Emperor Dispatch (Steal Chain wrapper)

1. Read chains/steal-chain/SKILL.md → one aspect (consent-protocol.md first unless consent is already on the ledger).
2. Dowse the machine (scripts/dowse.sh / dowse.ps1) if the roster is stale.
3. Client consents per agent per task (or a standing policy they stated). MUST — consent HARD-GATE: before dispatch, run scripts/emperor consent <task-dir> (or steal-consent). Doctrine: chains/steal-chain/consent-protocol.md. Use --reject-no-consent / --check-consent. Missing CONSENT / header theater / uncovered enlisted agent → exit 1. G4 calls scripts/lib/consent.py when steal activity is present.
4. Workers receive the work order + named files, never the author's diary.
5. Capture to .emperor/runs/<task>/<agent>/ (prompt.md, out.txt, meta.md).
6. Output is CONJECTURE until Judgment + scripts/gate.sh g4.
7. MUST — quarantine HARD-GATE: before merging worker output, run scripts/emperor quarantine <task-dir> (or steal-quarantine). Doctrine: chains/steal-chain/quarantine.md. Missing runs layout / CONJECTURE start / ADMITTED|REJECTED → exit 1. G4 calls scripts/lib/quarantine.py when steal activity is present.
8. Sign-in is the client's terminal. You never run interactive logins. MUST — sign-in / dispatch / swarm HARD-GATE: when claiming steal sign-in, dispatch, or swarm-emulate, run scripts/emperor steal-flow <task-dir> (aliases: sign-in-handoff, steal-dispatch, swarm-emulate). Doctrine leaves: sign-in-handoff.md / dispatch.md / swarm-emulate.md. Use --reject-no-signin / --reject-no-dispatch-layout / --reject-unbounded-swarm / --check-signin / --check-dispatch / --check-swarm. Missing SIGN-IN HANDOFF (or credential material), incomplete runs layout / OBJECTIVE+SCOPE, or unbounded swarm → exit 1. G4 calls scripts/lib/steal_flow.py when matching activity is present.

MUST — parallel-dispatch checklist for independent domains

When facing 2+ independent tasks / failures / subsystems (disjoint writable scopes, no shared root cause) — before launching concurrent agents — open skills/emperor-dispatch/parallel-dispatch-checklist.md (Chain Jail leaf from Superpowers dispatching-parallel-agents → Identify Independent Domains / Focused Agent Tasks / Parallel Dispatch / Review and Integrate only) and/or run scripts/emperor parallel (prints the mechanical PARALLEL / STEP / MUST card).

One agent per independent domain. Focused self-contained briefs. All dispatches in the same response for true parallelism. Review and integrate before done. Do not load whole dispatching-parallel-agents; ET + emperor-dispatch orchestrate. Sequential plan tasks stay emperor subagent (no parallel implementers on the same plan). Inline stays emperor execute.