Leader → Developer Handoff Contract

Native mechanism

Claude Code's Subagents feature already gives a dispatched agent "its own context window with a custom system prompt, specific tool access, and independent permissions" — but the platform doesn't require or shape what goes in the dispatch prompt itself. This skill is the discipline layer on top: the 6 elements a prompt must contain regardless of how well-configured the subagent's own definition is.

• Official sources: when verifying or updating a factual or version-sensitive claim, read references/official-docs.md.

When to invoke

• About to dispatch a sub-agent (Developer / Designer / Code Reviewer / drafting agent).
• Writing the dispatch prompt.
• User asks "what should the sub-agent dispatch include / which elements am I missing".

The 6 required elements

Every dispatch prompt must contain:

1. Task scope with verifiable target