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  "handle": "BreadthGovernor",
  "mechanism": "{{parsimony}}-Bounded Expansion. Limits the maximum number of parallel branches (fan-out) at any single node. Prioritizes branches by 'Distinctness' and 'Expected {{value}}'. If Candidates > Max_Breadth, applies Truncation (Top-K) or Clustering (merge similar branches). It enforces limits defined by {{budget}} during the {{decompose}} phase; candidate generation is upstream.",
  "gloss": "Structural limit on parallel execution (Fan-out)",
  "failure_modes": [
    "Fork Bomb: Unchecked decomposition creates exponential agent explosion.",
    "Choice Overload: Too many weak hypotheses dilute the quality of the best ones.",
    "{{context}} Fragmentation: Parent agent cannot integrate results from N > 7 children."
  ],
  "invariants": [
    "{{parallel}} branches are pairwise distinct under the declared distinctness metric.",
    "Fan-out at a single node never exceeds `max_breadth`."
  ],
  "preconditions": [
    "Candidate list generated",
    "Decomposition request received"
  ],
  "postconditions": [
    "Candidate list truncated to <= max_breadth"
  ],
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      "name": "max_breadth",
      "type": "Integer",
      "range": "[3, 10]",
      "description": "Default: 5"
    },
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      "name": "selection_strategy",
      "type": "Enum",
      "range": "{TopK, Cluster}",
      "description": "How candidates are reduced: keep the best, or merge similar ones."
    }
  ],
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