Why it matters

Multi-agent theory shapes design. Understanding shapes advanced patterns.

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The architecture

Agents + environment + interactions.

Coordination protocols.

Utility functions.

Communication.

Multi-agent system elementsAgents + envstate + actionsInteractionscoord + commUtility + goalsindividual + collectiveWooldridge textbook + Russell & Norvig chapters; game theory + distributed AI roots
Multi-agent theory.
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How it works end to end

Wooldridge textbook.

DEC-POMDP formalism.

Coordination mechanisms.

Communication protocols.