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run-economics

Productivity
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Use when choosing between cheap probes, worker runs, expensive ruler runs, or long keepalive waits.

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  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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Run Economics

Match the instrument to the question.

Mechanism

Use cheap probes when the question is "does this mechanism fire?"

Examples:

  • hook blocks stale wait
  • cue reaches worker
  • small parser case passes
  • one narrow acceptance test catches the bug

Ruler

Use premium runs when the question is "does this meet the bar?"

Examples:

  • release readiness
  • final quality score
  • customer-facing proof
  • hard architectural judgment

Cache

For short waits, preserve the prompt cache with a sleep-tick if no inline work remains. For long waits, let the cache die once. Do not ping through multi-hour idle windows by default.

Ledger

For scored or judged runs, record provider, model or lane, scenario, method, score, and proof boundary.