Octocode Subagent

Host-agnostic delegation: cloud/host workers or local Ollama offload.
Flows: GATE → DECOMPOSE → ROUTE → PACKET → SPAWN → COORDINATE → SYNTHESIZE → CLEANUP (tool-using) · GATE → ROUTE → RUN → VERIFY → REPORT (Ollama — references/local-ollama.md).

Lobby rules

1. Spawn only when delegation changes speed, expertise, isolation, or context quality; otherwise keep work in the parent. Default is solo; earn spawn cost first.
2. One bounded objective per worker; no nested spawning unless the host explicitly allows it.
3. Workers inherit no parent chat: every packet carries goal, scope, context, authority, constraints, evidence needs, and return shape.
4. Treat worker output as claims; re-check load-bearing anchors (Ollama: always VERIFY).
5. Barrier before synthesize — wait/list every live worker (or stop+remove); merge conflicts first; then answer.
6. Parent owns the user, synthesis, and mutations unless a packet explicitly transfers write ownership.
7. Pick the smallest capable configured model; declare file ownership before parallel writes.
8. Challenge techniques use fresh context; agreement is not proof.
9. Local Ollama is tool-less one-shot/map-reduce only — never a tool-using agent loop. Stop when solo work finishes, two High options need a winner, three angles add nothing, a user/auth gate is pending, or no live workers remain.