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These examples come directly from the VMCSoft Digital owner-reviewed fixture corpus and are calculated at build time with methodology task-fit-1.0.2.

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Brainstorm a workshop agenda

A bounded, low-consequence drafting task.

Assumptions entered

Task and outcome
Marketing · Generate
Frequency and volume
One Off · Low
Data and consequence
Public data · Minor error consequence
Verification
Easy
Requested autonomy
Draft only
External action
None

Calculated decision

Recommended pattern
Use a direct prompt
AI fit
Strong AI fit
Inherent task risk
Low
Maximum autonomy
Draft only

A bounded prompt is sufficient; verify the result before using it.

Rules triggered

  • A direct prompt is sufficient — Warning
  • Supplied context is sufficient — Warning
  • Verify the output before use — Warning

Required controls

No additional task-specific controls.

Minimum pilot

  1. Limit the pilot scope
  2. Use representative and boundary cases
  3. Record results and failures
Why other patterns were rejected
  • Use a human-only process: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use conventional software: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a prompt with supplied context: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a retrieval-grounded workflow: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a bounded tool workflow: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a bounded agent: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred

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Summarize approved meeting notes

A supplied-context transformation task.

Assumptions entered

Task and outcome
Marketing · Summarize
Frequency and volume
One Off · Low
Data and consequence
Internal data · Minor error consequence
Verification
Easy
Requested autonomy
Draft only
External action
None

Calculated decision

Recommended pattern
Use a prompt with supplied context
AI fit
Strong AI fit
Inherent task risk
Low
Maximum autonomy
Draft only

Provide the approved task context and compare material output against it.

Rules triggered

  • Supplied context is sufficient — Warning
  • Verify the output before use — Warning

Required controls

No additional task-specific controls.

Minimum pilot

  1. Limit the pilot scope
  2. Use representative and boundary cases
  3. Record results and failures
Why other patterns were rejected
  • Use a human-only process: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use conventional software: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a direct prompt: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a retrieval-grounded workflow: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a bounded tool workflow: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a bounded agent: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred

Proceed with controls

Research current market claims

A current, source-traceable research task.

Assumptions entered

Task and outcome
Marketing · Research
Frequency and volume
One Off · Low
Data and consequence
Public data · Material error consequence
Verification
Moderate
Requested autonomy
Recommend to a person
External action
None

Calculated decision

Recommended pattern
Use a retrieval-grounded workflow
AI fit
Assisted AI fit
Inherent task risk
Medium
Maximum autonomy
Recommend to a person

Retrieve current or traceable sources and keep citations with material claims.

Rules triggered

  • Current claims require source citations — Required Control
  • Material claims require traceability — Required Control
  • Current information requires retrieval — Exclusion

Required controls

  • Preserve source citations

Minimum pilot

  1. Limit the pilot scope
  2. Use representative and boundary cases
  3. Record results and failures
Why other patterns were rejected
  • Use a human-only process: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use conventional software: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a direct prompt: Current information requires retrieval
  • Use a prompt with supplied context: Current information requires retrieval
  • Use a bounded tool workflow: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a bounded agent: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred

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Classify items with stable rules

A recurring task suited to deterministic software.

Assumptions entered

Task and outcome
Marketing · Classify
Frequency and volume
Recurring · High
Data and consequence
Internal data · Material error consequence
Verification
Easy
Requested autonomy
Recommend to a person
External action
None

Calculated decision

Recommended pattern
Use conventional software
AI fit
Limited AI fit
Inherent task risk
Medium
Maximum autonomy
Recommend to a person

Stable deterministic rules are the clearest and least complex fit.

Rules triggered

  • Supplied context is sufficient — Warning
  • Verify the output before use — Warning
  • Stable deterministic rules are sufficient — Exclusion

Required controls

No additional task-specific controls.

Minimum pilot

  1. Limit the pilot scope
  2. Use representative and boundary cases
  3. Record results and failures
Why other patterns were rejected
  • Use a human-only process: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a direct prompt: Stable deterministic rules are sufficient
  • Use a prompt with supplied context: Stable deterministic rules are sufficient
  • Use a retrieval-grounded workflow: Stable deterministic rules are sufficient
  • Use a bounded tool workflow: Stable deterministic rules are sufficient
  • Use a bounded agent: Stable deterministic rules are sufficient

Proceed with controls

Update selected CRM fields

A reversible action under explicit controls.

Assumptions entered

Task and outcome
Marketing · Act
Frequency and volume
Recurring · Medium
Data and consequence
Internal data · Material error consequence
Verification
Easy
Requested autonomy
Bounded reversible action
External action
Reversible

Calculated decision

Recommended pattern
Use a bounded tool workflow
AI fit
Assisted AI fit
Inherent task risk
High
Maximum autonomy
Bounded reversible action

Use narrow tools under explicit permissions, preview, review, monitoring, and rollback.

Rules triggered

  • Action controls are required — Required Control
  • Qualified workflow review is required — Required Control
  • Supplied context is sufficient — Warning
  • Verify the output before use — Warning

Required controls

  • Require human approval
  • Preview before writing
  • Require qualified workflow review
  • Provide tested rollback
  • Enforce a minimum permission boundary
  • Monitor progress and failures
  • Define a stop condition
  • Define an escalation route

Minimum pilot

  1. Limit the pilot scope
  2. Use representative and boundary cases
  3. Record results and failures
Why other patterns were rejected
  • Use a human-only process: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use conventional software: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a direct prompt: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a prompt with supplied context: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a retrieval-grounded workflow: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a bounded agent: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred

Proceed with controls

Reconcile records in a bounded queue

A monitored multi-step action workflow.

Assumptions entered

Task and outcome
Operations · Act
Frequency and volume
Recurring · High
Data and consequence
Internal data · High error consequence
Verification
Qualified Review
Requested autonomy
Bounded reversible action
External action
Reversible

Calculated decision

Recommended pattern
Use a bounded agent
AI fit
Limited AI fit
Inherent task risk
High
Maximum autonomy
Bounded reversible action

Use a monitored multi-step workflow only within explicit permissions. Preview every proposed write and require human approval before execution.

Rules triggered

  • Action controls are required — Required Control
  • Qualified workflow review is required — Required Control
  • Supplied context is sufficient — Warning

Required controls

  • Require human approval
  • Preview before writing
  • Require qualified workflow review
  • Provide tested rollback
  • Enforce a minimum permission boundary
  • Monitor progress and failures
  • Define a stop condition
  • Define an escalation route

Minimum pilot

  1. Limit the pilot scope
  2. Use representative and boundary cases
  3. Record results and failures
Why other patterns were rejected
  • Use a human-only process: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use conventional software: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a direct prompt: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a prompt with supplied context: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a retrieval-grounded workflow: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred
  • Use a bounded tool workflow: A simpler or safer pattern is preferred

Do not use AI

Screen job applicants

A high-impact decision where AI influence is excluded.

Assumptions entered

Task and outcome
Other · Decide
Frequency and volume
One Off · Low
Data and consequence
Restricted data · Critical error consequence
Verification
Qualified Review
Requested autonomy
Decide with required approval
External action
None

Calculated decision

Recommended pattern
Use a human-only process
AI fit
Avoid AI
Inherent task risk
Critical
Maximum autonomy
No AI influence

Keep AI-generated output out of the task and decision path.

Rules triggered

  • AI influence in employment screening is excluded — Exclusion

Required controls

No additional task-specific controls.

Next safe step

  1. Do not pilot AI on the current task
  2. Keep the current task in the approved human process
  3. Assess any genuinely different task separately
Why other patterns were rejected
  • Use conventional software: AI influence in employment screening is excluded
  • Use a direct prompt: AI influence in employment screening is excluded
  • Use a prompt with supplied context: AI influence in employment screening is excluded
  • Use a retrieval-grounded workflow: AI influence in employment screening is excluded
  • Use a bounded tool workflow: AI influence in employment screening is excluded
  • Use a bounded agent: AI influence in employment screening is excluded

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