---
id: "choose-access-method"
type: "guide"
title: "Choose raw, composed, or abstract access"
summary: "Pick the fidelity that matches the caller goal."
why: "Wrong view wastes work or loses detail."
audiences: ["developers"]
related: ["raw-records", "composition", "people-union"]
---
# Choose raw, composed, or abstract access

Pick the fidelity that matches the caller goal.

## Why this path

Wrong view wastes work or loses detail.

## Steps

1. **Match goal to raw vs composition vs abstract** — Access method chosen

## Verification

- Response shape matches the chosen view