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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`