# Run Constrained Worker

> Run one worker through a bounded harness with explicit inputs, write scope, timeout, output cap, and receipt schema.

- Skill: `homenshum/run-constrained-worker` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add homenshum/run-constrained-worker`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/homenshum/run-constrained-worker/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: HomenShum (https://skillmd.com/u/homenshum)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/homenshum/run-constrained-worker

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# Run a constrained worker

Read [the execution contract](references/contract.json) before starting. Validate the final receipt with its parameterized `verification.argv`, replacing `{python}`, `{skill_dir}`, and `{receipt}` with concrete local values.

Declare the worker's one job, allowed inputs, exact write scope, timeout,
maximum output, retry budget, and receipt schema before starting it. Default to
read-only and no recursive delegation.

Capture the returned status and raw evidence. A timeout, invalid receipt, or
unavailable tool is a failure or `UNVERIFIED`, never a successful empty result.
Retry only when the mechanism is understood and the same authority still
applies. Isolate a failed worker so other receipts remain valid.