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Constraint Systems

Define boundaries and rules that govern agent behavior through hard and soft constraints

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Resolving Constraint Conflicts

Constraints often conflict with each other. When they do, agents need resolution strategies to decide which constraint takes priority and how to balance competing goals.

Soft vs Soft

Use weighted priorities to choose trade-offs. Balance quality, cost, and speed based on context.

Hard vs Soft

Hard constraint always wins. Soft constraints adapt to satisfy hard boundaries.

Hard vs Hard

Critical conflict! Escalate to human or fail gracefully. Both cannot be satisfied.

Interactive: Conflict Resolution Simulator

Explore constraint conflicts and practice resolving them:

Resolution Best Practices

  • 1.Define priority hierarchy: Set clear rules for which constraints take precedence
  • 2.Log all conflicts: Record when constraints conflict and how they were resolved
  • 3.Escalate hard conflicts: Alert humans when multiple hard constraints cannot be satisfied
  • 4.Adapt to context: Resolution strategies may change based on situation (urgent vs routine)
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