{
  "handle": "RouterIntelligenceParadox",
  "ref": "RouterIntelligenceParadox#210a",
  "stub": "210a",
  "semaId": "sema:RouterIntelligenceParadox#mh:SHA-256:210ace812ff8e04bed205605c04a8666c0ca964a53c7b692cc12e3354f73c187",
  "layer": "Mind",
  "category": "Strategy",
  "gloss": "Choosing which model to send a job to takes at least the intelligence of the job",
  "mechanism": "A router that must decide which model should handle a task has to understand the task first. A weak router misjudges difficulty and misroutes. The sound design lets the strongest model make the routing decision and delegate cheap work downward, instead of putting a cheap classifier in front.",
  "invariants": [
    "Routing quality is bounded by the router's understanding of the task",
    "Delegation flows from strong to cheap"
  ],
  "failureModes": [
    "Cheap router sends hard tasks to weak models",
    "Router cost approaches the cost of doing the task"
  ],
  "ring": 2,
  "tier": 2,
  "aliases": {},
  "buildsOn": [],
  "usedBy": [
    {
      "handle": "ExpertInformedOrchestration",
      "type": "composes_with",
      "alias": "router",
      "url": "/knowledge-graph/ExpertInformedOrchestration/",
      "json": "/knowledge-graph/ExpertInformedOrchestration.json"
    }
  ],
  "sources": {
    "research": [],
    "works": [],
    "homePage": false
  },
  "url": "/knowledge-graph/RouterIntelligenceParadox/",
  "graphUrl": "/knowledge-graph#RouterIntelligenceParadox",
  "directory": "/knowledge-graph/patterns.json"
}