Principlev1
Activate the orchestrator agent only at transition points
Activate the orchestrator agent only at transition points and sequence boundaries, not during execution within individual agents, to avoid converting coordination into rumination.
Why This Is a Principle
This derives from Directed Attention as Depletable Resource (executive function depletes finite resources), Conscious Processing Is Metabolically Expensive (deliberation is metabolically expensive), and Two-Level Metacognitive Architecture (metacognition operates at distinct levels). It prescribes when to activate meta-level control—at boundaries, not continuously. General principle for avoiding coordinator overhead.