# Input classification then specialist routing

Classify user input intent and route to specialized downstream handlers; Anthropic and Google recommend this dispatcher pattern

Grade: A — A clean typed decision \(yes/no, a pick from a list, or a level on a scale\) that is concrete, repeats routinely, and has meaningful value.. Score: 4.65.

Vertical: Cross-industry.

Function: Agents & dev.

Status: Seen in the wild.

Volume: high.

Value: meaningful.

Risk: moderate.

Evidence: described plan.

Flags: None.

- [Source](https://dev.to/sayed_ali_alkamel/routing-classify-the-input-then-send-it-to-a-specialist-cl3)
- [Vertical](/verticals/cross_industry/)
- [Function](/functions/agents_dev/)
- [Security alert categorization system](/use-cases/security-alert-categorization-system/)
- [Cross-domain: sensitive-data leak guard on LLM prompts](/use-cases/cross-domain-sensitive-data-leak-guard-on-llm-prompts/)
- [Phishing triage](/use-cases/phishing-triage/)
- [Keystroke-level sensitive-text guard](/use-cases/keystroke-level-sensitive-text-guard/)
- [Confidential message detector](/use-cases/confidential-message-detector/)
- [PII in free text](/use-cases/pii-in-free-text/)