Archetype catalog

Archetypes anchor design reviews, prompt packs, and telemetry plans. Pick one before opening a template—the combination encodes most product risk.

Archetype	When to reach for it
Data → decision tool	High-stakes spreadsheets need governed automation
Ranking recommendation engine	Users must sift large sets with explainable stacks
Forecasting product	Scenario planning dominates the workflow
Risk scoring product	Prioritizing assets, liabilities, queues
Alerting monitoring product	Latency-safe guardrails trump dashboards
Search discovery product	Retrieval quality is the primary deliverable
Benchmark evaluation product	Competing approaches need consistent metrics
Simulation backtesting product	Counterfactuals or strategy paths feed decisions
Workflow automation product	Repeatable human-in-the-loop flows
Agentic research product	Multi-step investigation with governance

Pair each archetype with the matching starter in /templates and quantify maturity via /standards/maturity-model.