Apply decompose before autonomy: collect, check, recommend, approve, update.
Work moment Ava wants an agent to handle vendor onboarding across 19 handoffs and three Slack channels. Decompose before autonomy: collect, check, recommend, approve, update. Framework Anthropic workflow patterns for effective agents Decompose before autonomy: collect, check, recommend, approve, update. This matters because agents can plan, call tools, use memory, and influence decisions; the work product is no longer just text. The mechanism is to separate preparation from consequence. Let the agent gather context, draft, classify, or recommend where those actions are reversible and inspectable. Put evidence, ownership, and approval at the point where the output changes a customer, employee,…
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