Share Only Modules Whose Meaning Survives a Method Change
Series: Building Auditable LLM Systems · Part 9 of 11 Several LLM methods can share infrastructure. Share only the components whose meaning, timing, and tests remain unchanged. Sending model requests, validating output structure, recording traces, and executing legal actions are often generic. The meaning of evidence, the semantics of an action, the way experience is learned, and the definition of success are usually method-specific. Do not decide the boundary from code duplication alone. Ask whether sharing changes or conceals the meaning of the method. ...