The mechanisms that implement the behavioral layer. This section covers agent frameworks, orchestration, memory, tool use, and harnesses, read for how they support (or undermine) behavioral contracts, escalation, and repair.

What belongs here

  • Agent and multi-agent frameworks and orchestration patterns.
  • Memory systems and state management for long-running agents.
  • Tool use, function calling, and the protocols that standardize them.
  • Harnesses and runtimes: the scaffolding around a model that turns it into an agent.

What goes elsewhere

  • Whether a mechanism produces trustworthy behavior is judged in Evaluate.
  • The behavioral goals these mechanisms serve are defined in Behavior.