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title: "Delegate work"
canonical: https://workspace.socra.com/docs/agents/guides/delegate-work
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# Delegate work

Choose a responsibility with an observable result, such as keeping onboarding instructions accurate or maintaining a particular service.

## Define the responsibility

Tell the agent:

- What it is responsible for and why.
- Which modules, repositories, and conversations contain the relevant context.
- What it may change independently.
- Which decisions require approval.
- How it should verify and report completed work.

Keep reusable instructions in Cortex and give the agent access. Avoid making a single chat message the only record of its responsibility.

## Begin with a bounded assignment

For example:

> Maintain the onboarding guide in this module. Start by checking it against the current setup flow and propose corrections in this issue. Ask before changing pricing or access-policy guidance. Include what you verified and anything you could not check.

Grant the resources needed for that assignment, then expand responsibility as you see reliable results.

## Establish a work channel

Use Cortex issues for work with a tracked outcome. Use Channels for discussion and decisions. Tell the agent where to report progress and blockers.

For periodic duties, explicitly arrange [recurring work](/docs/agents/guides/recurring-work); describing a responsibility alone does not create a schedule.

## Evaluate the delegation

Review the output, verification, and time you spent intervening. Use the result and the review effort to decide whether to expand the responsibility.