@polymorphism-tech/morph-spec 7.9.0 → 7.9.2

package/framework/standards/ai-agents/sweet-spot.md

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-# Sweet Spot — When to use what in MAF
-
-> **Scope:** stacks=["dotnet"]
-> **Layer:** 0 (always-load via persona maf-expert)
-> **Keywords:** sweet spot, when to use agent, agent vs workflow, when not to use workflow, MAF decision, simple agent
-> **Read by Claude in:** plan (decide arquitetura da feature antes de quebrar em tasks) + implement (validar que a arquitetura ainda é a mais simples possível)
-
-**Verified against:** MAF Tier List research (2026-05-18) + Microsoft Learn docs. Last-verified: 2026-05-19.
-
----
-
-## The 4-feature rule
-
-```
-95% of production AI agents need ONLY:
-
-  1. Chat (the LLM call)
-  2. Structured Output (typed records, not free text)
-  3. Tools (typed functions the agent can call)
-  4. RAG Custom (pgvector tool, not hosted RAG)
-
-If your feature needs ONLY these 4 → use a single agent. Don't reach for workflows.
-```
-
-Apply this rule before deciding multi-agent or workflow. Most of the time the answer is "single agent".
-
----
-
-## Decision tree (Claude reads this in plan phase)
-
-```
-Step 1 — Does the task even need an LLM?
-├─ "Can a deterministic function solve this?" → YES → write the function, no agent
-└─ NO → continue
-
-Step 2 — Single agent vs multi-agent?
-├─ One topic + one decision → single agent (DEFAULT)
-├─ Multiple specialized topics with clear handoff → multi-agent
-│   └─ Prefer Agent-as-Tool pattern (one agent uses another as a tool)
-│   └─ See ai-agents-multi-agent-patterns
-└─ "I'm not sure" → start with single agent, escalate if needed
-
-Step 3 — Need a Workflow?
-├─ The feature has fan-in/out (many inputs aggregated) → maybe workflow
-│   └─ Confirm: can you write it as a foreach + LINQ aggregate?
-│       └─ YES → write the foreach, NO workflow
-│       └─ NO → workflow may help
-├─ Long-running with human-in-the-loop checkpoints → maybe workflow
-│   └─ See ai-agents-workflows (Onda 2)
-└─ Otherwise → NO workflow
-
-Step 4 — Which provider?
-├─ ALWAYS direct models — never a hosted agent service
-├─ Provider choice (OpenAI / Google / Anthropic / Ollama) lives in the
-│  project's Model Registry, not hardcoded → see ai-agents-providers-model-registry
-└─ Hosted services (Foundry Agent Service, Vertex AI hosted) → NOT used
-
-Step 5 — RAG approach?
-├─ Need control over chunking/embedding/storage? → RAG custom (pgvector)
-│   └─ See ai-agents-rag-custom-pgvector (Onda 2)
-└─ Don't reach for hosted RAG — loses control
-```
-
----
-
-## Anti-patterns (what Claude should NOT do)
-
-| Anti-pattern | Why it's wrong | What to do instead |
-|--------------|----------------|---------------------|
-| Reach for Workflow when a function does the job | "Tudo que Workflows fazem, código C# normal faz com menos complexidade" — pesquisa | Write the function. Wrap in a tool if an agent needs to call it. |
-| Use a hosted agent service | Hosted is "always 6-9 months behind" on models + removes control | Direct models always (OpenAI / Google / Anthropic / Ollama) |
-| Upload PDFs to a hosted RAG | Loses control of chunking + embedding + storage | Custom RAG with pgvector. See ai-agents-rag-custom-pgvector |
-| Add Memory/Session because "agents need state" | If not building a chatbot, don't add chat state | Skip. Add when a real chat UI exists. |
-| Use Semantic Kernel for new features | SK is superseded by MAF | Use Microsoft.Agents.AI. See ai-agents-setup |
-| Return free text and parse it downstream | LLM output is non-deterministic | Structured Output. See ai-agents-structured-output (Onda 2) |
-
----
-
-## When the 4-feature rule does NOT apply
-
-You may need to step outside the sweet spot when:
-- The feature genuinely fans-out (e.g., monthly report aggregating N items) → workflow with fan-in
-- The feature needs vision/audio/image-gen → modality-specific standards (see ai-agents-modalities-* — Onda 3)
-
-**Even in these cases:** the core of the agent still follows the 4-feature rule. Only the orchestration layer changes.
-
----
-
-## Checklist (verifiable by morph-eval)
-
-- [ ] Was each agent designed as single-agent BEFORE reaching for multi-agent? (Check `decisions.md`.)
-- [ ] If a Workflow is used, is fan-in/out or HITL checkpointing genuinely present? Or could `foreach + LINQ` replace it?
-- [ ] Are the 4 features (Chat, Structured Output, Tools, RAG Custom) all present where applicable?
-- [ ] Are hosted agent services avoided?
-
----
-
-## References
-
-- `ai-agents-setup` — packages and DI
-- `ai-agents-providers-model-registry` — provider-agnostic config
-- `ai-agents-structured-output` (Onda 2)
-- `ai-agents-multi-agent-patterns` (Onda 2)
-- `ai-agents-workflows` (Onda 2, reframed)
-- `ai-agents-rag-custom-pgvector` (Onda 2)
-
----
-
-*MORPH-SPEC by Polymorphism Tech — ai-agents/sweet-spot.md v1.0 (2026-05-19)*
+# Sweet Spot — When to use what in MAF
+
+> **Scope:** stacks=["dotnet"]
+> **Layer:** 0 (always-load via persona maf-expert)
+> **Keywords:** sweet spot, when to use agent, agent vs workflow, when not to use workflow, MAF decision, simple agent
+> **Read by Claude in:** plan (decide arquitetura da feature antes de quebrar em tasks) + implement (validar que a arquitetura ainda é a mais simples possível)
+
+**Verified against:** MAF Tier List research (2026-05-18) + Microsoft Learn docs. Last-verified: 2026-05-19.
+
+---
+
+## The 4-feature rule
+
+```
+95% of production AI agents need ONLY:
+
+  1. Chat (the LLM call)
+  2. Structured Output (typed records, not free text)
+  3. Tools (typed functions the agent can call)
+  4. RAG Custom (pgvector tool, not hosted RAG)
+
+If your feature needs ONLY these 4 → use a single agent. Don't reach for workflows.
+```
+
+Apply this rule before deciding multi-agent or workflow. Most of the time the answer is "single agent".
+
+---
+
+## Decision tree (Claude reads this in plan phase)
+
+```
+Step 1 — Does the task even need an LLM?
+├─ "Can a deterministic function solve this?" → YES → write the function, no agent
+└─ NO → continue
+
+Step 2 — Single agent vs multi-agent?
+├─ One topic + one decision → single agent (DEFAULT)
+├─ Multiple specialized topics with clear handoff → multi-agent
+│   └─ Prefer Agent-as-Tool pattern (one agent uses another as a tool)
+│   └─ See ai-agents-multi-agent-patterns
+└─ "I'm not sure" → start with single agent, escalate if needed
+
+Step 3 — Need a Workflow?
+├─ The feature has fan-in/out (many inputs aggregated) → maybe workflow
+│   └─ Confirm: can you write it as a foreach + LINQ aggregate?
+│       └─ YES → write the foreach, NO workflow
+│       └─ NO → workflow may help
+├─ Long-running with human-in-the-loop checkpoints → maybe workflow
+│   └─ See ai-agents-workflows (Onda 2)
+└─ Otherwise → NO workflow
+
+Step 4 — Which provider?
+├─ ALWAYS direct models — never a hosted agent service
+├─ Provider choice (OpenAI / Google / Anthropic / Ollama) lives in the
+│  project's Model Registry, not hardcoded → see ai-agents-providers-model-registry
+└─ Hosted services (Foundry Agent Service, Vertex AI hosted) → NOT used
+
+Step 5 — RAG approach?
+├─ Need control over chunking/embedding/storage? → RAG custom (pgvector)
+│   └─ See ai-agents-rag-custom-pgvector (Onda 2)
+└─ Don't reach for hosted RAG — loses control
+```
+
+---
+
+## Anti-patterns (what Claude should NOT do)
+
+| Anti-pattern | Why it's wrong | What to do instead |
+|--------------|----------------|---------------------|
+| Reach for Workflow when a function does the job | "Tudo que Workflows fazem, código C# normal faz com menos complexidade" — pesquisa | Write the function. Wrap in a tool if an agent needs to call it. |
+| Use a hosted agent service | Hosted is "always 6-9 months behind" on models + removes control | Direct models always (OpenAI / Google / Anthropic / Ollama) |
+| Upload PDFs to a hosted RAG | Loses control of chunking + embedding + storage | Custom RAG with pgvector. See ai-agents-rag-custom-pgvector |
+| Add Memory/Session because "agents need state" | If not building a chatbot, don't add chat state | Skip. Add when a real chat UI exists. |
+| Use Semantic Kernel for new features | SK is superseded by MAF | Use Microsoft.Agents.AI. See ai-agents-setup |
+| Return free text and parse it downstream | LLM output is non-deterministic | Structured Output. See ai-agents-structured-output (Onda 2) |
+
+---
+
+## When the 4-feature rule does NOT apply
+
+You may need to step outside the sweet spot when:
+- The feature genuinely fans-out (e.g., monthly report aggregating N items) → workflow with fan-in
+- The feature needs vision/audio/image-gen → modality-specific standards (see ai-agents-modalities-* — Onda 3)
+
+**Even in these cases:** the core of the agent still follows the 4-feature rule. Only the orchestration layer changes.
+
+---
+
+## Checklist (verifiable by morph-eval)
+
+- [ ] Was each agent designed as single-agent BEFORE reaching for multi-agent? (Check `decisions.md`.)
+- [ ] If a Workflow is used, is fan-in/out or HITL checkpointing genuinely present? Or could `foreach + LINQ` replace it?
+- [ ] Are the 4 features (Chat, Structured Output, Tools, RAG Custom) all present where applicable?
+- [ ] Are hosted agent services avoided?
+
+---
+
+## References
+
+- `ai-agents-setup` — packages and DI
+- `ai-agents-providers-model-registry` — provider-agnostic config
+- `ai-agents-structured-output` (Onda 2)
+- `ai-agents-multi-agent-patterns` (Onda 2)
+- `ai-agents-workflows` (Onda 2, reframed)
+- `ai-agents-rag-custom-pgvector` (Onda 2)
+
+---
+
+*MORPH-SPEC by Polymorphism Tech — ai-agents/sweet-spot.md v1.0 (2026-05-19)*