Brain Systems Integration Guide
This document explains how the ATOM platform's 6 core brain systems work together to enable intelligent agent behavior.
Table of Contents
- Overview
- System Architecture
- Individual Brain Systems
- Data Flow & Integration
- Usage Patterns
- Execution Flow
- Governance & Safety
- Best Practices
---
Overview
The ATOM platform has 6 core brain systems that work together to enable intelligent, adaptive, and safe agent behavior:
| System | Purpose | Location |
|---|---|---|
| **Cognitive Architecture** | Human-like reasoning, decision making | src/lib/ai/cognitive-architecture.ts |
| **Learning Engine** | Learn from experience, adapt behavior | src/lib/ai/learning-adaptation-engine.ts |
| **World Model** | Long-term memory, recall experiences | src/lib/ai/world-model.ts |
| **Reasoning Engine** | Proactive intelligence, interventions | src/lib/ai/reasoning-engine.ts |
| **Cross-System Reasoning** | Correlate data across integrations | src/lib/ai/cross-system-reasoning.ts |
| **Agent Governance** | Permission checking, maturity levels | src/lib/ai/agent-governance.ts |
Key Principles
- **Layered Intelligence**: Each system has a specific role and operates at different abstraction levels
- **Memory Sharing**: All systems can access the World Model for long-term memory storage
- **Governance First**: Every action must pass through governance checks
- **Adaptive Learning**: The Learning Engine continuously improves agent behavior
- **Context Awareness**: Cross-System Reasoning provides context from external data sources
---
System Architecture
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Agent Execution Flow │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────┐
│ Task │
│ Request │
└──────┬───────┘
│
▼
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 1. CONTEXT RESOLUTION │
│ - Resolve agent configuration │
│ - Load tenant context │
│ - Initialize brain systems │
└────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 2. GOVERNANCE CHECK (Pre-Execution) │
│ AgentGovernanceService.canPerformAction() │
│ - Check maturity level │
│ - Verify permissions │
│ - Validate rate limits │
└────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
│ Allowed
▼
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 3. MEMORY RECALL │
│ WorldModelService.recallExperiences() │
│ - Find similar past experiences │
│ - Load relevant learnings │
│ - Retrieve context patterns │
└────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 4. COGNITIVE PROCESSING │
│ CognitiveArchitecture.reason() │
│ - Allocate attention resources │
│ - Analyze task requirements │
│ - Generate reasoning approach │
│ - Select decision strategy │
└────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 5. SKILL EXECUTION │
│ SkillExecutor.execute() │
│ - Execute agent skill/tool │
│ - Monitor progress │
│ - Handle errors │
└────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 6. CROSS-SYSTEM CORRELATION (If Needed) │
│ CrossSystemReasoning.query() │
│ - Correlate data across integrations │
│ - Enrich with external context │
│ - Identify related entities │
└────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 7. RESULT EVALUATION │
│ CognitiveArchitecture.evaluateReasoning() │
│ - Assess outcome quality │
│ - Calculate success metrics │
│ - Generate insights │
└────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 8. EXPERIENCE RECORDING │
│ WorldModelService.recordExperience() │
│ LearningEngine.recordExperience() │
│ - Store outcome in memory │
│ - Extract learnings │
│ - Generate reflections │
│ - Identify patterns │
└────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 9. ADAPTATION (Optional) │
│ LearningEngine.generateAdaptations() │
│ - Suggest behavioral changes │
│ - Apply validated adaptations │
│ - Update cognitive profile │
└────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────┐
│ Result │
└─────────┘---
Individual Brain Systems
1. Cognitive Architecture
**Purpose**: Central brain system that orchestrates reasoning, decision-making, and cognitive processing.
**Key Capabilities**:
- Logical reasoning and deduction
- Problem decomposition and analysis
- Decision making under uncertainty
- Attention allocation and cognitive load management
- Language comprehension and generation
- Metacognitive monitoring
**When to Use**:
- Complex problem-solving tasks
- Multi-step reasoning requirements
- Decision-making with trade-offs
- Natural language understanding/generation
**Code Example**:
import { CognitiveArchitecture } from '@/lib/ai/cognitive-architecture'
const cognitive = new CognitiveArchitecture(db, llmRouter)
await cognitive.initializeAgent(tenantId, agentId)
// Perform reasoning on a complex problem
const result = await cognitive.reason(
tenantId,
agentId,
{
type: 'decision',
description: 'Should we escalate this customer issue?',
context: {
customer_tier: 'enterprise',
issue_severity: 'high',
time_open: 48 // hours
}
},
{
available_actions: ['resolve', 'escalate', 'defer'],
constraints: {
max_response_time: 4000 // 4 hours SLA
}
}
)
console.log(result.recommendation) // "escalate"
console.log(result.confidence) // 0.85
console.log(result.reasoning) // Array of reasoning steps**Key Methods**:
reason(tenantId, agentId, task, context)- Main reasoning entry pointinitializeAgent(tenantId, agentId)- Set up agent cognitive profileevaluateReasoning(result, problem)- Assess reasoning qualityallocateAttention(task, strategy)- Manage cognitive resources
---
2. Learning & Adaptation Engine
**Purpose**: Enables agents to learn from experience and continuously improve their behavior.
**Key Capabilities**:
- Experience recording and storage
- Pattern recognition across experiences
- Adaptation strategy generation
- Reinforcement learning from feedback
- Meta-learning across agents
**When to Use**:
- After task completion (record outcomes)
- When performance plateaus (generate adaptations)
- For periodic learning reviews (identify patterns)
- To understand agent behavior (extract insights)
**Code Example**:
import { LearningAdaptationEngine } from '@/lib/ai/learning-adaptation-engine'
const learning = new LearningAdaptationEngine(db, llmRouter)
// Record a task outcome
await learning.recordExperience(tenantId, {
id: 'exp_123',
type: 'success',
context: {
tenantId,
agentId,
environment: 'production',
conditions: { task_type: 'customer_support' }
},
inputs: {
customer_query: 'Password reset not working',
strategy: 'empathetic troubleshooting'
},
actions: [
{ type: 'authenticate', parameters: {}, timestamp: new Date() },
{ type: 'reset_password', parameters: {}, timestamp: new Date() }
],
outcomes: {
primary: 0.9, // 90% success
secondary: { customer_satisfaction: 0.95 },
duration: 180, // seconds
quality: 0.88,
efficiency: 0.92
},
feedback: {
immediate: 0.9,
source: 'customer_rating',
confidence: 0.95
},
reflections: [
{ insight: 'Quick authentication reduced frustration', impact: 'high', generalizability: 0.8, novelty: 0.3 }
],
patterns: [],
timestamp: new Date()
})
// Generate adaptations based on learning
const adaptations = await learning.generateAdaptations(tenantId, agentId)
for (const adaptation of adaptations) {
console.log(`Suggested: ${adaptation.description}`)
console.log(`Expected improvement: ${adaptation.expected_impact}`)
// Apply validated adaptations
if (adaptation.validation_score > 0.8) {
await learning.applyAdaptation(tenantId, adaptation)
}
}**Key Methods**:
recordExperience(tenantId, experience)- Store task outcomegenerateAdaptations(tenantId, agentId)- Suggest improvementsapplyAdaptation(tenantId, adaptation)- Apply validated changegetInsights(tenantId, agentId)- Get learning analytics
---
3. World Model
**Purpose**: Long-term memory system that stores and retrieves agent experiences.
**Key Capabilities**:
- Experience storage with vector embeddings
- Semantic similarity search
- Context-aware memory recall
- Cross-agent memory sharing (when permitted)
- Memory consolidation and forgetting
**When to Use**:
- Before executing tasks (recall similar experiences)
- After task completion (store new experience)
- For periodic reviews (identify patterns)
- When onboarding new agents (transfer learning)
**Code Example**:
import { WorldModelService } from '@/lib/ai/world-model'
const worldModel = new WorldModelService(db)
// Record a new experience
await worldModel.recordExperience(tenantId, {
agent_id: agentId,
agent_role: 'customer_support',
task_type: 'refund_request',
task_description: 'Customer requested refund for defective product',
input_summary: 'Product arrived damaged, customer upset',
outcome: 'Approved refund with 20% bonus',
outcome_score: 0.95,
learnings: [
'Approaching with empathy reduces tension',
'Adding bonus increases customer loyalty',
'Need to check inventory before promising replacement'
],
metadata: {
customer_tier: 'enterprise',
refund_amount: 250,
resolution_time: 300 // minutes
}
})
// Recall relevant experiences for a new task
const memories = await worldModel.recallExperiences(
tenantId,
'customer_support',
'Customer is angry about delivery delay',
5 // Retrieve top 5 most relevant memories
)
console.log(`Found ${memories.length} relevant past experiences`)
for (const memory of memories) {
console.log(`- ${memory.input_summary}`)
console.log(` Outcome: ${memory.outcome}`)
console.log(` Similarity: ${memory.similarity?.toFixed(2)}`)
console.log(` Learnings: ${memory.learnings.join(', ')}`)
}**Key Methods**:
recordExperience(tenantId, experience)- Store in long-term memoryrecallExperiences(tenantId, agentRole, taskDescription, limit)- Semantic searchgetMemoriesByType(tenantId, taskType)- Filter by task typeconsolidateMemories(tenantId)- Merge similar memories
---
4. Reasoning Engine
**Purpose**: Generates proactive insights and interventions based on system state.
**Key Capabilities**:
- Anomaly detection
- Opportunity identification
- Predictive insights
- Intervention prioritization
- Multi-agent coordination
**When to Use**:
- Periodic background analysis (e.g., hourly)
- When system state changes significantly
- To identify improvement opportunities
- For proactive notifications
**Code Example**:
import { ReasoningEngine } from '@/lib/ai/reasoning-engine'
const reasoning = new ReasoningEngine(db)
// Generate proactive insights
const interventions = await reasoning.generateInterventions(tenantId)
for (const intervention of interventions) {
if (intervention.type === 'URGENT') {
console.log(`🚨 ${intervention.title}`)
console.log(` ${intervention.description}`)
console.log(` Action: ${intervention.recommended_action}`)
// Handle urgent intervention
await notifyTeam(intervention)
}
else if (intervention.type === 'OPPORTUNITY') {
console.log(`💡 ${intervention.title}`)
console.log(` ${intervention.description}`)
console.log(` Expected impact: ${intervention.expected_impact}`)
// Queue for review
await queueOpportunity(intervention)
}
else if (intervention.type === 'AUTOMATION') {
console.log(`🤖 ${intervention.title}`)
console.log(` ${intervention.description}`)
// Apply automation if safe
if (intervention.confidence > 0.9) {
await applyAutomation(intervention)
}
}
}**Key Methods**:
generateInterventions(tenantId)- Get proactive insightsanalyzeSystemState(tenantId)- Full system analysisdetectAnomalies(tenantId)- Find unusual patterns
---
5. Cross-System Reasoning
**Purpose**: Correlates data across multiple external systems/integrations.
**Key Capabilities**:
- Multi-system query processing
- Cross-platform entity resolution
- Relationship mapping across systems
- Context enrichment from integrations
**When to Use**:
- Tasks requiring data from multiple systems
- Complex relationship queries
- Context-heavy analysis
- Entity resolution across platforms
**Code Example**:
import { CrossSystemReasoning } from '@/lib/ai/cross-system-reasoning'
const crossSystem = new CrossSystemReasoning(tenantId)
// Query across multiple systems
const answer = await crossSystem.query(
"What's the status of deals that mentioned 'budget' in Slack calls this week?"
)
console.log(answer.synthesis)
// "Found 3 deals in Salesforce where Slack discussions mentioned budget concerns:
// 1. Acme Corp - $50k deal stalled (budget mentioned in 3 calls)
// 2. TechStart Inc - $25k deal progressing (budget approved)
// 3. Global Industries - $100k deal at risk (budget cuts discussed)"
console.log(`Confidence: ${answer.confidence}`)
console.log(`Sources: ${answer.sources.join(', ')}`)
// Access correlated data
for (const entity of answer.correlated_entities) {
console.log(`\nEntity: ${entity.name}`)
console.log(` Type: ${entity.type}`)
console.log(` Salesforce: ${entity.system_ids.salesforce}`)
console.log(` Slack: ${entity.system_ids.slack}`)
}**Key Methods**:
query(question)- Natural language query across systemscorrelateEntities(entityId)- Find same entity across systemsgetRelatedContext(entityId)- Gather context from all systems
---
6. Agent Governance
**Purpose**: Ensures agents operate within safe, authorized boundaries.
**Key Capabilities**:
- Permission checking by maturity level
- Rate limiting enforcement
- Action audit logging
- Risk assessment
- Human-in-the-loop approval
**When to Use**:
- **ALWAYS** before executing any action
- For high-risk operations (require approval)
- To check agent capabilities
- For audit trail generation
**Code Example**:
import { AgentGovernanceService } from '@/lib/ai/agent-governance'
const governance = new AgentGovernanceService(db)
// Check if agent can perform an action
const decision = await governance.canPerformAction(
tenantId,
agentId,
'DELETE' // Action type
)
if (!decision.allowed) {
console.log(`❌ Action not allowed: ${decision.reason}`)
console.log(` Agent maturity: ${decision.agent_maturity}`)
console.log(` Required maturity: ${decision.required_maturity}`)
// Request human approval if possible
if (decision.can_request_approval) {
const approval = await requestHumanApproval({
agent_id: agentId,
action: 'DELETE',
reason: decision.reason,
risk_level: decision.risk_level
})
if (approval.granted) {
console.log('✅ Human approval received, proceeding with action')
}
}
else {
throw new Error(`Action prohibited: ${decision.reason}`)
}
}
// Log the action for audit
await governance.logAction({
tenant_id: tenantId,
agent_id: agentId,
action_type: 'DELETE',
allowed: true,
maturity_level: decision.agent_maturity,
timestamp: new Date()
})**Maturity Levels**:
| Level | Capabilities | Example Actions |
|---|---|---|
| **student** | Read-only, low-complexity | Search, retrieve data |
| **intern** | Medium-low, analyze | Analyze, suggest |
| **supervised** | Medium actions | Create, send_email |
| **autonomous** | All actions | Delete, execute, high-risk |
**Key Methods**:
canPerformAction(tenantId, agentId, actionType)- Check permissionslogAction(actionLog)- Record for auditgetAgentMaturity(tenantId, agentId)- Get current levelsetAgentMaturity(tenantId, agentId, level)- Update level
---
Data Flow & Integration
Memory Flow
Task Start
│
├─> World Model (recall similar experiences)
│ └─> Returns: Relevant memories with similarity scores
│
├─> Cognitive Architecture (use memories for reasoning)
│ └─> Uses: Past outcomes to inform decisions
│
├─> Skill Execution (perform action)
│
└─> Task Complete
│
├─> Cognitive Architecture (evaluate outcome)
│ └─> Returns: Quality assessment
│
├─> World Model (store new experience)
│ └─> Stores: Task, outcome, learnings
│
└─> Learning Engine (analyze and adapt)
├─> Extract learnings
├─> Generate reflections
├─> Identify patterns
└─> Suggest adaptationsGovernance Flow
Action Requested
│
├─> Agent Governance (check permissions)
│ ├─> Allowed? ──No──> Return/Deny
│ │ │
│ │ Yes
│ │ │
│ │ ▼
│ ├─> High Risk? ──Yes──> Request Approval
│ │ │
│ │ No
│ │ │
│ │ ▼
│ └─> Check Rate Limits
│ ├─> Exceeded? ──Yes──> Return/Throttle
│ │ │
│ │ No
│ │ │
│ │ ▼
│ └─> Log Action
│ │
│ ▼
└─> Execute ActionCross-System Integration Flow
Cross-System Query
│
├─> Parse Query
│ └─> Extract entities, intent, scope
│
├─> Route to Integrations
│ ├─> Salesforce (deals, contacts)
│ ├─> Slack (messages, channels)
│ ├─> Calendar (events)
│ ├─> Outlook (emails)
│ └─> [Other systems]
│
├─> Correlate Results
│ ├─> Resolve entities across systems
│ ├─> Build relationship graph
│ └─> Enrich with context
│
└─> Synthesize Answer
├─> Generate cohesive response
├─> Cite sources
└─> Provide confidence score---
Usage Patterns
Pattern 1: Standard Agent Execution
// 1. Resolve context
const context = await new AgentContextResolver(db).resolve(tenantId, agentId, taskId)
// 2. Recall relevant experiences
const worldModel = new WorldModelService(db)
const memories = await worldModel.recallExperiences(tenantId, agentRole, taskDescription, 5)
// 3. Check governance
const governance = new AgentGovernanceService(db)
const decision = await governance.canPerformAction(tenantId, agentId, actionType)
if (!decision.allowed) {
throw new Error(`Action not allowed: ${decision.reason}`)
}
// 4. Execute with cognitive support
const cognitive = new CognitiveArchitecture(db, llmRouter)
const reasoning = await cognitive.reason(tenantId, agentId, task, {
memories,
governance: decision
})
// 5. Execute skill
const result = await skillExecutor.execute(skillId, reasoning)
// 6. Evaluate and learn
const evaluation = await cognitive.evaluateReasoning(result, task)
await worldModel.recordExperience(tenantId, {
agent_id: agentId,
task_type: task.type,
input_summary: task.description,
outcome: result.status,
outcome_score: evaluation.score,
learnings: evaluation.insights
})
await learning.recordExperience(tenantId, experience)Pattern 2: Learning-Driven Improvement
// Periodic learning review (run hourly/daily)
const learning = new LearningAdaptationEngine(db, llmRouter)
// 1. Get insights from recent experiences
const insights = await learning.getInsights(tenantId, agentId)
console.log('Performance Trends:')
console.log(` Average Success: ${insights.avg_outcome.toFixed(2)}`)
console.log(` Total Experiences: ${insights.experience_count}`)
console.log(` Common Patterns: ${insights.pattern_count}`)
// 2. Identify patterns
const patterns = await learning.identifyPatternInsights(tenantId, agentId, {
min_frequency: 3,
min_confidence: 0.7
})
for (const pattern of patterns) {
console.log(`\nPattern: ${pattern.type}`)
console.log(` Description: ${pattern.description}`)
console.log(` Frequency: ${pattern.frequency}`)
console.log(` Impact: ${pattern.impact}`)
}
// 3. Generate adaptations
const adaptations = await learning.generateAdaptations(tenantId, agentId)
console.log(`\nGenerated ${adaptations.length} adaptations:`)
for (const adaptation of adaptations) {
if (adaptation.validation_score > 0.8) {
console.log(` ✅ Applying: ${adaptation.description}`)
await learning.applyAdaptation(tenantId, adaptation)
}
else {
console.log(` ⏸️ Queued: ${adaptation.description} (validation: ${adaptation.validation_score})`)
}
}Pattern 3: Proactive Monitoring
// Background monitoring (run every 30 minutes)
const reasoning = new ReasoningEngine(db)
// Generate interventions
const interventions = await reasoning.generateInterventions(tenantId)
for (const intervention of interventions) {
switch (intervention.type) {
case 'URGENT':
// Immediate notification
await sendAlert({
title: intervention.title,
description: intervention.description,
action: intervention.recommended_action,
priority: 'high'
})
break
case 'OPPORTUNITY':
// Queue for team review
await queueForReview({
title: intervention.title,
description: intervention.description,
expected_impact: intervention.expected_impact,
effort: intervention.estimated_effort
})
break
case 'AUTOMATION':
// Apply if high confidence
if (intervention.confidence > 0.9) {
await applyAutomation(intervention)
}
break
}
}Pattern 4: Cross-System Context Enrichment
// When handling a customer query
const crossSystem = new CrossSystemReasoning(tenantId)
// Get full customer context
const context = await crossSystem.query(
`What do we know about customer ${customerEmail}?`
)
console.log('Customer Context:')
console.log(` Name: ${context.entities.primary.name}`)
console.log(` Tier: ${context.entities.primary.tier}`)
console.log(` Recent Issues: ${context.issues.length}`)
// Check for recent interactions
const recentInteractions = await crossSystem.query(
`What interactions have we had with ${customerEmail} in the past week?`
)
for (const interaction of recentInteractions.timeline) {
console.log(` ${interaction.date}: ${interaction.type} - ${interaction.summary}`)
}
// Check deal status if applicable
const deals = await crossSystem.query(
`Are there any open deals for ${customerEmail}?`
)
if (deals.entities.deals.length > 0) {
console.log(`\nOpen Deals: ${deals.entities.deals.length}`)
for (const deal of deals.entities.deals) {
console.log(` ${deal.name}: $${deal.value} (${deal.stage})`)
}
}---
Execution Flow
Agent Task Execution Sequence
// 1. Initialization
const agent = await AgentService.getById(tenantId, agentId)
const context = await AgentContextResolver.resolve(tenantId, agentId, taskId)
// 2. Pre-execution Governance Check
const governance = new AgentGovernanceService(db)
const decision = await governance.canPerformAction(tenantId, agentId, action.type)
if (!decision.allowed) {
return { error: `Action not allowed: ${decision.reason}` }
}
// 3. Memory Recall
const worldModel = new WorldModelService(db)
const memories = await worldModel.recallExperiences(
tenantId,
agent.role,
task.description,
5
)
// 4. Cognitive Processing
const cognitive = new CognitiveArchitecture(db, llmRouter)
await cognitive.initializeAgent(tenantId, agentId)
const reasoning = await cognitive.reason(
tenantId,
agentId,
task,
{
memories: memories,
constraints: decision.constraints,
available_actions: decision.permitted_actions
}
)
// 5. Skill Execution
const skill = await SkillRegistry.get(reasoning.selected_skill)
const result = await SkillExecutor.execute(skill.id, reasoning.parameters)
// 6. Cross-System Enrichment (if needed)
if (task.requires_context) {
const crossSystem = new CrossSystemReasoning(tenantId)
const enrichment = await crossSystem.query(
`Context for ${task.description}`
)
result.enriched_context = enrichment
}
// 7. Result Evaluation
const evaluation = await cognitive.evaluateReasoning(result, task)
// 8. Experience Recording
await worldModel.recordExperience(tenantId, {
agent_id: agentId,
agent_role: agent.role,
task_type: task.type,
task_description: task.description,
input_summary: JSON.stringify(task),
outcome: result.status,
outcome_score: evaluation.score,
learnings: evaluation.insights,
metadata: {
reasoning_path: reasoning.path,
skill_used: reasoning.selected_skill
}
})
// 9. Learning Update
const learning = new LearningAdaptationEngine(db, llmRouter)
await learning.recordExperience(tenantId, {
id: generateId(),
type: result.success ? 'success' : 'failure',
context: {
tenantId,
agentId,
environment: 'production',
conditions: { task_type: task.type }
},
inputs: task,
actions: result.actions,
outcomes: {
primary: evaluation.score,
secondary: evaluation.metrics,
duration: result.duration,
quality: evaluation.quality,
efficiency: evaluation.efficiency
},
feedback: {
immediate: result.user_feedback || 0,
source: 'system',
confidence: evaluation.confidence
},
reflections: [],
patterns: [],
timestamp: new Date()
})
// 10. Adaptation Check (async)
if (Math.random() < 0.1) { // 10% chance to trigger adaptation
const adaptations = await learning.generateAdaptations(tenantId, agentId)
for (const adaptation of adaptations) {
if (adaptation.validation_score > 0.9) {
await learning.applyAdaptation(tenantId, adaptation)
}
}
}
return result---
Governance & Safety
Governance Checkpoints
- **Pre-Execution** (AgentGovernanceService)
- ✅ Maturity level check
- ✅ Permission validation
- ✅ Rate limit verification
- ✅ Risk assessment
- **During Execution** (SkillExecutor)
- ✅ Resource monitoring
- ✅ Timeout enforcement
- ✅ Error detection
- ✅ Rollback capability
- **Post-Execution** (AgentGovernanceService)
- ✅ Action logging
- ✅ Audit trail
- ✅ Anomaly detection
- ✅ Feedback collection
Safety Mechanisms
// 1. Rate Limiting
const abuseProtection = new AbuseProtectionService(db, tenantService, redis)
const withinLimit = await abuseProtection.checkRateLimit(tenantId)
if (!withinLimit) {
throw new RateLimitError('Agent execution limit exceeded')
}
// 2. Resource Constraints
const maxExecutionTime = 300000 // 5 minutes
const maxMemoryUsage = 512 // MB
const maxTokens = 10000
// 3. Approval Workflow
if (riskLevel === 'HIGH') {
const approval = await requestHumanApproval({
agent_id: agentId,
action: actionType,
parameters: sanitized,
reason: `High risk action: ${actionType}`,
timeout: 60000 // 1 minute
})
if (!approval.granted) {
throw new ForbiddenError('Action not approved')
}
}
// 4. Audit Logging
await governance.logAction({
tenant_id: tenantId,
agent_id: agentId,
action_type: actionType,
allowed: true,
maturity_level: agent.maturity_level,
risk_level: riskLevel,
timestamp: new Date(),
parameters_hash: hash(sanitized),
result_status: result.status,
duration_ms: result.duration
})---
Best Practices
DO ✅
- **Always check governance before actions**
- **Record experiences for learning**
- **Use cognitive architecture for complex reasoning**
- **Leverage cross-system reasoning for context**
- **Monitor for proactive interventions**
- **Periodically review learning insights**
DON'T ❌
- **Don't skip governance checks**
- Every action must be validated
- No exceptions for "trusted" agents
- **Don't ignore rate limits**
- Always check before expensive operations
- Implement backoff for retries
- **Don't assume cross-system data is available**
- Check integration status first
- Handle missing data gracefully
- **Don't disable memory recording**
- All experiences are valuable
- Even "failures" provide learnings
- **Don't use cognitive architecture for simple tasks**
- Overhead not worth it for basic operations
- Use direct skill execution instead
- **Don't apply adaptations without validation**
- Check validation_score before applying
- Monitor for unintended side effects
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Performance Considerations
Caching Strategy
// Cache governance decisions (short TTL)
const governanceCache = new NodeCache({ stdTTL: 60 }) // 1 minute
const cacheKey = `${tenantId}:${agentId}:${actionType}`
let decision = governanceCache.get(cacheKey)
if (!decision) {
decision = await governance.canPerformAction(tenantId, agentId, actionType)
governanceCache.set(cacheKey, decision)
}
// Cache recalled experiences (medium TTL)
const memoryCache = new NodeCache({ stdTTL: 300 }) // 5 minutes
const memoriesKey = `${tenantId}:${agentRole}:${hash(taskDescription)}`
let memories = memoryCache.get(memoriesKey)
if (!memories) {
memories = await worldModel.recallExperiences(tenantId, agentRole, taskDescription, 5)
memoryCache.set(memoriesKey, memories)
}Async Operations
// Fire-and-forget for non-critical operations
// Don't await these
// 1. Experience recording
worldModel.recordExperience(tenantId, experience)
.catch(err => logger.error('Memory recording failed', err))
// 2. Learning updates
learning.recordExperience(tenantId, learningExperience)
.catch(err => logger.error('Learning update failed', err))
// 3. Adaptation checks
learning.generateAdaptations(tenantId, agentId)
.then(adaptations => {
for (const a of adaptations) {
if (a.validation_score > 0.9) {
learning.applyAdaptation(tenantId, a)
.catch(err => logger.error('Adaptation failed', err))
}
}
})
.catch(err => logger.error('Adaptation generation failed', err))---
Related Documents
- DEVELOPMENT_STANDARDS.md - Coding patterns and conventions
- MULTI_TENANCY.md - Tenant architecture and isolation
- API_STANDARDS.md - API design patterns
- CLAUDE.md - Platform overview
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Last updated: 2025-02-03