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StateM Agent-Native Runtime Architecture - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Context and Contract Boundaries in Phase Execution - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
StateM Agent-Native Runtime
States as Context-and-Contract Boundaries - Autonomous Agent Control Planes: State Scaffolding and Resilient Execution @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
State as Context-and-Contract Boundary
In state-bound agent runtimes like StateM, each phase-level state functions simultaneously as a context boundary and a contract boundary to target distinct operational failure modes:
- Context Boundary: Entering a state executes an entry hook (
in_hook) that exposes the active phase, valid outgoing transitions, state-local instructions, and durable progress. This provides a fresh, explicit control anchor without erasing prior history or requiring the agent to infer its obligations from an append-only terminal log. However, it does not guarantee lossless compaction or supply task knowledge that neither the model nor the accessible environment possesses. - Contract Boundary: Departing a state requires satisfying explicit exit conditions. An exit hook (
out_hook) persists progress, updates receipts, or prepares artifacts for the next phase, while abefore_transferblock evaluates pre-commit checks before the transition commits, ensuring unmet requirements block handoffs and remain visible rather than silently propagating.
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Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ch.2 Agent Runtime Design and Execution Framework - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
StateM Agent-Native Runtime Architecture - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Context and Contract Boundaries in Phase Execution - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Autonomous Agent Control Planes: State Scaffolding and Resilient Execution @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ch.1 Execution Lifecycle and State Boundaries - Autonomous Agent Control Planes: State Scaffolding and Resilient Execution @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
States as Context-and-Contract Boundaries - Autonomous Agent Control Planes: State Scaffolding and Resilient Execution @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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State as Context-and-Contract Boundary
Separation of Generic Runtime and Control Profile
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Evidentiary Hierarchy of Transition Checks
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Mutable-State Ambiguity
State as Context-and-Contract Boundary
Phase-Level State Abstraction
Evidentiary Hierarchy of Transition Checks
StateM Ordered Transition Protocol
StateM Agent-Native Runtime
How does StateM externalize an agent's execution state to ensure it remains both inspectable and actionable?
Under StateM's architecture, an agent's execution context is shared globally across the entire run rather than divided into phase-local context.
List three core execution elements around which StateM structures the runtime for long-running CLI agents.
Compare StateM's runtime execution architecture with developer-led workflow graphs and unconstrained CLI agents. Explain how each of the two alternative paradigms handles execution and identify how StateM organizes the primary agent's reasoning process.
For which category of agents is the StateM execution runtime specifically designed?
What specific file format does StateM use to externalize an agent's execution state into a runbook?
State as Context-and-Contract Boundary
Separation of Generic Runtime and Control Profile
State as Context-and-Contract Boundary
Phase-Level State Abstraction
Evidentiary Hierarchy of Transition Checks
State as a Context Boundary
State as a Contract Boundary
StateM Agent Runtime
StateM Ordered Transition Protocol
Learn After
In StateM, what is the specific role of the exit hook (
out_hook) when an agent departs a state?In StateM, entering a state establishes a context boundary by erasing prior history to ensure the agent focuses only on state-local instructions.
According to StateM's context boundary model, what four elements are exposed to the agent by the entry hook (
in_hook) upon entering a state?Explain how StateM uses both context and contract boundaries at the phase-level state to prevent distinct operational failure modes during agent execution.
StateM Ordered Transition Protocol
Evidentiary Hierarchy of Transition Checks
Phase-Level State Abstraction
Match each StateM lifecycle construct to its operational responsibility.
Order the lifecycle events that occur when an agent departs one state and enters another in StateM:
Explain how StateM's contract boundary mechanisms respond to this missing receipt file during the attempted transition, and identify what prevents the failure from silently propagating.
Which operational limitation applies to the context boundary established upon state entry in StateM?
In StateM, what operational failure mode is prevented by having the entry hook provide an explicit control anchor rather than relying on conversation history alone?