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Runtime Adaptation Guide

When To Use This Guide

Use this guide when harness capability, setup state, or risk level changes what ORCA Framework should recommend.

What Runtime Adaptation Does

It chooses the safest reviewed path for the active environment instead of assuming feature parity.

Questions It Answers

  • does this harness support the feature well enough
  • should the workflow fall back
  • what setup path is recommended here
  • which docs or guides apply

Common Pitfalls

  • copying a Codex path into a Claude context without checking
  • recommending background or goal mode as defaults when capability is unclear
  • missing integration setup caveats