diff --git a/src/cli/commands/delegate.ts b/src/cli/commands/delegate.ts
index a9bcdce..9d3b1c0 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/delegate.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/delegate.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { loadConfig } from '../../core/config.js';
 import { suggestDelegation, autoDelegate } from '../../core/services/delegateService.js';
 
 export async function delegate(cwd: string, options: { auto?: boolean } = {}): Promise<void> {
+  const config = loadConfig(cwd);
   const suggestion = suggestDelegation(cwd);
   if (!suggestion) {
     console.log('No open tasks to delegate.');
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ export async function delegate(cwd: string, options: { auto?: boolean } = {}): P
   console.log(`  Role: ${suggestion.role}`);
   console.log(`  Preferred agent: ${suggestion.preferredAgent}`);
 
-  if (options.auto) {
+  if (config.delegationMode === 'auto' || options.auto) {
     autoDelegate(cwd);
     console.log('Handoff created automatically.');
   } else {
diff --git a/src/core/services/decisionService.ts b/src/core/services/decisionService.ts
index fb6cf7b..633f6bf 100644
--- a/src/core/services/decisionService.ts
+++ b/src/core/services/decisionService.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export function listDecisions(cwd: string): ReturnType<Index['list']> {
 }
 
 export function getDecision(cwd: string, id: string): { decision: Decision; body: string; filePath: string } {
+  if (!id) throw new Error('Decision ID is required');
   const filePath = join(getEntityDir(cwd, 'decisions'), `${id}.md`);
   const { frontmatter, body } = readEntity(filePath);
   return { decision: DecisionSchema.parse(frontmatter), body, filePath };
diff --git a/src/core/services/handoffService.ts b/src/core/services/handoffService.ts
index 7880527..1c8a641 100644
--- a/src/core/services/handoffService.ts
+++ b/src/core/services/handoffService.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export function listHandoffs(cwd: string): ReturnType<Index['list']> {
 }
 
 export function getHandoff(cwd: string, id: string): { handoff: Handoff; body: string; filePath: string } {
+  if (!id) throw new Error('Handoff ID is required');
   const filePath = join(getEntityDir(cwd, 'handoffs'), `${id}.md`);
   const { frontmatter, body } = readEntity(filePath);
   return { handoff: HandoffSchema.parse(frontmatter), body, filePath };
diff --git a/src/core/services/memoryService.ts b/src/core/services/memoryService.ts
index f1225fe..b5952b1 100644
--- a/src/core/services/memoryService.ts
+++ b/src/core/services/memoryService.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { getEntityDir } from '../paths.js';
+import { getNextId } from '../counter.js';
 import { writeEntity } from '../files.js';
 import { MemorySchema, type Memory } from '../schema.js';
 import { Index } from '../index.js';
 
 export function addMemory(cwd: string, options: Partial<Memory> = {}): Memory {
   const now = new Date().toISOString();
-  const id = `MEM-${Date.now()}`;
+  const id = getNextId(cwd, 'memory');
   const memory: Memory = MemorySchema.parse({
     id,
     title: options.title ?? 'Memory',
diff --git a/src/core/services/taskService.ts b/src/core/services/taskService.ts
index e48138e..7be8f8d 100644
--- a/src/core/services/taskService.ts
+++ b/src/core/services/taskService.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export function listTasks(cwd: string, filters?: { status?: string; role?: strin
 }
 
 export function getTask(cwd: string, id: string): { task: Task; body: string; filePath: string } {
+  if (!id) throw new Error('Task ID is required');
   const filePath = join(getEntityDir(cwd, 'tasks'), `${id}.md`);
   const { frontmatter, body } = readEntity(filePath);
   return { task: TaskSchema.parse(frontmatter), body, filePath };
diff --git a/src/core/status.ts b/src/core/status.ts
index 3d99393..4750884 100644
--- a/src/core/status.ts
+++ b/src/core/status.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, existsSync, readdirSync } from 'fs';
+import { writeFileSync, mkdirSync, existsSync } from 'fs';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { getEntityDir, getStatusPath } from './paths.js';
-import { readEntity, writeEntity } from './files.js';
+import { readEntity, writeEntity, listEntities } from './files.js';
 import { StatusSchema } from './schema.js';
 
 export function generateStatus(cwd: string) {
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function generateStatus(cwd: string) {
   const blockedTasks: string[] = [];
 
   if (existsSync(taskDir)) {
-    for (const file of listMdFiles(taskDir)) {
+    for (const file of listEntities(taskDir)) {
       const { frontmatter } = readEntity(file);
       if (frontmatter.status === 'open' || frontmatter.status === 'in_progress') {
         activeTasks.push(String(frontmatter.id));
@@ -42,15 +42,8 @@ export function generateStatus(cwd: string) {
   return status;
 }
 
-function listMdFiles(dir: string): string[] {
-  if (!existsSync(dir)) return [];
-  return readdirSync(dir)
-    .filter((f) => f.endsWith('.md'))
-    .map((f) => join(dir, f));
-}
-
 function recentIds(dir: string, limit: number): string[] {
-  return listMdFiles(dir)
+  return listEntities(dir)
     .map((f) => ({ file: f, ...readEntity(f) }))
     .sort((a, b) => String(b.frontmatter.createdAt).localeCompare(String(a.frontmatter.createdAt)))
     .slice(0, limit)