LESSON 214 / 215·2 min readIntermediate

Two-minute insurance system answer

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AI
Software techniques for tasks such as recognizing patterns, understanding language or generating content.
RAG
Find relevant information first, then give it to a model to help answer the question. The answer is only as reliable as the information and checks used.
Deterministic
Following steps or rules defined by code. The model does not decide which step should run next in a deterministic workflow.
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State
The data describing where a workflow is now, what it already knows, and what still needs to happen.
Durable
Able to retain progress and recover across interruptions. Durable workflows require appropriate storage and retry behavior.
Streaming
Sending an answer in small pieces as it is produced, rather than waiting for the complete response.
Idempotency
Making a repeated request have the same intended business effect as one request. It helps avoid duplicate submissions or payments.
Tenant
A customer or organization whose data must stay separate from other customers in a shared application.

“Next.js provides the interface and Node authenticates, validates, and applies budgets. A bounded router selects policy RAG, exact claim lookup, guided intake, or staff escalation. RAG returns applicable policy evidence with citations; tools enforce customer/object permissions for current data. AI drafts and asks missing-information questions, while deterministic services control business rules, exact approval, and idempotent submission. Durable state supports pauses and recovery. I add scoped memory, safe streaming, redacted tracing, immutable business audit records, source/outcome evaluations, and per-tenant limits. I use LangGraph when branching and resumability justify it, and MCP when several approved hosts need shared tools.”

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Two-minute insurance system answer

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