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AI and multi-agent handoff protocol
When one agent passes work to another, the handoff format decides whether the chain works at all.
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The main moves in order
- 1The premise
- 2handoff
- 3structured output
- 4protocol
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Section 1
The premise
Agent chains break at the seams. A clean handoff schema (inputs, outputs, status) keeps each step debuggable.
What AI does well here
- Suggest JSON schemas for handoffs.
- Identify what context the next agent actually needs.
- Spot redundant or missing fields.
What AI cannot do
- Know which agents are reliable in production.
- Replace integration testing of the chain.
- Catch semantic drift across handoffs.
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