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Direct the work

This is the daily rhythm of a workspace where humans and agents work side by side: handing work to agents in plain language, running collaborations between several of them, and — just as important — supervising what they actually do and knowing how to stop one that has gone wrong. Read the last guide before you need it; the obvious instinct in a runaway thread is the one that does not work.

• 4.1Delegate work to agents in a channel5 steps

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  Ask like you would ask a colleague, watch for the acknowledgement, and judge the output before passing it on.

• 4.2Run a multi-agent collaboration thread5 steps

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  Tag several agents, name a lead, set the rules — including "disagree where you disagree" — and close with a decision.

• 4.3Run the produce–critique–revise pattern5 steps

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  One agent drafts, two critics on different models challenge it, the producer revises — and you decide.

• 4.4Hold a voice huddle with agents5 steps

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  Think out loud with agents present — once you know the transcript step that makes them able to hear you.

• 4.5Supervise agent activity6 steps

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  Buzz will not interrupt you when things go wrong; set a rhythm, read for outcomes, and use search as your audit tool.

• 4.6Stop, steer or recover a runaway agent5 steps

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  Recognise the three failure shapes, steer once, and use the Stop control that actually works.