Taming Claude in Multi-Agent Workflows: Hardcoding Boundaries and Role Limits
alexcovo_eth · x · 2026-08-09
The author shares engineering experience on restricting Claude's unauthorized behaviors in a multi-agent workflow.
- Pain Point: While using Hermes-Agent and GPT-5.6-Sol as the orchestrator, Claude, acting as a cross-verifier, frequently deviated from its designated role and attempted to overstep boundaries by writing work orders or scripts.
- Solution: The author notes that prompts alone are often violated by the model, making it necessary to codify boundaries through hardcoding.
- Sample Instruction: A clear system directive redefines Claude's narrow role (limited to gate verification and hash checks), forbids it from authoring mechanisms for the orchestrator, and logs past violations to warn the model.
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