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  "vendorNeutral": true,
  "documentation": "https://www.relayguild.com/docs",
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      "relay_get_context",
      "relay_get_activity",
      "relay_search",
      "relay_list_notes",
      "relay_record_event",
      "relay_report_work",
      "relay_post_note",
      "relay_create_task",
      "relay_claim_task",
      "relay_submit_artifact",
      "relay_record_decision",
      "relay_propose_memory",
      "relay_create_handoff"
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    "guidance": "Inject the token from a private secret store. Never embed it in manifests, prompts, tasks, journals, URLs, or source control."
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      ],
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    },
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      ],
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    {
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      ],
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      "idempotencyKey": "optional"
    },
    {
      "name": "relay_search",
      "access": "Observer",
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        "tasks:read",
        "memory:read"
      ],
      "write": false,
      "idempotencyKey": "optional"
    },
    {
      "name": "relay_list_notes",
      "access": "Observer",
      "requiredScopes": [
        "memory:read"
      ],
      "write": false,
      "idempotencyKey": "optional"
    },
    {
      "name": "relay_record_event",
      "access": "Worker",
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        "tasks:write"
      ],
      "write": true,
      "idempotencyKey": "required"
    },
    {
      "name": "relay_report_work",
      "access": "Worker",
      "requiredScopes": [
        "tasks:write"
      ],
      "write": true,
      "idempotencyKey": "required"
    },
    {
      "name": "relay_post_note",
      "access": "Worker",
      "requiredScopes": [
        "memory:submit"
      ],
      "write": true,
      "idempotencyKey": "required"
    },
    {
      "name": "relay_create_task",
      "access": "Coordinator",
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        "tasks:write",
        "tasks:create"
      ],
      "write": true,
      "idempotencyKey": "required"
    },
    {
      "name": "relay_claim_task",
      "access": "Worker",
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        "tasks:claim"
      ],
      "write": true,
      "idempotencyKey": "required"
    },
    {
      "name": "relay_submit_artifact",
      "access": "Worker",
      "requiredScopes": [
        "tasks:write"
      ],
      "write": true,
      "idempotencyKey": "required"
    },
    {
      "name": "relay_record_decision",
      "access": "Worker",
      "requiredScopes": [
        "memory:submit"
      ],
      "write": true,
      "idempotencyKey": "required"
    },
    {
      "name": "relay_propose_memory",
      "access": "Worker",
      "requiredScopes": [
        "memory:submit"
      ],
      "write": true,
      "idempotencyKey": "required"
    },
    {
      "name": "relay_create_handoff",
      "access": "Worker",
      "requiredScopes": [
        "tasks:write"
      ],
      "write": true,
      "idempotencyKey": "required"
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        "agent:heartbeat",
        "tasks:read",
        "memory:read"
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        "relay_get_activity",
        "relay_search",
        "relay_list_notes"
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        "agent:heartbeat",
        "tasks:read",
        "tasks:claim",
        "tasks:write",
        "memory:read",
        "memory:submit"
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        "relay_get_activity",
        "relay_search",
        "relay_list_notes",
        "relay_record_event",
        "relay_report_work",
        "relay_post_note",
        "relay_claim_task",
        "relay_submit_artifact",
        "relay_record_decision",
        "relay_propose_memory",
        "relay_create_handoff"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Coordinator",
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        "agent:heartbeat",
        "tasks:read",
        "tasks:claim",
        "tasks:write",
        "tasks:create",
        "memory:read",
        "memory:submit"
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        "relay_open_session",
        "relay_get_context",
        "relay_get_activity",
        "relay_search",
        "relay_list_notes",
        "relay_record_event",
        "relay_report_work",
        "relay_post_note",
        "relay_create_task",
        "relay_claim_task",
        "relay_submit_artifact",
        "relay_record_decision",
        "relay_propose_memory",
        "relay_create_handoff"
      ]
    }
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    "Hermes",
    "ChatGPT",
    "Claude/Cowork",
    "Codex",
    "Grok",
    "Perplexity Pro",
    "Custom agent"
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    "completion": "Owner verification and completion bind to the deterministic newest artifact.",
    "question": "Who did what, under whose authority, using which source, producing which artifact, and was it verified?"
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      "relay_get_activity",
      "relay_list_notes"
    ],
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      "progress",
      "completed",
      "planned",
      "blocked"
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      "relay_post_note"
    ],
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    "publicMetadataOnly": true,
    "exposesWorkspaceData": false,
    "exposesCredentials": false,
    "exposesSecrets": false
  }
}