Docs/Architecture guides/Architecture decision guidesPublishedGuidanceLAST REVIEWED · 30 AUG 2026Architecture decision guidesChoose MC-1 operating patterns from explicit workload tradeoffs.Decision guidesSmart vs Manual Routing→Local vs Cloud→One Model vs Mixture-of-Models→Agent Guard Runtime vs Edge→Forward Autonomy Levels→Hard vs Adaptive FinOps Budgets→End of guideWas this page helpful?YesNot yetPrevious← FinOps + chargebackNextSmart vs Manual Routing →