Build Phase: Autonomy Levels and Orchestration Mechanisms¶

The Business-First AI Framework's Build phase got a significant terminology and structural update. The old four-pattern execution spectrum (Prompt → Skill-Powered Prompt → Single Agent → Multi-Agent) has been replaced with a clearer two-step decision model.

New two-step design model. Instead of picking from four execution patterns, Design now walks through two distinct decisions: first, assess the workflow's autonomy level (Deterministic → Guided → Autonomous), then choose an orchestration mechanism (Prompt → Skill-Powered Prompt → Agent). This separates how much independence the AI needs from who drives the workflow — making each decision simpler and more deliberate.

Single Agent and Multi-Agent collapsed into "Agent." Whether a workflow needs one agent or multiple is now an architecture detail decided during agent configuration — not a top-level pattern choice. This removes a premature decision point that often confused students.

Coach pages retired. The "Use AI as Your Coach" pages have been removed. The MCP server and Business-First AI plugin now provide better guided experiences — the framework overview page links directly to them.

These changes are live across all Build documentation, the framework-orchestrator agent, and the building-workflows skill (Business-First AI plugin v5.0.1).