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StateM Agent-Native Runtime Architecture - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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YAML Runbook Specification and Transition Verification - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
State as Context-and-Contract Boundary
StateM Ordered Transition Protocol
StateM executes state changes using a strict six-step transition protocol invoked via the goto TARGET operation:
- Edge Verification: Verifies that the requested transition edge from the current state to
TARGETexists. - Check Evaluation: Evaluates the source state's
before_transferblocking checks. - Persistence: Runs the source state's configured
out_hookoperations and persists progress. - Guard Evaluation: Evaluates edge guards and any edge-specific transfer hooks.
- State Commit and Logging: Commits the target state and appends the transition event to the persistent execution history only if all pre-commit steps succeed.
- Target Entry: Creates the target state entry and executes its
in_hook.
If any pre-commit check or hook fails, execution remains in the source state and logs the failure for inspection and repair.
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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
YAML Runbook Specification and Transition Verification - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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StateM Agent-Native Runtime
State as Context-and-Contract Boundary
Separation of Generic Runtime and Control Profile
StateM Ordered Transition Protocol
Evidentiary Hierarchy of Transition Checks
Harness Scaling
Control-Signal Dilution
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
Formal StateM Runbook Specification
Edge Guards and Transfer Hooks
StateM Ordered Transition Protocol
Checked and Recoverable Transition Semantics
In StateM, how does treating each phase-level state as a context boundary prevent an agent from having to infer its operational obligations from an append-only terminal log?
In StateM's contract boundary, what component evaluates pre-commit checks before a transition commits, and what is the operational outcome when requirements are not met?
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
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In the StateM transition protocol, state changes are executed using a strict six-step sequence invoked via the ___ operation.
Order the steps of the StateM transition protocol from first to last.
Identify the state in which execution remains, describe what the StateM runtime does with the failure information, and explain why DataValidation is not committed.
Match each StateM transition protocol phase to its functional responsibility.
If any pre-commit check or hook fails during the StateM protocol, execution remains in the ___ state.
Explain why the transition event is not appended to the persistent execution history and why the Production state entry is not created.
Which step of the StateM transition protocol is responsible for evaluating edge guards and any edge-specific transfer hooks?
What two actions are performed during the final step (Target Entry) of the StateM transition protocol?
Checked and Recoverable Transition Semantics