Agent Specification

Before You Specify: Discovery

Before writing a formal specification, work through the discovery questions to understand:

• What the agent needs to achieve and who uses it
• Memory requirements (what to remember between steps/sessions)
• Reliability boundaries (what cannot fail, who approves actions)
• Economics (task volume, cost tolerance, model routing)
• Tool requirements (actions, audit trail)
• Testing strategy (success metrics, observability)

See references/discovery-questions.md for the complete discovery framework.

Why Specification Matters