Write Agent Handoffs Like SBAR
Use SBAR to structure reliable handoffs between agents, tools, and human reviewers.
The teach Agent workflows break when handoffs hide state. SBAR gives you a compact state-transfer pattern. Situation: what is happening right now. Background: the facts, constraints, and source trail. Assessment: your current interpretation and uncertainty. Request: the next action and acceptance criteria. Use it when work crosses a boundary: human to agent, research agent to writing agent, writing agent to verifier, or agent to human reviewer. The labels matter because they prevent background from masquerading as instructions and prevent guesses from masquerading as facts. Example Weak handoff: "Continue this investigation and write the update." Strong handoff: "Situation: the deploy failed…
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