handoff

Inter-agent handoffs across multiple repositories are standardized using a canonical wire-format contract that ensures boundary crossing is traceable, auditable, and consistent. This contract governs cross-repo synchronization and artifact-channel sequencing.

A canonical wire-format contract for cross-repo coordination is an explicit implementation contract that standardizes how work, state, and messages move across coherence cells. It provides observable boundary governance and delta enrichment rules for cycle transitions.

Memory and state are transferred between cells during cycle transitions using sub-surface skills like dispatch and receipt-stream that plug into the loader. These skills provide explicit interfaces ensuring coherence and enabling audit trails during releases.

Handoff contracts provide a guarded mid-flight rescue pathway specifically for agent coordination during cycles. This pathway enables operator-human interventions and ensures boundary responsibilities are respected while maintaining coherence.

The handoff wire-format supports both intra-cycle coordination and cross-repo synchronization through a suite of sub-skills. These include dispatch, mid-flight, artifact-channel, and receipt-stream components that plug into the loader with explicit interfaces for consistent boundary crossing.

Explicit implementation contracts for boundary governance are needed when transferring work between coherence cells, handing off memory and state, or coordinating operator-human interventions. They ensure handoffs remain traceable and auditable during cycle transitions and releases.