How Agentic Replica and Agentic Reengineering map to Agent Story formats—choosing the right combination for your needs.
The methods (Agentic Replica and Agentic Reengineering) describe how you research and analyze work. The artifacts (Agent Story Light and Full) describe how you document the resulting agent specifications.
There is no single "correct" pairing—the right combination depends on your project's complexity, timeline, and goals. This matrix helps you understand which combinations work best for different scenarios.
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Agentic Replica
Current state analysis
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Excellent Fit
Quick documentation of existing workflows. Perfect for capturing the "as-is" state efficiently.
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Situational
Detailed documentation of complex existing roles. Use when the current workflow itself is sophisticated.
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Agentic Reengineering
Future state vision
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Good Fit
High-level vision documentation for stakeholder alignment and early-stage planning.
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Excellent Fit
Comprehensive specification for implementation. The natural progression for production-ready agents.
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Need to rapidly evaluate whether a role can be automated and get a working prototype.
Timeline: 1-2 weeks | Best for: Proof of concept, feasibility studies
Complete analysis and redesign of a job area, culminating in production-ready specifications.
Timeline: 4-8 weeks | Best for: Strategic transformation, complex roles
Designing new AI-native workflows without an existing human process to replicate.
Timeline: 3-6 weeks | Best for: New capabilities, AI-native processes
Start simple and progressively elaborate as the project matures and requirements become clear.
Timeline: Ongoing | Best for: Agile teams, evolving requirements
| If you need to... | Use this method | With this artifact |
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| Quickly assess automation potential | Agentic Replica | Light |
| Document a complex existing role | Agentic Replica | Full |
| Pitch a redesign to stakeholders | Agentic Reengineering | Light |
| Build production multi-agent system | Agentic Reengineering | Full |
| Start simple, elaborate later | Replica → Reengineering | Light → Full |
| Design AI-native process (no human baseline) | Agentic Reengineering | Full |