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Expand Up @@ -954,9 +954,10 @@ Enable/disable per platform via `hermes tools` (the curses UI) or the
## Delegation (`delegate_task`)

`tools/delegate_tool.py` spawns a subagent with an isolated
context + terminal session. Synchronous: the parent waits for the
child's summary before continuing its own loop — if the parent is
interrupted, the child is cancelled.
context + terminal session. By default the parent waits for the
child's summary before continuing its own loop. With `background=true`,
Hermes returns a delegation id immediately and the result re-enters the
conversation later through the async-delegation completion queue.

Two shapes:

Expand All @@ -978,9 +979,9 @@ Key config knobs (under `delegation:` in `config.yaml`):
`orchestrator_enabled`, `subagent_auto_approve`, `inherit_mcp_toolsets`,
`max_iterations`.

Synchronicity rule: delegate_task is **not** durable. For long-running
work that must outlive the current turn, use `cronjob` or
`terminal(background=True, notify_on_complete=True)` instead.
Durability rule: background `delegate_task` is detached from the current
turn but still process-local. For work that must survive process restart, use
`cronjob` or `terminal(background=True, notify_on_complete=True)` instead.

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