Agentic Infra Skill

Quick Start

Design use case: "Help me design a customer support agent" → Consult taxonomy.yaml to identify relevant concerns → load the relevant patterns/*.md cards → use templates/adr.md

Review use case: "Review this agentic architecture ADR" → Run scripts/lint_agentic_arch.py <adr.md> → cross-reference findings against checklists/review.md → produce templates/review-report.md

Taxonomy

See taxonomy.yaml for the full concern → patterns mapping across 11 concern areas: reliability, safety, memory, tool-use, orchestration, observability, eval, cost, ux-collaboration, feedback, context-management

Pattern Library — Level 1: PDF-Grounded (21 patterns)

All 21 patterns have full pattern cards in patterns/. Each card specifies:

• Intent, context, forces/tradeoffs
• Solution with code evidence
• Failure modes and instrumentation
• Related patterns and PDF page citations (p. N)

#	Pattern	File
1	Prompt Chaining	patterns/01-prompt-chaining.md
2	Routing	patterns/02-routing.md
3	Parallelization	patterns/03-parallelization.md
4	Reflection	patterns/04-reflection.md
5	Tool Use / Function Calling	patterns/05-tool-use.md
6	Planning	patterns/06-planning.md
7	Multi-Agent Collaboration	patterns/07-multi-agent-collaboration.md
8	Memory Management	patterns/08-memory-management.md
9	Learning & Adaptation	patterns/09-learning-adaptation.md
10	Model Context Protocol (MCP)	patterns/10-mcp.md
11	Goal Setting & Monitoring	patterns/11-goal-setting-monitoring.md
12	Exception Handling & Recovery	patterns/12-exception-handling-recovery.md
13	Human-in-the-Loop (HITL)	patterns/13-hitl.md
14	RAG	patterns/14-rag.md
15	A2A Inter-Agent Communication	patterns/15-a2a-communication.md
16	Resource-Aware Optimization	patterns/16-resource-aware-optimization.md
17	Reasoning Techniques	patterns/17-reasoning-techniques.md
18	Guardrails / Safety	patterns/18-guardrails-safety.md
19	Evaluation & Monitoring	patterns/19-evaluation-monitoring.md
20	Prioritization	patterns/20-prioritization.md
21	Exploration & Discovery	patterns/21-exploration-discovery.md

Pattern Library — Level 2: Community Pattern Cards (10 patterns)

Individual deep-dive cards for the most unique community patterns not covered by Level 1. Each card follows the same structure as Level 1 cards; citations use Source: awesome-agentic-patterns.

#	Pattern	Category	File
22	Context Window Auto-Compaction	Context & Memory	patterns/22-context-compaction.md
23	Plan-Then-Execute (Security Variant)	Orchestration & Control	patterns/23-plan-then-execute-secure.md
24	Sub-Agent Spawning	Orchestration & Control	patterns/24-sub-agent-spawning.md
25	Dual LLM Pattern	Orchestration & Control	patterns/25-dual-llm.md
26	Spectrum of Control / Blended Initiative	UX & Collaboration	patterns/26-spectrum-of-control.md
27	Agentic Search Over Tools	Tool Use & Environment	patterns/27-agentic-search.md
28	RLAIF (RL from AI Feedback)	Learning & Adaptation	patterns/28-rlaif.md
29	Sandboxed Tool Authorization	Security & Safety	patterns/29-sandboxed-authorization.md
30	LLM Observability	Reliability & Eval	patterns/30-llm-observability.md
31	Reflection Loop / Self-Critique	Feedback Loops	patterns/31-reflection-feedback-loop.md

Community Category Summaries (139 patterns across 8 categories)

Comprehensive summaries of the full awesome-agentic-patterns community library, organized by category. Each summary file covers all patterns in its category with problem/solution descriptions.

Category	Patterns	File
Context & Memory	17	patterns/community/context-memory.md
Feedback Loops	13	patterns/community/feedback-loops.md
Learning & Adaptation	7	patterns/community/learning-adaptation.md
Orchestration & Control	~40	patterns/community/orchestration-control.md
Reliability & Eval	16	patterns/community/reliability-eval.md
Security & Safety	5	patterns/community/security-safety.md
Tool Use & Environment	24	patterns/community/tool-use-environment.md
UX & Collaboration	15	patterns/community/ux-collaboration.md

Pattern Selection

When choosing patterns, load references/pattern-selection-guide.md for:

• Symptom → pattern lookup (e.g., "agent loops forever" → Pattern 11 + 31)
• Use-case bundles (customer support, coding agent, research, long-horizon, etc.)
• Quick-reference table of all 31 patterns with when-to-use and key constraints

Review Workflow

1. Run lint script: python3 scripts/lint_agentic_arch.py <path/to/adr.md>
2. Inspect JSON findings (each finding includes: severity, rule, pattern_ref, evidence_page)
3. Walk checklists/review.md for any gaps not caught by lint — now covers 76 items across 10 areas including context management, sandboxed execution, and UX/autonomy
4. Fill in templates/review-report.md with findings

Design Workflow

1. Identify system concerns from taxonomy.yaml
2. Load references/pattern-selection-guide.md to select patterns by symptom or use case
3. Load the specific pattern cards for those concerns
4. Choose patterns considering forces/tradeoffs in each card
5. Record decisions in templates/adr.md
6. Self-check against checklists/review.md before finalizing

Examples

• Design (PDF patterns): examples/design-example.md — customer support agent using patterns 1–21
• Design (community patterns): examples/community-design-example.md — autonomous coding agent using patterns 22–31
• Review: examples/review-example.md — research pipeline with architectural gaps identified and remediated

Evidence Policy

PDF-grounded patterns (1–21): Every rule cites a PDF page. Format: (p. N). Never state a rule without citation.

Community patterns (22–31 and community/ summaries): Citations use Source: awesome-agentic-patterns with the category name. These patterns are grounded in community case studies, blog posts, and engineering references rather than the PDF.