The DOE Framework: How AI Agents Think, Plan & Act
Introduction Artificial intelligence has come a long way from answering simple questions. Today’s AI agents can browse the web, write and execute code, send emails, manage calendars, and coordinate with other AI agents. All on their own. But how exactly does an AI go from receiving a vague instruction to completing a complex, multi-step task? That’s where the DOE Framework comes in. Standing for Directive, Orchestration, and Execution, this three-layer model describes how modern agentic AI systems are structured, and why that structure matters for building AI that actually works in the real world....