| { |
| "architecture": { |
| "criteria": [ |
| { |
| "allowedAnswers": [ |
| "unknown", |
| "yes", |
| "no" |
| ], |
| "core": true, |
| "id": "evaluation_ready", |
| "question": "Is there a representative evaluation set and an explicit acceptance decision?" |
| }, |
| { |
| "allowedAnswers": [ |
| "unknown", |
| "yes", |
| "no" |
| ], |
| "core": true, |
| "id": "fixed_steps", |
| "question": "Can the work be described as a stable sequence of steps?" |
| }, |
| { |
| "allowedAnswers": [ |
| "unknown", |
| "yes", |
| "no" |
| ], |
| "core": true, |
| "id": "external_knowledge", |
| "question": "Does the task need a controlled external knowledge source?" |
| }, |
| { |
| "allowedAnswers": [ |
| "unknown", |
| "yes", |
| "no" |
| ], |
| "core": true, |
| "id": "tool_actions", |
| "question": "Must the system perform external tool actions?" |
| }, |
| { |
| "allowedAnswers": [ |
| "unknown", |
| "yes", |
| "no" |
| ], |
| "core": true, |
| "id": "independent_subtasks", |
| "question": "Can subtasks be isolated with explicit input and output contracts?" |
| }, |
| { |
| "allowedAnswers": [ |
| "unknown", |
| "yes", |
| "no" |
| ], |
| "core": true, |
| "id": "parallel_justified", |
| "question": "Does a measured baseline justify the added coordination cost?" |
| }, |
| { |
| "allowedAnswers": [ |
| "unknown", |
| "yes", |
| "no" |
| ], |
| "core": false, |
| "id": "approval_boundary", |
| "question": "For tool actions, are authorization and human approval boundaries explicit?" |
| }, |
| { |
| "allowedAnswers": [ |
| "unknown", |
| "yes", |
| "no" |
| ], |
| "core": false, |
| "id": "recovery_tested", |
| "question": "For tool actions, has failure recovery been exercised?" |
| } |
| ], |
| "limitations": [ |
| "Original engineering proposal, not an empirical benchmark or a released canonical source.", |
| "Patterns may be combined after evaluation; the first match is a starting point, not proof of fitness.", |
| "The 2024 pattern reference is conceptual; current framework features must be verified separately." |
| ], |
| "method": "Ascending priority, first matching rule; all AND any AND none; unspecified answers are unknown.", |
| "references": [ |
| { |
| "checked_at": "2026-09-17", |
| "scope": "Conceptual distinction between fixed workflows and dynamic agents, and common composition patterns; not validation of these proposed rules.", |
| "url": "https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-effective-agents" |
| } |
| ], |
| "rules": [ |
| { |
| "id": "ARCH-NO-EVALUATION", |
| "next_steps": [ |
| "Define representative cases, failure criteria and an accountable acceptance owner before selecting an autonomous path." |
| ], |
| "outcome": "EVALUATION_REQUIRED", |
| "priority": 10, |
| "rejected_options": [ |
| "AUTONOMOUS_RELEASE" |
| ], |
| "when": { |
| "all": [ |
| { |
| "criterionId": "evaluation_ready", |
| "operator": "equals", |
| "value": "no" |
| } |
| ], |
| "any": [], |
| "none": [] |
| } |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "ARCH-UNKNOWN-CORE", |
| "next_steps": [ |
| "Resolve the unknown core questions; unknown is not equivalent to no." |
| ], |
| "outcome": "INSUFFICIENT_EVIDENCE", |
| "priority": 20, |
| "rejected_options": [], |
| "when": { |
| "all": [], |
| "any": [ |
| { |
| "criterionId": "evaluation_ready", |
| "operator": "equals", |
| "value": "unknown" |
| }, |
| { |
| "criterionId": "fixed_steps", |
| "operator": "equals", |
| "value": "unknown" |
| }, |
| { |
| "criterionId": "external_knowledge", |
| "operator": "equals", |
| "value": "unknown" |
| }, |
| { |
| "criterionId": "tool_actions", |
| "operator": "equals", |
| "value": "unknown" |
| }, |
| { |
| "criterionId": "independent_subtasks", |
| "operator": "equals", |
| "value": "unknown" |
| }, |
| { |
| "criterionId": "parallel_justified", |
| "operator": "equals", |
| "value": "unknown" |
| } |
| ], |
| "none": [] |
| } |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "ARCH-ACTION-BOUNDARY", |
| "next_steps": [ |
| "Define scoped authorization, approval, containment and recovery for external effects." |
| ], |
| "outcome": "ACTION_BOUNDARY_REQUIRED", |
| "priority": 30, |
| "rejected_options": [ |
| "AUTONOMOUS_TOOL_ACTIONS" |
| ], |
| "when": { |
| "all": [ |
| { |
| "criterionId": "tool_actions", |
| "operator": "equals", |
| "value": "yes" |
| } |
| ], |
| "any": [ |
| { |
| "criterionId": "approval_boundary", |
| "operator": "not_equals", |
| "value": "yes" |
| }, |
| { |
| "criterionId": "recovery_tested", |
| "operator": "not_equals", |
| "value": "yes" |
| } |
| ], |
| "none": [] |
| } |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "ARCH-FIXED-WORKFLOW", |
| "next_steps": [ |
| "Implement explicit step transitions and validation gates; attach retrieval or approved tools only where the step requires them." |
| ], |
| "outcome": "DETERMINISTIC_WORKFLOW", |
| "priority": 40, |
| "rejected_options": [], |
| "when": { |
| "all": [ |
| { |
| "criterionId": "fixed_steps", |
| "operator": "equals", |
| "value": "yes" |
| } |
| ], |
| "any": [], |
| "none": [] |
| } |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "ARCH-RETRIEVAL", |
| "next_steps": [ |
| "Validate source access, retrieval coverage and answer grounding against the evaluation set." |
| ], |
| "outcome": "RETRIEVAL_PIPELINE", |
| "priority": 50, |
| "rejected_options": [], |
| "when": { |
| "all": [ |
| { |
| "criterionId": "tool_actions", |
| "operator": "equals", |
| "value": "no" |
| }, |
| { |
| "criterionId": "external_knowledge", |
| "operator": "equals", |
| "value": "yes" |
| } |
| ], |
| "any": [], |
| "none": [] |
| } |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "ARCH-ORCHESTRATION", |
| "next_steps": [ |
| "Define worker boundaries, a coordinator merge contract, cancellation and duplicate-effect handling before an evaluation." |
| ], |
| "outcome": "ORCHESTRATOR_WORKERS", |
| "priority": 60, |
| "rejected_options": [], |
| "when": { |
| "all": [ |
| { |
| "criterionId": "independent_subtasks", |
| "operator": "equals", |
| "value": "yes" |
| }, |
| { |
| "criterionId": "parallel_justified", |
| "operator": "equals", |
| "value": "yes" |
| } |
| ], |
| "any": [], |
| "none": [] |
| } |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "ARCH-BOUNDED-AGENT", |
| "next_steps": [ |
| "Start with one agent and scoped tools, iteration limits and a tested stop path; compare it with the simplest working baseline." |
| ], |
| "outcome": "BOUNDED_TOOL_AGENT", |
| "priority": 70, |
| "rejected_options": [], |
| "when": { |
| "all": [ |
| { |
| "criterionId": "tool_actions", |
| "operator": "equals", |
| "value": "yes" |
| } |
| ], |
| "any": [], |
| "none": [] |
| } |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "ARCH-BASELINE", |
| "next_steps": [ |
| "Evaluate a single-call baseline before adding dynamic coordination." |
| ], |
| "outcome": "SINGLE_CALL_BASELINE", |
| "priority": 80, |
| "rejected_options": [], |
| "when": { |
| "all": [ |
| { |
| "criterionId": "evaluation_ready", |
| "operator": "equals", |
| "value": "yes" |
| } |
| ], |
| "any": [], |
| "none": [] |
| } |
| } |
| ], |
| "version": "0.1.0-draft.1" |
| } |
| } |
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