REFERENCE ARCHITECTURES
System boundaries
Six vendor-neutral notes for the parts of an AI system that must remain visible, testable, and reversible.
The bounded AI workflow
Place model output inside a visible contract, review point, and reversible action path.
OPEN ARCHITECTURE →ARCH 00202Permission-aware retrieval
Preserve source authority, user access, freshness, and deletion through the retrieval path.
OPEN ARCHITECTURE →ARCH 00303The structured-output boundary
Turn uncertain generation into a typed proposal the application can reject safely.
OPEN ARCHITECTURE →ARCH 00404A review queue with authority
Give reviewers evidence, reasons, time, and an auditable decision state.
OPEN ARCHITECTURE →ARCH 00505Privacy-aware observability
Observe system behavior without turning every prompt and document into permanent telemetry.
OPEN ARCHITECTURE →ARCH 00606Rollout, rollback, and exit
Treat model and prompt changes as releases with bounded exposure and a tested way back.
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