# langgraph-decision-models

A skill that swaps LLM calls made only to extract a routing decision for typed questions that return probabilities.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1600 installs · ★ 1314
- Author: langchain-ai
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain-skills/tree/HEAD/config/skills/langgraph-decision-models/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/langgraph-decision-models

## What it does

The skill documents `langchain-typesafe`: `Noul`, `Choice` and `Score` return probabilities instead of prose. `Noul` answers a binary question, `Choice` picks one label and hands back the full distribution, `Score` grades against an ordered rubric. `TypeSafeClassifier` is a LangChain `Runnable`, so it drops into a LangGraph node like any other runnable. Up to 32 questions ride in one request and are answered independently; your code combines them.

It pays off when a node generates text only so you can parse a decision out of it: routing, triage, filtering, guardrails, batch classification. If the node's output is the product (summaries, drafts, code) or the judgment needs multi-step reasoning, skip it. A decision model classifies; it does not think.

\`langchain-typesafe` is alpha (`0.0.1a3`) and `TypeSafeClassifier` carries a `@beta` mark — pin the version. Three ways to reach a model: TypeSafe directly, SemIf on the LangSmith Gateway, and Jev through the Gateway with BYOK. The Gateway routes need `LANGSMITH_API_KEY`, not a TypeSafe key, and without a `TYPESAFE_API_KEY` secret in the LangSmith workspace every `typesafe/*` id returns 424 Failed Dependency before the model name is even validated. Thresholds are part of the model: the same policy over the same items routes differently on Jev, SemIf and an LLM adapter, so re-tune them whenever you switch.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add langchain-ai/langchain-skills --skill langgraph-decision-models -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/langgraph-decision-models/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/langgraph-decision-models/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add langchain-ai/langchain-skills --skill langgraph-decision-models -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/langgraph-decision-models/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add langchain-ai/langchain-skills --skill langgraph-decision-models -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/langgraph-decision-models/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install langchain-ai/langchain-skills langgraph-decision-models
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/langgraph-decision-models/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add langchain-ai/langchain-skills --skill langgraph-decision-models -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain-skills --path config/skills/langgraph-decision-models
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/langgraph-decision-models/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add langchain-ai/langchain-skills --skill langgraph-decision-models -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain-skills/tree/HEAD/config/skills/langgraph-decision-models/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- drop LLM calls that exist only to pick a branch
- classify a batch of tickets by relevance and tone in one request
- compare a rubric score against a band instead of zero
- audit an existing agent for generate-then-parse nodes
- move routing to a probability model and keep the router testable

## Example prompts
- rewrite my LangGraph routing node to use a decision model instead of an LLM
- audit my agent for LLM calls that only produce a routing decision
- set up Score thresholds for a relevance rubric

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: langgraph-decision-models
description: "INVOKE THIS SKILL when routing a LangGraph agent with a decision model (TypeSafe Jev, SemIf) instead of an LLM, or when auditing an existing agent for LLM calls that only produce a routing decision. Covers langchain-typesafe Noul/Choice/Score, reading answers correctly, threshold design, and LangSmith Gateway wiring."
---

<overview>
A **decision model** answers typed questions about state and returns probabilities instead of prose. It replaces the common pattern of prompting an LLM, parsing its text, and branching on the result.

- **`Noul(instructions=...)`** — binary question, returns a probability of yes
- **`Choice(instructions=..., criteria={...})`** — picks one label, returns the full distribution plus confidence
- **`Score(instructions=..., criteria=[...])`** — grades against an ordered rubric, returns an expected value plus confidence

`TypeSafeClassifier` is a LangChain `Runnable[ClassifierRequest, ClassifierResponse]`, so it drops into a node like any other runnable. Up to 32 questions share one request and are answered independently — your code combines them.

**Reach for one when** a node generates text only so you can parse a decision out of it: routing, triage, filtering, guardrails, or per-item classification over a batch.

**Do not** reach for one when the node's output is the product (summaries, drafts, code) or when the judgment needs multi-step reasoning. A decision model classifies; it does not think.
</overview>

---

## Install and wire

`langchain-typesafe` is alpha (`0.0.1a3`) and `TypeSafeClassifier` is marked `@beta` — pin it and expect churn.

```bash
uv add langchain-typesafe
```

Three ways to reach a model. The classifier POSTs to `{base_url}/v1/systemone` with `Authorization: Bearer {api_key}`, so switching providers is constructor arguments only:

<ex-wiring>
<python>
```python
import os
from langchain_typesafe import TypeSafeClassifier

# 1. TypeSafe directly (Jev). Reads TYPESAFE_API_KEY when api_key is omitted.
classifier = TypeSafeClassifier(model="jev-latest")
````
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