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MENTAL MODEL · M8697

Multi-Agent System

Multi-Agent System
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Multiple autonomous agents interact to achieve collaboration or competition, and system behavior emerges from individual interactions. Scaffolding role: decentralized thinking. There is no central controller; complex behavior arises from local interactions of simple rules.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

Decentralized thinking. There is no central controller; complex behavior arises from local interactions of simple rules.

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Anchor fast decisions

A multi-agent system (MAS) consists of multiple autonomous intelligent agents that interact to solve problems collaboratively or competitively. The mechanism is distributed intelligence: global behavior emerges from local interactions.

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