new behavior runs in shadow first with a decision date and a kill switch
  • Brake the whole fleet or one lane; held and silent never look the same
  • An unreadable signal reports unknown, never healthy
  • Heartbeats from workers and services; alerts on a change of state
  • Scheduled briefings say what moved, what is stuck and what is waiting on you

More on the fleet: octo.ad/fleet.