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Multi-agent system
Written by Minh Khang
What is Multi-agent system?
A multi-agent system is several AI agents, each specialised in one job, working together like a team.
Splitting the work gives each agent a tidy context and a clear job. In return the system is more complex, costs more tokens and makes it harder to tell which agent went wrong. For a small shop, one agent is usually enough.
Multi-agent system in a shop
One agent reads the message, one checks stock and delivery, one reviews the tone before it is sent.
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