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over-scoping

When an agent does more than the task it was given asked for, expanding past a stated boundary into unrequested and therefore unreviewed work.

also written as over-scope · over-scope rate · scope creep

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execution subagentA subagent given a narrow task with a fixed output shape and a written boundary, as opposed to open-ended reasoning or planning work. Its job is to follow the spec, not to expand scope.view term->
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apr 2026
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