Choose the Right AI System Before You Build
A decision framework for choosing among a conversation, a reusable Skill, a workflow, an agent, or a small interface.
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Start with the shape of the work
Frequency, risk, inputs, judgment, and proof tell you more than a product category. A recurring bounded task may need a Skill; a changing multi-step process may need a workflow; a one-off decision may need neither.
Choose the smallest system that can succeed
Every added component creates another place for context to drift or authority to become unclear. Begin with the least machinery that can produce an inspectable result.
Let complexity earn its place
Move from a conversation to a Skill, workflow, agent, or interface only after repetition and evidence show why the next layer is useful.