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Task Decomposition

Task decomposition breaks a larger objective into smaller units that can be solved, checked, or delegated separately.

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An agent identifies dependencies and defines outputs for each subtask before combining the results. Good decomposition reduces context overload and makes failures easier to isolate, but adds coordination cost.

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