rigor_plan
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Before executing a complex task, get a structured workflow plan with per-step cost estimates. Classifies your task, selects the optimal framework sequence, and returns the full plan without executing anything. The response's allowed_modes tells you whether this plan is eligible for direct execution. Free — no credits charged.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| task_description | string | yes | Natural language description of the task. Be specific — include what you want produced, constraints, and context. Example: 'Design a caching layer for our API gateway with Redis integration.' |
| task_type | string | no | Optional hint to bypass automatic classification. Passing it also removes the slowest classification tiers from the critical path, so send it whenever you know the shape. Multi-step deliverable types: solution_design, requirements_analysis, code_implementation, code_review, bug_fix, root_cause_analysis, incident_response, deployment_execution, competitive_scan, financial_analysis, research_task, documentation, governance_change, compliance_audit, data_security_assessment, performance_optimization, user_story_definition, implementation_prompt_generation. Atomic single-call types, which auto-select direct execution: tag, score, rerank, compose, extract_entities, parse_query, quick_research, quick_classification, quick_extraction, quick_scoring. Call GET /api/rigor/task-types for the full vocabulary with each type's shape. |
| preferences | object | no | Optional workflow preferences. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"task_description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Natural language description of the task. Be specific — include what you want produced, constraints, and context. Example: 'Design a caching layer for our API gateway with Redis integration.'"
},
"task_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional hint to bypass automatic classification. Passing it also removes the slowest classification tiers from the critical path, so send it whenever you know the shape. Multi-step deliverable types: solution_design, requirements_analysis, code_implementation, code_review, bug_fix, root_cause_analysis, incident_response, deployment_execution, competitive_scan, financial_analysis, research_task, documentation, governance_change, compliance_audit, data_security_assessment, performance_optimization, user_story_definition, implementation_prompt_generation. Atomic single-call types, which auto-select direct execution: tag, score, rerank, compose, extract_entities, parse_query, quick_research, quick_classification, quick_extraction, quick_scoring. Call GET /api/rigor/task-types for the full vocabulary with each type's shape."
},
"preferences": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Optional workflow preferences.",
"properties": {
"rigor_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"quick",
"standard",
"thorough"
],
"description": "Review depth. Default auto-detected from task complexity."
},
"max_budget_usd": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Budget ceiling in USD. Triggers warning if plan exceeds this."
},
"require_approval": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Pause at pending_approval before the final step."
},
"approval_before_step": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "number"
},
"description": "Zero-based step indices where approval gates are inserted."
},
"skip_frameworks": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Framework names to exclude from the plan."
},
"only_frameworks": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Restrict plan to only these frameworks (mutex with skip_frameworks)."
},
"add_frameworks": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Inject additional frameworks into the plan."
},
"execution": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"direct"
],
"description": "Set to 'direct' to compose the plan's content frameworks into a single LLM call and route cost-first, using a per-task-type model floor that moves when a cheaper model earns the work. Research steps, process steps (classification-verify, review protocol, synthesis) and the quality review each remain separate calls, so this is not a one-call-per-workflow guarantee: for atomic task types, which have a single content framework, the call count matches standard execution and the saving is the model. Supplying output_contract replaces the quality-review call with deterministic validation, which is one fewer call. No intermediate outputs. Available at every tier. Auto-selected for atomic task types when no execution preference is given. Falls back to standard execution when combined with require_approval or interactive mode, or when the plan exceeds the composition size limit. Attachments and prior_workflow_id chaining are NOT applied — use standard execution for those."
},
"output_contract": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Only read when execution is \"direct\". Declares the JSON shape you want back, so the answer is generated against your schema and validated against it before return, instead of returned as prose you have to parse. A conforming run also skips the quality-review call, costing 1 LLM call rather than 2. The schema is closed: a record carrying an undeclared key is rejected exactly like one missing a required key.",
"properties": {
"task_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Your own label for the work. Echoed into telemetry. Not read as a framework name and does not change routing."
},
"shape": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"object",
"array"
],
"description": "\"object\" for 1 record, \"array\" for 1 entry per input item."
},
"fields": {
"type": "array",
"description": "The schema for 1 record.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The JSON key."
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"string",
"number",
"integer",
"boolean",
"array",
"object"
],
"description": "The value's type."
},
"required": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Defaults to true. Set false for a field that may be absent."
},
"enum": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Restricts a string field to a fixed set of values."
},
"minimum": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Lower bound for a numeric field."
},
"maximum": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Upper bound for a numeric field."
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Passed to the model as the field's description."
}
},
"required": [
"name",
"type"
]
}
},
"count": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Bounds on the number of entries. Only read when shape is \"array\".",
"properties": {
"min": {
"type": "number"
},
"max": {
"type": "number"
}
}
},
"selection": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Use when you want the model to over-generate candidates and Rigor to sort, threshold, and cap them before the count bounds are checked.",
"properties": {
"scoreField": {
"type": "string"
},
"minScore": {
"type": "number"
},
"minCount": {
"type": "number"
},
"maxCount": {
"type": "number"
}
}
}
},
"required": [
"task_type",
"shape",
"fields"
]
}
}
}
},
"required": [
"task_description"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}