What is Decision?
Decision — The discrete choice an agent commits to, the accountable unit of agentic action.
Decision is the primitive that answers what did the agent actually choose? Autonomous systems are defined by the choices they make, and each one is a distinct, accountable event.
It is the layer the rest of the stack revolves around. Authority precedes a decision, attestation proves it, and precedent carries it forward.
Where decision sits in the stack
In the four-layer architecture of the agentic web, decision is a Cross-cutting concept — it applies across every layer of the stack. See the thesis for how the layers compound.
Decision in the portfolio
17 positions in the Semantic Substrate portfolio carry the Decision primitive — 12 available individually, 5 held as a coordinated set. Explore the Decision cluster →
Quick answers
- What is Decision in agentic systems?
- The discrete choice an agent commits to, the accountable unit of agentic action.
- Where does Decision sit in the agentic stack?
- Decision sits at the Cross-cutting layer — it applies across every layer of the stack.
- How many Decision domain positions exist in the Semantic Substrate portfolio?
- 17 positions carry the Decision primitive — 12 available individually, the rest held as a coordinated set.