Chains

A chain is what a declaration compiles into: the task graph that actually runs. You rarely write one by hand, but reading one is how you check what an agent will do.

• Writing a chain by hand — the format, task by task
• The agentic loop — the loop as an authored task graph, with its own budget
• Naming, roles, and resolution — which file wins, and where each one is looked up
• Request routing — how a routed workflow executes, once the directory has compiled