run-economics

name	run-economics
description	Use when choosing between cheap probes, worker runs, expensive ruler runs, or long keepalive waits.

Run Economics

Match the instrument to the question.

Mechanism

Use cheap probes when the question is "does this mechanism fire?"

Examples:

• hook blocks stale wait
• cue reaches worker
• small parser case passes
• one narrow acceptance test catches the bug

Ruler

Use premium runs when the question is "does this meet the bar?"

Examples:

• release readiness
• final quality score
• customer-facing proof
• hard architectural judgment

Cache

For short waits, preserve the prompt cache with a sleep-tick if no inline work remains. For long waits, let the cache die once. Do not ping through multi-hour idle windows by default.

Ledger

For scored or judged runs, record provider, model or lane, scenario, method, score, and proof boundary.