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Capability Tier Map

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A declaration classifying an agent's capabilities as core or auxiliary and defining the degradation levels and the dependencies each level requires.

Responsibility. Defines which capabilities survive at each degradation level.

Also known as: Degradation levels, Core/auxiliary capability map, Minimum viable functionality definition

Direct neighbourhood (hover for relationship types)

Relationships

configures structural

Graceful Degradation Manager Ch2.8

is read by dependency

Graceful Degradation Manager Ch3.7

Design guidance

SHOULD designate minimum viable functionality (e.g., returning document links) as core and enhancements (summaries, citation formatting, relevance scoring) as auxiliary.
SHOULD classify each tool capability as optional or essential to determine whether its failure may be degraded around.

Classification

Patterns: Core vs. auxiliary capabilities
Quality attributes: Reliability (ISO/IEC 25010 | NIST AI RMF: valid and reliable)Maintainability (ISO/IEC 25010)
Risks mitigated: Ad-hoc degradation decisions during outages

Sources

Ch2.8: T. Nguyen, "Error Handling and Resilience," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 2.8. ISBN: 9798244538229.
Ch3.7: T. Nguyen, "Tool Usage Auditing," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 3.7. ISBN: 9798244538229.