ADPSAgent Design Patterns Society

ADPS Chronicle

Chronicle

Source dates record when a workshop, case, or study entered ADPS. First-public dates record the first appearance of each page. Prior work for established methods remains in the references on each page.

Patterns and module guides

First publicPageRecorded source
A1 · Tool DispatchADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
A2 · Plan-and-ExecuteADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
A3 · Prompt ChainingADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
C1 · Hierarchical DelegationADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
C2 · Fan-out / GatherADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
C3 · Adversarial ReviewADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
C4 · Handoff ChainADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
C5 · Sub-Agent IsolationADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
C6 · ChoreographyADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
F1 · Generator-CriticADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
F2 · Skill PackageADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
F3 · Experience ReplayADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
F4 · Self-Heal LoopADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
G1 · Approval GateADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
G2 · Blast-Radius ControlADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
G3 · Progressive CommitmentADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
M1 · Hierarchical RetentionADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
M2 · RAG Pipeline · Retrieval-Augmented GenerationADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
M3 · Progress TrackingADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
M4 · Failure JournalsADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
M5 · Procedural MemoryADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
P1 · Context TriageADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
P2 · Semantic CompactionADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
P3 · Progressive DiscoveryADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
P4 · Multi-Modal FusionADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
R1 · Chain-of-ThoughtADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
R2 · Complexity-Based RoutingADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
R3 · Parallel ExplorationADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
R4 · Iterative Hypothesis TestingADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
R5 · Talker-Reasoner · Dual-Process ArchitectureADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
A4 · Guardrail SandwichADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
A5 · Minimal Tool SetADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
G5 · Hooks PipelineADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
Memory Module · Turning Past Work into a Governed Runtime AssetFirst Memory Module Workshop (5 August 2026); Dongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case
Reflection Module: Turning Feedback into Controlled ChangeFirst Reflection Module Workshop (12 August 2026); Deep Agents dynamic collaboration study
Action Module · Turn a Decision into a Verifiable External ChangeFirst Action Module Workshop (6 August 2026); Dongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case
Perception Module · Control What Enters the Current DecisionFirst Perception Module Workshop (13 August 2026)
Governance Module: Making Agent Autonomy ManageableFirst Governance Module Workshop (18 August 2026); DeerFlow Guardrail architecture evolution
X1 · ObservabilityADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
X2 · Evaluation & ValidationADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
X3 · Security & IdentityADPS pattern white paper; prior work and references are listed in the article
Collaboration · How multiple participants complete one body of workFirst Collaboration Module Workshop (25 August 2026); Deep Agents dynamic collaboration study
Reasoning · Compiling Evidence into Reviewable DecisionsFirst Reasoning Module Workshop (26 August 2026); published ADPS Reasoning pattern specifications

Concepts

First publicPageRecorded source
Activity Events and TimelineDongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case report; contributed by Bo Liang.
Anchor, Ledger, CollectionDongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case report; contributed by Bo Liang.
Control and Narrative PlanesDongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case report; contributed by Bo Liang.
Execution vs Content AgentsDongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case report; contributed by Bo Liang.
HITL Block and ResumeDongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case report; contributed by Bo Liang.
Intent as CompilationDongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case report; contributed by Bo Liang.
Layered Memory L1/L2/L3Dongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case report; contributed by Bo Liang.
Mechanical State PlaneDongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case report; contributed by Bo Liang.
Memory EnvelopeDongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case report; contributed by Bo Liang.
Responsibility Boundary Between the Orchestrator and MessageHandlerDongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case report; contributed by Bo Liang.
Scratchpad Board: A Short-Lived Work Surface for an AgentDongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case report; contributed by Bo Liang.
Task DAG and State MachineDongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case report; contributed by Bo Liang.
Three Session-State PlanesDongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case report; contributed by Bo Liang.
Capability Certification Lifecycle: How a Capability Earns Automatic Execution RightsXuanxu Technology GIS publishing-agent case; contributed by Yuke Xiong.
Disk Fact Plane: Connect Runtime Stages through External ContractsXuanxu Technology GIS publishing-agent case; contributed by Yuke Xiong.
External Acceptance Probe: Let the User-Side Result Decide SuccessXuanxu Technology GIS publishing-agent case; contributed by Yuke Xiong.
Failure-to-Rule Loop: Make an Incident Change the Next RunXuanxu Technology GIS publishing-agent case; contributed by Yuke Xiong.
One-Diagram Unit of Work: Commit One Verifiable Modeling IncrementAI4MBSE modeling agent project; authored by Liangding Yuan.
Reasoning Assetization: Move Repeated Decisions into Runtime AssetsXuanxu Technology GIS publishing-agent case; contributed by Yuke Xiong.
Resumable Clarification Job: Pause the Same Task When Information Is MissingAI4MBSE modeling agent project; authored by Liangding Yuan.
Structural Write-Back Gate: Check Engineering Invariants before Side EffectsAI4MBSE modeling agent project; authored by Liangding Yuan.
Typed Intermediate Representation Chain: Narrow Language into Verifiable StructureAI4MBSE modeling agent project; authored by Liangding Yuan.
Vocabulary Equivalence Layer: Align Planning Terms with the Host MetamodelAI4MBSE modeling agent project; authored by Liangding Yuan.
Abstraction-Reconstruction LoopADPS White Paper workshops and pattern development.
Context ContractADPS White Paper workshops and pattern development.
Dual Feedback ClockADPS White Paper workshops and pattern development.
Dual-Scale GovernanceADPS public page
Durable IntentADPS White Paper workshops and pattern development.
Handoff ContractADPS White Paper workshops and pattern development.
Hook CompositionADPS White Paper workshops and pattern development.
Judge MigrationADPS public page
Knowledge CompilationADPS White Paper workshops and pattern development.
Plan CompilationADPS White Paper workshops and pattern development.
Probabilistic Core, Deterministic ShellADPS White Paper workshops and pattern development.
Three Collaboration PlanesADPS White Paper workshops and pattern development.
Three Powers of AgencyADPS public page
Topology Governance MatrixADPS White Paper workshops and pattern development.
Topology LoweringADPS White Paper workshops and pattern development.
Write-Conflict DomainADPS White Paper workshops and pattern development.

Cases and research reports

First publicPageRecorded source
Dongfang Yiteng's Execution Agent: Preserve Business State Across a WorkflowDongfang Yiteng Execution Agent case; contributed by Bo Liang
AI4MBSE Modeling Agent: Qualifying Natural-Language Plans for Model Write-BackAI4MBSE modeling agent project; authored by Liangding Yuan
Xuanxu Technology's GIS Publishing Agent: Turn Runtime Experience into Verifiable PipelinesXuanxu Technology GIS publishing agent case; contributed by Yuke Xiong
DeerFlow Guardrails: From Pre-Call Interception to Two-Layer AuthorizationWillem Jiang's DeerFlow Guardrail architecture presentation at the Governance workshop; checked by ADPS against public pull requests, source code, and documentation
Deep Agents: From Fixed Graphs to Code-Generated CollaborationHaili Zhang's LangGraph and Deep Agents analysis at the Collaboration workshop; checked by ADPS against public documentation and source code

Workshops

First publicPageRecorded source
ADPS Design Pattern Workshop Series · First Action Module WorkshopADPS Design Pattern Workshop Series · First Action Module Workshop; workshop held on
ADPS Design Pattern Workshop Series · First Memory Module WorkshopADPS Design Pattern Workshop Series · First Memory Module Workshop; workshop held on
ADPS Design Pattern Series: First Reflection Module WorkshopADPS Design Pattern Series: First Reflection Module Workshop; workshop held on
ADPS Design Pattern Workshop · First Perception WorkshopADPS Design Pattern Workshop · First Perception Workshop; workshop held on
First Governance Module WorkshopFirst Governance Module Workshop; workshop held on
First Collaboration Module WorkshopFirst Collaboration Module Workshop; workshop held on
First Reasoning Module WorkshopFirst Reasoning Module Workshop; workshop held on

Topics

First publicPageRecorded source
AI-Driven Software Engineering: Specifications, Context, Execution, and FeedbackWorkshop and case records cited in the article: First ADPS Perception Module Workshop ()
Agent Evaluation and Validation: From Output Scores to System AcceptanceWorkshop and case records cited in the article: Dongfang Yiteng execution agent (); Xuanxu Technology GIS publishing agent (); First ADPS Action Module Workshop (); First ADPS Reflection Module Workshop ()
Enterprise Agent Evolution and Operating Model: Research AgendaWorkshop and case records cited in the article: First Governance Module Workshop ()
Observability-Driven Agent Evolution: From Runtime Timelines to Verifiable ChangesWorkshop and case records cited in the article: Dongfang Yiteng execution-agent case (); First ADPS Action Module Workshop (); First ADPS Reflection Module Workshop (); First ADPS Governance Module Workshop ()
Agent Design Lifecycle: From Capability Registration to Evolution and RetirementWorkshop and case records cited in the article: First Governance Module Workshop ()
Composing Agent Patterns: From Individual Patterns to an Operable DesignWorkshop and case records cited in the article: Bo Liang execution-agent case (); DeerFlow Guardrail case (); DeerFlow Guardrail code and architecture evolution ()
Human-Agent Interaction: Intent, Authority, Intervention, and AccountabilityWorkshop and case records cited in the article: Bo Liang execution-agent case (); First Governance Module Workshop (); Collaboration workshop ()
Abstraction and Reconstruction · From field evidence to patterns and backWorkshop and case records cited in the article: Collaboration workshop ()
Agent OS · From analogy to engineering checklistWorkshop and case records cited in the article: Collaboration workshop ()
Hook Composition · Make hidden callbacks a readable control structureWorkshop and case records cited in the article: Collaboration workshop ()

Technical positions

First publicPageRecorded source
Evaluation as Engineering: From Design Constraints to Production EvidenceADPS technical position; arguments and references are listed in the article
Governance and Safety: Engineering Runtime ControlADPS technical position; arguments and references are listed in the article
Multi-Agent Systems: Adoption Criteria and Engineering BoundariesADPS technical position; arguments and references are listed in the article
Where Prompt Engineering Fits in an Agent SystemADPS technical position; arguments and references are listed in the article