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Agents coordinate indirectly via a shared state surface where results, hypotheses, and tasks are deposited rather than using direct chat. Typical conditions for use: Many agents contribute asynchronously; Shared state is more important than direct conversation. The central trade-off: Highly decoupled collaboration is achieved against demanding state manageme…
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The blackboard architecture coordinates specialized problem solvers through a shared knowledge store instead of relying entirely on direct messages.
The pattern was shaped in 1970s AI research for the Hearsay-II speech understanding system. It applies a shared workspace to cooperating knowledge sources and agents.
A blackboard holds hypotheses, tasks, and intermediate results. Knowledge sources read relevant entries, contribute findings, and trigger further processing.
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Blackboards suit asynchronous, incremental problem solving with several specialists. Access rules, prioritization, consistency, and stale hypotheses become central operating concerns.
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