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title: '`dispatch`'
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  In this channel's material, to **dispatch** an agent is to hand a task off to
  it for **asynchronous** execution: the agent works toward an outcome-based
  task, spends significant time making calls and iterating, and returns only
  when done — as in Claude Managed Agents' outcome-based tasks.
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# \`dispatch\`

Canonical: https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/dispatch-2c7d98e96841

Parent: [Channel index](https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt)

## Definition

In this channel's material, to **dispatch** an agent is to hand a task off to it for **asynchronous** execution: the agent works toward an outcome-based task, spends significant time making calls and iterating, and returns only when done — as in Claude Managed Agents' outcome-based tasks. [^ed15d1a6-8e60-53ca-9dc0-bd0a82a2ddf5@113]

## How this channel uses dispatch To **dispatch** an agent, in this channel's material, means to hand a task off to it so the agent can work on the task _asynchronously_ and report back when the work is done — rather than the human and agent sitting in a synchronous, turn-by-turn conversation. The usage appears in the discussion of **Claude Managed Agents**, which launched with **outcome-based tasks**: you give the agent an outcome to achieve, the agent spends significant time making calls, integrating responses, and iterating, and it **returns only when done**. [^ed15d1a6-8e60-53ca-9dc0-bd0a82a2ddf5@113] ## Why the word points to a bigger shift Dispatching is the verb that captures the direction of travel the material identifies: interaction is moving from **synchronous** prompting to **asynchronous** delegation. You dispatch a task, walk away, and the agent works independently until it completes the outcome. [^ed15d1a6-8e60-53ca-9dc0-bd0a82a2ddf5@211] This is also why the material argues that **reliability**, not peak performance, is the real value inside a bigger company — once you dispatch a task and walk away, a Mac mini going down is unacceptable, so managed, cloud-hosted agent platforms matter. [^ed15d1a6-8e60-53ca-9dc0-bd0a82a2ddf5@342]  - **Dispatch = hand off a task** to an agent for asynchronous work, not live prompting. - The dispatched agent works toward an **outcome-based task** and returns only when done. [^ed15d1a6-8e60-53ca-9dc0-bd0a82a2ddf5@113] - Dispatching is the concrete practice behind the broader shift from synchronous prompting to asynchronous delegation. - It raises the stakes on **platform reliability**, which is why managed agent platforms matter. [^ed15d1a6-8e60-53ca-9dc0-bd0a82a2ddf5@342]