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Plan Template Adapter

Software componentCognitionCognition & Memoryarc:PlanTemplateAdapter

A planning component that retrieves a structurally matching cached plan template and adapts it to a new request through parameter substitution or few-shot prompting instead of regenerating the plan.

Responsibility. Adapts cached plan templates to new requests.

Also known as: Template adaptation

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Relationships

is invoked by dependency

Agent Controller abstract Ch4.7

reads dependency

fails over to control

Task Planner abstract Ch4.7

produces lifecycle

Execution Plan abstract Ch4.7

Design guidance

MUST detect adaptation failure by monitoring intermediate step outcomes and fall back to full plan generation for novel task variants.

Classification

Patterns: Plan template reuseParameter substitutionFew-shot adaptationTransfer of reasoning templates across related problem classes
Quality attributes: Cost efficiencyPerformance efficiency (ISO/IEC 25010)

Sources

Ch4.7: T. Nguyen, "Scaling Strategies," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 4.7. ISBN: 9798244538229.
Ch5.2: T. Nguyen, "Tree-of-Thought (ToT) Fundamentals," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 5.2. ISBN: 9798244538229.