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Engine overview

Deterministic-first philosophy

All engines follow a deterministic-first approach:
  1. Try deterministic methods first (100% reproducible)
  2. Fall back to LLM only when necessary
  3. Discount LLM confidence when used
See Determinism guarantee for the full engine classification and how to check if a response is SYMBOLIC or HEURISTIC.

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