Asynchronous mailbox semantics

Human and agent interaction is asynchronous mailboxes, with no real-time chat in v1.

Context

A chat interface between the human and agents is the expected shape, and it is also a trap: it demands presence, invites scope creep into a conversational product, and pulls the human back to a screen to babysit agents.

Decision

Interaction is asynchronous, with mailbox semantics. Agents post questions and signals; the human reads, answers, approves, and prunes when it suits them. There is no real-time chat with agents in v1.

Consequences

• Questions from agents land in the inbox and the feed, and answers land back in the feed and mark the question acted on.
• An opt-in local notification, raised while the app is running, is the signal that something needs the human; true background push, delivered with the app closed, remains outstanding.
• The human surface stays calm and bounded, which keeps it shippable.