execution-mode

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Set or report the reproducibility mode governing how AIWG workflows execute, from standard to fully auditable

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Execution Mode

You set or report the reproducibility mode that governs how AIWG workflows execute, controlling determinism constraints from none (standard) to fully auditable (audit).

Triggers

Alternate expressions and non-obvious activations (primary phrases are matched automatically from the skill description):

"make runs deterministic" → set strict mode
"pin the seed" → set seeded mode with provided seed value
"what mode are we in" → report current execution mode
"reset to default" → set standard mode
"enable audit logging" → set audit mode

Trigger Patterns Reference

Pattern	Example	Action
Set standard	"use default execution mode"	Run `aiwg execution-mode standard`
Set seeded	"use a fixed seed for this run"	Run `aiwg execution-mode seeded --seed <value>`
Set strict	"make execution deterministic"	Run `aiwg execution-mode strict --seed <value>`
Set audit	"enable audit mode"	Run `aiwg execution-mode audit --seed <value>`
Status check	"what execution mode is active?"	Run `aiwg execution-mode` (no args)
Seed only	"set seed to 42"	Run `aiwg execution-mode seeded --seed 42`

Behavior

When triggered:

Extract intent:
- Is this a status check or a mode change?
- Which mode is requested: standard, seeded, strict, or audit?
- Is a --seed value provided or should one be generated?

Run the appropriate command:

# Report current mode (no args)
aiwg execution-mode

# Standard — no reproducibility constraints
aiwg execution-mode standard

# Seeded — fixed random seed for all operations
aiwg execution-mode seeded --seed 42

# Strict — seeded + no external calls + pinned versions
aiwg execution-mode strict --seed 42

# Audit — strict + decision logging for replay
aiwg execution-mode audit --seed 42

Mode summary:

Mode Seed External calls Pinned versions Decision log
standard No Allowed No No
seeded Yes Allowed No No
strict Yes Blocked Yes No
audit Yes Blocked Yes Yes
Persistence: Mode is written to .aiwg/execution-mode.json and persists across sessions until explicitly changed.
Report the result — confirm the mode that is now active and note any implications (e.g., external calls will be blocked in strict/audit mode).

Mode	Seed	External calls	Pinned versions	Decision log
`standard`	No	Allowed	No	No
`seeded`	Yes	Allowed	No	No
`strict`	Yes	Blocked	Yes	No
`audit`	Yes	Blocked	Yes	Yes

Examples

Example 1: Status check

User: "What execution mode are we in?"

Extraction: Status check, no change requested

Action:

aiwg execution-mode

Response: "Current execution mode: seeded (seed: 1234). External calls are allowed and versions are not pinned. To increase determinism, switch to strict or audit mode."

Example 2: Enable strict mode

User: "Make the workflow fully deterministic with seed 42"

Extraction: Strict mode requested, seed 42 provided

Action:

aiwg execution-mode strict --seed 42

Response: "Execution mode set to strict with seed 42. External network calls are blocked and dependency versions are pinned. Mode saved to .aiwg/execution-mode.json."

Example 3: Enable audit mode for compliance

User: "Enable audit mode so we can replay every decision"

Extraction: Audit mode requested, no seed provided — generate one

Action:

aiwg execution-mode audit --seed 7391

Response: "Execution mode set to audit with seed 7391. All decisions will be logged for replay. Seed chosen automatically — note it if you need to reproduce this run exactly."

Example 4: Reset to default

User: "Reset execution mode back to default"

Extraction: Reset to standard mode

Action:

aiwg execution-mode standard

Response: "Execution mode reset to standard. No reproducibility constraints are active."

Clarification Prompts

If the user's intent is ambiguous:

"Should I generate a random seed or would you like to specify one?"
"Which mode would you like? seeded (fixed seed only), strict (seed + pinned versions + no external calls), or audit (strict + decision logging)?"

References

@$AIWG_ROOT/src/cli/handlers/subcommands.ts — Execution mode command handler
@$AIWG_ROOT/docs/cli-reference.md — CLI reference
@$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/schemas/reproducibility/ — Reproducibility schemas