aiwg/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/schemas/flows/agent-capability-matrix.yaml

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# Agent Capability Matrix Schema
# Based on REF-001 Production Agentic Systems
# Issue: #141

$schema: "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
$id: "https://aiwg.io/schemas/agent-capability-matrix/v1"
title: "Agent Capability Matrix Schema"
description: |
  Schema for defining agent capabilities, fallback chains, and
  graceful degradation routing per REF-001.

type: object
required:
  - version
  - capabilities

properties:
  version:
    type: string
    pattern: "^\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+$"
    default: "1.0.0"

  capabilities:
    type: object
    additionalProperties:
      $ref: "#/$defs/Capability"

$defs:
  Capability:
    type: object
    required:
      - description
      - primary_agent
    properties:
      description:
        type: string
        description: "What this capability enables"

      tools_required:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
          enum:
            - Read
            - Write
            - Edit
            - Bash
            - Glob
            - Grep
            - Task
            - WebSearch
            - WebFetch
        description: "Tools needed to perform this capability"

      primary_agent:
        type: string
        description: "Primary agent for this capability"

      fallbacks:
        type: array
        items:
          $ref: "#/$defs/FallbackAgent"
        description: "Ordered fallback chain"

      generic_fallback:
        type: string
        default: "general-purpose"
        description: "Last resort agent"

  FallbackAgent:
    type: object
    required:
      - agent
      - capability_coverage
    properties:
      agent:
        type: string
        description: "Fallback agent name"

      capability_coverage:
        type: number
        minimum: 0
        maximum: 100
        description: "Percentage of primary capability this agent covers"

      limitations:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
        description: "Specific limitations vs primary"

      recommended_for:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
        description: "Task types this fallback handles well"

# Default capability matrix
default_matrix:
  requirements:
    description: "Gathering, analyzing, and documenting requirements"
    tools_required: [Read, Write, Grep]
    primary_agent: "Requirements Analyst"
    fallbacks:
      - agent: "System Analyst"
        capability_coverage: 85
        limitations:
          - "Less stakeholder focus"
          - "More technical orientation"
      - agent: "Product Strategist"
        capability_coverage: 60
        limitations:
          - "High-level only"
          - "No detailed specifications"
      - agent: "general-purpose"
        capability_coverage: 40

  architecture:
    description: "System design and architectural decisions"
    tools_required: [Read, Write, Grep, Glob]
    primary_agent: "Architecture Designer"
    fallbacks:
      - agent: "Technical Researcher"
        capability_coverage: 70
        limitations:
          - "Analysis focus, less synthesis"
      - agent: "Domain Expert"
        capability_coverage: 50
        limitations:
          - "Domain-specific only"
      - agent: "general-purpose"
        capability_coverage: 35

  testing:
    description: "Test creation, execution, and validation"
    tools_required: [Read, Write, Bash, Grep]
    primary_agent: "Test Engineer"
    fallbacks:
      - agent: "Test Architect"
        capability_coverage: 80
        limitations:
          - "Strategy focus, less implementation"
      - agent: "Debugger"
        capability_coverage: 60
        limitations:
          - "Diagnostic focus"
      - agent: "general-purpose"
        capability_coverage: 30

  security:
    description: "Security analysis, auditing, and compliance"
    tools_required: [Read, Write, Grep, Bash]
    primary_agent: "Security Auditor"
    fallbacks:
      - agent: "Security Architect"
        capability_coverage: 85
        limitations:
          - "Design focus, less operational"
      - agent: "Security Gatekeeper"
        capability_coverage: 70
        limitations:
          - "Gate checks only"
      - agent: "general-purpose"
        capability_coverage: 25

  code:
    description: "Code implementation and modification"
    tools_required: [Read, Write, Edit, Bash]
    primary_agent: "Software Implementer"
    fallbacks:
      - agent: "Debugger"
        capability_coverage: 75
        limitations:
          - "Fix focus, less new code"
      - agent: "Code Reviewer"
        capability_coverage: 50
        limitations:
          - "Review focus, less writing"
      - agent: "general-purpose"
        capability_coverage: 40

  documentation:
    description: "Creating and maintaining documentation"
    tools_required: [Read, Write, Grep]
    primary_agent: "Technical Writer"
    fallbacks:
      - agent: "Documentation Synthesizer"
        capability_coverage: 80
        limitations:
          - "Synthesis focus"
      - agent: "API Documenter"
        capability_coverage: 60
        limitations:
          - "API-specific only"
      - agent: "general-purpose"
        capability_coverage: 45

  devops:
    description: "CI/CD, deployment, and infrastructure"
    tools_required: [Read, Write, Bash, Glob]
    primary_agent: "DevOps Engineer"
    fallbacks:
      - agent: "Build Engineer"
        capability_coverage: 75
        limitations:
          - "Build focus, less deploy"
      - agent: "Cloud Architect"
        capability_coverage: 65
        limitations:
          - "Infrastructure focus"
      - agent: "general-purpose"
        capability_coverage: 30

  review:
    description: "Code and artifact review"
    tools_required: [Read, Grep, Glob]
    primary_agent: "Code Reviewer"
    fallbacks:
      - agent: "Security Auditor"
        capability_coverage: 70
        limitations:
          - "Security focus only"
      - agent: "Test Engineer"
        capability_coverage: 60
        limitations:
          - "Testability focus"
      - agent: "general-purpose"
        capability_coverage: 40

# Fallback triggers configuration
fallback_triggers:
  unavailable:
    description: "Agent type not found in registry"
    action: immediate_fallback
    log_level: warning

  timeout:
    description: "Agent execution exceeded time limit"
    threshold_ms: 300000
    action: cancel_and_fallback
    retry_count: 1
    log_level: warning

  error_threshold:
    description: "Too many consecutive errors"
    max_consecutive_errors: 3
    action: switch_to_fallback
    cooldown_ms: 60000
    log_level: error

  quality_threshold:
    description: "Output quality below acceptable level"
    min_quality_score: 70
    action: try_alternative
    max_alternatives: 2
    log_level: warning

  permission_denied:
    description: "Required tool not authorized"
    action: downgrade_capability
    log_level: info

# Degradation modes
degradation_modes:
  full:
    description: "All specialized agents available"
    available_capabilities: "all"
    quality_expectation: 95
    user_notice: null

  reduced:
    description: "Some specialists unavailable"
    trigger_condition: "1-2 specialists unavailable"
    quality_expectation: 80
    user_notice: "Some specialized agents unavailable. Using fallbacks."

  minimal:
    description: "Only generic agents available"
    trigger_condition: ">50% specialists unavailable"
    quality_expectation: 60
    user_notice: "Operating in degraded mode. Quality may be reduced."

  emergency:
    description: "Critical agents unavailable"
    trigger_condition: "Critical path agents unavailable"
    quality_expectation: 40
    user_notice: "Emergency mode: Only essential operations available."
    actions:
      - disable_non_critical_workflows
      - alert_operators
      - log_emergency_state

# Agent protocol
agent_protocol:
  pre_invocation:
    steps:
      - check_agent_registry
      - verify_tool_permissions
      - check_cooldown_status
      - prepare_fallback_chain
      - set_timeout_timer

  during_execution:
    monitors:
      - progress_tracking
      - error_counting
      - quality_signals
      - timeout_watch

  on_failure:
    steps:
      - capture_failure_context
      - log_failure_event
      - select_fallback_agent
      - notify_user_if_degraded
      - retry_with_fallback
      - update_agent_health_status

# Logging schema
logging:
  fallback_event:
    required_fields:
      - timestamp
      - original_agent
      - fallback_agent
      - trigger
      - capability
      - capability_coverage
      - degradation_mode
      - task_context

  metrics:
    daily_aggregations:
      - total_fallback_activations
      - fallback_by_trigger_type
      - fallback_by_capability
      - average_capability_coverage
      - emergency_mode_entries

    alert_thresholds:
      frequent_fallbacks: ">10/hour for same agent"
      cascading_failures: ">3 consecutive fallbacks"
      emergency_mode: "any entry"

# References
references:
  research:
    - "@.aiwg/research/findings/REF-001-production-agentic.md"
  implementation:
    - "#141"
  related:
    - "@.claude/rules/agent-fallback.md"
    - "@.claude/rules/failure-mitigation.md"