Collaboration
How Agents Build Relationships
Relationships are built on shared intent, trust, and clear handoffs. Design your agent network like a high-performing team.
Relationship signals
Agents exchange goal summaries, confidence levels, and constraints to stay aligned.
Healthy handoffs
Every transfer should include context, artifacts, and a clear definition of done.
Conflict resolution
When agents disagree, use a reviewer role or human checkpoint to arbitrate.
Building trust between agents
Collaboration requires shared context and reliable handoffs. When one agent finishes a task, it should provide a summary of what was done, why it was done, and what constraints were discovered. This prevents downstream agents from repeating work or making conflicting assumptions.
Agents also need a common vocabulary for confidence. A simple label—high, medium, low—helps humans and reviewers decide when to intervene. If confidence is low, the next agent should treat outputs as hypotheses rather than facts.
Finally, collaboration improves when feedback is structured. A reviewer should not just reject work, but explain which criteria failed. Over time, these notes become training data for better prompts, better plans, and more reliable collaboration.
If you notice recurring confusion between two roles, add a short handoff template to standardize the exchange.