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Framework Organized Resilient Governed Engineering

The F.O.R.G.E framework: a structured catalog of methods for building, governing, and scaling agentic AI systems, from a single agent to a full multi-agent operation.

8 Tactics
73 Methods
v1.2 Version
FT01 Foundation 8 methods
FG-0101 Two-Layer Integration 3
FG-0101.001 Domain Expertise Mapping FG-0101.002 AI Capability Inventory FG-0101.003 Integration Boundary Review
FG-0102 Agent Protection Policy
FG-0103 People Over Process
FG-0104 Adversarial Design Thinking
FG-0105 Domain Transfer Mapping 3
FG-0105.001 Transfer Identification FG-0105.002 Gap Analysis FG-0105.003 Vocabulary Bridge
FG-0106 Self-Contained Learning 3
FG-0106.001 Minimum Viable Vocabulary FG-0106.002 Learn-by-Doing Loops FG-0106.003 Failure Pattern Recognition
FG-0107 Challenge-Driven Design
FG-0108 Vocabulary-First Onboarding 3
FG-0108.001 Domain Vocabulary Bootstrap FG-0108.002 Concept-Level Sufficiency FG-0108.003 Vocabulary Gap Detection
FT02 Governance 13 methods
FG-0201 Authority Architecture
FG-0202 Operational Directives
FG-0203 Trust Tiers 4
FG-0203.001 Tier Definition Framework FG-0203.002 Trust Advancement Criteria FG-0203.003 Trust Demotion Protocol FG-0203.004 Technical Access Controls
FG-0204 Compartmented Operations
FG-0205 Violation Response Matrix
FG-0206 Contributor Agreements
FG-0207 Succession Protocol
FG-0208 Security Operations 4
FG-0208.001 Perimeter Audit Protocol FG-0208.002 Deployment Inventory FG-0208.003 Runbook Creation FG-0208.004 Fix Verification
FG-0209 Ethical Data Boundaries
FG-0210 Standing Orders
FG-0211 Resource Governance
FG-0212 Reversibility Guarantee 3
FG-0212.001 Round-Trip Verification FG-0212.002 One-Way Door Identification FG-0212.003 Blast Radius Assessment
FG-0213 Approval Gate Architecture 3
FG-0213.001 Action Display Protocol FG-0213.002 Trust Graduation Ladder FG-0213.003 Safety Check Layer
FT03 Team Design 5 methods
FG-0301 Agent Specialization 3
FG-0301.001 Role Definition Documents FG-0301.002 Domain Boundary Enforcement FG-0301.003 Specialization Depth Tracking
FG-0302 Voice Differentiation 3
FG-0302.001 Voice Profile Specification FG-0302.002 Voice Consistency Auditing FG-0302.003 Theatrics Calibration
FG-0303 Calibrated Expressiveness
FG-0304 Team Synergy Mechanics
FG-0305 Multi-Contributor Workflow
FT04 Invocation 8 methods
FG-0401 Context Recovery Protocol 4
FG-0401.001 Governance-First Loading FG-0401.002 Progressive Context Depth FG-0401.003 Recovery Time Measurement FG-0401.004 Context Staleness Detection
FG-0402 Parallel Agent Dispatch
FG-0403 Session Rituals
FG-0404 Mission Briefing Format
FG-0405 Custom Command System
FG-0406 Invocation Authority
FG-0407 Multi-Session Orchestration 3
FG-0407.001 Session Designation Protocol FG-0407.002 Artifact Isolation FG-0407.003 Decision Routing
FG-0408 Dual-Lane Session Architecture 3
FG-0408.001 Domain Boundary Definition FG-0408.002 Shared State Protocol FG-0408.003 Lane Identity Assignment
FT05 Execution 16 methods
FG-0501 Design Meetings 3
FG-0501.001 Problem Statement Protocol FG-0501.002 Decision Documentation Format FG-0501.003 Approval Gate Enforcement
FG-0502 Commit Attribution
FG-0503 Asset Review Pipeline
FG-0504 Visual Wireframing
FG-0505 Publication Review Chain
FG-0506 Progressive Curriculum Design 3
FG-0506.001 Chapter Scaffolding FG-0506.002 Prerequisite Chain Validation FG-0506.003 Difficulty Curve Analysis
FG-0507 Interaction Pattern Library
FG-0508 Designed Data Guarantee
FG-0509 Asynchronous Communication
FG-0510 Workspace Organization Standard
FG-0511 Instruction Design
FG-0512 Error Recovery Protocol 3
FG-0512.001 Escalation Timeout FG-0512.002 Manual Fallback FG-0512.003 Root Cause vs Workaround
FG-0513 Anti-Spin Protocol 3
FG-0513.001 One-and-Check FG-0513.002 Pitch Before Execute FG-0513.003 Spin Detection
FG-0514 Scope Lock 3
FG-0514.001 Backlog Capture FG-0514.002 Agent Enforcement FG-0514.003 Creative Review Sessions
FG-0515 Gradient Execution 3
FG-0515.001 Domain Gradient Mapping FG-0515.002 Step Gate Discipline FG-0515.003 Gradient Refinement
FG-0516 Multi-Paradigm Learning Strategy 3
FG-0516.001 SFT Pair Extraction FG-0516.002 RL Tuple Instrumentation FG-0516.003 Unsupervised Pattern Mining
FT06 Quality 7 methods
FG-0601 Testing Pyramid 4
FG-0601.001 Atomic Validation Layer FG-0601.002 Integration Coherence Testing FG-0601.003 System Experience Validation FG-0601.004 Human Acceptance Review
FG-0602 Code Quality Standards
FG-0603 Contributor Review Period
FG-0604 Cross-Platform Validation
FG-0605 Audit Trail System
FG-0606 Output Verification
FG-0607 Structured Model Evaluation 3
FG-0607.001 Evaluation Prompt Set Design FG-0607.002 Automated Scoring Pipeline FG-0607.003 Tournament Progression
FT07 Knowledge 8 methods
FG-0701 Structured History System 3
FG-0701.001 YAML Frontmatter Protocol FG-0701.002 Lifecycle State Management FG-0701.003 Cross-Reference Validation
FG-0702 Session Handoff Protocol
FG-0703 Institutional Memory Repository
FG-0704 Decision Records
FG-0705 Journey Preservation 3
FG-0705.001 Real-Time Capture Triggers FG-0705.002 Multi-Layer Persistence FG-0705.003 Content Potential Tagging
FG-0706 Redundant Backup Strategy
FG-0707 Context Window Management 3
FG-0707.001 Shallow-First Loading FG-0707.002 Traceable Paths FG-0707.003 Context Budget
FG-0708 Certification-Driven Knowledge Extraction 3
FG-0708.001 Lab-Validated Pair Extraction FG-0708.002 Module-Level Domain Structuring FG-0708.003 Cross-Program Corpus Integration
FT08 Evolution 8 methods
FG-0801 Operational Flywheel 3
FG-0801.001 Capture-During-Execution FG-0801.002 Format-First Pipeline FG-0801.003 Flywheel Metrics
FG-0802 Comparison-Driven Improvement 3
FG-0802.001 Blind Writeup First FG-0802.002 Systematic Delta Extraction FG-0802.003 Revolution Tracking
FG-0803 Eval-Gated Promotion 3
FG-0803.001 Fixed Promotion Bar FG-0803.002 Incumbent Versus Challenger FG-0803.003 Promotion Decision Record
FG-0804 Regression Guardrails 3
FG-0804.001 Frozen Held-Out Set FG-0804.002 Fixed-Then-Protected Cases FG-0804.003 Blocking Semantics
FG-0805 Feedback Capture Loop 3
FG-0805.001 Judgment-Point Instrumentation FG-0805.002 Typed Signal FG-0805.003 Closed-Loop Routing
FG-0806 Corpus Curation 3
FG-0806.001 Intake Quality Gate FG-0806.002 Deduplication And Conflict Resolution FG-0806.003 Corpus Versioning
FG-0807 Capability Versioning 3
FG-0807.001 Reproducible Builds FG-0807.002 Version Everything That Drives Behavior FG-0807.003 Rollback Readiness
FG-0808 Methodology Evolution 3
FG-0808.001 Evidence-Gated Additions FG-0808.002 Versioned Changelog FG-0808.003 Deprecation On Supersession