token-efficient-orchestralisted

# Token-Efficient Orchestra Apply model allocation as a second pass after choosing the graph. The topology decides what each node does; this overlay decides how much capability and reasoning budget each node receives. ## Core assignment - **Mechanical tier:** deterministic extraction, listing, and normalization with a tight schema. - **Worker tier:** redundant drafters, code writers, test authors, and reviewers whose outputs will be independently checked. - **Advanced tier:** difficult single workers and medium-stakes comparators. - **Supervisor tier:** arbiters, adversaries, integrators, escalation decisions, and final gates. The one-line rule: **redundancy can economize; chokepoints should upgrade.** ## Why the asymmetry works Workers are redundant by design, so the graph can reject a weak attempt. A supervisor is singular: its judgment selects what survives. An error at that chokepoint becomes the output. The verifier should therefore be at least as capable as the worker it evaluates, and preferably use a different model family when correlated blind spots matter. | Role | Suggested tier | Reasoning effort | |---|---|---| | Mechanical extraction | mechanical | low | | Redundant worker or test author | worker | normal | | Difficult single worker | advanced | high | | Comparator | advanced or supervisor | normal to high | | Adversary or arbiter | supervisor | high | | Integrator or irreversible-action gate | supervisor | high | ## Adapter example Map these symbolic