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Twelve-Factor, Agentic AI, and the WTK Target State

Twelve Factor governs how an agentic application is packaged and operated. Agentic architecture guidance evaluates whether its reasoning and actions are safe, reliable, observable, and economical. WTK's target state architecture defines the

docs/twelve-factor-agentic-systems.md

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Twelve Factor governs how an agentic application is packaged and operated. Agentic architecture guidance evaluates whether its reasoning and actions are safe, reliable, observable, and economical. WTK's target state architecture defines the

Purpose
Relationship
Factor by Factor Correlation
Where Four Factors Change Meaning
Config Becomes Behavioral Configuration
Backing Services Include Cognition
Disposable Compute Coexists With Stateful Agents
Logs Become Decision, Action, and Outcome Evidence
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