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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.
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# Anti-Drift

## Overview

Prevent agent swarms from drifting away from the original task goal through hierarchical coordination, frequent checkpoints, and shared memory validation.

## When to Use

- Long-running multi-agent orchestrations
- 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`