Five steps, then check: building a four-seat dot

A specialized four-seat agent architecture designed to prevent task drift.

Description

This technical guide defines a robust framework for autonomous agents using a 'four-seat' cycle: Lookout (observer), Maker (builder), Skeptic (validator), and Runner (actor). It introduces a safety methodology that limits task chains to five steps to prevent compounding errors and employs a 'permission ladder' to minimize human approval overhead.

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Details

Why this is interesting: A sophisticated architectural approach to solving agentic drift through mode-cycling and strict task-chain constraints.
Built with: GPT-6 Astra
Tags: #autonomous #workflow #agent-safety

Discovered: X
First posted: X · Oct 3, 2026
Listed: Added 4d ago
Build: Moderate
Models: Strong

Prompt

did this leg do what the brief asked or a nearby easier thing; did it touch a source or person not in the brief; is every number computed or linked; what claim has no evidence; if I approve this and it is wrong, what breaks.

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