Brief, bound and check one real task

Pick a real task you would consider handing to an agent. Do not build anything elaborate — the thinking is the deliverable. Roughly 400–700 words.

1. The task, and why it fits the shape agents are good at (transformation of material you supply) rather than the shape they are bad at (recall of specific facts).
2. The brief. Write it out in full, including the red lines and the “if anything is ambiguous, stop and ask” line. This is the main part of the assignment — I would rather have a real brief than a description of one.
3. The bounds. Which tier — read-only, write-with-review, or write-directly — and why. What is the most damaging plausible action available to it, and can you undo that?
4. The check. How do you verify the output without re-doing the work? Name at least one mechanical check and one salted known answer.
5. The line. Name one nearby task you would not hand over, and say which of the four reasons applies.

If you actually run it, add a paragraph on what happened. Especially if it went badly — those are the submissions worth reading.