Archetype catalog
Archetypes anchor design reviews, prompt packs, and telemetry plans. Pick one before opening a template—the combination encodes most product risk.
Not every archetype has a matching starter. Use the closest starter in /templates when one exists, then quantify maturity via /standards/maturity-model.
| Archetype | When to reach for it | Starter |
|---|---|---|
| Data → decision tool | High-stakes spreadsheets need governed automation | data-app, dashboard-to-tool |
| Ranking recommendation engine | Users must sift large sets with explainable stacks | No starter yet |
| Forecasting product | Scenario planning dominates the workflow | analytics-api |
| Risk scoring product | Prioritizing assets, liabilities, queues | No starter yet |
| Alerting monitoring product | Latency-safe guardrails trump dashboards | No starter yet |
| Search discovery product | Retrieval quality is the primary deliverable | No starter yet |
| Benchmark evaluation product | Competing approaches need consistent metrics | benchmark-suite, research-to-product |
| Simulation backtesting product | Counterfactuals or strategy paths feed decisions | No starter yet |
| Workflow automation product | Repeatable human-in-the-loop flows | agentic-workflow, capstone-project |
| Agentic research product | Multi-step investigation with governance | llm-app |