Production Architecture (Gear Strategy)

NucleusIQ production design centers on the Gearbox strategy:

1. Choose execution mode
2. Add tools/memory/plugins
3. Observe token/call behavior
4. Iterate per use case

Recommended architecture by complexity

Gear 1: DIRECT

• Lowest latency/cost
• Minimal orchestration
• Ideal for straightforward Q&A

Gear 2: STANDARD

• Default for most production apps
• Supports iterative tool loops
• Best balance of control and capability

Gear 3: AUTONOMOUS

• Adds decomposition/verification/refinement patterns
• Useful for high-stakes workflows
• Higher orchestration overhead, often higher reliability

Reference deployment pattern

agent = Agent(
    ...,
    config=AgentConfig(execution_mode=ExecutionMode.STANDARD),
    tools=[...],
    memory=...,
    plugins=[...],
)

Use Observability to tune mode vs cost.