routing_layersTier 1 · 70% confidence

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When does this happen?

IF When architecting an agent that must handle cost, confidence, concurrency, and external service selection across multiple tasks.

How others solved it

THEN Implement three separate routing layers: (1) Model routing – use cost-efficient models for routine work, escalate to stronger models only for complex/risky tasks with cost logging; (2) Parallel routing – decide whether a larger goal stays sequential or splits into governed branches, each with its own budget and model/service route; (3) Marketplace routing – always use execute(task, input, constraints) for external calls to let Agent OS select providers, apply budget/trust constraints, and return receipts.

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