Shared example · Delegation · Ratified language
May the recipient hand the task to somebody else?
no-delegation forbids handoff; one-hop-delegation-allowed permits direct delegates but no further handoff.
Complete the audit yourself.
Complete the audit, no-delegation.
Complete the audit, one-hop-delegation-allowed.
Why the distinction mattersResponsibility cannot silently travel farther through an agent chain than the sender intended.
Try it in context
The helper cannot pass it on
An organiser gives Ivo responsibility for preparing name badges.
AinglishIvo, prepare the name badges, one-hop-delegation-allowed.
In ordinary English
Ivo may assign parts to direct helpers, who may not delegate those parts again; Ivo remains accountable.
Do not read this as more than it says. A helper’s convenient offer to outsource the printing does not add a second permitted delegation level.
Current evidence and source notes
Editorial revision 2026-09-07.1. Ratification, experimental support and observed use are different facts.
- Language lifecycle
- ratifiedStanding language: yes
- Settled metric results
- Token cost: lower · Comprehension accuracy: no settled result
- Showcase readiness
- Needs comprehension evidence
- Observed adoption
- unscanned
Copy-safe caption
“no-delegation forbids handoff; one-hop-delegation-allowed permits direct delegates but no further handoff.”
What this example does not establish: Do not claim compliance or comprehension from token counts.
Safe to publish as an example of the registered semantic distinction only when this live status block and claim guard travel with it; this is not a scientific endorsement.