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CARD TITLE (intent, not commit subject): Agent coordination discipline doc (#96)

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CLOSED: this REPLACES docs/agent-coordination.md (-407 lines) - the agent-facing operational reference covering the identity model, scope vocabulary, grants, device-bearer passthrough and middleware contracts, which #2237/#2244/#2247 all just extended - with a 17-line lane cheatsheet. The cheatsheet content itself is good and wanted: land it as a NEW file (docs/agent-lane-discipline.md) that agent-coordination.md links to, without touching the existing doc. Card stays open; note added there. (Also: CI cannot catch doc gutting - only review can, which is why this one matters.)

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PR Summary by Qodo

Condense agent coordination discipline into build-lane rules

📝 Documentation 🕐 10-20 Minutes

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AI Description

• Replace the long coordination guide with a short set of multi-agent build lane rules.
• Standardize branch, worktree isolation, and conflict-avoidance expectations per card.
• Add explicit attribution and formatting constraints for agent-authored output.
Diagram

graph TD
  A["Human or agent"] --> B["Isolated worktree"] --> C["Card branch"] --> D["Pull request"] --> E["CI checks"] --> F["Gate merge"] --> G["dev integration"]
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High-Level Assessment

The following are alternative approaches to this PR:

1. Keep detailed doc, add an executive summary
  • ➕ Preserves operational knowledge (tokens, scopes, bus/API gotchas) while still giving agents a short ruleset
  • ➕ Avoids losing institutional context that may not exist elsewhere
  • ➖ Longer document to maintain
  • ➖ Harder to keep fully accurate as systems evolve
2. Split content into focused docs (coordination vs auth vs A2A bus)
  • ➕ Keeps each doc narrowly scoped and easier to review/update
  • ➕ Allows linking to the right doc from onboarding and code locations
  • ➖ Requires deciding new homes for removed sections and updating references
  • ➖ More files to navigate for new contributors
3. Move protocol/API details to generated or code-adjacent references
  • ➕ Reduces doc drift for route lists and scope matrices
  • ➕ Encourages single source of truth closer to implementation
  • ➖ Requires tooling or process to keep generated docs accessible
  • ➖ May be less readable than a narrative guide

Recommendation: If the intent is to enforce only build-lane discipline, keep this concise doc, but relocate the removed operational/API guidance into dedicated docs (or restore it with a clear “details” section) so critical knowledge is not lost. Also ensure the card’s acceptance criteria and any cross-links expecting the removed content are updated, since this PR deletes substantial previously documented behavior.

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agent-coordination.mdRewrite coordination discipline doc into concise multi-agent rules +17/-407

Rewrite coordination discipline doc into concise multi-agent rules

• Replaces a long, detailed coordination and platform-behavior guide with a short ruleset focused on per-card branching, isolated worktrees, and conflict avoidance. Adds explicit identity/attribution and output-format constraints (no AI attribution, no co-author lines, avoid em dashes).

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# Working the repo in parallel (coordination discipline)
# Agent Coordination Discipline

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WARNING: This file replaces a 407-line detailed operational reference with a 17-line cheatsheet. The deleted content includes security-critical information (credential management, grant permanence, device bearer auth, A2A bus security, agent API surface) that developers and agents need to understand the security model. The maintainer's comment indicates the cheatsheet should be a new file (docs/agent-lane-discipline.md) that this existing doc links to, preserving the detailed reference.


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Status: 1 Issue Found | Recommendation: Address before merge

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docs/agent-coordination.md 1 Replaces a 407-line detailed operational reference (including security-critical content on credentials, grants, device bearer auth, A2A bus) with a 17-line cheatsheet. The maintainer has indicated the cheatsheet should be a new file (docs/agent-lane-discipline.md) linked from the existing doc.
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🐞 Bugs (3) 📘 Rule violations (0) 📜 Skill insights (0)

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✅ Compliance rules (platform): 35 rules

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Action required

1. Removed auth reference doc 🐞 Bug ⚙ Maintainability
Description
docs/agent-coordination.md deletes the "Agent API surface (scoped registry JWT)" and related
grant/credential guidance, but other docs and code comments still direct readers there as the source
of truth. This leaves cross-references misleading and makes the doc-gate rule that requires editing
this file for auth-allowlist changes no longer point to any maintained API surface documentation.
Code

docs/agent-coordination.md[L184-186]

-## Agent API surface (scoped registry JWT)
-
-A registered external agent authenticates with its registry JWT
Relevance

●●● Strong

Docs drift/cross-reference issues are treated seriously (doc-drift gate added in PR #1525;
consistency fixes accepted in PR #482).

PR-#1525
PR-#482

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence
The coordination doc is now only 28 lines and no longer contains the referenced "Agent API
surface"/grant model material, while multiple repo docs and code comments still explicitly rely on
it as the canonical reference and the doc-gate configuration still expects it to document agent API
surface changes.

docs/agent-coordination.md[1-28]
.claude/skills/taos-development-skill/SKILL.md[392-401]
docs/agent-join-kit/realtime-a2a.md[181-187]
tinyagentos/agent_token_auth.py[197-213]
docs/doc-gate.toml[45-49]
docs/doc-gate.toml[61-65]
docs/design/plans/agent-decisions-permission-plan.md[142-150]

Agent prompt
The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
`docs/agent-coordination.md` previously contained the canonical description of agent auth scopes/routes, grant semantics, and credential hazards; this PR removes that material while other in-repo docs and code still refer to it.

## Issue Context
Several documents and a core auth helper comment explicitly point to a now-deleted section name, and `docs/doc-gate.toml` requires edits to this file when `auth_middleware.py` changes specifically to keep the agent-facing API surface in sync.

## Fix Focus Areas
- docs/agent-coordination.md[1-28]
- .claude/skills/taos-development-skill/SKILL.md[392-401]
- docs/agent-join-kit/realtime-a2a.md[181-187]
- tinyagentos/agent_token_auth.py[197-213]
- docs/doc-gate.toml[45-49]
- docs/doc-gate.toml[61-65]
- docs/design/plans/agent-decisions-permission-plan.md[142-150]

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Remediation recommended

2. Conflicting branch naming guidance 🐞 Bug ⚙ Maintainability
Description
docs/agent-coordination.md instructs using exec/<id> and test/<x> branches, while
CONTRIBUTING.md demonstrates feat/... branch names, without clarifying that the schemes are for
different workflows. This inconsistency will cause avoidable confusion during coordination and
review.
Code

docs/agent-coordination.md[R7-8]

+- `exec/<id>` for implementation, `test/<x>` for test-only work.
+- One card maps to one branch, one PR, one merge.
Relevance

●●● Strong

Team often fixes inconsistent docs/examples to match real conventions (accepted doc consistency
changes in PR #482).

PR-#482

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence
The new coordination doc introduces exec/<id>/test/<x> naming, but CONTRIBUTING.md still
instructs contributors using the feat/... convention, creating inconsistent guidance.

docs/agent-coordination.md[5-13]
CONTRIBUTING.md[66-74]

Agent prompt
The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
Two repo docs currently give different branch naming guidance (`exec/`/`test/` vs `feat/`), with no scope boundary stated.

## Issue Context
If `exec/` and `test/` are intended only for automated card lanes, the doc should say so explicitly and keep general contribution guidance aligned with CONTRIBUTING.md.

## Fix Focus Areas
- docs/agent-coordination.md[5-13]
- CONTRIBUTING.md[66-74]

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3. Hardcoded author requirement 🐞 Bug ⚙ Maintainability
Description
The coordination doc states "Author is jaylfc" and forbids Co-Authored-By lines without scoping,
despite this file being referenced as a shared coordination/auth reference elsewhere in the repo.
This reads like a repo-wide contribution rule and can mislead contributors about acceptable commit
metadata and attribution practices.
Code

docs/agent-coordination.md[R27-28]

+- Author is jaylfc. No AI attribution, no Co-Authored-By lines.
+- No em dashes in any output, code, or comments. Use commas or "--" instead.
Relevance

●●● Strong

Repo reviewers have accepted removing hardcoded personal identifiers from docs/examples (PR #248),
so “Author is jaylfc” likely scoped/removed.

PR-#248

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence
The new coordination doc adds a hardcoded author and attribution restriction, while other repo
material treats this doc as broadly authoritative; similar restrictions elsewhere are explicitly
scoped to a specific design plan rather than a general coordination guide.

docs/agent-coordination.md[25-28]
.claude/skills/taos-development-skill/SKILL.md[392-401]
docs/design/plans/2026-07-16-external-agent-invite-phase1.md[11-13]

Agent prompt
The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
`docs/agent-coordination.md` includes a personal, unscoped authorship/attribution rule that is inappropriate for a shared coordination guide.

## Issue Context
Similar identity/attribution constraints appear in feature-specific design plan docs, where they are clearly scoped to that plan; this coordination doc is referenced more broadly.

## Fix Focus Areas
- docs/agent-coordination.md[25-28]
- .claude/skills/taos-development-skill/SKILL.md[392-401]
- docs/design/plans/2026-07-16-external-agent-invite-phase1.md[11-13]

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## Agent API surface (scoped registry JWT)

A registered external agent authenticates with its registry JWT

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Action required

1. Removed auth reference doc 🐞 Bug ⚙ Maintainability

docs/agent-coordination.md deletes the "Agent API surface (scoped registry JWT)" and related
grant/credential guidance, but other docs and code comments still direct readers there as the source
of truth. This leaves cross-references misleading and makes the doc-gate rule that requires editing
this file for auth-allowlist changes no longer point to any maintained API surface documentation.
Agent Prompt
## Issue description
`docs/agent-coordination.md` previously contained the canonical description of agent auth scopes/routes, grant semantics, and credential hazards; this PR removes that material while other in-repo docs and code still refer to it.

## Issue Context
Several documents and a core auth helper comment explicitly point to a now-deleted section name, and `docs/doc-gate.toml` requires edits to this file when `auth_middleware.py` changes specifically to keep the agent-facing API surface in sync.

## Fix Focus Areas
- docs/agent-coordination.md[1-28]
- .claude/skills/taos-development-skill/SKILL.md[392-401]
- docs/agent-join-kit/realtime-a2a.md[181-187]
- tinyagentos/agent_token_auth.py[197-213]
- docs/doc-gate.toml[45-49]
- docs/doc-gate.toml[61-65]
- docs/design/plans/agent-decisions-permission-plan.md[142-150]

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Comment on lines +7 to +8
- `exec/<id>` for implementation, `test/<x>` for test-only work.
- One card maps to one branch, one PR, one merge.

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Remediation recommended

2. Conflicting branch naming guidance 🐞 Bug ⚙ Maintainability

docs/agent-coordination.md instructs using exec/<id> and test/<x> branches, while
CONTRIBUTING.md demonstrates feat/... branch names, without clarifying that the schemes are for
different workflows. This inconsistency will cause avoidable confusion during coordination and
review.
Agent Prompt
## Issue description
Two repo docs currently give different branch naming guidance (`exec/`/`test/` vs `feat/`), with no scope boundary stated.

## Issue Context
If `exec/` and `test/` are intended only for automated card lanes, the doc should say so explicitly and keep general contribution guidance aligned with CONTRIBUTING.md.

## Fix Focus Areas
- docs/agent-coordination.md[5-13]
- CONTRIBUTING.md[66-74]

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Comment on lines +27 to +28
- Author is jaylfc. No AI attribution, no Co-Authored-By lines.
- No em dashes in any output, code, or comments. Use commas or "--" instead.

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Remediation recommended

3. Hardcoded author requirement 🐞 Bug ⚙ Maintainability

The coordination doc states "Author is jaylfc" and forbids Co-Authored-By lines without scoping,
despite this file being referenced as a shared coordination/auth reference elsewhere in the repo.
This reads like a repo-wide contribution rule and can mislead contributors about acceptable commit
metadata and attribution practices.
Agent Prompt
## Issue description
`docs/agent-coordination.md` includes a personal, unscoped authorship/attribution rule that is inappropriate for a shared coordination guide.

## Issue Context
Similar identity/attribution constraints appear in feature-specific design plan docs, where they are clearly scoped to that plan; this coordination doc is referenced more broadly.

## Fix Focus Areas
- docs/agent-coordination.md[25-28]
- .claude/skills/taos-development-skill/SKILL.md[392-401]
- docs/design/plans/2026-07-16-external-agent-invite-phase1.md[11-13]

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