Agent A produces a research report and passes it directly as the system prompt to Agent B. What is the primary architectural problem with this handoff?
Answer: Agent B lacks the original task constraints and may optimise for Agent A's output format rather than the user's goal
When Agent A's raw output becomes Agent B's system prompt, Agent B never sees the user's original goal, constraints, or success criteria. It optimises for whatever Agent A happened to produce. The orchestrator must translate between stages, enriching the handoff spec with original constraints. Context size (A) is a separate concern. Circular dependency (C) does not apply here. Attention priority (D) is secondary to the missing-goal problem.