anti-drift

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name: anti-drift description: Hierarchical coordination and drift detection with frequent checkpoints, shared memory coherence validation, role specialization enforcement, and short task cycles. allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Grep, Glob, WebFetch, WebSearch, Agent, AskUserQuestion graph: domains: [domain:software-engineering] skillAreas: [skill-area:agentic-loops, skill-area:orchestration-loop] workflows: [workflow:feature-development] topics: [topic:developer-experience] roles: [role:tech-lead, role:backend-engineer]

• Tasks with high risk of scope creep
• When multiple agents work on related subtasks
• Critical tasks where deviation is costly

Anti-Drift Mechanisms

1. Hierarchical Coordinator - Queen agent validates alignment at checkpoints
2. Frequent Checkpoints - Every 2 subtasks (configurable)
3. Shared Memory Coherence - Validate all agents see consistent state
4. Short Task Cycles - Bounded execution windows prevent runaway agents
5. Role Specialization - Agents stay within their assigned scope

Drift Scoring

• 0.0-0.1: Fully aligned, no intervention needed
• 0.1-0.3: Minor drift, automatic correction
• 0.3-0.5: Significant drift, checkpoint correction with logging
• 0.5+: Critical drift, human escalation via breakpoint

Agents Used

• agents/swarm-coordinator/ - Drift detection and correction
• agents/tactical-queen/ - Checkpoint enforcement
• agents/adaptive-queen/ - Real-time course correction

Tool Use

Invoke via babysitter process: methodologies/ruflo/ruflo-swarm-coordination