# Agent Experience lifecycle crosswalk

An editorial working method, not an industry standard or a claim of complete coverage. The seven stages describe a task over time; the five systems describe the product surfaces to inspect. Stages can repeat or overlap.

## Discover
Where is the relevant capability?
Product system: Orientation and discovery
[Related guide](https://agentexperience.tech/insights/agent-friendly-websites/)

## Understand
What does it do, and when is it the wrong choice?
Product system: Tools and interfaces
[Related guide](https://agentexperience.tech/insights/tool-descriptions/)

## Obtain authority
Who permits this action, within which boundaries?
Product system: Delegated action and trust
[Related guide](https://agentexperience.tech/insights/approval-is-a-workflow/)

## Execute
What state changes, and how is progress recorded?
Product system: Workflows and state
[Related guide](https://agentexperience.tech/insights/start-with-workflows/)

## Observe
What evidence distinguishes completion from uncertainty?
Product system: Evaluation and improvement
[Related guide](https://agentexperience.tech/insights/evaluating-agent-workflows/)

## Recover
Can the workflow resume without repeating a harmful action?
Product system: Workflows and state; Delegated action and trust
[Related guide](https://agentexperience.tech/insights/design-for-recovery/)

## Learn
Which failure becomes the next product change and regression check?
Product system: Evaluation and improvement
[Related guide](https://agentexperience.tech/insights/build-a-reliable-agent-evaluation-loop/)

Apply it: choose one workflow, record the first unclear decision, name the affected product surface, then write a check that would catch the same failure again.

[Worked examples](https://agentexperience.tech/examples/)