Code Over Prompts: Deterministic Workflows for Reliable AI Research

AI research workflows often fail not because prompts are inadequate, but because they rely entirely on probabilistic model behavior without structural safeguards. Alpha Insights shifts from pure prompt-based control to harness-enforced workflows with explicit validation, evidence grading, and stage gates that maintain research rigor throughout long-running tasks. This represents a fundamental paradigm shift: from asking 'how do I write a better prompt?' to 'what structural constraints prevent quality degradation?'