How to Delegate Tasks to AI Agents

This article was originally published on do-nothing.ai. The canonical version is there. How to Delegate Tasks to AI Agents This guide is for builders, operators, and founders who want AI agents to do real work — not just answer questions. If you've found yourself rewriting the same prompt three times and still getting mediocre results, or if your agent confidently does the wrong thing, this is the playbook you need. Delegation to AI agents is a skill. It is not about finding magic words. It is about understanding what agents need to succeed, structuring your instructions accordingly, and knowing which tasks are actually worth automating. What Makes a Task Delegatable? Not every task is a good candidate for agent delegation. Before writing a single line of instructions, ask: Is the goal verifiable? Can you look at the output and know whether it's correct? Code that passes tests, a report with the right numbers, a list that meets defined criteria — these are verifiable. "Write me somethi