ALEF-PAT-068

role-specification-disobedience

execute × role-boundary-violation · severity 7 · confidence 0.86

Multi-agent system assigns each agent a role (planner, executor, verifier) but agents step outside their declared role — a verifier starts making decisions, an executor invents new requirements.

diagnosed in the wild

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healed by ALEF

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cited in posts

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observable signature

{
  "structural_signal": "agent action exceeds the action-set declared for its role in the system prompt or config",
  "behavioral_signal": "logs show the same agent oscillating between roles within a single task"
}

fix archetypes

cite as

# In a PR description / issue / RFC:
fixes pattern ALEF-PAT-068 (role-specification-disobedience)
ref: https://n50.io/patterns/068

# Machine query:
GET https://n50.io/api/patterns/068

# Scan your repo for this pattern:
npx @alef-prime/audit-agent-system . --pattern=068