The Deliberate Action Protocol (DAP): How Vex Plans

The Deliberate Action Protocol (DAP) is a revolutionary behavioral protocol that transforms AI from a reactive code generator into a deliberate, structured development partner. Instead of guessing paths and making assumptions, Vex follows a disciplined five-step workflow: STOP → DISCOVER → PLAN → EXECUTE → REVALIDATE. This section explains what DAP is, how each step works in practice, why it’s always active regardless of your settings, and how it prevents the common AI mistakes that waste time and create bugs.