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Use when preparing to delegate to MacEff subagents. Read policies to discover current delegation patterns through timeless questions that extract details without prescribing answers.

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Prepare effective delegation to MacEff subagents by reading policy to understand current delegation architecture and constraints.

Policy Engagement Protocol

Read MacEff framework policies to understand delegation patterns:

  1. Delegation guidelines - Complete delegation architecture:

    macf_tools policy navigate delegation_guidelines
macf_tools policy read delegation_guidelines --from-nav-boundary

  2. Subagent definition - Reading-list patterns:

    macf_tools policy navigate subagent_definition

    Scan for sections about specialist capabilities and constraints. Read those sections.

Why CLI tools: Caching prevents redundant reads, line numbers enable precise citations.

Questions to Extract from Policy Reading

After reading policies, extract answers to:

  1. Delegation Decision Framework - What determines when delegation is appropriate vs inappropriate?
  2. Information Architecture - What information must specialists receive? How should it be provided?
  3. Authority Mechanisms - How are decision-making permissions handled?
  4. Deliverables Structure - What artifacts do specialists produce? Where?
  5. Success Definition - How should completion criteria be specified?
  6. Constraint Communication - What limitations must specialists understand?
  7. Execution Architecture - What are the specialist capabilities and limitations?
  8. Validation Protocols - How should results be verified post-delegation?

Execution

Apply patterns discovered from policy reading to current delegation context.

Critical Meta-Pattern

Policy as API: This skill uses macf_tools policy CLI commands for reading policies. CLI tools handle framework path resolution, provide caching, and output line numbers for citations.