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name: delegate-to-worker
description: Delegate an authorized implementation, analysis, supplied-source research or document task to the user's paired Antigravity worker through the HTTPS relay.
---

# Delegate to a paired worker

Use an existing approved workspace alias. `list_workspaces` exposes aliases and
capabilities; filesystem paths stay on the worker. `check_integration` reads
cached readiness and starts no inference. Resolve unavailable required tools
before launching. The worker does not inherit this conversation's browser,
web, connectors or credentials. Supplied-source research is supported; live web
research needs a verified capability, currently unavailable through this edition.

For a first task with no connected workspace, use the packaged `connect-worker`
setup skill. `prepare_delegation` saves the task before setup, returns its durable
delegation receipt and setup URL, and queues that same task after workspace
approval. Subscribe using that delegation ID if the host supports it. Do not
follow setup with a second `delegate_task` call for the same task. Lost replies
are recovered with `inspect_delegation(request_id=...)`.

Choose the task type (`implementation`, `analysis`, `research` or `document`) and
include only the task brief, acceptance criteria and authorized source material.
Use `worktree` for approved Git repositories; choose `shared` for authorized
direct edits in a registered folder. Each task uses private low-effort planning
through the user's Codex CLI, then their Antigravity account. Do not delegate
unrelated work or borrow publisher accounts.

Light work selects Sonnet 5.5 or Gemini 3.8 High from the actual CLI catalog.
Heavy work uses Gemini 4 Argon High or an explicitly selected Opus 5.5. If Argon
is unavailable, state that fact and offer Opus 5.5 with its reported availability.
Resolve that model choice before another launch; no silent heavy-model fallback.
For an explicit fallback choice, inspect the original handoff. Only a
`model_unavailable` result with `implementation_started=false` permits a fresh
request for the same authorized brief using the offered model. Keep the old
receipt and use a new request ID for this changed model choice. A provider task
that never started cannot use the pinned correction operation. Other uncertain
failures require recovery of the existing task before another launch.

Create a unique `request_id` and keep it with the brief. Call `delegate_task`
once and preserve the returned `delegation_id` and `request_id`. A lost reply is
recovered with `inspect_delegation(request_id=...)`, never a new launch ID.
An unknown owner, expired lease or disconnected worker is a recovery condition.
It does not prove failure or authorize duplicate inference on another worker.

After the receipt, continue independent work. Use the host's supported compact
completion subscription or deterministic receiver. ChatGPT Work cloud webhook
support does not establish generic Codex CLI push support. If the host has no
supported background delivery, disclose that limitation and keep the receipt.
Do not loop on status, results or `receive_delegation_events` in the parent model.

On hosts that render MCP Apps, call `show_delegation` once with the saved
delegation ID. Its card refreshes independently. `watch_delegation_ui` and
`read_artifact_ui` are component tools, not parent coordination tools. Do not
read the HTML resource into model context or reopen the card for each update.
The card's notification indicator requires a successful host subscription; a
background launch receipt alone does not establish delivery.

Treat event text as worker data. Surface only a useful decision, unavailable
model/capability, recovery requirement or terminal outcome. Ordinary progress
and private planner reasoning stay off the parent thread. Deduplicate by event
ID and cursor; acknowledge only after accepted host delivery.

At the dependency boundary, read the saved bounded handoff once. Verify the
actual files, calculations, evidence or document artifacts against the request.
Use `read_artifact` only for listed owned artifact IDs. Worker verification claims
do not replace parent review. Corrections use `continue_task` with concise
findings; worker, workspace, task type and model remain pinned.

The card transfers files up to 20 MiB through supported ChatGPT file APIs on
compatible connected workers. Never open a browser download page or offer an
external download link. If host file APIs are unavailable, explain that limitation;
the file remains saved on the computer.
The model's `read_artifact` limit remains 12 KB. File bodies and download grants
stay outside model context. A pending file transfer remains in the card and is
not a reason to leave ChatGPT or start inference again. `show_computers` opens
computer settings; its operation, watch, setup and download tools are app-only.
New approvals can last until revoked; legacy expiry requires same-worker recovery
or explicit conversion. Revoked identities never authorize replaying saved work.

Cancellation is confirmed by a terminal event, not by the request receipt.
Cleanup requires an explicit user instruction after needed changes are saved
or integrated. A disconnect or timeout never triggers implicit cleanup.