Use the lightest layer that works.

Describe the job. Show the evidence. The ladder stops at the first layer capable of carrying it.

SpreadsheetWorkflowCodeAgent

Put a real task on the ladder.

Escalation is earned by evidence: more systems, non-standard logic, contextual judgment, or operational risk.

01

Repeat volume

How much structured work repeats in one cycle?

02

System handoffs

How many tools must exchange information?

03

Decision logic

How custom are the rules, branches, and transformations?

04

Judgment

Does success depend on interpreting unstructured context?

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Lightest sufficient layer

Spreadsheet

Why it stops here
Step-down test
First move

Heavier is not smarter.

A spreadsheet holds structured work. A workflow moves it. Code handles logic that standard tools cannot. An agent earns its place only when the task truly needs contextual judgment.

Decision record

Evaluate a task to create the first decision record.

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