A Checklist for Delegating Work to an Agent

AI Navigate Original / 5/16/2026

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Key Points

  • Defenseless delegation causes misdelivery, leakage, runaway
  • Checklist: clear goal, prohibitions, least privilege, confidential boundary
  • Also approval gate, verification means, rollback procedure
  • Start small, log; irreversible ops/judgment/verification are human

A Checklist for Delegating Work to an Agent

Agents are powerful, but delegating defenselessly causes misdelivery, info leakage, and runaway incidents. Here are the items to always confirm before delegating.

Pre-Delegation Checklist

  1. Are purpose and goal clear?: did you define deliverable form and completion conditions?
  2. Did you specify prohibitions?: stated not to do payment/sending/deletion/application

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