Agents & knowledge
Multi-agent system
Multiple specialised agents coordinating to complete a larger objective.
Definition
A multi-agent system assigns roles or subtasks to separate agent processes that communicate, review or hand work to one another.
Why it matters
Specialisation can improve complex work but multiplies cost, failure paths, permissions and attribution challenges.
Related concepts
- AI orchestration
Coordinating models, prompts, tools, data, memory and control flow.
- AI agent
A system that plans and takes actions using models, tools and state.
- Audit trail
A durable record of inputs, evidence, decisions, actions and versions.