Separating Agent decisions from LLM generation in system design

A guide to separating agent decision-making from LLM generation, using fast decision layers for routing, scoring, and gating in a testable architecture

XNot a typed-decision job: needs written output, plain rules or lookups would do it, or needs raw image or audio. Also marks ideas that must not be built.3.61

Key facts

Vertical
Software & tech
Function
Agents & dev
Status
Seen in the wild
Volume
routine
Value
meaningful
Risk
low
Evidence
described plan
Flags
check-fit

Source: https://madewithjev.com/community/jev-agent-engineering-separate-decisions-from-llm-generation

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Define a typed decision with a bounded answer, then evaluate it on examples.

{
  "decision_type": "choice",
  "question": "Does this input match the decision in “Separating Agent decisions from LLM generation in system design”?",
  "input": "<input to classify>",
  "output": "one label from a fixed list"
}

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