Scaffold

Definitions

1. A structured workflow around a model, including prompts, tools, retries, memory, or routing logic, used to make a system more capable than a raw single call.

   In plain English: The surrounding system that helps an AI model do a task reliably.

   Example: "The model alone was weak at research, but the scaffold made it useful."

Related Terms

• AI Agent Framework
• AI Orchestrator
• Agentic Loop
• AI Tax
• Anchor Token
• Prompt Leaking
• AI Multi-Agent
• Chain of Density
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