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id: a3f46683-ef66-4fa9-8b44-eddca4d055a7
type: decision
title: "Agent delegation requires careful review of edge cases"
tags: [cognitive-memory, agent-delegation, code-review, pattern]
importance: 0.8
confidence: 0.8
created: "2026-02-13T17:39:40.881783+00:00"
updated: "2026-02-13T17:39:40.881783+00:00"
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When delegating implementation tasks to engineer agents, they reliably handle the core feature but miss edge cases in adjacent code paths. Two specific bugs found during Phase 1:
1. Content preview staleness in update() - agent added content_preview to store/reindex but missed that update() also modifies content and needs to regenerate the preview.
2. Content preview staleness in merge() - agent added merge command but called _update_index_entry() without content_preview after combining bodies.
Pattern: When a feature touches a data field (like content_preview), every code path that modifies the underlying data must also update the derived field. Agents tend to handle the primary path but miss secondary mutation paths.
Best practice: After agent delivers code, grep for all call sites of the modified methods and verify the new parameter/field is handled everywhere.