A practical lab · about 16 minutes
Interactive learning lab
Choose the right AI · guide 2 of 3
The answer-versus-action control room
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Surface lab · BriefingScene 1 / 5
An answer and an action have different blast radii
Ask whether completion requires reading, editing or running your environment.
An answer and an action have different blast radii ready.
Predict
Inspect
Verify
A chat model responds only from supplied context. A coding agent can inspect files, change them and run commands. That power pays off when the unit of work is a verified repository change; it is overhead when the unit of work is an explanation or one snippet.
Answer needed → chat.
Verified repo change → agent.
Authority must stay narrower than the task.