Reflection frameworks for agent workflows

A computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to identify logical execution sequences of services of an agent workflow;
• program instructions to identify a first set of the services upon which a second set of services depend;
• program instructions to assign the first set of services to a first layer of the agent workflow;
• program instructions to assign the second set of services to a second layer of the agent workflow;
• and
• program instructions to provide, from the first layer to the second layer, an indication of a state of the first layer in a computer-based language.

A system comprising:

• one or more devices configured to:
• generate a first layer of a hierarchical workflow comprising a first set of services of the hierarchical workflow;​
• generate a second layer of a hierarchical workflow comprising a second set of services of the hierarchical workflow, the second set of services being dependent on one or more services of the first set of services;
• and
• generate a third layer of a hierarchical workflow comprising a third set of services of the hierarchical workflow, the third set of services being dependent on one or more services of the second set of services,
• wherein the first layer is configured to perform one or more operations associated with the first set of services based at least in part on an input and to provide an indication of a first state of the first layer to the second layer,
• wherein the second layer is configured to perform one or more operations associated with the second set of services based at least in part on the first state of the first layer and provide an indication of a second state of the second layer to the third layer,
• wherein the third layer is configured to perform one or more operations associated with the third set of services based at least in part on the second state of the second layer and provide an indication of a second state of the second layer to the third layer, and
• wherein, based at least in part on error detection at a layer of the hierarchical workflow, the system is configured to re-perform operations associated with the layer having the error without first re-performing operations associated with a previous layer.