Objective
Convene cross-functional stakeholders to select a single defensible moat candidate for the pilot. Document thresholds and record validation from Product and Research leads.
Decision
Adopt a retrieval protocol with design-around resistance (schema-stable, adversarially robust retrieval and response contract) as the single moat candidate for the pilot.
Rationale: Locks in defensible differentiation by coupling protocol semantics to provenance, content hashing, and adversarial robustness.
Thresholds for Success
| Dimension | Success Threshold | Kill Threshold |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ≥ +7.5 pp improvement | < +3 pp improvement |
| Performance | p95 ≤ 850 ms | p95 ≥ 1100 ms |
| Cost | ≤ $0.045 per request | ≥ $0.06 per request |
| Reliability | 99.5%+ success rate | < 99.0% success rate |
Stakeholder Validation
- Product Lead: Validated thresholds and moat selection (Verified).
- Research Lead: Validated thresholds, evaluation protocol, and robustness emphasis (Verified).