Context

Implement hierarchical delegation per spec section 5.1 Pattern 2. Tasks flow down the organizational hierarchy (CEO → CTO → Engineering Lead → Senior Dev → Junior Dev) and results flow back up. Each level may refine or decompose the task before passing it further down.

Acceptance Criteria

• Tasks can be delegated down the organizational hierarchy
• Results are reported back up the hierarchy chain
• Authority validation (agent can only delegate to direct reports or subordinates)
• Task refinement at each delegation level (manager adds context/constraints)
• Skip-level delegation configurable via `allow_skip_level` flag
• Delegation audit trail (who delegated what to whom, when)
• Comprehensive unit tests (>80% coverage)

Dependencies

• Depends on agent-to-agent messaging (Implement agent-to-agent messaging with channels and topics #10)
• Depends on company config/templates (Define default configurations and company template schema #60) ✅ closed

Design Spec Reference

• Section 5.1 — Communication Patterns, Pattern 2 (Hierarchical Delegation)